So yesterday, Kathryn was going to Walmart for diapers. With three small children, aged three and under, it's doable, but take Grandma and it's a little easier. Camille opted to go along, too. We went out to the garden area, and bought some flowers. I got tortilla chips and bananas, detergent and dishwashing liquid, just in case you were wondering. :)
We did spend some time in the pool, Miss Cam and I, then Charlotte when she got off the bus. Sonja was at a study session for her NCLEX exam. Activity club was playground, decorating parasols and bucket hats, then a big bonfire with marshmallows and hotdogs with all the groups together.
I don't have much more to say than I'm leaving in ten minutes to drop Sonja off at a study session, then wasting/spending an hour or so somewhere, until it's time for my dentist appointment, then I'll pick Sonja up again. I won't gross you out as you drink your afternoon coffee, but the abscess broke last night, I'll spare you the details. I will say that it doesn't hurt nearly as bad anymore, and shh, if I hadn't called yesterday when my whole face ached, I probably would've procrastinated more.
My goal here today is to let thankfulness rule. Here's how it works: I am thankful for modern medical care, for dentistry, for pain relief. (In old times, they did try: years ago at the Smithsonian in Washington, there was a skull with a hold drilled in it, they were trying to figure out headache relief...). Anyway, today I will be thankful.
Drama Queen-ism isn't easy, you know. I think it's also known as Medical Anxiety. I do not like medications, or procedures of any kind. Back in the baby days, I'd realize that when I was pregnant again, I'd have to go to the dr. again...and again and again and again....
Okay, now I'm home, it's evening...I dropped Miss Sonja off for her study session, then had almost two hours before my appointment. The thrift store: one little pair of 2t OshKosh overalls, one cute lift-the-flap book, a pair of sandals with the tags. Then to Marshalls: one little outfit for a grandchild, another little outfit for a different grandchild, and a bag of monk fruit brown sugar.
The appointment: the X-ray of the crowned tooth doesn't show exactly how much damage is done to the roots...so I have two choices: go to a specialist for a root canal then back to the dentist for a new crown, with the possibility the tooth cannot be saved, and end up getting it pulled anyway, or just have it pulled and get a bridge/fake tooth. The dentist thinks that if I take the antibiotic and it continues to clear up, there is no hurry to decide. It does feel better than it did the other day, but still not so great. So, now I get to procrastinate some more...I do think I'm leaning toward just getting it pulled.
Sonja and I took a little jaunt into Aldi, for chicken, ground beef, shredded cheese, and salsa. Then...home. We made dinner right away, taco salad.
This post reads like a third grade writing assignment. I don't know, life is busy, and good, and the weather is fantastic. Two more days of sunshine, then some rain. I'm enjoying it....early mornings watering the garden and turning on the pool filter in bare feet, drinking coffee on the deck...bare feet.
Ah well. No plans for tomorrow yet, a gloriously blank calendar...what will happen?
5 comments:
Hi Della,
I’m glad that your abscess is clearing up. Toothache is so painful. I had an abscess years and years ago and so painful. I guess it depends where your tooth is whether you have it pulled. But a little bridge is a good idea….little bridge over troubled water…..so to speak! You faced your fear and that is great 🥳🥳
The price of groceries is really awful, isn’t it? You go in to get a few things and it’s $100 😳 And I think yours are better prices than ours.
Are you getting that smoke from Nova Scotia? It’s so awful. Our conditions here have improved immensely. Thank goodness…..it was so vile 🤢Enjoy your lovely days on the deck and in the pool ………
Have a lovely day on Friday 😊
Marilyn from Canada 🇨🇦
Yes, even before you said you're leaning towards it, I was thinking 'Get the tooth pulled and be done with it.' I had one of those 'see the specialist for a root canal that might not work' incidents and it was not worth the hassle or the money. It's only partially worked, but it's a more complicated story than just a simple bad tooth. My mouthful of dental work is probably the most expensive thing we own! LOL
Oh, and if the tooth is not right in front, a bridge probably isn't even needed. I have a missing molar, doesn't show when talking or smiling, and that gap causes absolutely no problems.
Hello! I am glad your tooth is getting some relief. I had the same option a few years back. I decided to pull the tooth and put in a new one because it was near the front. Steve has cracked three, and since they are in the back, he just has them pulled! Anyway, always enjoy checking into your world, my friend. I love the little outfit you found! It literally took me back to the summer when Madison was a baby. I bought her precious things like that at Ames. Do you remember that s†ore??? Have a cozy evening with your beautiful family, my friend.
I am looking forward to nothing on the calendar this weekend. I've become such a slug and I can procrastinate right along with you! Pulling your tooth seems like the best way to go. Good luck! You always find some great buys when you go shopping! You and my sister would make a great shopping team! Me---not so much. Enjoy your weekend!! xo
Marilyn, I'm glad it's getting better too, nothing like some severe aching pain to make you realize how good life is when you don't have it! Our prices are a bit better than in Canada, I think. For that 97 dollars, I did get a big bag of coneys (white spicy local hot dogs), a 5 pound thing of burger, and a five pound package of chicken breast. I haven't noticed any smoke, the skies have been clear and blue here, heavenly.
Deb, the cost of these things is ungodly! ugh. But the dentist did say that aside from some teeth shifting, it wouldn't be noticeable to have a missing molar.
Billie Jo, if it's near the front, you need to get a new one, glad you could do that. Ames? Yes! I loved going on Tuesdays, I'd bring my mom for the 10% off senior discount! They had good toys, too!
Terri, procrastinating is the best, because when you finally do something, it feels so rewarding. :)
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