Brace Yourselves!

(Can you hear the groan from Geek Girl and Mama Geek?)

Geek Girl got braces today!  They are much simpler than the ones I had as a kid -- no bands, just brackets.  Plus she got to pick the color.

Here's a before picture, following a request to "look demonic":

Yeeeesss, preciousssss

She actually resembles her aunt (my sister, to be precise) in that one more than I've ever seen before...hmmmm.

"So, how have you been?"  "Mrghfjgph..."

After -- blue braces abound!

She has blue-green bands holding the main wire in place.  Tonight's dinner: milkshake.  


Oh, and Geek Girl wanted me to post a picture of the mascot for her orthodontist, Penny:

Penny for your thoughts, kid

Penguin Day

[Note: GG wrote this last night, but we waited until now to post it...]

Right now, I am wearing penguin PJs. I think penguins pretty much sum up my day.

First, this morning, Mommy made me try on long johns and a parka that made me feel like a penguin for no apparent reason.

Next, I was reading a book that took place in a cold place. Penguins live in cold places.

Finally, we went to an ice skating rink where the thingies that less experienced skaters use for balance are penguins. I found out that I am very good at falling down on ice skates, and composed a (sort of) epic poem commemorating how it feels to have fallen down on your bottom on ice at least four times. Here it is:

Owie owie owie ow,

Ouch ouch ouch.

Owie owie ow,

Ouchie ouch ouch.

Ow.

Here are some pictures at the rink:

 With a penguin in the background:

And some videos:

Then, when we were done, we got cupcakes. Yay!

[Edit this evening: Some people Daddy follows on Twitter said it is #PenguinAwarenessDay.  Did you know that some penguins dive 900 feet down to eat squid? (I read that in Zoobooks.) ]