March

Posting anything in the month of March has been a bit of a challenge when all I've been dealing with is sickies in the house...when does the fun ever end? Everyone I know has been sick for weeks on end and just when you think you're done you get hit with something else. Sam had the stomach flu at the beginning of the month, while I fought a cold which turned into a sinus infection. A couple of weeks later Sam came down with a fever that lasted 3 days, with a bad cold that lasted for 2 weeks. Now that she's better I'm praying we all keep healthy and the flu is all finally over with for this season.  I did however manage to get out with my girlfriends for a little break one weekend, to join the adult world again which was much needed!

The weather has been very mild, anywhere from 10C to (17C at one point). This gave me a chance to assess the garden situation, trim things up, rake leaves and fertilize the sorry excuse for a lawn we have (I swear if we had extra money to just throw away I'd hire someone and hard-scape the entire backyard....with water fountains and all!) I had to tackle one palm tree...the tree that didn't have a shelter over the winter, and cut off the fried leaves it suffered from all of the freeze. My poor baby went from this....to this.....to this....

 

Now look at the beautiful palm that took shelter from all of the freeze and rain...

Hmmmm.... with....or without?

First Tooth and Dental Surgery

This post is a bit overdue and fits into the month of February. In the first week Samantha finally managed to wiggle and pull out her loose tooth that has been ready for probably a month. She was so squeamish about the whole thing, favoring it by not eating much and not even touching it with the tooth brush. It was so loose one night just an hour before a Girl Guides overnight camp out, we talked her into pulling it so it wouldn't be a problem for her over the weekend. She resisted with everything she had in her while Wayne and I practically had her pinned to the couch. It didn't have to be such a dramatic event, but she wasn't going to budge. After an long hour of crying and fighting, she had enough....sat straight up and insisted she do it herself, took a napkin and pulled it out (after a few tries). She put it in her pink tooth-fairy box the dentist gave to her and was so proud of her little empty space with the adult tooth growing behind it. She showed it off, smiling to everyone at Sparks.

On the last week of February Samantha went to her dental surgery appointment and had 2 baby root canals, four crowns and four fillings done. Poor thing went through quite a rough day, but she was a trooper. All I can say is thank goodness for our dental benefits EESH! We still had to fork out a good chunk of cash but at least its done now and she has no more pain. Eventually these teeth will fall out but not until she's 10, so she has to take good care of them. DONE are the teeth issues...at least for a while we hope.

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