T.M.O.M. & My Valentines

Well, this picture didn't really turn out quite as good as it is printed off but last Friday was TMOM. Texas Mission of Mercy actually and it is where dentists and hygienists donated their time to provide dentistry for those who can't afford it. We met up at the office at 5:30 (I had been up since 2 am-one of my sleepless nights) and drove down to Duncanville. There were about 30 portable dental units set up and we did "make-shift" dentistry in the college gymnasium. It certainly wasn't as primitive as doing dentistry in Honduras or Guatemala but we were limited to say the least. It was so good to help others though. They were so appreciative and kind...something that we don't always see in private practice. It was a wonderful reminder of how blessed we are and how important it is to give of your time and talents to help others. I will definitely do it next year.






As for Valentines...oh what fun! Every year our office has Tenderheart day. You may remember me posting from last year...but we invite all of our patients ages 3-12 to the Roller Rink and have a FUN skating party. Last year there was only 1 set of blue eyes that got me in skates and that was Abby. But this year I couldn't resist all 5 sets of blue eyes: Reid, Mallory, Abby, Ryan and Reece came to the party along with my mom, sisters, and Brian. I haven't had that much fun in a while. Reid got there first and IMMEDIATELY wanted skates on. When I invited her I didn't think she would want to skate but oh was I wrong. She got those skates on and was pulling me on to that rink. SHE WAS AWESOME! I can't tell you how good she did. It was amazing-she is luckily at that age I guess (2) where she isn't afraid of anything. She would skate and dance with her arms up and booty shakin' lap after lap! It was great! Abby didn't so much dig the skating. We need to get her to work on balance and bravery! She had a great time though-When asked "Who liked skating the best?" she was QUICK to jump up and down and say she did! I laughed at that b/c she "skated" MAYBE 3 minutes! I was glad she loved it though. Mal-Mal was right in the middle. If you could distract her enough not to pay attention she did great. But then she would realize no one was holding on then she would panic and get scared! She would get so excited if I told her to look back and see how far she skated-and then would fall down! SOOO cute. Next year I am going to have to get my sisters and mom out there. I had to get re-enforcements from my co-workers at one point.

The most precious part of the party though was when Ryan and Reece wanted to skate...YES...the boys skated. When Laura told me they wanted to skate, I said..."No way-I can't hold them and skate...Are you CrAzY!?" She said, "No, Look!" Another mom had her baby in the stroller and was skating with her other kids. SOOOO, off we went (in the DOUBLE stroller mind you) and skated away. The boys were so confused-mainly by all the noise. Ryan fell asleep and Reece enjoyed Reid skating beside us!
It was quite a fun night! I am going to take the girls to Skating Lessons at the next Camp MeMe. You can go to Thunderbird and take lessons for $10 for one hour and then get 2 more free hours of skating! Sounds so fun to me-everyone should know how to roller skate!!
The picture with the 3 girls and me...Reid actually fell off that wall seconds later...totally fine and on her skates but it was hilarious-she just slipped right off!

Oh, and good news...I GOT MY HAIR DONE TODAY!!! ahhh, so great! My hair actually touched my shoulder blades! I have NEVER had hair that long EVER!!!