Have any plans for October yet?

I know may seem kind of silly but I'm starting to think about Maggie's birthday party and I just wanted to put it out there for you to reserve Saturday, October 13 for that very special event! It'll be during the day but I'm not sure exactly what time yet - just not evening. I know it's only August, but...I can't help myself. It's so much fun to plan parties!

Here are a few photos for you. This is Maggie being serious:

We just love her profile. Hope you do too!
Benton sent me this photo and he titled it "Poppy, please don't take my water!" I think that sums it up well (maybe a little too nicely according to Maggie's expression).

Here we are at McDougal's Chicken Coop (a restaurant) before my surgery.

Maggie asked, "Grandpa, how do you grow your mustache so well?!"
Here's me in the hospital with Grandma Mathis and Maggie (stealing one of my popsicles). Don't I look hot? Those hospital gowns are so flattering...

Here's Maggie on the front porch of our new house! I love this dress - it's so '60s looking and we always get comments on it.

Grandma Mathis and Carol took Maggie to the zoo one day. Here she is on the swing, all pooped out. Grant thinks she looks like my baby photos in this one.
I've saved my health update for the last b/c I know you're probably all bored with it. I still have a drain in me that I'm waiting to have removed until it completely stops draining. There's not much left but enough for them to leave it in. It's extremely irritating to my body and is actually causing me a lot of pain. My incision is healing well and hardly bothers me at all. I'm pretty much on bed rest at this point but I think when the drain is removed I'll instantly improve 75% or more. So let's all think positively for the drain to be removed! Hope none of this was too graphic.

Thanks for reading and I hope I have some good news to update you with soon!