Scar revision

Riley had a scar on her cheek from December 07 and it was finally time to do the scar revision surgery. Six in the morning the day before Thanksgiving we were signing in. Her dad and I agonized over this decision for months. We cancelled two previous appointments, we wanted to be sure the result would be an improvement.  I tried to get a good before picture but its difficult to see. The thing we worried about most was the indention it made when she smiled. (below: before)

All gowned up and ready to be wheeled in to the OR. She was cracking jokes and laughing the whole time.

This is recovery.

And here she is being wheeled to the car.......... Shes not laughing any more.

We get her home and I'm expecting that we are going to spend the rest of the day in bed. I couldn't have been more wrong! Apparently Tylenol with codeine makes some kids hyper. This kid was bouncing off the walls, feeling no pain. She wanted me to stop and get her and ice cream on the way home. Sorry kid its

8 AM, no one is open yet. She reminded me at 11 AM when Pink berry opened..

Her cheek looks much better now, still a little red but healing very well.

playing catch up.......

So here I go.........my attempt to catch up on all that has happened since I dropped off the bloggy radar.

REWIND to mid August. I lost my last grandparent to pancreatic cancer and my aunt in Germany to bone cancer. What an ugly word... August was an ugly month.


September: On a lighter note, Riley went on her first field trip. Her whole class went to the LA County fair. With me and her BFF (since preschool) Roxanne by her side, there is nothing this kid didn't see.

 First time milking a goat (or anything for that matter)

 Class picture

 First time on a bus.

October: Riley won the fundraiser. She sold 184 items. Second place was 64 items. 

Gotta get a picture with the man that made it all possible...... her dad. He spent two weeks of his life hustling all his Facebook friends for his sweet Lil Riley Ann. (insert sarcasm "sweet")

Then Halloween came and it was time for a class party. Although now its  referred to as Literature day. All the kids had to bring a book that had the character they dressed as in it... silly I know but those are the rules. Since when is Halloween an offensive word?

 Can you see my Grumpy lady bug in the back row?

.....And here she is with a smile on her face just before trick or treating.

Tyler and her pooped out at the end of the night candy buckets full.....

2011 Resolution

...........To blog more, among other things.

Happy 2011 to Everyone!