The good news and the bad news from this morning

Elliott is off to school, courtesy of my Mom.  That's pretty much the extent of the good news this morning.  Emmett is still running a high fever and Gavin's been dealing with an upset stomach this morning as well.  As for me, I'm absolutely exhausted.  While Emmett's resting, I'm going to try and grab a nap. I don't think I can function otherwise.

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As a single Dad, I find no shame in needing help

I meant to share this prior to now but with the boys being sick, it got pushed to the back burner.  If you recall, I spoke about needing additional help with my depression and that finding a decent psychiatrist in my area is proving to be next to impossible.  I spoke with my PCP on Thursday morning and she has added Abilify to my arsenal.  Unfortunately, that hasn't happened yet for two reasons.  The first is that insurance requires a prior authorization and as this ran into the weekend, it didn't get done yet.  The second reason, which is really irrelevant, is the fact that everyone was sick and I wasn't going to start something new under those circumstances. I don't like starting a new medication period because there's always…

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I do wish I wasn’t sleeping on the couch again tonight

Everyone is asleep and no one is throwing up, including me..  Although I'm awake because the ferrets woke me up as they were playing in their cage. That's really positive news. I mean the part about no one puking.  Not the part about me being awake. I'm hoping with all the energy I can muster, that if everyone wakes up doing well in the morning, we can put all this unpleasantness behind us.  I'll be voting for a calm, quiet day but the boys can play again and that's a something that will be a big help for me.  There's some writing and reviews I have to get caught up on.  Plus, it would be really nice to have everyone in a better mood and ring in the coming week…

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