Teeth and Temple

Time has been flying by. Celia got two teeth extracted and is handling braces like a trooper. We did have to say we would get her a dog sometime during her two year stint with braces. We look on the Placer SPCA website everyday for good options and I have applied twice to organizations for a service dog.  We have been kept busy with our Spencer this month. I think his ears and jaw having been bothering him. He might be getting his wisdom teeth in.( going to have that checked soon) Little sleep and a bit of Strong aggressive behaviors have been challenging, but we love our buddy.

I did get to go to the temple last week. My parents had gone the day before and were very pleased with their visit. I was going for peace and I found it. The Lord speaks through his servant here on earth and the scriptures can give us needed insight and perspective. An older lady in the temple struck me as a wise woman, an Indian chief of sorts, giving me blessings and grand advice from God. It was the usual ordinances, but I felt the spirit and was happy. I am grateful for the little tidbits of knowledge and great feelings of peace and comfort I feel when I am trying to be obedient and live up to the covenants I have made with my Heavenly Father.

Celia and I went to my mom's house to watch the General Woman's Conference broadcast.  I was happy to have grabbed my kindle just in case ( felt I should bring it) and it was great to us as we were having technical difficulties as he broadcast began. The talks were great and inspired. I feel such a high when I feel the spirit and a little bit of a low when I see the stewardship and duties awaiting me at home. The lows are short lived. Little by little, I go about my work and am blessed and buoyed up.

I'm glad the Land cruiser still lives and Joe can bring his sister home from school, it is so very helpful. I'm also grateful for technology and the convenience of my phone from which I can do almost all  my household management, kids school, and church calling communications. I can even transfer money to Emmy way out in Idaho. I'm proud of her cooking more and budgeting food money over just having a dining card. Grateful for the daily grind and the blessings of each day!

New Hair and Teeth

It was all of a sudden. I had been complaining about my hair for a while, I attempted to cut is short a few months back, but I only trimmed my bangs. It wasn't until my hubby mentioned in conversation how we sometimes hold on to things we had in high school habits, preferences, memories.etc. I said I don't really have anything I'm holding on to from high school and it was pointed out to me that my long hair could be attributed to that time in my life. Its true, for dancing in The La Habra Hawaiian girl company we were to have long hair. Really long hair to give more of the Hawaiian look while dancing. I don't have the complexion or hair color of that of a Hawaiian, but at least I could have the length. I love my hair and the long hair has kept me warm through Utah winters and it grows so fast I got used to it. I kept it long. Letting it grow was more convenient then getting it cut. I am however not so attached to my hair that I couldn't let it go. I don't have an obsession with my hair so much that I wouldn't cut it or change it. I was out to prove this point when i decided to find a hairdresser and get the Pixie cut suggested sometimes from my hubby.  It felt liberating. Seeing my pony tail of hair off was a little weird, but I felt so light and giggly. I showed the hair dresser at J C penny a picture of a pixie cut she had in a magazine saying it was trending for 2015. No one I know has this haircut, but maybe if I went to a big city, I wouldn't be the only one with short hair? It doesn't matter really. It is fun and funky. My hair moves this way and that, has a lot of body, and is ridiculously easy to care for. No more hair in our food, vacuum and sinks being bogged down with too much hair. No pulling my hair every time I get a hug from my kids. No one can sit on my hair and pin me when I lie. You can tell feel freedom. It still takes some getting used to for sure and I still love long hair, but for now it has been a great change and the right choice.

My teeth change has been going on for years now. From third grade I have damaged the area of my front teeth when my permanent tooth was knocked out. An abscess for many year ruined the gum tissue above my teeth. After having the tooth next to my fake front tooth removed and several( I don't dare count)oral surgeries later, I am getting implants( really the crowns on them that show) for a new smile. I got implants a while ago, but the gum structure and shape of them cause my gums to recessed and the implant to not be perfect aesthetically. More surgeries and time later..today is the final step(crosses fingers) to my long tooth journey. Dr Steiner and now Dr. Wilkes have worked on me and done without cost. It is unheard of and bless them for that! I will have permanent nice looking teeth and gums. They are healthy and as nice looking as we can get them under the circumstances. It has been an ordeal, but I'm glad that this my front teeth won't be the issue it has been for most of my life. The future is bright and I feel very blessed. It is only January but for 2015 so far I have new hair and teeth!

'Twas the night before Oral Surgery

I was trying to get a winter wonderland picture of the kiddos for a photo challenge and they were being really cute with their smiles. They were playing outside all afternoon and enjoying their day off for Martin Luther King's birthday. I love to see the kids play with the neighbors. Makenna, Joe and Celia had a great time. It made me grateful for their great smiles on this evening.

Well it is the eve before I go in for another oral surgery. I am getting two implants and a ridge augmentation. This is all going to be for the better to have healthy replacement teeth. I had trauma and infection and had some bone loss, now because of these procedures that help my body to be free of infection and make for a great smile in the long run. I love that my kids are so smiley and that they let me take pictures of them. They are a real joy even if they all take turns being difficult.:)last night we had a great family home evening and made some family Davis rules. It should help our family be closer and runmore smoothly. The kids will be great this week i hope. They will be my helpers when I am healing from this surgery and I will feel better in no time is the hope.~

Really?

I don't what it is about March and my Family's teeth, but it has been pretty eventful! It is especially surprising since last month was a busy month for dentist visits as well. Spence fell down at school and cracked his front tooth and knocked a portion of it off. We went and had it fixed, in Auburn, which is up the hill around 30 minutes. We go there for the best pedia dentist care for our sweet Spencer. His front teeth look flawless now, and After the kids had their teeth cleaned and a regular ortho appointment I thought we were done with the dentist for another six months.

Boy was I wrong. Joseph didn't have any cavities, but they wanted to do sealants on his molars to prevent any cavities from forming on those big kid teeth. It went great then they did an ex ray and noticed a supernumerary tooth they had been watching from 2008 is now protruding out the roof of Joseph's mouth and interfering with the coming together of his two front teeth. He is going to have that extracted later this month. Celia had been having too much sugar in candies for reinforcement during tutoring times and has a scary thing called a "Treatment Plan" dum dum dunm. They didn't tell me how many cavities their were but I'm thinking at least nine. She goes for that pretty soon. Emmy has her ortho appointment where she may get headgear and last but not least Brian had oral Surgery last Tuesday. It was a unusual thing that was remedied with going in and scraping excess enamel and replacing some bone loss! Brian was a trooper and did quite well healing up. He had a chipmunk cheek and didn't eat anything , but liquid for days though.

So in celebration of being able to eat solids we went to Thai food.:) We order this amazing soup every time that comes out in a stainless container lit in the middle with fire. It has coconut milk, lime, Galanga, bamboo, chicken, mushrooms, and baby corn. I don't know what other secret ingredients are in it, but it makes my mouth water just thinking about it.:) Rah rah was there to pick up Brian from his appointment and brought some food over. Young, our respite worker, made some yummy soup and chicken salad out of a rotisserie chicken I had for the kids to eat. It was yummy soft foods for our family. I love the little supports we get from our family and friends. I hope the dental needs stop here since only I was left out of the excitement.~