Speaking Larsen

Seriously, this girl has a lot going on. From contacts to Cindy Crawford. Let's see.... Where to start. On Wednesday, May 21, Catelyn had an eye appointment and she got contacts. She also had a loose bone embedded into her gums, which the dentist removed. (That was weird. Like a sliver, in her mouth.) On May 23, she had to turn in her form to perform in the Talent Show. She'll be singing. Today, May 27, her whole grade did their wax museum projects. Her glasses came in, so we need to go back to the doctor to have them fit. On May 28th, she and her whole grade are going to Yellowstone. On May 29th, she has an appointment for her contact check-up. On May 30th, she has the Talent Show. On June 3rd, she has her class party and they are going Rollerskating. Mix into that some babysitting and piano, and the girl is booked! But today, let's focus on her WAX MUSEUM PROJECT. Nothing like a huge end-of-the-year project for an 11 year old. Catelyn's class did a wa...

Remember in August of 2012 this happened: Well, it's been a few years. May 21, 2014 The poor girl's eyes are just like her mom's. Her vision has slipped so much that she hasn't been wearing her glasses for weeks because she claims they don't help at all. And rightly so. Dr. Kohler's exam proved she was twice as bad as from where she used to be. So next came the big questions. Is she ready for contacts? Is she too young? Is she responsible enough? Well, after discussing it, we went with BOTH! She's on the border for wearing lenses, but I decided it would alright, because I came up with a HUGE catch to having contacts. Drum Roll.....   CATELYN HAS TO PAY FOR THEM. They'll run her about $10 a month, and while in the long run glasses are cheaper, contacts are nice to have. I remember getting my contacts, and while that's a post for my other blog, I will say this: I CRIED. It was scary putting them in, even though I w...

 Jocelyn's running low on the number of teeth she's going to have to bite into corn on the cob and apples. We had the school carnival on Firday night, and she took a bite into her hot dog and then cried out. She came running to me and pointed to her two front teeth... Well, to her one front tooth. It was bent outward and slightly bloody. I asked if I could touch it, and she recoiled. She knows I like to pull teeth out. After a minute she let me touch it with one finger. I was able to move it back and forth and knew it needed to just come out. After a brief pep talk, and with Kyle holding her down, I yanked on it, the root giving me a little trouble. I had to pull a littler harder than I thought, but then it popped. She squealed, but didn't cry I think because she was at the school! After it was said and done, she ran off to jump in the bounce house and show everyone her new smile. Before.... After