I'll try to catch up on all the latest news - mostly to do with teeth!
I had an appointment on Thursday to have the temporary crowns pulled off and the permanents glued on. As I haven't been able to eat anything solid for what seems like 6 years - I had cheese and broccoli soup with soggy bread on Wednesday night.
When I first got to the dentist, I had a deep cleaning - agh - lots of blood and too much pain - so the hygienist gave me about 12 shots of Novocaine. She left the room while she waited for the numbing to take effect. While she was gone, I was happily sitting doing some knitting when I felt a real broccoli ripper coming on - I didn't think she would be back for a while so I let her go. Cor struth - I almost passed out from the pong.
Well, darn it - she was back in 2 minutes. She opened the door - took one breath - turned a pale shade of green - and left, slamming the door and not returning for 15 minutes! She was not nearly as friendly as she had been earlier! I guess some people don't fart - or eat broccoli!
Both the nurse and the dentist had a hell of a time getting the temporaries off - but after much tugging, yanking and swearing (yes, the dentist said some naughty words - bad dentist!) they came off and I was ready for another round of torture - putting the new crowns on. It didn't hurt but he pushed on them so hard, I thought they would come through my nose!
On to the next phase - shoving great mounds of that vile pink goop in my mouth to take impressions for my partials. They will be ready to pick up for the first fitting on Thursday - but he says they will take at least 3 fittings - so I won't be done for a while yet. The insurance ran out in February so I am paying for all of this torture out of my own pocket -%$#*&%$ thousand dollars! You don't mind do you?
Dear Felix came last week and fixed another sprinkler - I seem to have a rash of broken sprinklers. The garden is starting to look pretty again after all that rain.
I must correct a mistake that I made in an earlier posting - I said that Matt was in the slammer. Wrong! It's Alex who is in the slammer. I got another letter from him the other day. He doesn't have any money! Surprise, surprise! and he has converted to a Muslim! I wrote back and asked him how I can put money on his books (I have some English money lying around.) I will also go and visit him when, and if, I ever get over there.
Mr. and Mrs. L have moved into their new home in Vancouver, BC. I am invited to drive (1000 miles - NOT) or fly up there anytime the heat gets to be too much.
Mand D came to lunch yesterday. We went to a sushi place - Dee doesn't eat sushi but she had a nice grilled salmon with brown rice. I had an assortment of sushi and went a little too overboard with the wabi-sabi sauce and blew me brains out! Still it was good - and I don't think it has the same effect as broccoli.
Must go and do Monday chores.
Love you - more every day
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I thought you would like to be reminded of all your hard work when you made the Camel. It's just beautiful.
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