Better late than never!

I made it! I was late to work this morning because we overslept. How, I don't know. Because of a colossal headache, I went to bed last night at 8:00, and somehow didn't wake up until about 6:30 this morning. Wow.

We took the kids to the dentist yesterday. Heh heh. It went good and bad, as I told Laura. Lily did tremendously well, she behaved and also had no cavities! Yay! I wonder, though, how a child who's idea of good "brushing" is putting the toothbrush in her mouth and biting it, had such good teeth. haha I guess she must've done something right. Seth, unfortunately, had 2 cavities and has to go back next week to have them filled. :( He also did NOT like it. We heard wailing from the waiting room (no, we did not go back with them, and it wasn't because we didn't want to!) so I sent Mighty-Dad (Jessie) to go back and check on him, but Seth was just "scared". So after we left I told him that although it might be scary and hurt a little bit, it was a lot better to let the dentist keep his teeth healthy and have it hurt a bit than to have unhealthy, rotten teeth that hurt all the time. He reluctantly agreed, and I think it helped that they got a goodie bag with a toothbrush and stickers. Goodie bags make any situation go smoother, don't they?

Before Lily and I picked Seth up from school yesterday, we went to Walmart and I got Seth that cowboy hat I said I was going to get. $4.00 for a play cowboy hat! I felt I was being robbed, but got it anyway. I tell you, it was worth it. When Lily showed it to him, he was like, "WHOA!" and he said it looked like a "10 gallon hat". Then he said, "Mama, do cowboys live in the western?" haha He put the hat on and did not take it off until his bath last night. (except at the dentist of course) I wish he had some boots to go with it. I also bought him a bandana and tied it around his neck and put it over his mouth and told him he could be a bandit. He at first said he didn't want to be a bandit, but then relented, and said he'd be a "good bandit". They crack me up. Oh one more thing he did. My mom sent "early Christmas presents" (as only grandmothers are allowed to do), and Lily got this adorable red, velvety shirt and skirt, and Seth got a red-and-white striped sweater. Seth tried his on, and I told him he looked like a candy-cane, so he leaned over, crooked his back and did a candy-cane impression! I was just howling with laughter. Lily pranced around in her skirt (the shirt was a little too tight) and tried to wear it to daycare today. She didn't get to wear it, however, she DID get to wear her purple clippies, and that made her very happy. My little fashion-queen! Help!

We're going to Christmas in the park tonight, hopefully. Yay, free horse-and-buggy rides! I think it'll be warm-ish, so I won't have to go against my better judgement and have us shivering in the bitter cold for an hour of entertainment. I think an hour is all we'll be able to stay, because alas, Seth has school the next day and I have to make some sausage balls for work tomorrow. But I think it'll be fun. And I'm looking forward to eating those sausage balls too.