Um...September...oh where did you go?

Ok seriously...where did September go? I can't believe that it's been a month since I've blogged. We're already in the 2nd week of October....oh my!

Let me look back over the past month and try to give you a snippet of what has been going around our house:

*Sickness...sickness...and more sickness. Maggie has been battling an upper respiratory infection/horrific cough/snotty nose (and subsequently face) for most of the month.

*Sickness caused Maggie to miss 3 of the 8 days of school she had in September. Ugh.

*3 visits to the horrible doctor's office we're forced to go to due to Maggie's benefits. Don't even get me started on government healthcare!

*Many late and sleepless nights due to said sickness.

*Had a playdate with with Jocelyn & Jess and their beautiful kiddos.

*Celebrated my niece's, Cierra, 13th birthday @ ChickFilA. 7 kids under the age of 13 on a Saturday. Enough said.

*Celebrated the homecoming of Adrian & his 2nd birthday. Maggie had so much fun playing with Adrian outside. It was so fun to see them together.

*Met new adoption caseworker (B) and new agency caseworker (C).

*Dryer died & had to go out and buy a new one. Not really in our immediate budget, but that's how it goes.

*Decided it was time to get a new dog for Maggie. So, we searched & found a wonderful 3 year old beagle mix to adopt. Lily has been a sweet addition to the family and is now Maggie's best friend. Of course, not sure that Maggie is always Lily's best friend...but she's been wonderful. She's very calm and sweet. Only 2 accidents since we brought her home, so not too bad :)

*Started working on my diet again ~ cut out all sugar and anything white...so far, so good. I've also been trying to cut back on caffeine and diet drinks. Drinking LOTS of water.

*Chopped off all my hair and colored it back to my original color (wow - it's dark!) and put in some lighter highlights. Thought it was time for a change....change of season, change of hair :)

*Lovin' the fact that the new tv season is back, even if I do watch too much tv! I DVR everything and will watch a show or 2 a night, but mostly catch up on the weekends. My return favorites are: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Brothers & Sisters, House, and Army Wives. My new shows include: The Good Wife, Flashforward & Three Rivers. I've checked out a few other shows and gave up very quickly on them. I won't even bother to mention them, as I can't for the life of me think of any of the show titles at the moment.

*The house is decorated for fall...just wish that it felt more like fall outside!

What's ahead for us in the coming weeks:
*Maggie's dental appointment
*A trip to TCH to meet with the specialists in regards to Maggie's sleep apnea
*The pumpkin patch with the Crews family
*Pumpkin patch day for foster care kids - lots of friends should be there
*Visit with CASA worker, CPS worker, agency worker ~ sure will be glad when there are no more visits!
*Maggie's 1st school pictures
*There will be quite a buzz @ Halloween this year
*Hopefully sickness free and back to full energy (for Momma at least...Maggie still has plenty of it!)

....and I have every intention of being better about blogging...