Things are a tad less hectic with Derrick in Ohio but don’t get me wrong it’s far from “boring”.  I talk to Derrick almost everyday to see how he’s doing. He’s having a great time in Ohio with Torrey (and of course Grandma, too).

Xavier’s surgery is scheduled but unfortunately the doctor performing it is taking vacation the week we wanted it. So it’s not until Aug 14 which is after Geno goes back to Iraq. I asked about switching doctor’s but the lady said that if I did that with all the “red tape” it would take even longer for the surgery.  I’m a little more nervous now since Geno won’t be here but there is nothing I can do so it’s out of my hands.  It turns out he needs to be out of daycare for 2 weeks so my mom will be down the first week and Grandma Lolli will be down for the second. This is a Godsend since I can’t afford to take off anymore work then I’ve already have scheduled off.

I have my second 5k this weekend in Selma, NC (it’s about 45 minutes or so away). It’s to benefit the Special Olympics here in North Carolina. Sharon will be watching Xavier again and will meet me at the finish line cheering me to the end.

Well…that’s about all that’s going on right now.  Here are a few pictures of Xavier that I took just a few minutes ago… he’s such a ham for the camera!

This one was from yesterday - not such an innocent look, huh?