Monthly Archives: March 2009

A Tooth Removed!

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Well, after Lucy’s face-first fall into the coffee table last fall (ha-ha), the dentist said to watch for a little pimple-like thing in her gums.  This would mean an abcess, and that the tooth was dead, and that it really needed to come out.  Guess what I found a few days ago!  So, in an appointment that I thought was merely for x-rays and evaluation – the dentist announces yesterday that he can take it out right then and there.  Um, yikes!  I remember my girl from only months ago who used to cry all the time, for various reasons.  How would she deal with this? 

She was AMAZING.  They gave her laughing gas, then the topical anesthesia, then the major shot in her gums, and the tooth was out in 6 minutes.  I can’t believe she was so brave and calm – thank you God!

Throwing a house away, one dumpster at a time

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We are finishing up demolition of the downstairs.  Last weekend, we pulled off the last of the old drywall.  It is a messy business.  We wear masks and safety glasses and still have black boogers at the end of the day.  We have rigged up a ramp to get the stuff into the dumpster as directly as possible.

The more eagle-eyed reader will notice that although I am raising up the wheelbarrow, nothing is coming out.  Yes, the above is a staged photograph.  The picture below shows what really happened when I had Pop taking a picture of me dumping the wheelbarrow.

One of the planks that I was using as a ramp fell out from under me as I got the wheelbarrow up to dump.  Poppa was ready and waiting and snapped the shot as I hit the ground.  Click on the picture to view the full sized picture to get all the ugly details.  It was the first time that the ramp had failed, and Poppa got the shot.  Also, the batteries in the camera died right after that picture.  Strange.

A First For Max

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Over the years, we have posted various bits about Max’s artistic talents.  Well, now those talents are being put to good use.  Last night Max made the first sale (outside of the family) of a piece of his artwork.  He produced a skull and crossbones in exchange for a Tic Tac container with 5 tic tacs left in it.

He is well on his way.