Friday, March 5, 2010

FFF-We are Family







Since our computer is out of commission I have a limited number of pictures to choose from but we are still on time for FFF-AGAIN-YAY!! This was the picture we used for our Christmas card last year. I love getting all of us together once a year to get a family picture!



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First Trip to the Dentist

We finally made it to Collin's 3 year check up at the pediatrician-only a month late! Collin is now 35 inches tall and 25 pounds.Yep, he's a little guy but we are on the charts now!! 10th percentile for height and 5th percentile for weight. They keep saying that he is on track to be taller than Wyatt-about 5'10. I'll believe it when I see it! The doctor also told us it was time to go to the dentist!! Oh Yay!! I am trying very hard not to relay my dislike for the dentist on Collin.The thought of going to the dentist is like voluntarily subjecting myself to torture. Fortunately as you get older you realize it is a necessary evil but it is still one of these I would rather not have to do. I distinctly remember my first dental experience and it was far from pleasant!! My grandmother ran a dental office so that is where we had to go. I remember the smells and the sounds and most of all a big fat belly leaning on me like it was going to smother me which always sent me into a panic. Needless to say each trip to the dentist was a fight!




Luckily today they have pediatric dentists that cater to kids only-so that is what we chose. So, off we went to Collin's first dentist appointment.



The office was nice and had play rooms for different ages of kids and a big aquarium which Collin loved. He was having a great time playing and wasn't really interested in stopping when it was his turn but we made it back to the room fine. Getting into the chair was another story. NO WAY! Finally he got in the chair but he wouldn't lay back and eventually it got to the point that we got the ultimatum-go with the program or mom has to leave. I went along with it for his benifit but there was no way in hell I was leaving him back there alone. If anyone is going to bear hug my kid and pry his mouth open it's ME! Been there done that and I'm not leaving him-No Way!



Luckily, that didn't happen. He finally laid back and let her look at his teeth. They really were very patient and explained everything to him. She let him feel all the tools on his fingers and hold the mirror-which seemed to totally fascinate him. He chose strawberry tooth polish and did pretty well with that part. He was ready to go after that but we still had to wait for the dentist to come in. We had to start all over when she came in but once again we made it through! When he was done he was out of there! He got his goody bag, picked out his prize and got his picture taken. I can't post it because our computer is down so I can't scan but I'll post as soon as we are back up.

They didn't seem to think he was nearly as bad as I did-or they just didn't want to tell me-LOL! They said his teeth look great and we are doing a great job brushing! Hopefully he will be blessed with good teeth-one less thing to deal with!!

When we left I asked him if he had fun and if he wanted to go back and he said "yep"! At least we ended on a high note! Off to fufill my part of the bargain-a sucker and lunch at MCL!
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy