One Tooth Less

Yesterday KC had a dentist appointment.  He had a filling fall out 2 weeks ago and this was the earliest date that the dentist could fit him in.  It turned out to be a bigger deal than anyone had thought.  Part of the pulp of the tooth was exposed because the filling yanked part of the tooth off with it when it fell out.  KC has notoriously soft teeth.  It amazes me that KC had not had mouth pain during these past few weeks, but he had never said he did.  At any rate, the permanent tooth was right underneath and the dentist said immediate extraction was the order of the day.


KC was a real trooper, and though scared--(the only time he has ever had a tooth pulled he was only 2 and was knocked out) stayed calm and cooperative.

Then he called me at work to tell me that he had earned a reward of going to his favorite book store to get a new book.  I can live with that!  LOL

Jumping for Joy!

This is Lissa on a recent puddle jumping adventure!  Boy can that wee miss jump!  LOL  I feel the same way because it is Friday and the weekend beckons!  The next two weekends are actually a bit busy even by our standards.  Tomorrow afternoon the kids have a birthday party to attend and the following Saturday my mom comes in the afternoon so that she can go to church with us Sunday morning.  Rob and the church youth group are in charge of the service and Rob is playing the prelude.  A lot of people think I must get tired with all that we do together each weekend.  I suppose I might, but mostly it is the seasoning and the joy that helps me get through the nitty gritty work stuff that sucks up so much time and energy the rest of the week.  Wishing everyone a weekend that restores their spirits!

It's Art Show Time!

 An annual March event at our house now.  The Lucky Leprecaun Gallery is officially open for viewing!  We have been doing this for about 3 years now.  The kids love having all the work they deemed special and worth saving displayed in our dining room during the month of March.  This year their god parents and their Nana will be coming to a gallery showing where iced tea and cookies will also be served.

 I love the varietry of mediums the kids choose to use.  I love the art gallery because it reminds me that they are creative little sprites. They see the world with wonder and it is my job to remember that.  And celebrate it.  And worry a bit less about the socks mating under the couch.  LOL

 This years show features some acrylic paints, some cool collage work, some crayon pastels, some gel crayons . . . paint of the tempera and watercolor variety. . .

 and an art show first--a comic strip that KC and Rob did together.  They are both getting into graphic art these days.

And a final water color--blasting off for fun!

Fiona post-fashion show

Last night Jane called because Fiona was in the hospital.  She said that the team had noticed that there is a pattern of dysregultaion after family visits and had put systems in place to try and alleviate things.  Jane feels that there is nothing seriously wrong and hat unfortunately  the hospitalizations have become more or less "routine" for my daughter and she is requesting them when other interventions could work more effectively.  However becasue of Fiona's age, she needs to legally agree to taking an additional mood  stabalizer prn.  Her physician signed off on it and Jane thought that this would be of use when she was post visit.  That it would give her time to relax a bit and better be able to process the feelings that these inevitably engender.  Except that Fiona did not agree to the med.  As she is over 18 and technically, according to Jane, her own legal guardian she has to agree to the med.  While I am not a pro-medication person I do think trying the med instead of decompensating to the point of violence and hospitalization would be a better option--or at lease something to try.

I hate that part of me very irrationally feels responsible, knowing that my daughter is in the hospital because of her feelings from our visit.  The more rational part of me knows that these feelings are not really probably about us at all. They are more than likely all about first family members who continually let her down and who do not show up at family events even though we always do. I know that having visits is worth working through this, but I so wish it was easier for my daughter. And for me.

Beautiful Music!

Yesterday afternoon was Rob's piano recital.  He played two pieces, both written by the band Cold Play who he likes very much.  I am in awe of how calm and self assured he is at the piano.  He plays with great feeling and skill. (I know I am the mom but since I can only play chopsticks and that with help, you must excuse the gushing!)

I rarely hear him play unless it is a public venue.  At home he pracices with headphones on and all I hear is the click of the keys going up and down.  This also is probably part of why it is such a rush for me when I actually hear the music springing forth from his fingers and his soul.

 I tried to take a picture, but my camera is woefully unable to handle the dim lighting of the  church where the recital was held. I have lots of pics but they look totally black!

Today we head to the great school in the Big City for Fiona's fashion show.  I have to go to work early as I am leaving an hour early, so I had better sign off!

Not so Old

I colored my hair last night.  I have dithered about this for weeks.  I only colored my hair one other time and had a horrible allergic reaction to the dye.  However my hair is sort of a blah mousey color. Very dull and boring. K sells A*on and  they are going to start selling hair color.  She was entitled to a FREE sample as a salesperson.  So we picked a color that was kind of close to my natural color and got that.  Last night we did it. I think it looks good and it didn't bother my scalp so that was a huge plus.

This morning I asked the kids if they liked it.  (except for Chet who won't see the difference as he is color blind) The littles nodded obligingly. Rob said yup, cause I didn't look so old.  Geez!  LOL That is a ringing endorsement!

Snow Day!

 Santa brought new sleds for Yule this year.  Yesterday was the first day we had enough snow to try them out.  Very atypical for our corner of the world!

 Everyone had a blast!

. . . Even Blake who leaped skyward trying to catch snowflakes and snowballs!