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!
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