And the Dentist says...........

We went for a check up on Monday to the dentist. While I don't do well-baby checks or even yearly checkups (unless there is a concern) we do all go for pretty regular dental checkups. All of the children have awesome teeth. No cavities at all.(the dentist and hygenist were very impressed) Barely anything to really clean off. Now, here's a secret that I am sharing. It's just between you and I internet. I do not make my kids brush their teeth.  There, I said it. Oh sure, I tell them before bed to brush their teeth, but I certainly do not stand over and observe the process. I definitley do not have them floss. I attribute their oral health to their diets and abundance of fresh veggies. They all LOVE fresh veggies. Also, no fruit juice and processed foods make an impact as well. I don't believe cavities are all about the sugar, while I believe it's a significant contribution, it's not the only reason.

I do hope that their oral health will continue, I am certain it will if they continue with a healthy diet filled with wholesome nourishing foods.

I on the other hand am still reaping the effects of my past diet...ugh. Just a few more cavities to fill up in my lower jaw in May. A wisdom tooth to pull in the very near future and my new permanent partial plate soon as well. Then, I should finally be done with all my dental trauma and can hopefully take care of my remaining teeth. If only I could go back in time and smack that girl who drank so much soda and ate so much junk.....hind sight is, as they say 20/20.

On the table for the rest of the week grocery shopping this weekend. Valentine's Day treats and Daddy's birthday dinner this weekend too!!

Waiting patiently for spring, I NEED some trees and grass and to feel warm sun on my face.  I can't remember a time where I have wanted that season so badly. Normally I am the winter girl and content to have months of winter's beauty upon us. This year, the Ice princess needs to be on her merry way to let the fresh renewal of spring surround me. Her promise of growth and rejuvenation and life.
We have changed so much in the last year or so. Our eating, thinking and whole approach to life. I feel more changes are coming and I am excited. Excitied to see what the journey has to show and where this path will take us. Growth can only happen when we open ourselves up to it and allow it to take place, even if we are unsure of where it will take us.

Let the journey begin!!
Blessings♥♥

Flashback Friday Fun!!

This dates back to ummmmmm, I'd say probably summerish/early fall of '88. This is my and my BFF Shandy whom I met wayyyyyy back in '81 in preschool!!!lol You may wonder what this is all about......when Shandy and I would eat dinner and one of us would finish first at my house we would oh-so-quietly whisper to the other person "hurry, hurry, hurry" and we would whisper it so low that sometimes just our mouths would move which would result in an outburst of giggles!!lol Unfortunately, my Father was a tad old fashioned and could not stand laughing or giggling at the dinner table ("laugh at the table, cry in bed" was one of his most used dinner quotes). We thought it was hilarious as my father would get more and more frustrated with us, until we could not stop laughing!!lol(why is it so gosh darn impossible to STOP laughing when you're a kid?!?!?! Even in the face of trouble!!lol)

Bring back a funny memory Shands???

Blessings!!

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Well, hello there!!

Just popping in here for a quick hello.......there have been so many things going on over the past few months that computer time was put on the back burner. It still is for the most part, but I will try and post as much as I can!
Hope you like the new jazz around here, it was certainly time for a change!lol I can hardly wait for spring time, I am sick of the dreary winter!!

Have a blessed day!
Penny