Firsts and Lasts

Dentist visit this morning. Lauren did really well with her first cleaning, although she didn’t like the water squirter. She has to have another filling, which we’re finding unsettling – it seems to be a result of the way her teeth developed, not decay as such, but it seems kinda stupid for a 4 year old.

Sam did OK, until it came to being examined when he fought a little. He was fine once he got his toy though.

Everyone who reads this already knows, but just as a marker for the kids, yesterday my Aunty Dorothy died. She was one of the nicest people I know; not a saint, just a caring, decent person. We’re not explaining it to the kids as she wasn’t really a figure of significance for them, so the subject isn’t going to come up. I’m sad to say that not getting to know her properly is their loss.

I’m going to the funeral, but we’re not telling them that either; it would be difficult to explain why I was going to see Grandma Flo without them, so I’m just going away for work. I’ll only be gone for 4-5 days, and will come back with enough presents to make everything better.