Beyond the surface

Well another weekend is upon us. The weather is already feeling like summer and we still have more than a month before summer officially begins. I got into my truck yesterday and the temp was already at 98. Seriously.

And yes, Sam is all finished up on proms for this year. With two proms she has two spectacular dresses. For her first time experiencing what its like I think she ended up loving everything about it. The hair, makeup, pictures and glam. She said that she felt like she was getting all glammed up for her wedding where I piped up saying well sure, but a wedding you don't have to sign the dotted line to, lol!

Prom is NOT like it was way back when. When yes, you got excited when asked. Yes, you got excited getting the dress, hair and makeup but when he came to pick you up just the parents were there with the 2 kids going and clicking a few pics in remembrance and off they go. These days hummer limo's, grey hound buses and anything else you can think of is rented to haul anywhere from 5 to 15 couples around town or even out of town and before that moms are shopping all over Texas or even on the Internet for that one special dress then going to spa appointments with hair and makeup and then going all around the county looking for that special spot to promote the memory of that years prom happenings and couples. W-O-W. It really is a big to do. Oh, and where as we held ours and our graduation in our cafeteria, these kids now go somewhere where it is college sponsored or part of the college for whatever reason. SERIOUSLY.

I'm just glad IT'S OVER. DONE. At least for another year and then after Sam's senior year not for four years until Will is able to go and WHOA Nelly what will it be like THEN?! I'll be on vacation then, sheesh. At least with Will we just have to worry about a tux and the flower for her. Damn, I can't even picture Will dating and doing all the things Sam is right now. Will dating? Oh hell no. He ain't dating. Period. He'll just concentrate and making a fortune and taking care of me in my old age. Oh he'll take care of Tim too but by then the only thing Will will have to worry about is prying the thick short chain from my hand that is connected to Tim's neck. Poor guy. LOLOL!!!!!

So, Will and his growth spurt and braces update...Yes, the lil rat is now taller than all the women in the house and "bigger footed" then everyone in the house! I swear since last summer he's shot up a good 6 inches! I measured and kept track too! WOW. All I know is that he needs to KEEP growing. Don't want him as short or anywhere near as short as I am, that's for sure!

We went to Wills first dentist appointment Monday and he'll have some work that needs to be done before he can get braces bonded on. This next Monday we go back so that Will can get molds and get a RPE spacer bonded onto his back molars. RPE: Rapid Palatal Expander. This appliance works by widening the halves of the upper jaw. His top jaw is smaller than the bottom, giving him the appearance of a slight under bite. This RPE will fix that and hopefully OVER correct it with giving Will a slight OVER bite so as when his growth spurts hit it will compensate and line up perfectly.  And the pic below is an example of what he'll be getting. In the middle is a "key turn" which every few weeks i'll have to stick a key type device in there and turn it, pushing the expander further out. I had a retainer like this and I do remember it was sore every time after a key turn. BUT, so worth it in the end.

So that is this next Mondays appt. Also, next week he has to get his LAST baby tooth yanked. It is also on the top and the reason for it is that his adult tooth is growing in at an angle and hitting the root of a neighboring tooth, hindering it from dropping down the way it's suppose to. SO, the RPE device will give more space to correct this as well. Then, hopefully, the following Monday he goes BACK in to HOPEFULLY get started on at least bonding the bottom braces on. We were discussing lots of things with lots of appointments but if I followed along correctly that is the game plan. Fingers crossed. Will is SO FREAKING EXCITED about getting braces. He is in that bathroom morning and night just a brushing away. THANK goodness! I've had to MAKE him brush his teeth just as I had to do Sam before she got hers and now Sam is a teeth freak and even after all this time having her braces off, she STILL wears her retainers every-single-night. Without fail. SO, hopefully William will follow in her foot steps. She did make the comment to him that if he didn't floss his teeth everyday as well that his teeth AND braces would fall out, lol!!!! ATTA GIRL! LIE to the poor boy to get him to do it, lol!!! She's gotten it honestly...from ME which I in turn got it from MY mom...That is a whole nother story folks.....