10 on tuesday

1.  I have felt pretty blah lately.  I'm really missing family and really missing Henderson.  The weather here has been pretty overcast and I'm use to sunshine everyday.  Don't get me wrong I love a good rainstorm but day after day of gloom is just so sad.  I'm really missing park days and just beautiful weather plus all my wonderful friends from Henderson.  It makes me so sad to read their blogs or see their Facebook posts of them enjoying 70 degree weather and sunshine. 
2.  I finally went to the dentist now that we have dental insurance.  It was really bad, I don't have great teeth anyway and going 4 years without an exam and cleaning was  just way to long.  It's frustrating because I brush several times a day and floss a least once a day but between 2 pregnancy's, lack of seeing a dentist and not great teeth it was bad news.   I'm so embarrassed about all the work that has to be done plus knowing how my teeth are I should have just paid out of pocket to see a dentist.  I am now kicking  myself for not just finding the time and money to get in while we were in medical school.  I have to have two root canals plus crowns, plus a tooth extracted, a bridge made and put in and several cavities filled.  And this all cost a fortune, insurance pays for some but I have a maximum amount they will pay and I've already almost used that up and still have a lot still to be done.  The other thing is finding babysitters for all the appointments.  And these are not quick appointments, one is over 3 hours long.  I only have a handful a people that I know well enough to ask to watch my kids.  And I already feel like I'm over using them.  All I can say is this has been frustrating with lots of tears.  How thankful I am for the church and the blessings from paying tithing.  I have been blessed with great visiting teachers who have stepped up and have been more then willing to help out. 
3.  As far as the dental work goes I had 1 root canal several weeks ago but then the tooth broke and so I had to have that fixed and then I had another tooth extracted last Thursday (it was a miserable experience).  It was surprisingly more painful then I thought it would be and they seriously did not give me enough pain medication but I'm finally starting to feel better.  And again I had a great friend take the boys while I was at the oral surgeons office and then she picked Leila up from school and kept her all evening and then she brought us dinner.  It really has been hard to ask others to babysit and help me out, I hate feeling this helpless and needy or that I am in debt to these people.  They don't make me feel that way it's just me making myself feel guilty.  I know if I was in their position I would be more than willing and happy to help and not expect anything in return it, it just really sucks asking for help all the time. 
4.  Paul has been really busy and working so much, October was a very busy month for him.  November was suppose to be an easy rotation with good hours but some how he got stuck covering peds transplant for a week plus a week of night float.  He has to work night float the week of Thanksgiving.  We will still be able to have Thanksgiving dinner but he will just have to go into work after dinner.  And Paul was awesome to volunteer me to make Thanksgiving dinner for the other residents that are working.  It totally puts the pressure on since I have never done the entire Thanksgiving dinner all by myself, I've never cooked a turkey or made stuffing and then trying to get everything else done all at the same time.  It will be interesting!
5.  Asher turned 1 last week, I can't believe how fast this last year flew by.  It's weird that he is turning into a toddler, I feel like he is still my little baby.

 
6.  Greydon seriously keeps me laughing all day long he is so imaginative and always has crazy ideas.  The other day I found him in a box with a pirate hat on  and looking through paper towel inside part, he was saying "Arhh matey, I'm searching for gold".  And then the other night Paul and I were telling Greydon something and he didn't believe us, he looked up and said, "for real, are you for real".

7.  I have said this before but I love when Leila brings her writing home from school.  It's fun to see what she writes about and how she spells things. 

8.  I love when it's my turn to volunteer in Leila's class.  I got to help with the fall party and once a month I go in and help with Math stations.  I love seeing her in class and seeing her interact with the other kids and her teacher.  Leila's class room aid also happens to be in our ward and last week she texted me to tell me what Leila said in class.  He teacher asked if anyone did anything fun over the weekend and she said Leila's hand shot up.  The teacher picked her and Leila said she got to participate in her primary program.  He teacher asked her what that meant and she said she got to sing and share scriptures with others to teach them about Jesus and Choosing the Right.

9.  We celebrated Paul's birthday a couple weeks ago.  I had his family and friends email me pictures of them wishing him Happy Birthday and then put all the pictures and notes up on our door to the garage so he could see it before leaving for work at 4:30 am.  He loved it except it made him homesick.  We were able to get a babysitter and go out to dinner that night, we tried a Thai restaurant and it was delicious!

 

10.   We have Greydon's birthday coming up on Friday and then we will be done with all of our birthday celebrations for a little while.  I'm a little birthdayed out, trying to plan 3 parties, cakes, surprises and presents in two weeks time is a bit overwhelming.  I'm excited to start getting ready for Christmas!  I want to put up the decorations this weekend but Paul's being a Scrooge and wants to wait until after Thanksgiving. I've started the Christmas shopping but still have a bunch to do.  Christmas for 3 kids is expensive good thing most of their wants are pretty cheap and they are pretty much happy with anything!