One sad girl

 I noticed a giant cavity in Rylee's tooth on a Monday evening (2 weeks ago).  The pediatric dentist was visiting that exact week (he comes through every 3 months) so we were delighted to get her seen on Tuesday, and they filled the tooth on Thursday.  No problem, right?

Wrong.  She had a fever Sunday night and a fat jaw on Monday morning.  Not good.

Can you see which side?

How about now?!

Poor baby was in pain and so sad.  I texted the dentist (who just happens ti be in our Branch) and asked if I should bring her to Dental or to her PCM.  He said he was on sick call so to bring her to Dental.  So I did.

And he pulled her tooth.

I'd been expecting antibiotics and time to prepare- probably for a trip to Okinawa to sedate her and take the tooth out.  Nope.  He gave her some gas, and an ineffective shot and pulled that tooth right out.  It was quite unpleasant.  She shrieked.  I cried.

But it was over and done and we went home and she cried for an hour while we snuggled and watched a movie.  And then she was just fine! 

This is her later that afternoon.  She's totally over it. I'm still a bit traumatized, but she is just fine.  And her mouth is fine also.  It was her first little molar, so it would have come out in about 2 years anyway.  That means nothing else needs to be done, and she is good to go.  She's a rock star!

Cross Country Banquet

 The Cross Country Banquet was right up my alley!  It was held in the school library, and they picked up a sandwich platter from Subway.  And cookies.  It was perfect.

I also loved that they gave out the letters and pins for the runners, and then gave them less serious awards.  It sounded like it was a good team and a great season.

That's my boy!  I kind of love him.

 Getting his letter and 2 pins.

Getting an award for being the "Most Determined" runner. The coach was impressed with his drive and dedication.  When Joshua was there, he was always doing his best.  And he was determined to finish the season and not let his grades slip. 

Watching the slide show of photos from the season. 

He is rather overcome with emotion for his award. (Okay, he's not.) 

He also got an award for being most improved.  He cut 2 minutes off his 5k time from his first race to the last. And that was more improvement than anyone else on the team.

Now that he can be proud of!

Temple Day!

 We went to the Temple last Saturday.  We had to be there early because one of our awesome Marines was going through for the first time and Dan was his escort.  I had plenty of time to relax and have lunch before the 1:40 session- which is the only one in English.  It was a long day (3.5 hour drive each way), but worth it.

Selfie at the Temple!

The Fukuoka Temple is in an odd spot on a hill, so it is really hard to get the lighting to cooperate.  But its me and my hunny-bunny.

Levi is a good dog

Delaney's Friendship Feast

 The fourth grade classes did not do a traditional Thanksgiving activity.  They did a family heritage Friendship Feast.  Delaney came home with the assignment to come up with a family dish.  She was suppose to explain why it was significant to our family, how it was made, and what it represents to her.  It is a pretty cool assignment.  Last year, Callie talked me into doing Corned Beef and Cabbage, and I was NOT up for something so time consuming this year.  So we did rolls, which represent bread, which we like and the Swiss do well.  (Don't judge me!  It was a busy week!)

We made rolls and brought them in at the appointed time and partook of the things that the other kids had brought.  While we ate, the kids were called up to give their presentation on their items.  It was a lot of fun, and entertaining to hear the different takes on what constitutes a family heritage.  There was a kid who brought pirogis and talked about his great-grandma rolling them from scratch in Poland.  And there was the girl who talked about how she and her mom like to make cookies, so she brought cookies.

Decorating the butcher paper table cloth.

Delaney labeled this section for me.  See the "VIP"?  She saved me a spot! 

 She was very soft in her presentation, but did well.