Aw man!

I worked this weekend.

Zora needed more crickets.

Andy and the kids went to get them.

The crickets they got chirp.

Not a big fan of chirping crickets.....in my house.

The good news:

1: I didn't have to go to PetSmart to get them.

2: They got them predusted with calcium (keeps me from having to dust them every day).

3: The way Zora's been putting away the crickets they'll be gone soon.

Oh my!

Insomnia is working overtime tonight. Watched The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Wow! That show is a total train wreck. All I can say is: Oh.my!

Seriously?

I've found that in the past 2 weeks I have learned more about bearded dragons than I ever thought I needed to know.

I know about basking lights, UV lights, night lights, cool zones, basking zones, rocks for their toenails, newspaper over sand (can give them an impaction when they're little; just in case you're wondering!), thermometers, hydrometers, crickets, calcium, Flukers, food, lizard poop (only every other day; sweet!), holding times (can't hold them after they eat; messes up their digestion!), misting, soaking.

You name it, I've learned it. So it was with great pride and joy that we noticed that Zora was shedding her tail skin.

Yes, this is a good thing. It means she is growing and happy. It means I'm doing a good job taking care of my daughter's lizard. So imagine my laughter when we're discussing her growing and being healthy and Hayden turns to me and says, "I guess I'm a really good lizard keeper". Seriously? Of course I looked at her with a perfectly straight face and said, "Yes honey, I guess that means YOU are an excellent lizard keeper". Mom of course is just chopped liver!

IT'S GAME DAY!!!!

I love weekends in the Fall!!

I love Buford Wolves Friday night football. 35-7 last night over North Hall!

I love Buford Rec Football Games for the girls in the morning and Auburn football in the afternoon. One game down today and one more to go. Auburn plays after that. Of course I have to work tonight but we'll overlook that.

I love Pro football on Sunday. Once again there is work, but overall the good outweighs the bad.

Go Wolves and War Eagle!!! Get excited......It's Game Day!!!

I'm healed!!

Well, at least I feel better. And that is a huge leap from where I was earlier this week. I was finally able to emerge from my bed during the day today, other than to pick up or drop off my kids. It may not sound like much but when you're able to sit up in bed without being dizzy for the first time in 3 days? Yeah, you're thanking your lucky stars!

Andy update: hasn't gotten sick. Working, working, working. Excited that football season has started. Can't believe the girls and I want to drive to North Hall to see Buford play tomorrow night but will still probably go with us. Still can't believe there is a lizard in our house as a pet and that he has to catch the uneaten crickets at the end of the day and put them back in the cricket keeper. Hey! I'm not gonna do it! Gross!!
Girls update: haven't gotten sick. Hayden finished ITBS testing with no obvious ill effects. Isabelle is kicking along and enjoying 1st grade. Cheering is going good. Go Wolves! They're starting piano next week. Hayden wants to be able to write music to go along with the songs she writes. Belle just wants to be able to play and this is a stepping stone to the guitar so she can "be a rockstar"!
Dog update: Gracie had an escape episode earlier this week, she tunneled her way outta the joint but was apprehended quickly. Stitch is Stitch: just possibly the best dog ever!!
Dragon: has seemed to almost double in size since we got her last week. She likes to watch us as we move about the house. She will crawl into your hand if you put it in there for her and will eat out of your hand too. Loves to stalk crickets but doesn't like to be watched while she does.

Just normal, typical goings ons in the Wiggs' household. Except that I'm pretty sure I almost died from the Strep Swine Influpneumonia. Okay, maybe not. But I am pretty sure that it was touch and go for a couple days. Phew! Glad that's over with! ;-)

Yuck...

I have the crud.

Sore throat....check
Swollen nodes....check
Fever....check
Headache....check
Body aches....check
Earache....check
Sinus pain....check
Cough....check
Sneezing....check
Runny nose....check
Chest pain....check

Sounds like a Nyquil commercial.

I've been told I have Strep Pneumonia.

I was also jokingly told that I might have swine flu on top of it.

So.Not.Funny.

Our New Addition

Zora Allisyn Wiggs

She is the Bearded Dragon that Hayden has been wanting for a little over a year now. Her Grammy and Grandy bought Zora for her along with all the stuff that Zora needs to be a happy lizard. We got her from PetSmart yesterday. And yes, it took me, Andy, Hayden, her friend Hope and Isabelle to get her and Belle's friend Jordan included to help get set up. It takes a village you know!! We are going to get some stacking rocks for "the cool side" of her aquarium but other than that we're good to go.

I didn't take a picture of the "cricket keeper". Yeah, we get to keep live crickets for Zora too. Haven't gotten the wax worms or meal worms yet (BLECH!) but we'll be getting some of those soon. She seems to have settled in to her new home and likes to watch as everyone goes past her aquarium. Little scary this morning when she was asleep and I thought we had a dead lizard but after a little light and her heat lamp she perked right up. The coolest part for all the kids? Watching her eat her breakfast of live crickets this morning.

You're not supposed to pick them up and hold them for about 4 days after you get them home but once that time frame is up I'm sure I'll have a ton of pics of everybody holding Zora who is so..... wait for it.....AZORABLE!!!! Yeah, I went there!!! ;-)