Ingersoll's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Can someone send a little luck our way? I thought bad things were supposed to happen in 3's, but we've had a few more "Unfortunate Events" than that. All of which happened in a 2 week time period. And remember how my last post was about the world's itchiest eye? Watch how the theme continues.

It all started with my car being hit in the Target parking lot while I spent way too much time and money in the dollar section :). Luckily it wasn't a hit and run (had a few of those here in Cleveland). Got my car back from the shop and that same night around 10:30 I heard a strange crunching noise outside. Our neighbor was backing out of her drive way and hit Andy's parked car. The next day I stepped on a bee and had a bad reaction. My foot swelled up HUGE and I couldn't walk on it for days, and it ITCHED LIKE CRAZY!!!! The day after that we headed to Georgia to spend some time with my family at a Lake house. It was a lot of fun but the unfortunate events continued. I counted 30 bug/mosquito bites on my arms and legs...itchy, itchy , itchy. Then, in a 2 hour time frame Andy fell wakeboarding and got a bad concussion, Avery forgot she didn't have her life jacket on and jumped off the dock into the lake and almost drowned (SO SCARY!!!! Every time I closed my eyes for the next few days the scene replayed in my head. not fun), and I walked into the laundry room where a Costco size clear liquid laundry detergent bottle had spilled all over the floor and slipped and fell really hard (don't forget I'm almost 8 months prego). It hurt! As if that is not enough, on the day we were leaving the lake house I stepped in an ant hill and got bit 25 times on one foot and about 5 on the other foot. They look something like this

Don't be dissapointed but, this is not my sexy hairy leg. but can you see how the bites blister? Not pretty. It has been 2 weeks and they STILL itch! Between the bee sting, bug bites, and ant bites, I have gone through an entire tube of hyrocortisone cream. I am so tired of itching all the time!!!

Despite our misfortune, I know it could be worse, and all in all we are doing well :) Here are some of my favorite pics from the lake house, most of which were not taken by me which was really nice for a change!

My sister took Avery out for a tube ride 


Andy before the concussion
The girlies



Andy and Avery got to go to a Braves game with my BIL Kent and 2 of his girls. They had a blast
Some of the cousins hanging out on the "Hippo Rhino" as Drew called it
This is Drew's "life's not fair" pose. We see it quite bit these days :)
Drew LOVED the "Hippo Rhino" 

Me and my baby girl


Hope you are all having a relaxing and less eventful summer than we are!!

8 comments:

Staci Davies said...

Oh man! There must have been a cloud over you, which I hope has passed :) After reading your story, I'm feeling really bad about complaining of my one bee sting the other day. Love Drews pouty face.

Ashlee and Shane said...

sorry about all the itching, that is definitely not fun! I really like that last pic of you and avery together! I need more pics of just me and my boys, so bad. Seriously, i need you to take some for us, i just don't know when. Looks like you guys had fun! And, oh my goodness, i need to go wake boarding, i miss it! Oh by the way, you don't have that much longer before this baby comes!!!;)

Ammieloris said...

Oh, Lauren! Ick! You have looked great (beautiful, on top of things. etc.) in church. Bleck, bleck, bleck! I love these fun pics, though.

Andrea Ingersoll said...

I was wondering why there hadn't been a post for a while....too busy with bad luck :( That does not sound fun! Hopefully it will end before Sephora comes! Hahaha.

Those pictures are so cute - and you are so cute pregant.

We miss you guys!

Oh PS I am leaving you a message on facebook right now so check it :)

D.Suth. said...

Sounds like a rough week. Sorry about all of that. Those bites looked really scary!

I don't know if I ever gave you our new blog address so here it is just in case:
http://cachejunction.blogspot.com/

How is the last year going so far?
I didn't know that you are pregnant!

H.Cook said...

Wow Lauren, what an awful few weeks. Your family is so beautiful though. I hope things start looking up!

HeatherC said...

Whoa. That is quite the series of events! I hope it's smooth sailing here on out for you guys - you deserve a break!

Adam & Alissa said...

I am so behind on my blog stalking. We have been moving, painting, and cleaning our summer away! It was SO fun to Skype with you guys the other night-fun new tradition-eh? Your kids are adorable and hilarious! You look beautiful in the last pic. We miss you guys- LOVE YA!