Two Unrelated Things

1. My baby boy turns TWO tomorrow! We had a Thomas the Train birthday party yesterday (photos coming soon). So big!


2. I signed up for a Twitter account today! Shocking, I know. I am the girl who, along with my 90 year old grandfather, is not on FB (note to self: check to see if Papa is on FB). Twitter=microblogging. How awesome is that? I just have to keep it to 140 characters or less...which I have already tried and it is very hard for me. If you're on Twitter, follow me (user name=thebagleycircus)!

Good Helpers

NYC

I had a quick 2-day trip to NYC last week for work. I attended an awesome training session and stayed in a plush hotel in Jersey City on the Hudson River with a view of Manhattan.

Directly behind me in this picture are where the Twin Towers used to stand. I visited Ground Zero while in the City. It was very overwhelming for me to stand there and look at the hotel next door where my Daddy stood in the lobby on 9/11 watching the first plane hit. I vividly remember the horrid details of his journey from that lobby to his family back in VA. There is no doubt in my mind that the Lord had more in store for him and guided him back home safely.

What's Going On With Me

Remember all of my stomach issues and testing...

Blood work came back fine.

Stool samples came back fine.

Had an ultrasound today of my gall bladder, liver, kidney and pancreas - results are being sent to my doctor and I should hear back sometime next week (I asked the tech if anything looked abnormal. She said even though she is not a doctor and cannot give me the final diagnosis...blah blah blah...she didn't see anything of concern.)

If that all looks okay, next step is the scope (down the throat and up the booty - hope they use two separate tubes!)

Although I want to be healthy and find nothing wrong, I also want them to find something wrong so it can be fixed! I have been feeling pretty good this past week, but my symptoms have been coming and going for over 6 months.

Cousin Fun

When Olive comes over, the kids LOVE playing hide & seek. It is so cute to watch Carter and Olive hide under the dining room table time and time again.




Bayboy and Batgirl slip in a little Batcave time while Landon is hiding. "Oh, what's that? We're supposed to be finding him? Whatevs."

Our July 4th Celebration

Our Independence Day celebration was low-key as we had been up in Blacksburg, VA all weekend helping Ashley paint and move into her new house (no pictures because I forgot my camera!). So Uncle Mike, Aunt Beth and Olive came over for a cook-out and sparklers. It's all fun and games until the sparklers come out. Carter held his first sparkler, and was doing great, except for the fact that he tried to light everything on fire. Then he reached up and grabbed the lit end (I actually have this on video but had to cut it from my video below - I can't keep watching it). He burnt his thumb and first two fingers. Two blistered but we've been keeping burn gel on it, which he loves. He seems to be doing better and using his hand more today.

I have officially declared war on the sparklers.

Landon's Preschool Graduation

I think I have been putting off getting this video together since I am still upset about not being able to be at Landon's graduation. However, I did manage some laughs while looking at these videos. A huge thanks to Christopher who *mostly* caught it all on video (somehow he missed the first 5 seconds of each song they did). The kids are hilarious, especially my little clown who is front and center.

*Pay close attention to the chunky girl behind Landon during the "Ants Go Marching" song (it's okay to watch a few times...I did).

Bring on the summer!

You know its summer when the first batch of dill pickles have been made.

Last of the Phone Pix

Here's a random mix of pictures from my phone.

This child ate an entire bowl of salsa at a Mexican resturant!


My poor Lovie sick with a fever


Carter loving on his Gracie Mae at Landon's football game.


Me in NY (working extremely hard)

I Wear My Sunglasses at Night