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This kids inspires me every single day

A rough night lead to a challenging morning but all was not lost. Emmett had nightmares all night long. They were particularly cruel and unrelenting this time. To make matters worse, he woke up around 5:30 AM with a nose bleed. By the time the alarm went off, he was pretty much on the verge of a panic attack. He was shaking, nauseous and exhausted. He was already convinced that he was not going to be able to manage school today. We were supposed to bump things up to 2 hours a day this week and he was freaking out. The poor kid was completely over his limit and it wasn't looking like a particularly good start to the week, even by Monday's standards. Rather than give up, I encouraged…

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February 3, 2020

My thoughts

I’m trying to reestablish our daily routine

I'm working very hard to get us into a routine again. Part of that is getting everyone more involved in the day to day responsibilities around the house. Gavin is doing awesome in this category. As Elliott and Emmett get older, they need to take on more responsibility. One recent example of this was dealing with the newly bought groceries. We hit the grocery store on Sunday afternoon and picked up at least some of what we needed. The kids we fresh off a visit and that made things a bit more challenging but we got it done. When we got home, Gavin bought the groceries into the house while the rest of us cleaned out the fridge and put everything away. Everyone played a role. Emmett cleaned out the…

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February 3, 2020

Emmett really wants to return here while we’re in Charlotte

Our trip is getting closer and closer. I'm currently in the scramble to get everything done phase of the planning. We have a few appointments we need to get to before leaving and I just remembered I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning because I saw an ad that said best dentist for veneers. It was totally random but it reminded me that I have to be at the dentist tomorrow. It's actually in my calender but for whatever reason, I missed it. At least I didn't miss the appointment. One of the things I'm currently working on is a few places to stop for food along the way. I'd rather not live on fast food. There are a few places of interest, and I mentioned one of the the…

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February 3, 2020

Emmett John / My thoughts

Have I said how proud of him I am?

This week marks another step towards getting Emmett back to school full time. As of bedtime, he was maintaining a positive outlook and I'm so proud of him for that. The plan for this week is to stay at school for 2 - 2.5 hours before I come pick him up. I think he's going to do great. His attitude is "I don't feel bad about going and I don't feel super excited either, but I think I can do it." Have I said I'm proud of him yet? ☺

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February 3, 2020

I want to make our home more comfortable

One of the things on my agenda for life after the trip is reclaiming the house and making better use of it. We desperately need to move but that's not in the cards at the moment. The biggest thing we need to do is get the office put back together. The challenging part of that is trying to locate a leak that we have not been able to find for many years. Even after having the entire roof replaced, it still leaks. I'm really frustrated because I've repaired the ceiling quite a few times and a few years later, it leaks again. I need to find a good contractor whose adept at troubleshooting and repairing problem leaks. They will need to be bonded through some place like BondsExpress.com. I'm about…

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February 2, 2020

My thoughts / New Beginnings

It’s so f*cking heartbreaking

The boys came home around noon today and Elliott was in a mood from the moment he walked in the door. Visits are a mixed bag for any kid but when you factor in the complexity that Autism brings to the party, it's even more so. A mixed reaction to a visit with his mom doesn't necessarily reflect a bad visit. It's just a very difficult thing emotionally, to navigate and transition struggles are expected. That being said, he did eventually sit down and talk with me after he had a pretty big emotional outburst. Elliott doesn't like talking about his feelings and I can understand that, but we have to know what's going on in order to better help him. It's absolutely a work in progress but progress is…

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February 2, 2020

My thoughts

We need to play catch-up

I've been slacking a bit this weekend in the writing department and I wanted to provide a few updates before I call it a night. First of all, the boys are at their mom and grandparents house for the night. They'll be back home around noon today. The break has been helpful and I spent most of it resting. I started watching this new series on Netflix called October Faction. I also spent some time making further preparations for our trip to Orlando in the next couple of weeks. I've booked hotel stays for the way down and back. I've reserved the kennel for Ruby and she goes to the vet on Monday for a checkup and her kennel cough vaccine. The boys have a few appointments this week and…

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February 2, 2020

A few of my 2020 goals

One of my goals for 2020 is to further expand upon my efforts and to do that, it requires several things. One I need to setup more of a business structure. One of the things I need to do is meet with an attorney. Something similar to Kazmi Law might work. I've mentioned many times before that I wanted to setup a non-profit but I'm not sure. I make my living with this site via things like digital marketing and sponsorships. I sell adspace here and adspots on the podcast. This allows me to generate an income that helps me feed my kids and fuel my efforts going forward. One of my challenges is that I'm doing this alone. I don't have a team of people working for or with…

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January 31, 2020