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The Tonsils Come Out

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

We read “Curious George Goes to the Hospital” at least 5 times in the last week.  We talked about what was going to happen.  So when I drove him to the surgery center, he was as prepared as I could get him. We got there in plenty of time, but then had to wait to […]



Rerun’s Fix

Monday, July 13th, 2015

The day has finally arrived.  I am taking Rerun in this morning for a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy. As I mentioned a while ago, the kids all went through a bout of tonsillitis that resulted in Rerun being referred to an ENT.  The unanimous vote was to get his tonsils out of the way (the adenoids are just […]



Thumper Goes To The Dentist

Thursday, June 25th, 2015

And he was a total pill.  Do not let this picture fool you. I’m the only person who could get him to open his mouth, until he started screaming at the end.  And his insistence on keeping his jaws shut meant he was biting our dentist’s fingers when she tried to pry his mouth open. […]



Rerun Meets the ENT

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

Everyone remembers how the kids fell like dominos early last month with tonsillitis, right? Well, last week I finally got Rerun in for his appointment with the Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor.  We had a few items on the agenda to discuss: – Rerun’s large tonsils – Rerun’s snoring – The possible effect poor snoring […]