Pray for me

I am in the van, traveling to NC. All six of us, plus Ellie the service dog. I should be asking for prayers for Hope, but I am unable to be that unselfish at the moment. Therapeutic Big Girl Panties, where are you when I need you most?

Midnight Madness

We are halfway home to NY. We stopped at a motel early enough to swim. I thought I was sooooo smart today. After Hope melted down at lunch today and was carried from the restaurant kicking and screaming, we gave her Benedryl. It worked. It gave us peace in the van most of the afternoon. When it wore off, however, payback was a bitch. Totally dysregulated, loud, and into everything. It is midnight and she just fell asleep. We will be in the car another 7 hours tomorrow. Going to sleep now and hoping when I wake up in the morning, this will have all been a bad dream.