Here’s some awesome news :)

Maggie was dropped off at the vet's office a little after 7am this morning. She's will be having surgery on her front right leg to remove a large rumor that bares all the signs of cancer.     I found a new growth on her back last night but the vet said it was just a common cyst and nothing to worry about.  Anyway, I talk to the vet's office about an hour ago and Maggie did great. The tumor was removed and she's already up and moving around. She won't be ready to come home until dinner time but she's fine.  As for the tumor and whether or not it's cancer, we may never know and here's why.  The surgery itself was costly enough and I barely pulled that off.…

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We could use your thoughts and prayers today

My family is battling enough but now we are adding to it the fact that our beloved dog Maggie, is going in for surgery this morning to remove what is very likely a cancerous tumor on her right leg.  I've explained to the boys what's going on, without mentioning cancer. They don't need to carry that burden right now.  Tonight as I was brushing Maggie, I found another lump. This one is on her back and right in the middle of her spine. That wasn't there a week or so ago and that's concerning.  I'll let the vet know in the morning and we'll decide what to do.  Maggie's 10 years old and so she's getting up there in age and surgery becomes more risky.  Anyway, please keep her and…

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Common Core is making my brilliant son with #Autism hate math :(

It's been a very frustrating day for me as a parent because Common Core has entered into the picture, for the first time I'm aware of. Emmett loves to learn and thrives on numbers and patterns. He loves school and is an extremely intelligent 7 year old. As of last school year, Emmett was moving through math so quickly that I started helping him learn more challenging math problems at home, just for run. He can do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In some cases, in all cases he can do so with 3 or 4 digit numbers. Even more impressively, he does this in his head. I don't know how he does it but it's like he visualizes the number floating  around him and the answers just appear. Emmett…

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Sometimes the truth isn’t always puppies and kittens

I truly feel that there's a difference between being negative and being honest about a tough situation.  By sharing the good, bad and even the ugly, people get a much more accurate picture of what life is like.  In my life right now, my divorce is a huge issue that impacts many areas of my life and that of my kids. Sharing my feeling s in an honest fashion, helps others to relate and me to feel better.   While my marriage was apparently over on October 14 of 2014, I'm very near its official end, at least in the eyes of the law.  Maybe this will finally allow me to find some closure? I've adapted to being a single parent and while I could definitely be better at it,…

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I totally hit a brick wall this morning

Mr. Emmett had a rough morning. He didn't want to go to school because he said his tummy hurt. It's so heartbreaking for me as a parent because I just want to snuggle him all day and make him feel better but that isn't always the right thing to do.  Majority of the time, Emmett's tummy aches are emotional, meaning he's upset about something.  He did go off to school with a beautiful smile on his handsome little face.  The title states that I hit a brick wall and I did, just a figurative one.    I got my workout in this morning and came home to work. I did accomplish a little of what I needed to but all of a sudden, it was like I had driven into…

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I have really good news and then some bad news

It was day one of unmedicated for ADHD, Elliott. If you recall, we had to pull his ADHD medication because it was causing cardiac complications.  We're going to be moving him to a different medication but it's not ready yet.  The good news is that his heart-rate is returning to normal and frankly, that's beyond good news.     The bad news is that Elliott is very obviously not medicated for his ADHD. lol Elliott's been a handful today and I don't use the word handful lightly. 😜 To be completely honest, I'd rather deal with bouncing off the wall Elliott than not bouncing off the wall Elliott, who's having issues with his heart.  Here's to hoping that tomorrow is a better day for him. 👍😀❤️

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My thoughts on posting videos of your child with #Autism having a meltdown

No matter what you do or where you look, someone's always got a bee in their bonnet over something. The latest thing I'm seeing is in regards to parents who post video of their child with Autism having a meltdown. I haven't viewed many of these videos because I live it everyday.  I have however, posted videos in the past of meltdowns and tantrums. I stand by my decision to do so because my only goal was to educate people.    The videos I posted were presented in sort of a raw or uncut manner and always included detailed explanation.  I would never support the posting of such videos as a means of demonizing a child with Autism.  There have been videos that I've seen where the person behind the…

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Today will be crazy busy

Today's going to be a little more hectic than I had originally planned.  After I get the boys off to school, I'm going to go walking. I wasn't able to go yesterday and I really, really want to get back into that routine.  Gavin will be going to spend the afternoon with my Mom while I run a few errands and get my iPad replaced at the Apple Store.  The goal is to be back in time to pick the boys up early from school so we can make it to Emmett's physical therapy appointment.   Timing is really important today and as long as nothing catastrophic happens, everything should work out well.  We will finish the day with Dr. Pattie where we will have a few things to deal…

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