My New Cousin!

I finally got to meet my new cousin today. I just LOVE babies! This is Gage, he is so cute I want to squeeze him!

Tooth Aches

Mom had a very bad toothache on Monday and Tuesday due to a lost filling in a molar at the very back of her mouth. Eventually the pain was so bad she had to have it removed on Wednesday. She's doing better now that the pain is gone.
During the two aching days, she researched a bunch of different natural pain relievers until she could get an appointment. Most of them work, (and in pain, you will try them all), but the best was swishing Vodka around and spitting it out, then rinsing with salt water.


Here are some other remedies found on the Internet:

Home remedy of a toothache with clove oil
Application of clove oil to the aching tooth is best to reduce pain and also removes any kind of tooth infection. This is a very effective home remedy of a toothache. Clove oil contains eugenol, a natural pain killer and antibacterial.

Toothache relief using garlic
Among the most effective toothache relief is garlic. A clove of garlic with a little rock salt should be placed on the affected tooth. It will relieve the pain and, sometimes, may even cure it. A clove should also be chewed daily in the morning. It will make the cure teeth making it strong and healthy.

Toothache remedy with hydrogen peroxide
Rinse your mouth out with hydrogen peroxide. This will kill the infection and relieve tooth pain. This really works. Follow-up with hot salt water rinse.

Toothache pain relief with pepper and salt
Apply a mixture of a pinch of pepper powder and a quarter teaspoon of common salt on the aching tooth as it will give relief.

Easy home remedy of toothache using ice
Gently rubbing an ice cube in the area between the forefinger and the thumb for several minutes is an effective toothache remedy, as it eases toothache. It acts by overwhelming the pain impulses that usually travel along the nerve pathways. It has a 60 to 90% success rate. Ice placed directly on a throbbing tooth also helps ease the pain.

Toothache home remedy with onion
Cut a piece of fresh onion and place it on the side of your mouth where the tooth ache is coming from. It works almost immediately. And if you begin to feel a little pain again, just very slightly bite into the onion, just enough to let some juice escape. This works great for tooth aches that keep you awake at night or from doing work during the day.

Toothache cure with vanilla extract
Just grab some vanilla extract put a 1/2 teaspoon full in your mouth and let it rest on the tooth that hurts.

Ease severe toothache with hot wet washcloth
Apply a hot wet washcloth to the areas of tooth pain until pain subsides…repeat as many times as needed… It will amaze you… works for extreme toothache pain.

Stop toothache with wheat grass
The juice of wheat grass is an excellent mouthwash for tooth decay and a natural toothache remedy. It also draws out the toxins from the gums and checks bacterial growth.

Prevent toothache with spinach
Chewing fresh leaves of spinach makes the gums strong and prevents toothache caused by dental caries and tooth decay.

Future Star

Malahat Summit

Mom & Dad finally got a new camera, so Mom took a couple of pictures at the top of the Malahat yesterday to see how well the zoom worked. I was sleeping in the car at the time. But looks like the shots turned out well!

My Mom




This last photo shows the Mill Bay ferry on the water. I've been on it once with my Mom & Dad when we went to Butterfly Gardens. (You can click on the photo to blow it up. Click the back button to return to my page after)

Happy New Year!

On New Year's Eve, I had a special "Big Tub" bath in Mommy & Daddy's bathroom. I missed the excitement at midnight, but I'm sure one year I will want to stay up to see what happens when the year changes.

Christmas Day

I had so much fun on Christmas! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Santa had left presents in my stocking and under the tree. I played with toys for the best part of the day without a nap. It was great! Daddy finally dug the van out of the snow so we were able to make it to Granny & Grandpa's house for dinner. While we were there I was able to talk on the phone to my Uncle Hugh in Scotland. It's the first time I've talked to Scotland, and it was midnight there. I think it was also the first time I have been able to put two words together for my Uncle Hugh! We had a nice Christmas dinner with Uncle Scott and Karlie, and Granny & Grandpa. I sure missed Amber & Reece, but Mom says we are going to have dinner and presents all over again today! It is official,.. I absolutely LOVE turkey.

Waiting for Santa

My Mom & Dad could not get their cars to budge in the snow today. It snowed a lot last night, and even more through out the day. I didn't mind being inside playing with them. They can be a lot of fun.
I am really excited that Santa is on his way to Canada soon, and I am going to put out some cookies and milk for him before I go to bed.
Merry Christmas Everyone!

Another Snow Storm!

We went out and played in the snow today. There was so much of it, I had a difficult time getting anywhere. Dad couldn't even get the van out of the driveway because the snowplow has piled over 3 feet of snow at the end of it!

Snowed in!

I had so much fun in the snow today! I don't really remember seeing all this white stuff last year, but from the pictures it seems to me I have grown a lot!






The snow started to fall last night...and it hasn't stopped yet!

Three Elves

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Christmas Excitement

Mom has started to bring out more and more decorations for Christmas. I tried on my first Santa hat from when I was 6 months old,..it doesn't fit anymore! I must have grown or something. What was really exciting was waiting for the shortbread cookies to come out of the oven. I absolutely LOVE them!

Good-bye Baby Bottles!

Yesterday was Daddy's day off, and we had a party! I have always loved to go to sleep at night with my bottle, but Mom & Dad said I was a big girl now and I didn't need to have a bottle anymore. So I took my last drink from my long time friend and said good-bye forever. I put it in the garbage myself too! Then we had a party! We had hats and a big balloon and ice-cream too. Mom painted the front window for Christmas...and that was exciting as well. I only cried for a few minutes when I had to go to bed without my bottle,...but quickly realized it wasn't coming back to me, so I just went to sleep.




(Special THANKS to Gran and Grandpa Kelly for giving us their little digital camera so we can update Jade's Palace!)

Winter Skate

Mom and I went skating at the local arena last week. As soon as I get a better fitting helmet, Mom is going to put skates on me and teach me how to skate. Last time we went to the rink we were the only ones there and had the whole ice to ourselves! It was fun!

Lest We Forget

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae

Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae was born on 30 November 1872 in Guelph, Ontario. At age 14, he joined the Highfield Cadet Corps and, three years later, enlisted in the Militia field battery. While attending the University of Toronto Medical School, he was a member of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada.

With Britain declaring war on Germany on 4 August 1914, Canada’s involvement was automatic. John McCrae was among the first wave of Canadians who enlisted to serve and he was appointed as brigade surgeon to the First Brigade of the Canadian Forces Artillery.

In April 1915, John McCrae was stationed near Ypres, Belgium, the area traditionally called Flanders. It was there, during the Second Battle of Ypres, that some of the fiercest fighting of the First World War occurred. Working from a dressing station on the banks of the Yser Canal, dressing hundreds
of wounded soldiers from wave after wave of relentless enemy attack, he observed how “we are weary in body and wearier in mind. The general impression in my mind is of a nightmare.”

In May, 1915, on the day following the death of fellow soldier Lt Alexis Helmer of Ottawa, John McCrae wrote his now famous work, an expression of his anguish over the loss of his friend and a reflection of his surroundings – wild Poppies growing amid simple wooden crosses marking makeshift graves. These 15 lines, written in 20 minutes, captured an exact description of the sights and sounds of the area around him.

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae left Ypres with these memorable few lines scrawled on a scrap of paper. His words were a poem which started, “In Flanders fields the poppies blow…” Little did he know then that these 15 lines would become enshrined in the innermost thoughts and hearts of all soldiers who hear them. Through his words, the scarlet Poppy quickly became the symbol for soldiers who died in battle.

The poem was first published on 8 December 1915 in England, appearing in “Punch” magazine.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

John McCrae

His poem speaks of Flanders fields, but the subject is universal – the fear of the dead that they will be forgotten, that their death will have been in vain. Remembrance, as symbolized by the Poppy,
is our eternal answer which belies that fear.

Sadly, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae died of pneumonia at Wimereux, France on 28 January 1918. He was 45 years old.

Halloween!

I thought Halloween was a really strange day. There were lots of ugly scary people walking around, and even I was a Zombie for a short while, but my make-up rubbed off thank goodness! I'm still too young to enjoy this holiday, but Mom and Dad seemed to have had a lot of fun. I did get to eat a piece of chocolate, and that was the highlight of my day!

Mom painted Reece's face early in the morning on Halloween, and then wrapped up a pregnant Mummy..(Tracy) I can't wait to show my new second cousin the picture of his Mom when he was still in her tummy!