What a day (and still wishing Pila was done w/school)

So, our day started out at 6am getting ready to go to the dentist again! I got there at 7:50am and the journey began. The doctor started and then gave a big sigh and said, "this is worse than I thought". Surprise Surprise...with all the trouble I have had with this tooth, why should this come as a shock? He gave me a shot and I have never felt anything like that before. I guess he hit a nerve while giving the shot. My whole face immediately went numb (after the initial pain). Then he said that I only had two canals because they had fused together. He said they were suppposed to look like a triangle and mine looked like a "C". At 9:15 he said, "Your appointment is supposed to end now but we aren't even close to being done." Then he told me that very few root canals take three appointments. I told him, "don't take offense to this, but I don't like having all these appointments." He finished (or so I thought) and then said, "go up front to make your appointment to finish". So, I am not done with my root canal yet! My next appointment is next Wednesday. I don't know how much more of this I can take! So, I don't do very well with the medication from the shot so I have been in pain and sleepy all day. I was upstairs making dinner and Halamehi came upstairs. She looked HORRIBLE!!! Sipola had cut Mehi's hair off and it looks so bad! Then Sipola came upstairs and she had also cut her own hair! Mehi's hair used to go to her bum, and now some parts are cut above her ears! Pola just cut one side of her hair. I called Tevita crying and he said, "it's ok, just fix it tomorrow." I appreciated him being so calm and making me feel better about the situation. I just don't know why are kids are so mischevious whenever Tevita is out of town??? I called the only lady in town that cuts hair and she wasn't there so hopefully I can get them both fixed tomorrow. Tevita will be home for a few minutes tomorrow which I am so thankful for. I just need a hug from him and I think I'll make it for the next trip. He is so excited to go to Texas so I am excited for him. Wish us luck!

Wishing Pila was done with school!

Well, let's just say that last week was horrible! Monday I had to take all three girls in to the doctor to get their immunizations done. One of my friends in my last ward kind of scared me about the immunizations so I have been slacking on getting them done. We got notice that Lia had to get another one done to continue with school and Sipola had to get her kindergarten check up and shots so I just decided to get them all done while we were there. I also had the doctor check some things on me and he told me that I was anemic and a few other things. So, it wasn't the best appointment that I had been to. Then right after that, I took the kids to Dad's house and I headed to the dentist(which I am deathly afraid of). He gave me the shot and put the gas on me. Well, I passed out. I knew I didn't like that gas stuff! Then he was in a hurry and told me that I had one cavity that probably needed a root canal but he would just put a filling in it and see if that worked. I trusted that he knew what he was doing and I have never been in such pain in my life!! You know that feeling when you put tin foil on a filling? Well 10 times that feeling and that is how my mouth felt. It just kept shooting pain all night and I ended up not getting one minute of sleep. I told Tevita that I would rather have 10 babies naturally one right after the other than go through the pain that I was going through. At about 5 in the morning I had 2 towels in my mouth screaming at the top of my lungs with Tevita telling me we should go to the hospital so they could help take the pain away. I told him I would just wait until I could get into the dentist so at 7:30am we packed up all the kids and headed for the dentist. When we got there he gave me a shot and I waited for about an hour for him to come in the room and start working on me. He told me that I had already put him behind schedule because I didn't have an appointment so he would only do half of the root canal. He told me to take ibuprofen every 4-6 hours for the pain and schedule to come in as soon as I could. That was last Tuesday and I can't get in until Wednesday. My mouth hurts so bad and all I can say is, "I wish my brother-in-law was done with school so I wouldn't have to go through this anymore!" I think I might have to find a different dentist after this is all done, what do you think? We went to Cedar City for football camp on Tuesday and Saturday. It was really good to see the team work so well together. They won some and lost some but at least they finally got to play other high schools! Tevita has been limping pretty bad the past few days due to gout. It is so painful for him and I wish I could help him but it seems like nothing works. Saturday all the kids got really sick and I am trying to figure out if it is allergies or a cold. Brax is the worst out of them all and he sure doesn't do well being sick. It is driving him nuts! Tevita and Toni are at Flaming Gorge for campout this week. They will be back on Thursday and then they are leaving for Texas on Friday. Then they are going to Oklahoma on Saturday for rugby and then they are driving with Pila and Jamie back to Utah. It seems like whenever Tevita leaves, one or all of the kids get sick but hopefully they will get better soon. So, this is a long post but I haven't posted for a long time. Happy Birthday to Ami and Lita! We love you both!

What kids say!

Well, a couple of weeks ago my friend was moving. I brought two of her boys with me to our house to try and give her a break. They had been playing for a little bit and the next thing I knew, Sipola was having Mehi and Grayson follow her to the front room so they could get "married". Mehi was wearing her white dress and Grayson put on a Tongan dress. As you read this, be sure that you don't say the r the right way, you have to say it as though a 3 year old is saying it, with the w sound. Anyways, Sipola said, "Mehi, do you want to marry Grayson?" Mehi said, "Yes". Then Pola said, "Grayson, do you want to marry Mehi?" Grayson said, "Yes". Then Pola said, "Ok, you are married. Now kiss her on the cheek." So, Grayson gave Mehi a kiss on the cheek and they have been married ever since! Whenever my girls get mad at each other they always say, "Pola has a boyfriend, or Lia has a boyfriend". Well, today Pola got mad and said, "Mehi has a boyfriend", and Mehi said, "No, I don't have a boyfriend, I am married to Grayson!" So, I guess Daddy's lecture about not getting married until we are older didn't really sink in!!:)
Tomorrow Tevita and I will have been married for ten years. It seems like just yesterday that we met, but here we are 10 years later. Happy Anniversary Honey!
We have had a former student here the last couple of days. He was one of our favorites about 5 1/2 years ago. He came and spoke to the kids at the school today and he did such a great job. He is a successful Navy man and doing really well. It's because of kids like him that we continue to do what we do! It was good to see him and hang out with him. He only knew Braxton and Lia when he was here. He is so good with the kids and he is all the kids have talked about since he left!
Braxton went to work with Grandpa tonight. I hope you guys have a great time bud! I hope all our family and friends are doing great and I'll post again soon!

Fathers Day

OK, so first let me explain about the wrong pictures on here. They were supposed to be of Tevita and Braxton, and Dad and Braxton. Well, when my CD downloaded to the computer, there are more than one of the picture numbers so I just have to guess which ones they are so you are looking at a few extra pictures. I'm sorry because this post is dedicated to Tevita,Dad, and Fine. Anyways, with tomorrow being Fathers Day I thought I would post a Happy Fathers Day post. So...
To My Dad:
I love you! We have definitely had an interesting time growing up and being father/daughter. You have taught me so much and I want you to know that I truly do appreciate you and all you do for me. I know we have had some rough times but I think they have only made us closer. One of my memories that stick out in my mind is our Father/Daughter date we had for church. I was so proud to take you there and so proud to call you my dad. I still look at the picture. We both looked so happy! Another memory is when you had me walk as close to a deer as I could get and you told me I would never forget that experience. Guess what, you were right, I haven't forgot and now we try to get my kids to do the same! You are a great dad! You are a great grandpa! You were a great husband! I know sometimes you don't believe that, but where would we be without you dad? I am so proud of you! Happy Fathers Day! We Love you so much!
To My Husband:
I love you! Can you believe you are the father of 4 beautiful children? It seems so crazy that time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday that we were in Provo. Your kids love you dearly. I love you dearly!You are a great example for our kids. You do so much for us and work so hard and we truly do appreciate that. Thank you for always being there for us. The kids want me to tell you that they love you so much. They have poems and cards for you so you can have them on Father's Day. Thank you for being the person you are. Happy Fathers Day Hon! We love you!
To Fine:
Happy Father's Day! We wish you could be here with us. Fine, I want to thank you for raising such a great guy. You are such a great example for him and he misses you more than you will ever know. I wish you were closer so we could all be together more. We hope you have a great Father's Day! The kids say to tell you they love you and miss you!

Never say "Not much going on"!

OK, so I am never going to post "not much going on" ever again! After I posted that I went outside. Tevita and Toni had came home from the campout and Tevita came in, dropped his stuff off, and said, "I have to go get the horse ready and then go to Salt Lake", and off he went. Then he came home for a minute and told me to call dad to see if 2 of the kids could stay with him so we could all go to Salt Lake. Then he was off again getting the horse ready. While he was gone, I was sitting in the car for a minute and I was watching Sipola jump. She was teaching Lia how to do front flips and the next thing I knew she landed on her head. I got out and ran to her and she was holding her belly. I told her to breathe and then she was out! I yelled at her to keep breathing and by this time she was blue. I shook her (which they always tell us not to do) and blew in her face and she woke up and said, "Mommy, I'm ok". I called my friend who is an EMT thinking that she would get here sooner than the ambulance. At this point in time Sipola started coughing and acting like she was going to throw up. She was whiter than me so I knew she wasn't quite "ok" yet. I took her in to the sink in case she did throw up and Lisa (EMT) was here and checked her out. Everything turned out ok with her but what a scare! Sometimes this "MOM" thing is really tough! So Tevita came home and we told him the story and then off to Salt Lake we went. We left here at about 8:00pm. I kept trying to get Sipola to stay with us but she only wanted Grandpa. So, I told my dad the story and he became nervous about her and also us driving to Salt Lake so late. I kept calling him (I'm sure I was annoying him) and he reassured me that Sipola was ok. He took her to pet some horses which she loves to do and it woke her right up. So, Tevita, Toni, Halamehi,and I went to Salt Lake. Tevita got the wrong address so we drove around for what seemed like forever trying to find someplace that didn't even exist. We finally got the right address and dropped the horse off. We had to go to another aunties house and then back to the place we dropped the horse off and then back home we went. We got to Dad's house to pick up the kids at about 4:30am and got home at about 5:00am. Tevita had to get up and be to work by 7:00am and work called and woke me up at 9:00am. So, here we are, the kids playing and me blogging. Quite an interesting day it turned out to be!

Not much going on

Well, I just went on my sister's blog and told her she needed to post more so I decided maybe I need to take my own advice. I would post so much more if I could actually download my pictures when I take them but I don't have the proper equipment to do that so I have to get my pictures on a CD and by the time I do that the pictures are old news. Tevita and Toni took the boys from the ranch on a campout this week. They are in Pine Lake. It has been really windy here so I worried about them but Tevita said they have had really good weather so that is good. Braxton finished his baseball season. We were so happy for that! He did good but it's definitely time for it to be over. Lia and Sipola also finished T-Ball. They didn't play much but they had fun while they played. Halamehi and I are home alone right now. Brax, Lia, and Pola are at a birthday party so Mehi doesn't know what to do with her time. I am trying to get laundry done and Mehi just barely tipped over the laundry basket and said, "Mom, I made a mess. Can you clean it up?" Then she started laughing. So, needless to say, now she has something to do with her free time!:)I got to talk to my new sister-in-law last night. Her name is Mele and she is married to Tevita's brother, Pita. It was good to talk to her. With our family still in Tonga and New Zealand, we don't get to talk much so it is nice when we actually do! Well, there isn't really much to talk about so I will go finish my laundry now. Hope all is well with everybody!