06/19/2012

1.  I double booked piano lessons and the boys' dentist/orthodontist appointments.  Oops.  So I rescheduled Mosey, and then took Brigham and Joseph right after their lessons were through, leaving Mosey to hang out with the family who takes lessons after us.  Mosey ended up having a great time.  Jacob (one of the kids) let him play Tanki Online on his laptop.  :-)  Joseph and Brigham are ready for the next step in their orthodontic journeys.  We've been debating between headgear and herbst appliances.  I kind of lean toward headgear because they don't have to wear it all the time.  Ben leans toward the herbst I think *because* they have to wear it all the time.  Maybe he's right, it just looks so uncomfortable to have all that metal in your mouth.

2.  In the afternoon, Joseph and Brigham went to their first speech and debate class.  It looks like it will be fun-- a whole bunch of boys!  There are so many more homeschooled boys than girls in this area.  After their class they ran around and played guns for a while.  :-)  Mosey didn't want to go (wanted to stay home and play computer games, no doubt), but I made him.  And he was glad because there were 3 other younger kids who also weren't in the class (the class is only for 6th graders on up) and they had a great time running around.  Mosey is my most social boy!

3.  Later on, Mosey had his dentist appointment.  He was NOT happy about going.  But he went, did fine, and got a giant whoopee cushion from the treasure box afterward.  He was in heaven.  Is there anything funnier than a whoopee cushion for little boys?  I think not.  He got a little too enthusiastic at one point and split a hole on one side.  Oh, the tears!  But I was able to fix it up with packing tape when we got home, and it's been non-stop giggles since then!  :-)