chaos!

Who knew such a simple affair like going to the dentist could cause such complete and utter chaos? Only in the Hanson household does this happen....

Saturday afternoon, while Matt was eating lunch, he lost the entire top half of one of his bottom teeth. It was strange. He didn't feel it fall out or remember chewing on it, etc... It was just gone. However, as soon as he drank something cold, he instantly felt pain. At one point it was so bad that he could feel pain if he breathed in wrong. So, he called our dentist and left a message asking if they'd be in this weekend, and if not, he'd just see them for our regular appointment today. We then called Isaac, but he was in Kansas City shopping, so Matt was stuck!

Now, before I go any further --

I make all the appointments. If there's a doctor appointment to be made, I arrange everything and then tell Matt when and where to show up. That's just how we roll, and it works well. So anyway ....

I get a call from the dentist office this morning and she tells me that Matt doesn't have an appointment today. His appointment is actually early January at 9 am. Now -- since I make ALL the appointments, there's NO WAY I would have made this. First of all, I ALWAYS make our appointments on the same day, one at 11 and one at 12. That way, Matt can see how busy he is that day and take the one that works out the best for him. (See what a great wife I am? LOL!) Second, I NEVER would have made it for 9 am since Matt has a market meeting everyday day at 8. She then tells me that she remembers Matt calling in around December 10th to cancel. Evidently he was going to be out of town or something. I told her that since tomorrow is my birthday, there's no way he'd be leaving town or have any other to cancel, but fine. I tell her I'll have him call her.

I immediately call Matt. Of course he didn't call and cancel. The only call he made was about his broken tooth and mentioned that if he couldn't get in earlier, he's see them today.

Thankfully, we got quite a bit of snow today which was accompanied with wind. As luck would have it, the 10:00 appointment cancelled, so Matt was able to get in anyway. He was getting ready to leave right as I was pulling in, so he helped me carry in the boys. Matt carried in Andrew while I got Caleb and his backpack and then locked the car. When we got there, I got Andrew situated, and put my keys in the fold of his Bundle me (which I always do). Matt waited with the boys while I had x-rays done. He brought them back to the room and then went back to work.

Caleb was fine while I was getting my teeth done. He played with the bag of toys I brought in and ate two granola bars while he waiting. After a while he got bored and decided to untie my shoes and see what kind of knots he could invent. But really, he was fine. Oh, and thankfully Andrew slept the entire time!

When Dr A (our dentist) took a peek at Andrew, he made a comment about how sweet he was.
Caleb looked up at him and said, "OOOOOHHH, I know..... I could just eat him up". We all had a good laugh. Evidently, I've said that one too many times! LOL.

They hooked Caleb up with stickers and a new toothbrush and I got up and started getting ready to head home. I bundled Caleb up, put everything back in his backpack and reached for my keys. They weren't there. They weren't on the floor around the carseat. They weren't in the waiting room. Oh. My. Goodness. I have two little boys in the dentist office, one is waking up, and one is ready to implode. The receptionist tells me Matt just called. He took off with my keys in his pocket. Perfect. Just perfect.

So -- we head to the waiting room and Dr. A comes out and keeps chatting it up with Caleb, who is about ready to crash and burn. He starts spitting on his hands, claiming it's sour cream, and laughing at the top of his lungs. Then he calls Dr. A a "poopy-head", and then proceeds to help himself to a glass of water and spills it all over. Oh, and during this time, Andrew is screaming. What I wouldn't have given for my keys at that moment. Needless to say, Caleb got a stern talking to when we got to the car!

So yea, it was a disaster from the get go!

Changing subjects --

A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Isaac who turns 26 today. I can't believe that my baby brother is that old already. It seems just yesterday that I turned 26! He's such an amazing person and the kids are incredibly blessed to have him for an uncle.

Oh, and tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year. I'm turning 29 (again!)!! LOL!! Woo-Hoo!!