Bigger Than It Looks

Here's the deck that's been keeping Daddy busy when he's not at work. He stopped early today to take CJ to the pool for some swimming fun, but was able to put on some temporary stairs so we can use the deck until he gets a chance to finish those. Thanks, Daddy.

Setting the Stage

Maybe we're too early, but today we planted some paperwhite bulbs for the holidays. (Later we found the bulbs we saved from last year so perhaps we'll plant more after these bloom.) CJ arranged them perfectly for a photo shoot.

Tooth Fairy Loot

CJ woke up on Friday to a gold coin in her tooth fairy box and a nice wooden calendar. Unfortunately it was about 6:30 and she was so excited to get the calendar all set-up for the month...

And Then There Was One

The dentist numbed the sore area in CJ's mouth and was checking the white spot below the tooth. He used his tool to jiggle the tooth, which was held on by just one string, and he just sort of popped it. CJ teared up a bit and there was some bleeding. She rinsed and had a little laughing gas and was ok in a minute and got to go pick out a toy. The dentist gave her a cool tooth box and we stopped at Jamba Juice for a smoothie on the way home and things were all good.

So now the other loose tooth is right in the middle of the gap, waiting to fall out. And the big ones are behind, waiting for some room and her tongue to push them forward. And hopefully "mean Mommy" is gone for at least a few years.

Infected Tooth?

After Mama read online that she might want to call the dentist about CJ's teeth, she did so. Several times. On Monday, the person who answered the phone said that her child had also had shark teeth and not to worry, just to have CJ wiggle them until they fell out. But by today, CJ's mouth looked really red in that area and even a bit white under the looser of the two teeth. There was some tooth bleeding at school and Mama was worried about infection, when CJ decided to call Mama "mean Mommy" about this. So Mama called the dentist again. This time the dentist got on the phone, but seemed reluctant to say it could be an infection. He did say we could bring her in for a quick peek in her mouth so we'll do that tomorrow.

Happy E-Day

Not election day, but eggnog. Yup, eggnog lattes are back for the season at Starbuck's. Yum. And there just so happens to be a Starbuck's near the library where Mama dropped off her election ballot this afternoon.

And here's the girl she picked up at school today - covered in paper mache from a mask project they are working on. Wonder what people thought happened to her when we stopped off at the science museum for a bit on our way home from school?

Popcorn

We were thinking about getting a hot air popper, but we know how to make popcorn in the microwave and today we found an even better way. This stovetop method worked great. A little oil, but yummy popcorn.

Here's the photographer photographing her snack - she was so excited that Mama gave her a folder on the computer for her pictures. She really thought it meant that she had her own blog that her Grandmas could look at to see her pictures.