It's been a busy week. It started with a trip to orthodontist for Nate. He has a small mouth so we knew he'd need braces. Turns out he has cross bite, overbite, and crowding. They wanted to start treating him immediately. Fortunately his cub master is an ortho for the military and he assured us there is no rush to get him started. He's only 8. But we will have some baby teeth extracted to make some room for adult teeth to come in properly.
Saturday, we attended the ward Halloween party. It was a lot of fun and they even had a band made up of members of the ward that have been playing together like 20 years. They keep getting stationed together. I was handing out Halloween candy when a box of milk duds tempted me. I haven't had one in years. I don't normally eat sticky candy but they looked good. One bite down and I knew something was wrong. Pulled out the candy and thought saw what looked like a tooth. I freaked out until I realized it was a crown and not a whole tooth. So I had to go all weekend trying to keep the crown in temporarily until the dentist could cement it back in. While cementing that crown, he noticed I had a crack in a really old filling and said that I needed a crown for that tooth also. I feel like I get a crown a year.
Monday, Eric and I started officially volunteering at the hospital. I work 8-noon and Eric works 4-7 pm with the other teens. Probably the youngest volunteer in my shift, besides me, is about 70. Most seem to have lost their spouses and looking for a way to pass the time. I am only in training so I don't know where I will be permanently assigned yet. But I worked the desk out front of surgery. We are the liaison between the nurses and the patients' family. I sat in a chair for 4 hours. I can see why some elderly enjoy sitting for so long, but I need a more active job. The coordinator said she'll probably put me down at the welcome center. Eric liked it but said he will have to interact and visit with patients and that makes him a little uncomfortable. I guess it will prepare him for a mission.
In Erin news, she cracked me up last night. We all went to bed around 9. About 10:30, I heard her go in the bathroom. Then I heard her in the shower. I waited a long time for the shower to stop and then went and knocked on the door to see why she was up and showered. She told me she was getting ready for school. I told her the time and she thought I was losing my mind. But then she realized that it was true, she felt like she had only an hour's worth of sleep. Poor girl. This morning she apologized for waking me last night. She's not sure if she dreamt her alarm went off or she was sleepwalking.
Living in Nebraska has some benefits when you are 15. Eric was able to get a school permit which allows him to drive back and forth to school. Today he found out the permit allows him to drive to seminary too. So my life got a lot easier. Mario was driving the truck everyday to work but now Eric takes it to school. So Mario is on the lookout for another truck.
I'm trying desperately to think of a good Zach story since I mentioned the rest of the kids in this blog. But I'm having a hard time thinking up anything at the moment. All I can think of is how frustrated he gets with Nathan sometimes for worrying about him so much. Zach is a risk taker and Nate is not normally. So Zach petting a dog that he was once told bites, freaks Nate out. Now that I think about it, I guess it should freak me out too. I adore Zach. He has such a kind heart.
Looks like Mario will get a break from our Nebraska winter and head to Florida fora couple days after Christmas. His brother, Alex is getting married in the Orlando Temple. If its below freezing while he's gone, I will never let him live it down that he left us here in Nebraska to freeze. Seriously,that is exciting news for Alex.
Best news of the week, I ran 2.5 miles straight on my treadmill. I'm making progress. I love putting my headphones on and singing my heart out while running. My family only wishes I knew how to sing.
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