Today

Ava just got home from saying goodbye to her friend, Zoie Eichstead. She is moving back to Michigan where her dad is from. Ava, as she walked in the house through the garage door, was upset and about ready to cry. I walked over to get as she put her things down on the couch and gave her a hug. As we embraced, which was close to a minute, she broke down in tears and expressed how she was going to miss her dear friend. She needed a hug. Then, Nichole gave her a hug as well. She is going to miss one of her good buddies. I told her of one of the times when I had the same emotions when my good childhood buddy, Colin Eversman, had to move

I was able to get Eli to sleep tonight. He loves to have either Nichole or I get him to sleep. We give him little massages, scratch the back, scratch the inside of his eyes, scratch his head, massage his back. Lately, he’s been having us massage his tendons in his ankles. Tonight, it was for literally a half hour running about as hard as I possibly can and it was still not hard enough. He kept asking me to press harder and dig deeper into the tendons. He had an MRI done and next week we’re gonna check the result with his orthopedic doctor. Hopefully, there is nothing serious going on! As I told him good night after a solid 35 minute massage, he told me good night and that he loved me. That meant a lot to me because a couple days ago I got onto him for disrespecting his mom. He told Nichole he never wanted me to get him to sleep ever again. I did tell him I was sorry and that I am learning to try and parent better a child with ADHD