Dentist...

I have SO much to write about the last few weeks & even a lot of pictures but today I just have to get down about my dentist visit this morning. Back at the end of school or first of summer, part of my tooth chipped - not just any tooth, but the BACK of my FRONT tooth (on the side I don't feel). Since it was on the inside, I couldn't really see it but it felt (with my tongue) like a big chunk! This is EXTRA annoying because a) I was SO afraid I was going to become a "toothless" person & b) it was on the side I don't use and it just burns me up to have to spend all that money for something I can never use! Anyway, when I went for my cleaning, my dentist said he thought he might be able to fill it (YEA!) which he did today and it did not break off & cause further problems. So that was a little background...here is the REAL thing I wanted to post about today!

OFTEN, I get the question after someone has been to the dentist "IS THIS WHAT YOUR MOUTH/FACE FEELS LIKE ALL THE TIME??" This question does not bother me at all - in fact, it is nice that people think of me! :o) Well, I really thought about it today (as I was coming out of that AWESOME Happy Gas induced float) and the answer is NO! Yes, in a small way is it because if your face is REALLY asleep, then that is kind of how it is for me since I have ABSOLUTELY NO FEELING on my right side. However, where they put the shots, that side of my lip felt super big and like I had a fat lip (swollen) and that is NOT how the right side of my face feels! Does that make sense? Anyway, just thought that I would address that! Keep the questions coming - I don't EVER mind them.

PICTURE THIS: A girl with NO feeling on the right side and NUMB on the left - obviously I am not trying eating or drinking any time soon!! LOL! I'm HUNGRY too and I have yummy green chile sour cream chicken enchiladas left over from dinner at church last night calling my name too!!

Girlies Gone Again...:o(

The girlies are gone again...this time to Camp Imani and the Hyatt Hill Country with all of Dave's family. They flew out yesterday to Houston to Grandma's house and then they will drive to the camp outside of San Antonio. They should be GOOD GIRLS this year since they will have spent so much time at Christian camps all summer!! I know that they will have a great time and more importantly, they will get to spend a LOT of time with almost ALL of their cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents on that side. Dave & I will not be joining them at the Hyatt this year and we are very sad to miss out on time spent with the family. We will be going instead to the National Acoustic Neuroma Symposium in Chicago. We waited and waited to make our plans because it was the same weekend as the Hyatt trip usually is and then we got word that we WERE NOT going to the Hyatt this year (too many college age kids returning to school that weekend) so we made all of our reservations. THEN everyone figured out that it could work but it was too late for us as we had already booked and paid for everything. We are so thankful that our kids will still enjoy time with family THANKS GRANDMA & GRANDAD!! We are VERY excited about Chicago though as neither of us have ever been there and it will be the first time in 3 YEARS that we have been on a trip ALONE - except for a medical procedure!!

New Background

Ok...I don't really like this background either but I couldn't find anything I liked - even ones I had used before. Hopefully soon they will have some cute, new designs...until then, I guess this is it!

dancing in the rain - all 3 girlies!!

We have had an unusually wet summer, but it hasn't rained when the girlies could get out or when it wasn't lightening! Addi commented that she had never gotten to dance in the rain so we waited until EVERYONE was home - NOT an easy task! Last night was FINALLY the night! It was fairly late and obviously dark but I was still able to get some good pictures AND keep the camera dry! I know that these will be priceless memories that they will keep with them always! :o)

4th of July...

Here are a few pictures. We didn't take a ton before the show because we were too busy getting everything ready. We got some OK ones of the fireworks but since we were so far away, they aren't super good...since we can watch from our house, we don't go fight the crowds! We are cheapies & did not buy any this year - really I can't tell you the last time we DID buy some!

Nothing...

I just realized that I haven't posted for a while so I thought that i better write something. Really, I don't have much to tell and I couldn't think of a good title...We are trying to get all the clothes put away from camp. You know, camp is really a LONG process - you get all ready, names in clothes, figure out 14 outfits (x's 2 girlies), pack the trunk, yada, yada,yada...and then when you get home it is MAJOR laundry - not just any laundry but VERY STINKY laundry!! When we were at the camp, I wondered why Emee's laundry bag wasn't very full - then I thought that it was because many of her clothes were still clean (?) but now that I am trying to put outfits together, I see that we are definitely missing LOTS of pieces. I am sure everyone in her Barn took something home with them as a reminder of my sweet girl. One thing was given to us that was in Lost'n'Found and so far one thing has been sent to us from the camp - wonder how much more they will find? I went to my sweet Hi-De-Do's house today to help do some work to get it ready to go on the market - I made Addi go with me and help. I worked on cleaning out a section of the yard that was a little lean-to that Pappop used to keep his lawnmower under - there were MANY other things that he had put there (I figure he was going to something with & then his health just got too bad) and then vines & weeds had grown over it. I had to pull out the vines and then drag out all of the "stuff" that was under it. Thank goodness it didn't seem as hot today - I think it was because the wind was blowing. Addi mainly carried stuff to the dumpster - from inside & out. When we got home, Dave had done the yard and I planted a few plants that I had gotten to "fill in" where plants had died or suffered too much after the last hailstorm. We are going to grill out tonight and then tomorrow I am fixing a brisket with all the "fixins'' & having my mom and a couple of families over. I am also making homemade ice cream. After we eat, we will walk down to the corner & watch the city fireworks display. You can see it from our yard, but better from the corner! What will you do this 4th of July?

Going to Get the GIRLIES...broken AC!

Here I sit trying to think of what I need to pack to go get the girlies from camp and a couple of days in Branson. When I packed the girls for camp, I did not pack for the days AFTER camp so I trying to figure out what they have and what I need to take. Plus, I need to pack the least amount of stuff as possible because we have their 2 trunks and laundry bags filled with dirty, stinky laundry to get back!! We have a Honda van that has that "well" in the back so we should be OK with the trunks, but still not a lot of room for all our stuff (Dave, my mom & me). I have already bought the super HOUSE Renuzit air fresheners to stick in the back with the stinky laundry!! We will drive to OKC tonight and then on to Branson tomorrow for the Closing Ceremonies - I am READY TO SEE MY GIRLIES!!

Other news, I am sitting here waiting for the air conditioner repairman to get here...YEP, our AC is not working! Thankfully, we have 2 units and the one that cools our bedrooms is still OK so the night wasn't too bad but we certainly don't want to come home to a miserably hot house since it is supposed to be between 96-100 while we are gone! I have just been praying over and over that it is something that can be fixed easily and INEXPENSIVELY (we just bought a new frig, by golly!)! Oh...he is here - gotta go! Have a good rest of the week & weekend everybody! Oh yeah....when we return from Branson, I will turn right around and leave the next day to drive to Abilene to pick Kendie up - can't wait to see that girl either, but at least I have been able to talk to her on the phone and thru iChat!