Last week my youngest had a brace fitted to his teeth. At the ripe age of fourteen now, we gathered all the information about it and he had a big think about what he wanted to do. I gave the decision to him as he would have to live with it and care for it (sounds like the ownership of a pet) but the ultimate decision was to be his. So he decided to go for it and have the brace fitted. It seemed to take ages to have it actually put on and he was more patient than I would have been.

The first week was quite stressy as not only had he got to get used to it being there, it made his teeth slightly sensitive and he could only eat very soft foods. All he ate in the first few days was soup and yogurts. We had yogurts in every form possible, drinkable, in tubes and mousse, custard with added jelly. It was frustrating for him but now a week on it's a different story really. He's had to give up eating and drinking some things but to be honest that's not a bad thing, wouldn't recommend it for a dietary option though. He is now back to eating more solid things and feeling a lot more relaxed about it. 

I thought I would share this just in case anyone else was thinking about braces or going through a similar situation. I realise it may be back to square one when he has his regular seven week appointment to tighten it up again but he's aware of it now and that 'it's all going to be just fine' . So that's what I named my verse for today on this very subject........I wrote it not long after he had the fitting.

It's all gonna be just fine.......

Someone I know had a brace fitted this week
a mouthful of metal from cheek to cheek
The teeth they will straighten
in about two years, that's what they reckon
It's all gonna be just fine

Ok now it's on
the tough hard chewy food has all gone
For it's all soft stuff now
that's all these metal teeth will allow
But it's all gonna be just fine

Doesn't feel it right now I don't think
if it was removable it would be in the drink
Frustrating is what it is
biscuits, crisps an hairbos is what is missed
But everything is gonna be fine

It's sensitive and tight I think, at first
at times he probably wishes it could be reversed
But battle he does
and now and again cracks a smile for us
Yeah...it's all gonna be just fine

It must be a pain
but straight teeth he will gain
More food he will eat
and discomfort he will beat
He is.....gonna be just fine


And it is just fine, all the worry and stress at the beginning have gone now. He's in a routine with cleaning it and is biding by all the instructions he's been given. I'm very proud the way he has dealt with it and coped. 

So don't be worried if you are facing braces and if your a parent of a child needing braces just remember........try not to worry (easily said I know) ....It's all gonna be just fine. If you want to ask any questions or need to know anything just leave a comment and I'll try and help. 

Thanks for reading you beautiful people, catch you tomorrow for Free From Friday!

Woo, get me and my girlie fingernails. I can never usually grow my nails, they either break easily or I just get fed up and cut them. Even now I'm typing and thinking whether they are gonna to last as they just get in the way slightly. They tend to over power the finger tip and my fingertip gets very busy especially typing on my phone but we'll see. Some ladies have theirs really long and I'm always wondering how they cope.

I've never been a lady nail type of girl really, I don't go in for the false ones and have never visited a nail bar or had any sort of manicure but might have a go one day, just never felt it necessary. So it's Verse for Thursday and I decided while I was popping a bit of nail polish on I would write a poem. Obviously I wrote it about half an hour after my nails were dry. The 60 second polishes are bit vague, there is one thing, mine didn't dry in 60 seconds!!

Anyway here goes, hope you like it.........

Proper Lady Nails

I'm putting on nail polish would you believe
something my nails don't often receive
They are usually brittle and broken
cut short as a token
But I am now the owner of proper lady nails

Oh what colour should I apply?
clear, pink or red to glorify
It usually ends up all over the place
not very patient you see so may need to replace
But I am the owner of proper lady nails

I can't be doing with those plastic ones stuck on with glue
we already have one nail, so why have two?
They may not last long
but to me they belong
I am the owner of proper lady nails

I will probably end up cutting them all short
and the lady look I'll have to abort
I'm not used to it you see
and in the way they may be
But.....I can say I WAS the owner of proper lady nails

​Thanks for reading and please come back tomorrow for a bit of gluten free fun on Free From Friday.

​Take care for now......... 

Going to the seaside at the weekend brought back some great memories as a child when we would all pack the car up and pop off for our summer holiday. There would be suitcases packed to the max with all we needed. Games to keep us occupied on our journey, no ipads or mobile phones back then. We had to rely on a conversation or to look at the view. In my experience I had to look at the view and watch where I was going in the car otherwise my head would be down the bottom of a plastic carrier bag being sick. Great times and some lovely memories........

There will be sun, sea and sand they said
We'll have a lovely weekend away they said
As much candy floss you can eat they said
When our folks took us away to the seaside

You'll love the hustle and bustle of the amusements they said
Hot doughnuts made while you wait they said
There's even a train that travels on the sand they said
When our folks took us away to the seaside

A ride on a donkey will be fun they said
Building sandcastles with a watery moat they said
Eating sticks of rock but mind your teeth they said
When our folks took us away to the seaside

That sea air it may make you hungry they said
So fish and chips we'll order by the crate they said
For dessert you can have ice cream with TWO flakes in they said
When our folks took us away to the seaside

We'll make the most of the day, start early they said
Sat in a traffic jam for an hour, a game of I-spy they said
I do hope we don't breakdown they said
When our folks took us away to the seaside

Have you wiped your sticky fingers and emptied shoes full of sand they said
With us packed like sardines in the car, soon be home they said
In a dream I'm sure I heard we'll do it again next year they said
When our folks took us away to the seaside


Thanks for reading - catch you tomorrow for Free from Friday.........