Girls Day Out

I took Anna and Abby to the movies today after school. We went to see Marley & Me. I was a little apprehensive about taking them as most everyone who I know who has seen it says that they cried at the end. It was rated PG, but I felt that it could have bee PG 13. There was a bit of language in it , but it is not like they never hear that here. (Never!).
I guess I shouldn't have worried about their tender little feelings at the end. Abby informed me that the people behind us were crying. Then, as they dog was being put to sleep and the theater was very quiet, she loudly announced, " It's not like they can't get another dog." That's my ever-caring, tenderhearted(NOT!) girl.

Oh, Pure Happiness (inhaled)

Today I had to go to the oral surgeon to have the roots of a molar removed after my new dentist broke the tooth off trying to pull it last Thursday. All weekend I dreaded this visit. I was even such a baby that I had my mommy come along.
I arrived at the office and filled out all the paperwork, and was ushered to THE CHAIR by a very nice lady who I could not stop talking to because I was SO nervous. I told her that this was the case, and she was very nice about it. She toldme that I could have nitrous oxide (which I had never had before). She told me that it would probably make me feel "floaty" and my hands and feet tingle. She instructed me to breathe only through my nose. If I started to breathe through my mouth, the effects would go away immediately. She then hooked a hose to my nose and proceeded with the topical anesthetic. Suddenly, I began floating, and everyone that spoke to me sounded like a speeded up record and I couldn't understand them. I just kept saying "UH HUH", and sucking in through my nose. The dentist numbed with Novocaine in the roof of my mouth, and I could have cared less! I just kept inhaling! He had to drill into the root to get ahold of the tooth, and I kept inhaling. He finished and they took away the lovely gas and I said through the gauze, "Did you get it all?". Of course. I said "YAY!" I know that I was silly, but I did not care. THAT is a dentist appointment I would never dread again! Not that I want to do it again, but a regular dentist will never be allowed to pull my teeth again.
I wonder if they give the lovely gas when cleaning teeth...

THINK

Note to self...
Think long and hard before agreeing to let a new Dentist extract a tooth on the first visit "because you are already numb". These impulse decisions cost a lot of avoidable spending! Ask the appropriate questions before agreeing, " Is it fast? Is it painless? DO YOU HAVE THE CORRECT TOOLS? How much will it cost in the end?"
This may help avoid broken tooth and a visit to an oral surgeon.
THINK!

Happy Birthday Abby!

Today, just one week after Daniel's birthday, it is Abby's 6th birthday. I can not believe that my youngest child is 6! I guess time really flies when you are busy "having fun". She wanted a butterfly cake which really was not that hard or time consuming to make. She colored a picture of a butterfly the way she wanted the cake decorated. That is the reason that one side is pink, and one is orange. It was ordered by the birthday girl that way! The grandparents and Aunt Sarah came for dinner. It was pretty much a repeat of last week's birthday food, but we had steak instead of chicken. I will accept any excuse to eat good food, and a birthday is just a great excuse! Happy Birthday Abby!

Sorry Beth

So sorry, Beth, for copying your Deals of the Day post! I told you I was jealous of your deal the other day!
Today started at 6:30 am with the cell phones ringing. Mom called to tell us that the power was out and a tree was on the line in our driveway. John and James had to walk to mom and dad's and drive their van to school because we could not get out the driveway. At 7:30, I got the other 3 up, and was searching for socks and tripping all over the girls' room on all of their junk and saying "What an adventure", when Daniel came in the room and flipped on the light. Smartie Pants! Oh well, I guess it got me up and moving early. Washed 2 loads of laundry by 10:00. That is totally unheard of!

Deals Of The Day

Anyone that knows me, knows that I live for the best deal that I can find. Then I have to totally bore everyone that will listen(or read) about it until the next deal comes along.

Today, against my better judgement, I took Anna and Abby shopping for dresses for Ben and Sarah's wedding (they are to be the flower girls). Anna is also making her first communion in May, or we would not be buying anything until late summer. I thought we would have a fun "girl day". First we went to church where Anna wanted to sit in front where everyone could see Abby leaning all over the place and rolling her eyes and making faces when I told her to stop. Then we went to their favorite place for lunch THE CHINA BUFFET. I don't understand why it is 4.00 more on Sunday when the food is the same except for the crab legs that have a sign above them stating that if you want to eat them, you will have to pay 3.99 EXTRA. But because it is their very favorite place, I gave in. I was not even halfway throught my first plate of food when Abby spilled nearly her whole adult-sized glass of water on my left leg! The waitress was there instantly to wipe it all up. I said "I knew that might happen without a lid on the glass." To which she replied "Yes, yes". I asked for a lid for Abby's glass. She said "Yes, yes", and brought a new glass full to the top with no lid. I politely asked for a lid, she said "Yes, yes", and brought me new silverware! At this point Abby has turned into her other self and is pouting and lying down in the booth to eat her chicken. I just told her that I would help her get a drink when she is ready. I went up to the buffet to get more food as mine was floating in a lake of ice water, plus it is warm at the buffet, and my leg is soaking wet. We finished eating and got our ice cream, and Abby was eating her ice cream cone over her plate when the waitress came and pointed at her plate like she wanted to take it for us. I said that she was eating her ice cream over it so she would not make a mess. The waitress said "Yes, yes" and took the plate! I think that the only words that she knows in English are the names of the drinks that they serve there! Anyhow the ice cream ended up in a big chocolate blob on Abby's dress, and we finished there.

So, to get on with the story, the deals of the day were the communion/flower girl dresses from Gabriel Brothers for 19.99 each! For those of you that mistakenly thought that the girls were the deal of the day from looking at the pictures and the title, I am sorry. By the end of the day, they would have been a free deal. Abby was whining at the checkout that her stomach hurt, she was hungry, and had to go to the bathroom. She did not address any of these things after we got home, however. Now I remember, I SHOP ALONE!

The Party

Today we celebrated Daniel's birthday. Four extra boys we had. WILD! These boys weren't really any trouble, but James and Daniel must just be abnormally mild compared to their peers. There were about 22 for a dinner of grilled chicken, hamburgers, cheesey potatoes, a couple different salads, and cake and ice cream. Thank you Aunt Sarah for making a cool basketball cake!

Happy Birthday Daniel!

Today Daniel is 12. It is hard for me to grasp it. Just last year,(so it seems) he was a huge 10 pound one ounce baby! Now he is nearly as tall as me- I know that is no great accomplishment- and as skinny as can be! He plays basketball, and baseball. He also is a budding young chef, just like Uncle Ben was! He does like to bake and cook. Plays the piano and the trombone, although I never do hear the trombone.
For this birthday, he wants to have 2 friends over, and James also wants to have 2. "So we can play basketball", James said. We will see how that goes.

Thank You

Thank you, Beth for making my blog so pretty! I didn't have the time or the knowledge. It was a pretty uneventful week. We ended it yesterday with a baby shower for our new little nephew who will be born in April. Anna,Abby and I went to this while John and the boys were free to do as they pleased with none of us girls to cramp their style. And Boy did they! They hit the grocery store, the sporting goods store, the movies, and went out to eat! That's it! They are cut off from spending! They had a good day, though.
Today I am cracking the whip. This house needs to be put to rights before a new week starts. Anna has gotten into a cleaning mode and has made a list and everything. Abby, however is harboring a terrible attitude, and is on the couch and is complaining " Im hungry. I want chips and dip" even though we just cleaned up brunch which she did not love. Too bad. Maybe a new attitude sandwich is in order for her?
Well, I need to catch up with Anna's cleaning. Have to takd advantage of it while it lasts!