Hedge Family Blog

It is the conclusion of a really great week! The kids slept in late and with no food in the house, we later enjoyed a breakfast of tacos at Taco Shack. Then I got to do my Friday Home Blessing – changed sheets, tidied up the house and vacuumed.

First Trip to the Dentist

Checking out his teeth

Today’s big adventure was Tyler’s first trip to the dentist. They did a full cleaning on his teeth and even sanded down his chipped tooth. That was on his request – he told me on the way to the dentist that we wanted his pokey tooth to be like all the others. He was a bit nervous, but overall did great.

He has been carrying around his dentist goody bag everywhere – it contains a mirror, sand timer, dental floss and a tiny toy camera and watch he got from their treasure chest. He would have been happy without the last two items, but I guess that is just how things are done now.

As I expected, remembering friends re-telling their kids first dentist encounters, he played and talked about the dentist all day. It was a really good experience and they had us in and out pretty quickly. Maybe the next visit in 6 months will be Quinn’s first..assuming she has all her teeth by then.

Grocery Strategies

My grocery shopping went well today. I employed two new strategies this time. See, my kids have been going to the store with my every Friday afternoon for like a year now. They know the drill and usually it is a very pleasant experience. However, the last two times were well, hell. The kids were fighting in the car cart, throwing tantrums at the floor- it was insane. So, this time I spent about 30 minutes chasing and tickling Tyler and sometimes Quinn all over the house before we left trying to get some of that energy out. I also went and got them some food at the beginning of our trip – something that would take them a while to eat, bagels. It worked really well. They were *much* calmer today and Mama was much happier.

New Recipes..

I did go $20 over my budget, but considering I bought oil and dishsoap and splurged on wine, ice cream, an extra container of strawberries, locally-made cheese (way pricier), and pecans – well, I did really well. And I am trying tons of fun new recipes, so I kind of put a blind eye to the budget, so again, I was really surprised at how well it went. Our diet is a strange one – kind of vegetarian, kind of vegan. I am trying more vegan recipes these days. This week I am looking forward to testing Ranch Potato and Zucchini Tacos, Vegan Nachos (it has a nacho sauce made with cashews..and cashews usually yield delicious, creamy sauces), Mango and Black Bean Salad with Strawberry Dressing and Tequila Chili Lime Tofu.

Dessert and Dish

I kind of had my first one last night with my dear neighbor. She walked over for wine and ice cream around 9:30pm. We sat on my driveway and enjoyed the amazing breeze that was blowing that night. She kindly let me talk her ear off about the neighborhood and other things. It is so rare I get to have adult conversation sans kids, so I tend to get a little excited! :-p We are going to expand the idea to the neighborhood inviting more Moms over and see how the idea catches on. We are hoping it will be a big hit. It should be – walk from your house over to mine, get out for a late night treat, have some wine and chocolate with other Moms and just chill and chat. I am always up for that!! It was really nice – thanks again for coming over Cheri!