The 4th and 5th graders were put into groups and asked to write a poem about Veterans' Day. They chose the top 3, which will be read at the Veterans' Day program on November 11. Cameron's group - Sage, Caitlin, Logan, and Cameron - won 1st place in the poetry contest!
Do you ever wonder why our flag is there,
Waving proudly in the air?
Red is for blood, blue is for pride,
White is how we stand side by side.
The veterans are the ones who saved
All the ones that are here today.
The eleventh hour, the eleventh month,
The eleventh day, hurray, hurray!
This is why we're here
To show you we do not fear.
The veterans we have were not afraid,
That is more than we can ever say.
Veterans, though you may not have seen
How much you really mean,
Know that we will always care,
And appreciate that you've been there.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Orthodontist report
A couple of weeks ago, Cameron had her "records" appointment with the orthodontist. Basically, they did impressions of her teeth, took photos and measurements of her face, and took a bunch of different x-rays. The ortho evaluated everything and sent us a detailed report of what he found and which treatment plans he recommends.
He gave us 2 options. (1)We can keep doing what we had been doing - she had a lingual arch on bottom to hold some space. That can be left in, perhaps a space maintainer on top too - and it will be quite a tight fit for when her permanent teeth come in. Extractions to make room are a likelihood.
Or (2) We can do phase I/early treatment and try to help her jaws expand enough to accommodate her permanent teeth when they're all in. That involves a palate expander in the roof of her mouth, a lip bumper on the outside of the bottom teeth, AND a limited set of brackets/braces on the permanent teeth that she does have now.
All of this is supposed to take about a year. And then after that, phase II is the full set of braces to correct all problems for the permanent set of teeth, which will take about 2 years.
I was prepared for all of this info. We had a consultation with this ortho back in the summer, and he told us about the options. We took some time to think about it and do some research. We decided to go ahead with early treatment for her, so that we don't have to remove teeth. It was my understanding that they place the expanders first, then later add the braces. But for some reason, he's going to put the braces on Cameron right away. Like 2 weeks from yesterday.
So she's got separators between her back molars right now, they're doing another set of impressions at the next appointment to make the expanders, and she's getting braces in 2 weeks.
Good news - Logan doesn't have this space issue and won't need the whole phase I/early treatment. We just have to wait until she gets all her permanent teeth in, and she'll go straight to phase II. He says she'll only need braces for about 18 months.
He gave us 2 options. (1)We can keep doing what we had been doing - she had a lingual arch on bottom to hold some space. That can be left in, perhaps a space maintainer on top too - and it will be quite a tight fit for when her permanent teeth come in. Extractions to make room are a likelihood.
Or (2) We can do phase I/early treatment and try to help her jaws expand enough to accommodate her permanent teeth when they're all in. That involves a palate expander in the roof of her mouth, a lip bumper on the outside of the bottom teeth, AND a limited set of brackets/braces on the permanent teeth that she does have now.
All of this is supposed to take about a year. And then after that, phase II is the full set of braces to correct all problems for the permanent set of teeth, which will take about 2 years.
I was prepared for all of this info. We had a consultation with this ortho back in the summer, and he told us about the options. We took some time to think about it and do some research. We decided to go ahead with early treatment for her, so that we don't have to remove teeth. It was my understanding that they place the expanders first, then later add the braces. But for some reason, he's going to put the braces on Cameron right away. Like 2 weeks from yesterday.
So she's got separators between her back molars right now, they're doing another set of impressions at the next appointment to make the expanders, and she's getting braces in 2 weeks.
Good news - Logan doesn't have this space issue and won't need the whole phase I/early treatment. We just have to wait until she gets all her permanent teeth in, and she'll go straight to phase II. He says she'll only need braces for about 18 months.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Last soccer game!
We're at the party now. Go Blaze!!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
End of Cheetahs season
Last game yesterday. They lost 3-2. So, they're 5-1-2 for the season. Not bad! Cameron's team last fall was 0-11. :)
After the game, they had a team party at a park in Rockwall. It was really nice weather, the park was great, and the kids had fun.
Upside down Cameron
Logan and Lindsay (her sister is on the Cheetahs too)
Tara, Cameron, Brooke, Alexis (who I think looks like DD White), Lochlen
Cameron
Crazy Luke
After the game, they had a team party at a park in Rockwall. It was really nice weather, the park was great, and the kids had fun.
Upside down Cameron
Logan and Lindsay (her sister is on the Cheetahs too)
Tara, Cameron, Brooke, Alexis (who I think looks like DD White), Lochlen
Cameron
Crazy LukeSaturday, October 18, 2008
Donut holes
I give Rockwall/Heath a hard time, because it's not the place I expected it to be. I haven't been struck by the love of the place that others around here seem to have. I mean, it's not a terrible place, but I hold it up to Round Rock/Austin. And I don't think anything will compare for a long time.
Anyway, I thought I'd share a nice story about where I live.
Cameron and Logan had friends, Maddie and Lauren (also sisters), over to spend the night last night. We went out to try a new Chinese place and rented movies for the kids to watch. This morning, I decided to go pick up muffins, fruit, and donuts for breakfast. I went to the donut place by Kroger that we frequented in the summer. I love the donut holes, the kids love any and all of their donuts.
I asked for a dozen glazed, and that was all I was planning to get. Pretty unusual, because I almost always get a few dozen donut holes. After the lady got my order ready and rang it up, her husband walked over and put down a bag of a dozen donut holes for me on top of my box of donuts. Free donut holes! For me!
Anyway, I thought I'd share a nice story about where I live.
Cameron and Logan had friends, Maddie and Lauren (also sisters), over to spend the night last night. We went out to try a new Chinese place and rented movies for the kids to watch. This morning, I decided to go pick up muffins, fruit, and donuts for breakfast. I went to the donut place by Kroger that we frequented in the summer. I love the donut holes, the kids love any and all of their donuts.
I asked for a dozen glazed, and that was all I was planning to get. Pretty unusual, because I almost always get a few dozen donut holes. After the lady got my order ready and rang it up, her husband walked over and put down a bag of a dozen donut holes for me on top of my box of donuts. Free donut holes! For me!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Cheetahs
Cheetahs have won 2 games so far this week. 3-0 on Tuesday night and 3-1 tonight. They're 5-0-2. One more game left - on Saturday!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Read-a-Thon
The kids' school did a Read-a-Thon back in September to raise money. Basically, they had 2 weeks to record their minutes of reading and get pledges based on how many minutes the read. This week in library, they are giving out awards for most minutes read, most money raised, etc.
Cameron brought home a certificate on Monday. She raised the most money in her class. Today, Luke brought home a medal - he says he had the most minutes read in his class, but I suspect that he actually raised the most money instead. Logan hasn't been to library this week yet.
They get to go to a pizza party on a Sunday afternoon in November. I think it's at Jump 'n Jive.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Luke's field trip
The kindergarten classes went to Green Meadows Petting Farm in Grand Prairie today.
Luke's observations:
He got to milk a cow!!!
There was a llama named Speckle.
There was a horse named Rose and she was really furry down by her hoof.
He got to pet horses, pigs, goats, baby chicks, sheep.
He saw some turkeys.
They had a picnic.
They went on a hayride!
His class rode on bus no. 46
Bus no. 46 is 5 away from Bus no. 41 (that he rides to/from school)
He sat on a seat by himself on the bus.
He fell asleep on the way back to school
Mrs. Mc took a picture of him asleep. :)
Luke's observations:
He got to milk a cow!!!
There was a llama named Speckle.
There was a horse named Rose and she was really furry down by her hoof.
He got to pet horses, pigs, goats, baby chicks, sheep.
He saw some turkeys.
They had a picnic.
They went on a hayride!
His class rode on bus no. 46
Bus no. 46 is 5 away from Bus no. 41 (that he rides to/from school)
He sat on a seat by himself on the bus.
He fell asleep on the way back to school
Mrs. Mc took a picture of him asleep. :)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
What's going on?
Most of my recent blogging has been about soccer. So, other than that, what's going on here?
Cameron - just got her most recent progress report. She's got all As in her subjects and Es (for excellent) in Art/P.E./Music and conduct. She's taking piano and voice lessons, as well as playing soccer. She is in the Drama Club at school, and they've begun working on their production of Twas the Night Before Christmas. In addition, she talked me into letting her take a 10 week workshop at the local community theater, so she's learning about musical theater. She's found 2 really close friends, Logan (which makes life confusing!) and Maddie.
Logan - much the same as Cameron. She got all As in her subjects on her progress report - and all Es for Art/P.E./Music and conduct. She's taking only piano (no voice) and playing soccer. I personally think her soccer team is good enough to go pro. :) She is in the Jump Rope Club at school, and sometime they'll be doing some of their routines at halftime of a H.S. football game. At the last minute, Logan decided to do the 10 week musical theater workshop as well. Logan's got lots of friends, and I'm sure the name of her BFF would change based on which day I asked her.
Luke - ~sigh~. We're starting the 8th week of school, and he still hasn't gotten in line. Just last week, he got Lunch Detention for throwing a rock at a friend. We don't know what else to try with him, because he just doesn't care about losing rewards or losing privileges or getting punished. Cass and I are meeting with his teacher on Tuesday, so hopefully we can try to figure it out together. Tomorrow, his class is going on a field trip to a Petting Farm. We almost decided to keep him home, but I couldn't do it - they need the fun learning experiences to help them love school. As far as academic progress, he's doing great. He's finally decided he wants to learn to read, and he's picking it up quickly.
Cass - I don't really know what Cass is doing at work. He has been spending all his free time lately working on writing an application for the iPhone.
Me - just trying to keep up with the kids' schedules and make sure they get where they need to when they need to be there. On Saturdays, I spend most of the day watching college football. I rarely get as far out as the interstate - which is a huge change for me. We really live on the wrong side and too far out of Dallas to take advantage of anything cool out there. I'm stuck out here in Mayberry. :) (The current mayor lives across the street from us!)
Cameron - just got her most recent progress report. She's got all As in her subjects and Es (for excellent) in Art/P.E./Music and conduct. She's taking piano and voice lessons, as well as playing soccer. She is in the Drama Club at school, and they've begun working on their production of Twas the Night Before Christmas. In addition, she talked me into letting her take a 10 week workshop at the local community theater, so she's learning about musical theater. She's found 2 really close friends, Logan (which makes life confusing!) and Maddie.
Logan - much the same as Cameron. She got all As in her subjects on her progress report - and all Es for Art/P.E./Music and conduct. She's taking only piano (no voice) and playing soccer. I personally think her soccer team is good enough to go pro. :) She is in the Jump Rope Club at school, and sometime they'll be doing some of their routines at halftime of a H.S. football game. At the last minute, Logan decided to do the 10 week musical theater workshop as well. Logan's got lots of friends, and I'm sure the name of her BFF would change based on which day I asked her.
Luke - ~sigh~. We're starting the 8th week of school, and he still hasn't gotten in line. Just last week, he got Lunch Detention for throwing a rock at a friend. We don't know what else to try with him, because he just doesn't care about losing rewards or losing privileges or getting punished. Cass and I are meeting with his teacher on Tuesday, so hopefully we can try to figure it out together. Tomorrow, his class is going on a field trip to a Petting Farm. We almost decided to keep him home, but I couldn't do it - they need the fun learning experiences to help them love school. As far as academic progress, he's doing great. He's finally decided he wants to learn to read, and he's picking it up quickly.
Cass - I don't really know what Cass is doing at work. He has been spending all his free time lately working on writing an application for the iPhone.
Me - just trying to keep up with the kids' schedules and make sure they get where they need to when they need to be there. On Saturdays, I spend most of the day watching college football. I rarely get as far out as the interstate - which is a huge change for me. We really live on the wrong side and too far out of Dallas to take advantage of anything cool out there. I'm stuck out here in Mayberry. :) (The current mayor lives across the street from us!)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Daily soccer update
Blaze won 5-2 tonight. 7-0-0 for the season. 1 game left.
Logan sat out because of her foot. I was thinking that the last game was this Saturday, but it's actually a week from Saturday. So she might be able to play by then.
Logan sat out because of her foot. I was thinking that the last game was this Saturday, but it's actually a week from Saturday. So she might be able to play by then.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Pictures
Blaze team photo
Soccer injuryJust got a phone call from the pediatrician. X-ray report shows no fracture. Whew! Still, no P.E. or sports for a week.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Blaze
Blaze won 4-2 tonight. They're 6-0-0, with 2 games left.
Logan came away from the game with an injury. Sometime during the first half, a girl on the other team stomped on her foot while trying to get the ball. Logan's big toe is swollen and bruised, so we're probably going to take her to get it x-rayed tomorrow.
Logan came away from the game with an injury. Sometime during the first half, a girl on the other team stomped on her foot while trying to get the ball. Logan's big toe is swollen and bruised, so we're probably going to take her to get it x-rayed tomorrow.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Tournament
We rolled out of the house at 7:05am today to go to the soccer tournament. Cameron played on the hour, Logan played on the half hour. From 8am until 2pm. Logan played in 5 games, Cameron played in 7 games. Oy.
Logan ended up playing on the Blaze 2000 White team. They played in the boys' division, and they lost all of their games. Cameron's team, Cheesy Cheetahs, won all their games and made it into the finals. They lost the final game, and all I'll say about that is that the little ref allowed the other team's coaches to ref the game. It was ridiculous. But they won silver medals, and they were really happy about that.
Logan ended up playing on the Blaze 2000 White team. They played in the boys' division, and they lost all of their games. Cameron's team, Cheesy Cheetahs, won all their games and made it into the finals. They lost the final game, and all I'll say about that is that the little ref allowed the other team's coaches to ref the game. It was ridiculous. But they won silver medals, and they were really happy about that.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Soccer
Both girls had a game last night. The Cheetahs won theirs 2-0, so they are 3-0-2. The Blaze won 2-1, so they are 5-0-0. Only 3 regular season games left! Whew!
This Saturday is the Amy Mussetter 4v4 Tournament. Both of them wanted to play, so we signed them up. Cameron is on the Cheesy Cheetahs, and Logan is on the Blaze 1999 team. Cameron's team is playing in their regular U12 girls bracket. Logan's coach likes to challenge his players, so the 2000 kids are playing in the U9&U10 boys bracket. The 1999 kids are playing up in the U12 girls bracket. So - YES, there is a possibility that the Cheesy Cheetahs (Cameron) and the Blaze 1999 (Logan) will meet on the field.
Logan's team is a mix of 1999 and 2000 kids - they have 3rd and 4th graders (and 1 5th grader, because Kylie skipped a grade). Logan is unique, because she is a 1999er, but she is in 3rd grade (she made the cutoff, but we kept her back a year). Anyway, I just assumed she'd play with the 1999ers because it's never been an issue before, but one of the other Moms (busy body) was trying to tell me that he'll divide it up by grade. If he does that, she'll be with the 2000s - so why did he specify teams by year?
Regardless, we have to be there at 7:30am tomorrow. They play every half hour through noon. Then at 1pm and 2pm, they'll have the semifinals and finals. Top 3 teams in each division get medals. Everybody gets a t-shirt.
This Saturday is the Amy Mussetter 4v4 Tournament. Both of them wanted to play, so we signed them up. Cameron is on the Cheesy Cheetahs, and Logan is on the Blaze 1999 team. Cameron's team is playing in their regular U12 girls bracket. Logan's coach likes to challenge his players, so the 2000 kids are playing in the U9&U10 boys bracket. The 1999 kids are playing up in the U12 girls bracket. So - YES, there is a possibility that the Cheesy Cheetahs (Cameron) and the Blaze 1999 (Logan) will meet on the field.
Logan's team is a mix of 1999 and 2000 kids - they have 3rd and 4th graders (and 1 5th grader, because Kylie skipped a grade). Logan is unique, because she is a 1999er, but she is in 3rd grade (she made the cutoff, but we kept her back a year). Anyway, I just assumed she'd play with the 1999ers because it's never been an issue before, but one of the other Moms (busy body) was trying to tell me that he'll divide it up by grade. If he does that, she'll be with the 2000s - so why did he specify teams by year?
Regardless, we have to be there at 7:30am tomorrow. They play every half hour through noon. Then at 1pm and 2pm, they'll have the semifinals and finals. Top 3 teams in each division get medals. Everybody gets a t-shirt.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Visitors
Last night, we had some overnight company. Cass's cousin Stewart got a new job in Dallas, and he came out to search for an apartment since he starts the job on Monday. Aunt Eve came with him, as well as his girlfriend Kate.
They brought 3 cars. Stewart's and Kate's are packed with all their stuff - and they left them in our garage for safe keeping.
We took them to Blue Canyon last night when they got here. We had a nice dinner and nice conversation. Eve and Cass love to debate the tough stuff like religion and politics, and they're able to do so without getting all personal about it. :)
It was nice to see them and to finally meet Kate. Now Eve will have good reason to visit often!
They brought 3 cars. Stewart's and Kate's are packed with all their stuff - and they left them in our garage for safe keeping.
We took them to Blue Canyon last night when they got here. We had a nice dinner and nice conversation. Eve and Cass love to debate the tough stuff like religion and politics, and they're able to do so without getting all personal about it. :)
It was nice to see them and to finally meet Kate. Now Eve will have good reason to visit often!
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