Time to dive right in, I guess.

I didn’t think I’d have time to update today (and what a way to get a journal started!) but my contractor kickoff meeting this afternoon was postponed, which means I have time to do it at work. After work on Thursday nights is really a zoo; I have to get the kids all ready to go to their Dad’s Friday, and myself to go to Cowboy’s. The kids and Cowboy share custody of me, switching every other week. So I’ve got to get all of our laundry done and me packed in addition to the usual nonsense. Although it’s not like I wouldn’t have time to write at work. I’m not the busiest here lately.

Took John to the orthodontist this morning. This is the first time I’ve met this doctor, and he seems really together. He showed me all the stuff on a neat computer program. I guess last time John was in there; he took digital photos of his mouth as well as X-rays. Poor kid’s mouth is so small that all of his permanent molars are coming in all jumbled up.

So John’s first getting something called a palate expander. It hooks to his top teeth, and we turn a screw every day. Doesn’t look too painful, but he’s going to have to be better at brushing his teeth. Heck, we all need to be better about brushing them at night.

After that, he gets some doohickey that will push his lower molars back to make room, and some braces and headgear that pull his upper front teeth back. He’s going to have an uncomfortable year, but it’s a better solution than the pulling teeth that I went through.

The orthodontist has apparently dealt with divorced parents for years, and will make sure that I get all the information. I’m glad somebody will. I didn’t even know that he had something put in his mouth last time until he asked me if he could eat popcorn. Lovely.