Well to those of you who actually read this silly little blog of mine, I just wanted to give you a heads up. My computer decided that he had had it. So this morning, after I had made my morning cup of coffee and gotten everything done so that I could sit and enjoy my beloved cup of coffee while checking up on all my favorite websites, my computer decided to throw in the towel and not boot up. He was even a bit dramatic and threw in some major clicking sounds for emphasis.
I don't know when we will get another or if we'll try and save this computer, but until then, I wont be able to get online. :(
Also, I lost all of my email addresses this morning, so if you can shoot me an email to my charter account, I would appreciate it. Then I can add your address to the new computer.

Let my lesson be your warning

A friend of mine posted a story about her little girl's tooth coming loose. I had to laugh because nothing is ever that easy for us. My beloved daughter can't just have a loose tooth and have it fall out. No, she like to get them pulled by the dentist!
Well, that's not entirely true. She does not like to wiggle them and has had about 4 teeth pulled in the doctors office, but not all was entirely her fault.
Madison has been going to the dentist since she was two. Unfortunately, she had a dentist that wasn't thorough and he missed a small issue with the forming of her teeth because he didn't do the x-rays. So a small issue then, turned into a huge issue now. Poor Maddie, had to have her adult molar pulled out this past Tuesday. She did a great job with the help of her dear friend, Valium.
I switched dentists about a year ago and I am soooo thankful I did. Our dentist now is amazing! He is a pediatric specialist and very good with all three of my kids. He caught the problem with the three other molars early on, but this molar was too far gone (hollowed out by a cavity) and too infected for a root canal to help. :( So, the point of this blog, let my lesson be your warning. Listen to your gut. Find the best Dr.'s out there and don't be afraid to shop around. I was stupid. Maddie's first dentist was recommended to me by someone I trusted and respected (still do) so I just didn't listen to that little voice that told me the dentist just wasn't right. I felt he wasn't very thorough in his exams, but thought hey, I know people that have had him for decades and they are happy with him, so . . .
Well, he missed the problem and Mada's been dealing with the repercussions of that. I feel like I let my little girl down. :(

Fair Time part 2

Madison and Reece rode on the Yo-Yo, which is this great big swing that goes around and around and gets higher and higher. One of my all time favorites as a girl. :)

We took a little break in our afternoon and ran home for an hour. The kids took a small nap and changed there clothes into some warmer one for the evening and then we ran back to the fair. Reece decided he had enough of these baby rides and decided to tackle the bigger ones. He went on the Spaceship. You know the one, where you lean back on a board and the spaceship goes around faster and faster till your board goes up and you are forced back and can't move because of how fast you are going. He LOVED that ride and went on it by himself a half dozen times. Reece also jumped onto the Ali Babba. This huge ride goes swinging way up in the air and flies back down. Crazy!! He loved it and laughed and asked to go again as soon as it stopped. I think Reece is going to be my thrill junkie.

Madison enjoyed driving Grace around in the bumpers. The girls kept giggling as they sped around the rink trying to bump Reece or a friend they had bumped into earlier (ha ha, get the pun?). Reece was a riot. He wanted to drive his own car so he got into it and when the cars started up he pushed his gas peddle and spent the whole time going around and around in a backwards circle. He just couldn't get a handle on how to the drive it. It was so hilarious to watch his face as he went around and around and around.

I took the girls to there first concert. Rodney Atkins, a country artist, was performing. The girls loved it and were tapping there feet and Maddie did a few screams for the man. He was a fun guy to listen to. The girls thought it was funny to be able to actually feel the music beat through there little bodies.

Fair Time part 1

If I could name one event that us locals talk about the most when it comes around, I would have to say it is the County Fair. I can stand in line at the grocery store and hear people talking about going, who they are going to see performing that night and what rides they love the best. I hear about woman working on there pie recipes to enter, quilts or flowers. It's all the buzz around here. Of course I hear the out of towners talking about our fair too, where else would an event make such a splash like the 'Pig and Ford Races.' Yet, another thing that makes living in this unique area of beaches and farm land so one of a kind.

Anyways, it's that time of year, Fair Time! My husband loves to go because it gives him a chance to see ol' friends from high school and elementary days and my kids love to go because the fair to them means . . . . RIDES!!!!

Yesterday morning I had to work early so Mike took the kids to the fairgrounds with him while he helped out his brother set up a booth. I was out the door before the rest of my family got up. So the responsibility for getting the kids ready was on his shoulders. Now I know my kids will be a bit off on mornings like this. Normally it's the little stuff like hair not brushed or no socks with there shoes. So, I always bring along a few hair ties so I can finger comb there hair and put it up in a pony tail so it's not so obvious they never brushed there hair.

On this morning, the plan was for me to swing by after I was done working to pick up the kids before the fair started and bring them home. While I was out, I got a phone call from Mike saying why don't I go home to shower and then come and spend the day at the fair with him and kids. Mike's dad was taking the kids around the fair to see the animals so we mine as well make a day of it. I agreed and hurried up with the job I was doing and raced home to get ready.

I got to the fairgrounds and met up with my hubby and kids at the booth. I had to laugh because my kids look liked vagrants. Madison was wearing Grace's pants so they were about six inches too short and fit like biker short/pant/Capri's maybe. Grace was wearing her pajama's and they didn't even match! Reece was better, but wearing a Christmas themed shirt. Oh my! I was to take them around the fair like this?!

We started off with getting our unlimited ride bracelets for the day. The kids were besides themselves with joy! I'm thinking this will be a fun day of merry go rounds and fun houses. LOL, boy, did I get a surprise later on!

First on our list of rides was the ever popular fun house. Grace would want to run through the house of mirrors and was constantly bumping in the walls. One time just nailing her head. it didn't seem to phase her though, she laughed the whole way through. By the end of the day she could actually run through the mirrors but only because she had done the fun house about 20 times, I'm not joking, 20 times at least!

Another popular ride for the kids was the mini rollercoaster. Madison and Grace LOVED having the front car and would actually let people go in front of them so they could be first in line so they could get that front cart. We did this ride over and over and over and over and over . . . well you get the idea.

A Few More Camp Pics

Madison has been having a great time this week at camp. She's come home telling us all sorts of fun things she got to do that day. In these pictures, I believe they are working on building a fort. A lesson in teamwork.




Every day she has been telling me about Rick and Rack. She has been telling these crazy stories about rocks in the sleeping bag, a gorilla, and some other what nots. I can see why she has been so enthralled with these two guys. Looks like they are teaching a lesson in a really fun way! Look at those kids faces, not one is turned away! Can you find Maddie?