Last night was orientation for Cub Scouts. At first Riley didn't want to do it. Then he found out some of his friends are going to do it so he wanted to. The kids went off to do some fun things and the adults stayed listening to what Scouting is about, costs, etc. I remember having a lot of fun in Scouts and thought Riley would enjoy it too. I also remember many times not wanting to do things, but as a kid, I never wanted to spend more than 5 minutes on something, got bored quickly, and never liked to do anything that required work. LOL! Fortunately I'm older now and think I can help Riley have fun.
At the end they said while they will take all of our applications, they need to have someone run this group, this Den of kids. Until they could get someone, they wouldn't be able to do anything. Then they asked if anyone there wanted to do it. After no one raised their hands, I raised mine. My mind was screaming, "Are you crazy? You barely have enough time to do anything NOW! Stop it! Put your hand down!!" But it wouldn't go down and my mouth enthusiastically said, "I'd like to do it!"
So now I'm going to be the Den Leader. What did I get myself into?
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Riley & Maddie at the Dentist - and a quick run to the vet
Yesterday was a very long day. Both Riley and Maddie had major cavities and had them fixed. I was talking with the dentist to try and understand what we have been doing wrong that would give them so many cavities and he said he'll go over all of this in the follow-up visit. But it isn't any one thing, rather a bunch of things together.
First was Maddie at 6am! I got up at 4:30am to get her there on time. Then took her home, got Riley and brought him back. For both of them, because of their age and the amount of cavities, they said it would be best to put them out. This involved a shot in the arm that put them out in about three minutes! I mean it was fast! They were hooked up to IV's while they did the work, then I held them while they woke up. You know everything is perfectly safe and fine, but dang it, they are YOUR kids and well, you just can't help but be worried something will go wrong. Fortunately I had my laptop with me and was able to get online to do some work to take my mind off of it. ;)
Maddie took the shot fine, though she did crumple up her face and start to cry a little. But I comforted her and soon she was out. On waking up she was fine, just wanted to sleep. They wanted to make sure she was able to respond to questions before we left. To help her feel better when she woke up they had me bring a blanket of hers, something familiar. I also turned the Backyardigans on my laptop so she could have some familiar sounds - I'd say something to look at but she wasn't interested in looking at anything. She woke up fine - she told me she wanted to go home - and slept on the way home. Once we got home she didn't want to lay down, she wanted to sit with Mommy and have a drink.
I took Riley and he was mad. Not because he was going to the dentist, but because he was hungry and not allowed to eat. They couldn't have anything past midnight. We felt bad for him but I explained if he had something then his tummy might get upset and he would throw-up all over himself and the dentist. He agreed he didn't want to do that.
His shot was much harder. He saw the needle and did NOT want it! Then as the drug took affect he was shaking his head trying to clear it. It was harder to sit with him, but I just rubbed his back and told him I was there and everything was ok. Waking up was really hard. They had me come back to help hold him so she could get the IV out of his hand. He was groggy, disorriented, and couldn't see well. They made a comment about how strong he was - I had troubles holding him too! ;) Sitting in the wakeup area was tough. At first his vision was blurry and he was dizzy. It was tough to comfort him but I did my best. I also had Backyardigans on again as he likes them too (hey, just because you're 6 now doesn't mean you can't like Backyardigans). His vision got better and he wasn't dizzy but he kept crying because his mouth felt funny and he wanted to go home. He also wanted to know what was going on and what happened and why they gave him a shot and why they put something in the back of his hand and a bunch of other things. It was tough to get him to be calm, but with lots of big deep breaths, he did. He had some water which helped because his mouth was really dry.
I could tell he was feeling better because he was getting mad at me. See, we told him the day before that after this was over he could get the new Lego Indiana Jones for Playstation 3. He also saw an X-Men game for Playstation 2 that he wanted and well, we're softies, wanted him to feel good and be distracted during his recovery, so we said we'd get that for him too. He was mad because I told him I was going to drop him off at home and then go back out to get those games - he wanted to come with me! LOL! So we both went and got the games. He was tired and slept a bit in the car, but once we got home and got the games in, he was fine.
Oh, and while they were cleaning his teeth, his bottom front tooth came out! They gave it to us so we could have him put it under his pillow for the Tooth Fairy. He's happy and excited about having a tooth gone.
Both recovered great at home. Maddie took about a four hour nap, Riley just played quietly. After Maddie woke up around 6:30pm, both were awake and wanting to play - run, jump, all the usual stuff. No pain for either of them, I hope that continues this morning. It was quite the experience for all of us. We did use this as a way to get Riley to brush better though. We told him, "Do you want to go through that again? No? Then you need to brush EXTRA EXTRA good." He agreed with that. He doesn't remember anything of what happened other than the shot and waking up, kinda.
Fortunately for both, all of the cavities are in baby teeth - heck, all the teeth in their mouth are baby teeth and will fall out. So all those fillings they have will be gone. We're going to really work to keep them from getting more.
As we were all getting ready to go upstairs, we heard a yelp in the other room from one of the dogs. We figured they were just doing their usual playing. Roxy and Tiffany came running out and as I turned around I saw Zoey with a sad face and her right front paw up in the air. I picked her up and it was sensitive to touch. She was also shaking. We had one pain pill left and decided to be safe. So at 9pm (remember, I woke up at 4:30am and had no nap), I took her to the emergency Vet in Tualatin, about a 30 minute drive. Dove Lewis is closer, but we've had some no-so-great service there and never had anything bad at the Emergency Vet Clinic in Tualatin.
A super fantastic vet came to look at her, he was awesome!! He couldn't find any problems with the foot itself, no broken bones, no punchure wounds from teeth. We put her down and watched here walk. From the way she was walking - putting her foot down solid then not being able to put any pressure on it - it looked like a shoulder sprain. He said sometimes dogs play rough and slam into each other, almost t-boning each other. I told him yep, that's our dogs. ;) No reason for x-rays he said, because x-rays work only for bones, they don't tell much of anything for soft tissue damage. More pain meds and I was told to watch her to see if she starts putting any pressure on it. If things don't get better in a few days we need to have our vet look at her.
Poor Zoey was hurt, not feeling good, and shaking like crazy, it was hard to calm her down. And her tail was between her legs a lot, I felt sooooo bad for her. We weren't there long which was good, and she slept in the car on the way home as I pet her. Took here up to our bed so she could sleep next to Mommy - everyone wants to sleep next to Mommy so Daddy never gets to. LOL!
Got to bed at midnight and am very tired today. A really long day with lots of emotions. I'm very mellow today which just might be a good thing, I'm feeling like if I put my headphones on I'll be able to focus very easily and get lots of work done. ;)
First was Maddie at 6am! I got up at 4:30am to get her there on time. Then took her home, got Riley and brought him back. For both of them, because of their age and the amount of cavities, they said it would be best to put them out. This involved a shot in the arm that put them out in about three minutes! I mean it was fast! They were hooked up to IV's while they did the work, then I held them while they woke up. You know everything is perfectly safe and fine, but dang it, they are YOUR kids and well, you just can't help but be worried something will go wrong. Fortunately I had my laptop with me and was able to get online to do some work to take my mind off of it. ;)
Maddie took the shot fine, though she did crumple up her face and start to cry a little. But I comforted her and soon she was out. On waking up she was fine, just wanted to sleep. They wanted to make sure she was able to respond to questions before we left. To help her feel better when she woke up they had me bring a blanket of hers, something familiar. I also turned the Backyardigans on my laptop so she could have some familiar sounds - I'd say something to look at but she wasn't interested in looking at anything. She woke up fine - she told me she wanted to go home - and slept on the way home. Once we got home she didn't want to lay down, she wanted to sit with Mommy and have a drink.
I took Riley and he was mad. Not because he was going to the dentist, but because he was hungry and not allowed to eat. They couldn't have anything past midnight. We felt bad for him but I explained if he had something then his tummy might get upset and he would throw-up all over himself and the dentist. He agreed he didn't want to do that.
His shot was much harder. He saw the needle and did NOT want it! Then as the drug took affect he was shaking his head trying to clear it. It was harder to sit with him, but I just rubbed his back and told him I was there and everything was ok. Waking up was really hard. They had me come back to help hold him so she could get the IV out of his hand. He was groggy, disorriented, and couldn't see well. They made a comment about how strong he was - I had troubles holding him too! ;) Sitting in the wakeup area was tough. At first his vision was blurry and he was dizzy. It was tough to comfort him but I did my best. I also had Backyardigans on again as he likes them too (hey, just because you're 6 now doesn't mean you can't like Backyardigans). His vision got better and he wasn't dizzy but he kept crying because his mouth felt funny and he wanted to go home. He also wanted to know what was going on and what happened and why they gave him a shot and why they put something in the back of his hand and a bunch of other things. It was tough to get him to be calm, but with lots of big deep breaths, he did. He had some water which helped because his mouth was really dry.
I could tell he was feeling better because he was getting mad at me. See, we told him the day before that after this was over he could get the new Lego Indiana Jones for Playstation 3. He also saw an X-Men game for Playstation 2 that he wanted and well, we're softies, wanted him to feel good and be distracted during his recovery, so we said we'd get that for him too. He was mad because I told him I was going to drop him off at home and then go back out to get those games - he wanted to come with me! LOL! So we both went and got the games. He was tired and slept a bit in the car, but once we got home and got the games in, he was fine.
Oh, and while they were cleaning his teeth, his bottom front tooth came out! They gave it to us so we could have him put it under his pillow for the Tooth Fairy. He's happy and excited about having a tooth gone.
Both recovered great at home. Maddie took about a four hour nap, Riley just played quietly. After Maddie woke up around 6:30pm, both were awake and wanting to play - run, jump, all the usual stuff. No pain for either of them, I hope that continues this morning. It was quite the experience for all of us. We did use this as a way to get Riley to brush better though. We told him, "Do you want to go through that again? No? Then you need to brush EXTRA EXTRA good." He agreed with that. He doesn't remember anything of what happened other than the shot and waking up, kinda.
Fortunately for both, all of the cavities are in baby teeth - heck, all the teeth in their mouth are baby teeth and will fall out. So all those fillings they have will be gone. We're going to really work to keep them from getting more.
As we were all getting ready to go upstairs, we heard a yelp in the other room from one of the dogs. We figured they were just doing their usual playing. Roxy and Tiffany came running out and as I turned around I saw Zoey with a sad face and her right front paw up in the air. I picked her up and it was sensitive to touch. She was also shaking. We had one pain pill left and decided to be safe. So at 9pm (remember, I woke up at 4:30am and had no nap), I took her to the emergency Vet in Tualatin, about a 30 minute drive. Dove Lewis is closer, but we've had some no-so-great service there and never had anything bad at the Emergency Vet Clinic in Tualatin.
A super fantastic vet came to look at her, he was awesome!! He couldn't find any problems with the foot itself, no broken bones, no punchure wounds from teeth. We put her down and watched here walk. From the way she was walking - putting her foot down solid then not being able to put any pressure on it - it looked like a shoulder sprain. He said sometimes dogs play rough and slam into each other, almost t-boning each other. I told him yep, that's our dogs. ;) No reason for x-rays he said, because x-rays work only for bones, they don't tell much of anything for soft tissue damage. More pain meds and I was told to watch her to see if she starts putting any pressure on it. If things don't get better in a few days we need to have our vet look at her.
Poor Zoey was hurt, not feeling good, and shaking like crazy, it was hard to calm her down. And her tail was between her legs a lot, I felt sooooo bad for her. We weren't there long which was good, and she slept in the car on the way home as I pet her. Took here up to our bed so she could sleep next to Mommy - everyone wants to sleep next to Mommy so Daddy never gets to. LOL!
Got to bed at midnight and am very tired today. A really long day with lots of emotions. I'm very mellow today which just might be a good thing, I'm feeling like if I put my headphones on I'll be able to focus very easily and get lots of work done. ;)
Monday, June 02, 2008
Starlight Parade 2008
Another year, another fun Starlight Parade. A few drops fell as we were standing there waiting to get going, but thankfully that was all. It was actually a little humid and muggy when we were marching - at least to us it was. A fun time and my lips are still sore two days later. LOL! Friday is the Concert in the Park (formerly the Festival of Bands), and Saturday the big Rose Parade. Right now it looks like we might get wet Friday but be dry Saturday with mild temps. That sounds like perfect marching weather.
I didn't take a LOT of photos from the Starlight Parade, but I'll take a lot more at the Rose Parade which I'll post this coming weekend.
Riley's Birthday
Wow, Riley is now 6! Where does the time go? We had a family birthday, and one with his friends at Safari Sam's. He had a great time at both, and loved getting presents twice. LOL!Click the photo for more pictures.
He's really had a great time in Kindergarten. Every day he looks forward to going and has a lot of new friends that he wants to have over this summer. That means we have to get busy and clean the backyard up.
6. Wow, just doesn't seem like it's been that long. And Maddie turns 3 in another few weeks! Need to take more photos and video so they can be embarrassed when they are in high school. haha
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