project 365 photo: 03.25.2011 {wisdom}

Michael somehow entered into his mid-30s with his wisdom teeth still intact. Unfortunately for him, the dentist recommended that they come out recently. So Friday morning the girls & I dropped him off for the surgery. We headed to nearby Target to gather post-op supplies: cold/hot packs, smoothie supplies, juice & new coloring books. The girls needed something to do in the recovery room & Veggie Tales & Sesame Street did the trick.

He's doing pretty well so far - other than repeating himself about 16 times when he was still coming out from under anesthesia! He has a little swelling but no chipmunk cheeks, some pain but nothing the pain meds don't take care of and has managed to start eating some very soft food.

The whole experience reminds me of when my dad had his wisdom teeth taken out. Afterward he was just a little out of it. My mom had warned us - we were a little older than my girls are now - that he would be in a little pain. When he was brought out to the car my youngest sister, Jenny, greeted him excitedly saying, "There's miserable Daddy!" Funny memories!

happy halloween: part 2

And, because she loves the holiday so much, Cassidy decided to become Young Frankenstein this morning by earning 3 staples to the back side of her head! After the initial pain & shock she handled it like a champ. She didn't flinch once while they cleaned out the wound, applied the numbing agent or stapled her skull. In fact, she didn't even notice the staples were there until her friend pointed them out as I dropped her off at our wonderful friend & babysitter's house.

She apparently has a knack for head trauma the week before her birthday...remember this?

Don't keep reading if you're squeamish, but I thought I'd record the damage for posterity!

before

after

- Posted from my iPhone

pumpkin painting!

Carving was a little out of our league this year, so we painted instead. (Nevermind the goose-egg on her foreheard. She got well aquainted with the corner of the kitchen cabinet last night!) Happy Halloween Everyone!