Let the...

Spooky Season

Begin!



Sweet Tooth

So I had my regular 6 month teeth cleaning this week.

All was going as normal.

I'm not a fan of teeth cleanings.

Since my teeth hurt more from the scraping

than if they were just pulled out.

But I love the slippery smooth clean teeth afterwards.

So I'm religious about my cleaning appointments.

So I spent the hour having the dental assistant

do her usual talking my ear off

and expecting me to reply while my jaw

is locked open and saliva is creating a lake inside my mouth.

Following protocol,

I nod and make gurgling groaning noises to her stories
while pretending to be interested.

The final part of the appointment

is when the Dentist shows his pearly whites for 2 minutes

to review my teeth and tell me they look perfect.

Well this time he was abnormally chatty

while he was reviewing my charts and new x-rays.

Then he chuckled a bit to himself.

I  tried to smile without breaking my dry cracked lips

and asked what was so amusing.

He replies,

"Are you a sweet tooth?"

I had the deer in the headlights response.

"Uhhhhh ME?!  No way!  Well, maybe a little.  OK who told you!?!"

He glances back at me,

"Your X-Rays did. You have a tiny little cavity starting between your upper morals."

My jaw dropped.

"WHAT?!  I have a cavity?!  That's impossible! I'm an adult! I brush religiously!"

Then he chuckles a bit more,

"Well we commonly refer to these as the No Flossing Cavities."

Again I go into defense mode.

"No way, I floss all the time! Like 3 times a day!"

"Ok umm maybe like 3 times a week."

Then I stall a bit...and hang my head in shame.

"Or maybe just out of necessity when food is stuck in my teeth."

He gave me a sympathetic look.

And we discussed my sweet tooth habits combined with flossing habits.

While all the staff chimed in too.

Apparently I'm the worst offender.

Gummy sugary candies

that I nibble on all throughout the day.

He told me it would be better to eat a bag of chocolate in one sitting once a day.

Rather than have sugar in my mouth all day.

I did the only thing I could to salvage my pride.

"Well hey at least my teeth are white!"

I didn't win any votes.

So they scheduled my appointment to get it fixed.

And handed me my "treat bag".

Which I realized later they were overly generous

and gave me 3 tubes of floss.

Thanks.

So as I was leaving,

the front reception (who was NO where near the discussion) whispers to me,

"Well at least you're lucky. 

The rest of us can't eat a lot of candy due to calories.

Not cavities."

I smiled.

Suddenly the clouds parted and a ray of positive sunshine filtered through.

And glimmered off my new cavity.

Taylee's Fairy Party

I absolutely loved the theme of this party

and had so much fun making all these

swirling thoughts in my head

become reality!

There's something about throwing a girly frilly party

that makes the little girl in me simply giddy!

And apparently I'm not alone.

I texted my family a sneak peek picture of the "Fairy Garden" in the backyard.

Lyndsay wrote back "I just want to make a fort there and live in the fairy land!"

lol me too! me too!

Please enjoy your trip through the Enchanted Fairy Garden Party....

 First we played

Pin the Wand on the Fairy

as the guests all arrived.

Birthday Girl went first.

And just like her brother

she somehow lined it up perfectly!

hhmmm

 Then I read the girls some parts of

Imagine You're a Fairy.

Once we were all hyped up about what a Fairy is and how to become one.

We set out reading clues to find items to transform them into a real fairy!

Clue #1:

Clue #2:

Clue #3:

Clue #4:

Then we did just as the clue told us to.

And sprinkled a bit of pixie dust on our heads!

It worked!

Real Fairies were born and fluttered around!

The adorable little  Fairies!

Next we made a butterfly craft!

The little Fairies were famished.

So we nibbled on lunch.

In the Enchanted Garden.

They devoured...

Butterfly Bites

Fruit Wands

Pretzel Wands

Marshmallow Wands

Pixie Sticks

and Fairy Snacks!

Eventually we ventured inside for Present Time!

Finally it was cupcake and birthday song time!

Clearly it was time to cut them off

from the Pixie Dust!

And the little Fairies flittered on home!

  

Happy Birthday

to my Magical little Fairy!

I LOVE YOU!