October 25, 2005

• Well, I’ve done it. I’ve hit the big 100. Yes,
  I’ve read 100 books this year, a feat I don’t know that I’ve ever
  accomplished before, unless it was as a child. I didn’t count books on
  tape or little kid books.  I did count children’s novels I
  read.  

  We took David to the doctor’s yesterday. He doesn’t have anything
  broken, but he does have a stretched ligament on the side of his knee.
  We got him a knee brace and have been dosing him on ibuprofen. He’s
  still limping around, but it’s much better. It was a sight to see us
  going through Wal-Mart and Target in search of a child-sized knee
  brace. (They were all sold out!) We put the limping David in one of
  those push wheelchairs to allow us to all go faster.  After
  Michael pushed David into some guy, David decided he’d work the chair
  himself!

  The three to seven inches of snow which was predicted hasn’t happened.
  We have a light dust, but it was pretty as it came down in huge, wet
  flakes.   I turned on Christmas music, and we all spent a
  pleasant morning.  Now, the kids are nipping at one another and
  it’s a frosty atmosphere at best.

  Tomorrow I head to the orthodontist–for myself.  I am tired of
  all this jaw pain and the dismissive, “Oh, it must be your bite,” from
  my regular dentist.  I can’t believe that I might have to get
  orthodontia again. It would seem that my mom wasted a lot of money on
  that first set of braces… Still, I got them off at a time when you
  were only to wear your retainer for a year or so, then you were done.
  Who knew I wouldn’t get my wisdom teeth until later and that they
  wouldn’t have to be removed, thus messing up my bite?  Sigh.

  Bad news–Libby will be heading to Wilkes-Barre for a cheerleading
  competition on Sunday. It’s not as if I don’t already have enough going
  on that day with James out of town and two games in Lock Haven (one at
  1:00 and one at 5:00). Now I get to wake up the “go away and let me sleep” Libby at
  5:30 am to have her dressed, fed, and perky for a 6:00 pick up for the 2.5
  hour drive to her competition. I also found out that there  is a
  cost involved. Plus, there is no way they will win unless a miracle
  occurs and they are able to be in unison while they dance and
  cheer.  Come on! They lost! Why do we have to scout around looking
  for an alternative way to lose? Do everything without complaining and
  grumbling–I know, I know.  Plus, I guess many of the girls who
  are too old to cheer next year are very excited about the chance to
  compete again. I’m not being very gracious. 

  Speaking of the good doctor(which I actually did in the last paragraph), he feels guilty about how much he is
  looking forward to his trip to Georgia Wednesday through Sunday. He really likes
  this particular math conference. Also, he’s had a more-than-typical
  busy and stressful fall semester.  Even though it will mean a
  heap o’ work waiting for him when he gets back, he’s eager to leave!

  Rachel turns six tomorrow and is despondent that she doesn’t have a
  birthday party scheduled. Her original desire was just to have one
  friend over all day, but the more she has thought about it, the more
  she wants “the real deal.”  I think I might just have her invite
  some neighborhood kids instead of all her friends.  I don’t know
  how it will go to mix a bunch of four to seven year old girls who don’t
  know each other if we have church friends and neighborhood
  friends.  But, it’s going to have to happen in November. 
  Life seems too busy right this moment.
  
  
  The Princess Academy was very
  good and not exactly what I expected.  It’s ideal for girls who
  are beginning to think about boys and their place in the world. I
  suppose this might mean young teens and “tweens.”  But, old folk
  like me can enjoy it as well.

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