By Lizzie | Published:
June 19, 2009
You know, sometimes I wish I could just book a room for one at the Sahara hotel and take a vacation all by myself. Today is that kind of day for me. There were thunderstorms most of the day and that means that Verizon can’t keep my Internet service on. And Grump is just, well, Grump. It seems that it’s all negativity all the time.
Today he’s angry because he feels he’ll be getting this city job, but he’ll miss out on the opportunity because his plant called him back. I made him go back because if he refuses then they’ll cut off his unemployment. But this city job is not going to materialize. In February they told him that a man was going to retire at the end of March. Apparently he still hasn’t retired, but will do so in August. Well, we can’t wait around hoping for some job that might not come available. We need his income and he’s angry about that. Yes, it sucks, but that’s life. The bills have to get paid.
And while I was trying to get away from his attitude and do some of my own work, the storm hit. Well, no internet or satellite for a while and that meant I was doing the moping. I went out onto the front porch to watch the winds and rain and pretend I was somewhere else. It didn’t work very well, but I was close. Grump didn’t come out to bother me and I could pretend I was somewhere getting pampered with one of those nature CDs instead of the actual rain. It was nice for a minute.
Then the rain stopped and like all vacations, it was time to come back to real life. Things have settled down a bit here and the winds have died down, while the humidity level has gone up, but I still want that mini-vacation. Just me. In a swank hotel, getting pampered.
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By Lizzie | Published:
June 19, 2009
My friend has advised me to go to a Plano Dentist because she doesn’t feel my teeth are white enough. Now, if my teeth were stained badly and/or in need of serious repair I would consider, but I don’t feel I look that bad. Of course, I could probably use a little work.
I have had some work done in that area the last couple of years. I felt a lot better about my smile after that. And being able to eat corn on the cob. 
My own experience wasn’t unpleasant, though a little costly, and I have had my teeth longer than my mother and her sisters. That’s definitely a good thing. We all are cursed with soft enamel and bad teeth. It didn’t help, of course, that growing up they were too poor to go to a dentist—and that dentistry wasn’t very important in the foothills of Appalachia at the time. So I feel good that I’ve gone this long with all of my teeth except the wisdoms. Why does that even sound good in this day and age?
There are a lot of people in this region that don’t feel that dental work is important and so you see a lot with no teeth or badly aligned dentures. It’s not uncommon to see young people getting dentures and children having badly decayed teeth because of bad dental hygiene (and soda in bottles). There’s a lot of education in the school systems, but kids learn from what they see at home too. And if the expense of a dentist isn’t something that someone can afford—even with government help—there’s nothing that anyone can do. The kids grow up and eventually lose their choppers. It’s a sad thing, and becoming less common, but it’s true. I’d love to see more health care professionals (not just dentists) encourage healthy oral hygiene and care, because it is risky to have bad teeth.
Before I got my work done I had to take antibiotics everytime I had dental work done, because my gums were bad. And, at the time, they believed that it would prevent me from developing a heart infection. Yes, a heart infection. Apparently the bad bacteria travels through the blood stream and is quite dangerous. Yet not many public and health officials demand better availability of dental care. That’s just a shame.
I am considering visiting a dentist to get my crown repaired and replaced. We’ll see if I’ll go for the whitening. I might be able to use a little sparkle in my grin.
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By Lizzie | Published:
June 18, 2009
Grump got called back to work. I’m so happy! I was worried about out money situation, but thankfully his plant didn’t shut down. Now I am able to buy that digital frame I’ve had my eye on for pictures of the kids. I’m thrilled. Of course, he goes back the day after Father’s Day, but that’s ok. In 2 weeks we’ll start getting back on track with everything and be able to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
None of the places where I sent my resume have called me back. I’m extremely disappointed in that, however it’s probably best since Grump is going to be back at work during the day now. We thought for sure the plant was going to shut down in this horrid economy. Another plant just laid off a bunch of people and our county is forecasting a huge budget shortfall this year. Gee, I wonder why. Everyone’s laid off. Nothing to do but sit around and hope for something to fall into your lap, pretty much. We’re so incredibly lucky and blessed that Grump gets to go back. Unbelievably so.
I won’t be able to buy that frame right away, of course. But I’m going to put half the money back for it. There are going to be so many cute pictures of the kids this summer and I’d like to put them in there. And maybe switch them out as the seasons change. Maybe I’ll get a couple for my birthday. Ok, maybe not, but it sure would be nice. At least, though, I’m able to plan for that purchase now, instead of wondering if we’ll be able to pay the bills from month to month. A true and honest blessing.
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