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It’s the last Friday before school starts. I’m happy (more than you can imagine), but it’s bittersweet too. It’s been a fun summer. But we’re all so ready for it to be Fall!

Did you do anything fun this week? Our week was super busy.

1. Jordan got her braces. It’s kind of emotional for me, to see her with all that metal, because it’s my genes that gave her that mouth. Way back before we started the process, I thought she would get a palate expander and be done. She wasn’t so lucky. She had to have four baby teeth pulled. She got a palate expander. And we were scheduled for partial braces, just on the top.

When she came out of the exam room on Tuesday she had full braces. The doctor made the decision she needed them.  Because her mouth is that bad.

It’s so bad that, when we first saw the doctor he said “don’t worry, I’ve fixed something this severe before.”

It was either this (and she’ll have them again at 12) or surgery to fix her palate.

So yeah, I feel really guilty. And sad. And hopeful that her self-confidence can weather this metal storm.

{Cheery sidenote: when we left with her new bling she said she thought she was even prettier than before.}

2. I made you some treats this week too. What else would I do?

I freaked you all out with green dessert again.

I made my new favorite lunch.

And remade an old favorite.

3. I’m giving away a doughnut pan that makes ginormous doughnuts. Want it?

4. I haven’t done Flashback Friday in awhile…oops.

This weeks installment: last years’ teacher treat: Apple Oreos.

5. A few things I did this week:

I went rock climbing again. Jordan came too and took pictures. Oh-so-flattering!

The child is part monkey.

I took one for the team and spent a day here. More on that next week.

6. It’s the last weekend of summer vacation so we’re doing a stay-cation. I’m hoping that means I don’t have to cook.

What are you doing this weekend? Have your kids started school yet?

Have a good one, peeps. See ya’ on the flip side.

Kisses!
Dorothy

Last Updated on August 18, 2022



Dorothy Kern

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  1. I can definitely imagine how hard that is as a parent to watch your second grader get braces. But when I was in middle school ALL my friends had braces and I thought it was the “cool kid” thing to do. Hopefully the kids at her school will think that too 😉 I never had braces and I have fairly good teeth but I still WISH my parents had made me have them because my teeth would probably look so much nicer now.

    It’s definitely a sucky part of parenting to have to do hard/uncomfortable things now even though you know it will pay off later.

    1. I agree! So hard – now I know how my parents felt. I know it’ll be way better in the future, and that’s what gets me through!

  2. Those apple oreos are so cute! I used to be a teacher before I was a stay at home mom and I would have loved to get those as a gift!

  3. She is a doll and b/c you are an amazing mother, she HAS the what it takes to deal – and will thank you profusely when she is 35 and has nice teeth – I didn’t have braces when I needed them, which affected my self confidence all through life – plus I NEVER smiled with my teeth, eVER – not even in my wedding shots – then at 33 I HAD to drop some serious cash for braces but b/c I am VAIN spent extra on the invisalign – then ate beans and weenies for a year. She is gorgeous.

  4. I have no doubt Jordan will do great with her braces! These days, it seems like they are practically fashion statements, with all of the different colored bands, etc. She’s a cutie, just like her mama!

  5. Your little cutie pie will soon have any even more beautiful. Our granddaughter ( she’s 13) just got her braces too. Hugs and happy weekend wishes!

  6. Aw such a brave little one! I got braces when I was almost 11 and got them off when I was 13.5, I’m glad that I had them earlier–it wasn’t as embarassing as having them in high school would’ve been. It was tough sometimes but now people compliment how straight my teeth are all the time (and I still have to wear a retainer 3 nights a week, blech). She’ll be fine, in the end 🙂

    1. I agree! She’ll have them again – but hopefully not in her senior year! And she’ll wear a retainer forever, unless she gets her tongue thrusting under control. Thanks for reading!

  7. I feel your pain…I mean guilt. My son has bad allergies, which he got only from me. Everytime he breaks out in a rash, or can’t eat something everyone else is eating, I feel guilty 🙁 My daughter will be getting braces soon as well, but she thinks it’s cool! (we’ll see if she feels that way after actually getting them). Your daughter looks adorable, and if anyone says otherwise, she should kick them in the shins (okay…maybe not!)

    1. I hear you! And Jordan still thinks they are cool, unless they hurt. Then she hates them. 🙂 Thank you !