The news, oh, the NEWS!

Congratulations! You've won a ... Haven't you always wanted to hear those words?! I don't know if I was just too hung up on price is right when I was young or what, but I love winning stuff- like contests and drawings and stuff like that! I don't go out of my way (too much) to play, but definetly do one when I see it. Ok, so here's the exciting news, I won a Leap Frog Didj game system, with one Hannah Montana game and an Indiana Jones game! Isn't that cool?! Ok, never mind that it's for 6-10 year olds, which I am not, nor will my kids be not for another 4 or 5 years, because that is so besides the point! For those super curious, look up the link to see the toy (I didn't even know and had to look it up).
And here's how I won it: Savvysource.com is doing the 12 days of giveaways, where you leave a comment on the article of the day and you're entered in a random drawing. Not too hard. I don't think I've missed a day, and it paid off! ;) It ends Saturday, so the chances are getting slimmer...

Ok, so onto the real news...
My kids had their first dental visit yesterday!! A big thank you to my sister for the awesome dental advice!! I have to say I was nervous that this kind of thing would become a battle with the kids, and become a big frustrating thing...hope I'm not speaking too soon. But it went great!! And I really owe it all to my sister's advice weeks ago that encouraged me and helped me know how to teach tooth brushing skills to my kids and who the dentist is. I actually have been meaning to talk to you about writing a book...I'll call you! It's so nice to be tutored in mothering, ya know?! Anyway, Lucy did great and the Doctor was able to do everything which made it a successful visit! Willie was more hesitant and I layed down with him in the chair, but he did really well. The dentist seems satisfied that she did what she needed to get done. We like the dentist, she seemed quite young, which surprised me, but she's very gentle. They go full throttle with the kids too with a TV monitor and stickers and talking to the kids, stuff like that. Here's there certificates: