Read more about the article I don’t know how people worse off deal with it
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I don’t know how people worse off deal with it

I've not talked about this, but lately, I've been struggling with restless leg at night. It's mostly my left leg, and if you've never experienced restless leg, it's indescribable. For me, at least, it doesn't hurt, but it gets to the point where I want to cut my leg off. My Mom has struggled with this forever, and it's awful for her. Lizze has been living with this off and on for as long as I've known her. I don't think I have it nearly as bad as my Mom, Lizze or many others for that matter but it's bad enough that I can't sleep, I punch my leg in a desperate attempt to stop the feeling that keeps building up, and I get to the point that I honestly…

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July 7, 2019
Read more about the article I’m so f*cking tired of the verbal gymnastics
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I’m so f*cking tired of the verbal gymnastics

It's been a frustrating evening tonight because there was a disagreement between Gavin and his brothers, that quickly escalated to a screaming match. The whole thing comes down to Gavin and the boys, how shall I say this, lackluster communication skills. Basically, Gavin wanted to take a break from playing a video game with Elliott. They were supposed to be working together on something and Gavin wanted to stop. There's nothing wrong with that. Rather than just say that, he made up some excuse that his tablet was at 60% and he'd like it to charge until it was 85%. Elliott felt that Gavin was blowing him off. Gavin, on the other hand, is incredibly awkward and was concerned about hurting Elliott's feelings by saying he needed a break. Elliott…

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July 6, 2019
Read more about the article I actually slept well last night
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I actually slept well last night

I took some ZzzQuil and went to bed at about 11 PM last night. I was so desperate to sleep and get my sleep back on track. It took me a while to fall asleep, but I did, and I was up before 7:30 AM to go walking. 😉 People were lighting off fireworks behind our house until pretty late, and that was super annoying. It also kept the boys from falling asleep, and that is a big problem. This will be a struggle for the next few days cause fireworks will continue to be fired off. My walk went well, and I'm now hanging out with my Mom for a little while because she's still recovering from recent knee replacement surgery. We don't really have anything else planned for…

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July 6, 2019
Read more about the article We’re getting concerned about our oldest son
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We’re getting concerned about our oldest son

We're noticing some concerning/weird things coming from Gavin. In a nutshell, he's using incorrect words when speaking, cursing, seriously struggling with following direction, as well as with his already limited problem-solving skills. We'll take these one at a time. When Gavin is speaking to us, he is using incorrect words for what he's trying to say. The issue is that this mismatched wordage actually changes the meaning of what he's saying. As an example, Gavin will come up to me and tell me something like, hey Dad; I didn't collect the recycling. I'll repeat it back to him to make sure I heard him correctly, and he confirms I didn't collect the recycling. The keyword here is didn't. What he's trying to tell me is that he did collect the…

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July 5, 2019
Read more about the article I crawled out of bed after 3 hours of sleep
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I crawled out of bed after 3 hours of sleep

After about three hours or so of restless sleep, I crawled out of bed and hit the track. I missed yesterday, and if I wanted to get this done, it had to be early because it's going to be another unbearably hot and humid day. I got home from walking and picked up Gavin because he needs his weekly blood work done. We've been having a hell of a time getting his Clozapine refilled cause the fucking lab never sends the results like they are supposed to. Everything keeps getting pushed back as a result, and it's really frustrating. Gavin has enough medication to get through the weekend, so they have three days to get this right. 😡 Anyway, I'm going to take it easy today and focus on getting…

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July 5, 2019
Read more about the article The house shook and the windows rattled
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The house shook and the windows rattled

I'm going to make this quick because we're currently binging Stranger Things 3 and it's very late. We made the best of our day today and ended up having our bonfire. It went well, and the kids had a great evening. The neighborhood was pretty quiet this afternoon, and we felt it was safe enough to spend some time outside. 😀 One of the goals was to burn through some of the cut up tree that was left from the storm damage last year. We cooked hotdogs, sausage, and smores before we retreated into the air conditioning. It was crazy hot and insanely humid. The kids went to bed on time, but that didn't last long because the same idiots who blew out my neighbors windows last year with their…

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July 5, 2019