I feel better today than I have in a while. My natural optimism is showing through, I suppose. DW and I can focus like laser beams on our younger son's violent and self-injurious behaviors while our older son is helped by the boarding school. They've got a good program there. We'll reintegrate our older son into the home once we're on top of our younger son. Ah, the joys of parenting!

I'm conflicted about the upcoming presidential election. I really shouldn't be --my state will vote for Bush, unless Kerry wins in a landslide. I really wanted Lieberman, but that wasn't meant to be.