Confessions of a Blogaholic

I never thought that having braces taken off would be such a big deal. Maybe it's because I never had to wear them. Unlike me, Kassie has had them for almost two years. At her last orthodontist appointment he told her that if she continued to wear her rubber bands, that she would have them removed at her next visit. Well, with that said, she not only faithfully wore her rubber bands, she doubled up on them. I don't know if this really helped, but when she saw Dr. Dickerson the next time, they were ready to come off. It's incredible what braces can do for your teeth, I will have to post a before and after picture. Many thanks to Dr. Dickerson and his staff at Dickerson Orthodontist. I have never been in a more friendlier office. They are all so sweet, and they look so cute in their matching shirts. Not to mention that Kassie gets a kick out of seeing her Orthodontist wheel around in his Heelys. She might be a little jealous too, I have never let her get a pair, for fear that

As it happens every year, Kassie starts planning her birthday party for the following year, on the day after her birthday party. Last year was no different, except for the fact that I was in the middle of opening up a store. I unfortunalely had no patience to listen to her talk about themes for something that was a year away. And she did as my sweet little girl does, she stopped talking about it. So what happened? I almost forgot : ( With that said, we had to scramble to come up with a theme and invitations. As many of you know, I love to hand make invitations for every occasion. I did make some, but I was not happy with them at all. Kassie decided she wanted to have a scavenger hunt at Chandler Fashion Center. It actually was a lot of fun. We broke the kids up into 3 teams. Black, Pink and Orange teams. Each team had a different list to work off of and money to spend. They had a blast. We ended the party with dinner and cake at California Pizza Kitchen. Kassie had a few girls spend th