The braces have arrived...

Taylor is the proud owner of braces! She just got them put on today. It took about an hour and a half to complete. She has a terrific orthodontist! He had me sit in the room where Taylor was, let me drink my Starbucks (which they provided) and ask as many questions as I wanted. It was kind of cool being on "the other end" of things. Braces are sure different than when I had them! She gets to sport awesome colors like "Extreme Green" and "Mediterranean Blue". Taylor informs me she intends on changing them every time she goes back (monthly basis). She is already thinking about Halloween and Christmas!

Taylor ~ my little "trooper"

Taylor has a couple of "rough" weeks ahead of her. It started by her getting 6 teeth pulled at the oral surgeon's office last Thursday. This Thursday she will get spacers in place for the preperation of braces getting put on the following Thursday after that! Wow! She cam thru the surgery fine and is still "gumming" her food with her front teeth. The pictures I have included

are of Taylor & Shelby resting and of her BABY teeth she had pulled.

The finished product...

My basement is done...again! Of course there are still odds & ends to do, but for the most part the basement is put back together again. I can handle that!!! I have a warranty saying I will not EVER get water in my basement again from the waterproofing company. This will be going into a frame and hung in the basement.

A Siblings Getaway...

Last weekend Mike, Shell and I went away to Milwaukee for the entire weekend. Mike drove to my house last Friday night and we headed out Saturday morning for Milwaukee. We met Shell in Milwaukee about 10:30am. We stayed at the Radison (great pick Shell!) and it was awesome! We had a blast goofing around and drinking lots of coffee. I think the consensus was that this should be an annual thing for us. For some hilarious pictures and videos click on my links to Mike & Shell's blogs. Thanks for the great time and my huge coffee buzzzz!

The lazy way to walk your dog...

Shelby loves to get on the treadmill for her excercise. She will even get on with Taylor and they will walk together. It is definately the lazy way to excercise her...but she loves it!