Last night after the kids had taken their bath they were supposed to be brushing their teeth in the main bath. All of the sudden I hear a crash and a bang. The kids were then furiously whispering about something and I hear Baleigh start crying, and asking Thor why he said it was a good idea. I walked in to find the kids futilely attempting to put the town bar bracket back in the wall.
The story came out that they were attempting to do pull-ups on the bar and it pulled out of the wall.
This would have been cute and funny - IF - and it was a big if - I had not put off hanging that towel bar for about 6 weeks because the wall anchors were such a pain to get in. Now I have a GIANT hole in my bathroom wall that needs to be patched and the rack re-hung.
The take away from this for me, was that no matter what my kids will find a way to work out. I should be proud, right?
* Bonus to this story: I took time to chill out with some pinterest later that night and found the cutest hooks with a backboard that will look so much cuter in the bathroom than that towel rack. Now I have a new project for the weekend....and I am pretty sure they will cover the hole in the wall so I won't have to break out a patch kit. That is what I consider a win-win.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
First Day of School 2013-14
Monday, August 12, 2013
Memory Wipe
On Friday Thor had a consultation with an oral surgeon. He has to have a tooth extracted before it becomes and issue for his adult teeth. While discussing pain management options during the operations, we opted against Novocain and laughing gas, in favor of a liquid drug that will make him forget the whole appointment. I was very forthcoming in the steps of the process and he seemed to be at peace with what was going to happen.
The following evening I was talking with my mom and told her what was going to happen. Thor came out of his room and was hysterical. He explained through his tears and snot bubbles that he was scared about his surgery. I had no idea why he was so worried, until he said he had heard what I said to grandma. He said he heard me say he would not remember anything and he didn't want to lose his whole memory. He wanted to know about animals and stuff! He was so sincere it was heartbreaking. I explained that the only thing he would not remember would be the surgery. That seemed to calm him enough to allow him to go back to bed.
It was just too funny of a story not to share.
The following evening I was talking with my mom and told her what was going to happen. Thor came out of his room and was hysterical. He explained through his tears and snot bubbles that he was scared about his surgery. I had no idea why he was so worried, until he said he had heard what I said to grandma. He said he heard me say he would not remember anything and he didn't want to lose his whole memory. He wanted to know about animals and stuff! He was so sincere it was heartbreaking. I explained that the only thing he would not remember would be the surgery. That seemed to calm him enough to allow him to go back to bed.
It was just too funny of a story not to share.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Quick Learners...Long Summer
This summer has been full of first for the kids. A few weeks back Baleigh learned to tie her shoes all by herself in an afternoon. She has become even more proficient and confident in that skill since then.
Both kids are reading (slowly but surely) easy reader books to us instead of the other way around.
Last week Thor and Bean decided they wanted the training wheels off their bikes and away they went. Thor was the first to take off, and Baleigh, not to be left behind figured it out by the following day. They are tooling around the neighborhood with the other kids now.
Early in the summer the midgets took swimming lessons at the public pool. After 10 days of lessons we have two little fish. Thor is confident going down the giant water slide and Baleigh is jumping off the diving board into the deep end - WITH NO LIFE JACKET!!! I am so proud of how much they learned and practice when they are in the pool. I know I was not that fearless at their age and it makes me proud to have such active, gifted children.
The summer has seemed long and short all at the same time. Starting a new job mid summer was unexpected and it has made it seem longer. I am excited for the kids to head back to school and see old friends and make new ones. Baleigh will have the same teacher as Thor had last year and Thor is excited to meet Mrs. Kryder his 1st grade teacher. I am pleased that I work across the street from their school so they don't have to ride the bus anymore. They will go to school with me and then walk across to the elementary school when it is time, and come and hang out with me for 40 minutes in the afternoon, when I get off work. It is really ideal for our schedule at the moment and Baleigh is especially glad that I will be close to her for the first few weeks. She was very apprehensive about who her teacher would be and riding the bus was a stressful thought for her. Now she knows who her teacher is and she doesn't have to ride the bus if she doesn't want to.
In other big news, Thor is having oral surgery the end of this month. He had X-rays at the dentist last week, and we discovered he has an issue with his baby tooth in the back by his 6 molar. The baby tooth has not fallen out and it is dissolving the adult molar. He has to have the baby tooth extracted and a spacer put in. So thankful that my job offers GREAT dental insurance. We would have had to dig into our emergency fund to cover this one. Also, thankful that we found this issue before it became a painful thing to fix - the dentist said it could abscess at any moment and it was an urgent issue to resolve.
Both kids are reading (slowly but surely) easy reader books to us instead of the other way around.
Last week Thor and Bean decided they wanted the training wheels off their bikes and away they went. Thor was the first to take off, and Baleigh, not to be left behind figured it out by the following day. They are tooling around the neighborhood with the other kids now.
Early in the summer the midgets took swimming lessons at the public pool. After 10 days of lessons we have two little fish. Thor is confident going down the giant water slide and Baleigh is jumping off the diving board into the deep end - WITH NO LIFE JACKET!!! I am so proud of how much they learned and practice when they are in the pool. I know I was not that fearless at their age and it makes me proud to have such active, gifted children.
The summer has seemed long and short all at the same time. Starting a new job mid summer was unexpected and it has made it seem longer. I am excited for the kids to head back to school and see old friends and make new ones. Baleigh will have the same teacher as Thor had last year and Thor is excited to meet Mrs. Kryder his 1st grade teacher. I am pleased that I work across the street from their school so they don't have to ride the bus anymore. They will go to school with me and then walk across to the elementary school when it is time, and come and hang out with me for 40 minutes in the afternoon, when I get off work. It is really ideal for our schedule at the moment and Baleigh is especially glad that I will be close to her for the first few weeks. She was very apprehensive about who her teacher would be and riding the bus was a stressful thought for her. Now she knows who her teacher is and she doesn't have to ride the bus if she doesn't want to.
In other big news, Thor is having oral surgery the end of this month. He had X-rays at the dentist last week, and we discovered he has an issue with his baby tooth in the back by his 6 molar. The baby tooth has not fallen out and it is dissolving the adult molar. He has to have the baby tooth extracted and a spacer put in. So thankful that my job offers GREAT dental insurance. We would have had to dig into our emergency fund to cover this one. Also, thankful that we found this issue before it became a painful thing to fix - the dentist said it could abscess at any moment and it was an urgent issue to resolve.
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