Happy Holidays!

I hope everything is going well for everyone. I'm trying to do something quiet while Bardo falls asleep. The Obnoxious Warlock kicked me out of the living room so that he can have a present wrapping party with Pippi.

Friday, Pippi, Bardo, and I headed into the city for the holiday party for children at the Obnoxious Warlock's work. Unfortunately, Obnoxious Warlock was not able to attend. But we were able to go up to his office and watch him work until lunch. After lunch we showed the kids off to a couple of the warlock's friends and then headed back home. One of my friends dropped her daughter off for the night and ALL of Saturday. And then another neighborhood girl thought it was Silly Witch open house and wanted to stay and play with Pippi and friend.

The girls kept busy playing school (Pippi's friend's favorite) and hospital, decorating pinecones, coloring, watching TV, and running out to the playground. Whenever other kids come to my house I realize how much I just completely adore Pippi.

Genetics

Some of the things (bad and good) you give your kids are completely out of your control.

Pippi had her first dentist's visit today. After telling me that I should have brought her to the dentist earlier, they announced that Pippi was, in fact, a no cavity kid! They were shocked since obviously the fact that I delayed her first visit until her 6th year must indicate that I don't know how to brush and floss her teeth!

Unfortunately, the dentist showed me some things about her mouth that bring back memories. He showed me her bite, and told me she'd probably need a mask or a bionator to fix it. I wore the bionator for at least a year, I believe, to fix my own under-bite. She's also inherited the space between my upper central incisors. Lovely.

I now understand why Mom would apologize all the time for my nearsightedness. I feel genuinely bad that a few years of orthodontia is in Pippi's future. But Pippi doesn't know what all this means, and right now she's just a carefree kid. It's too bad they can't give them braces before they grow old enough to care! She was thrilled with her dentists appointment and was so happy that she wouldn't have to have metal in her teeth. And I'm thrilled about her having no cavities, too.

On a side note, Pippi was using some leftover cookie frosting to eat on some wheat thins. While she was having that "snack" I thought I might as well give her a vitamin. She promptly stuck her pink vitamin in-between her wheat thins and frosting making a vitamin "sandwich." "Look mom, I'm making my frosting and wheat-thins healthy!"