In January I wrote a couple of posts about why I do not enjoy going to the dentist and why I wanted to change dentists and here is an update on my latest dental adventures (I’ll try to keep it short).

Well, I made an appointment with my old dentist and it was great to see him again. I don’t think I have ever looked forward to going to the dentist before but I was excited for this appointment. It was great to have a dental hygienist again and it was kind of nice to be able to watch TV while someone worked on my teeth. Everything was going great until the dentist looked at my x-rays. While he was looking at them we were having a conversation and he stopped mid-sentence and said “It looks like we’ve got a problem here…”

“WHAT?”

So they took a couple more x-rays and the dentist informed me that I had internal resorption on tooth #19. He then informed me I would need to see an endodontist for a root canal. Lucky me.

So, Monday Joey accompanied me to my root canal procedure. After they explained what they were going to do they asked if I needed anything and I jokingly said “How about a valium?” They laughed and then offered me some sedation options. After discussing it with Joey and the endodontist, I decided to go with the Versed so I could just “take a little nap” (I’d be conscious but wouldn’t remember anything). Before Joey had to leave the room he said “Let’s try an experiment. Try and remember green elephants”. As they were preparing me for the procedure I kept saying “green elephants” over and over in my head.

Well, the Versed worked great. I didn’t feel anything and I didn’t remember anything. Poor Joey had to deal with me all morning/afternoon asking him the same question over and over or telling him the same thing over and over (he said I kept telling him “I remembered green elephants”).

Joey left me in the car while he filled my perscription and I found this note the next day:

“Sweetheart, Stay in the car. I will be right back!”

I swear that was the first time I had seen the note. Man was I out of it.

Anyway. I slept most of the day and around 3:00 I was finally more “with it” and learned that they actually didn’t finish the root canal. I guess they ran into some complications (too much bleeding) so they did what they needed to and I have to go back in a month.

I am not sure what will happen next but whatever does happen I hope it comes with more Versed. Just kidding.

On Friday, July 18th, we were informed via letter that our apartment complex would be installing washer and dryer hookups in our apartment. The letter stated that they would start construction on Tuesday, July 22nd and it would take approximately 7 days. They stated they would need access to our apartment from 8:00am to 5:00pm and asked that we empty one of the closets in our bedroom (which happened to be Joey’s closet) and under the sink and that was basically the extent of the letter.

When I received this letter I began to panic. What was I going to do with the cat on such short notice? I called the front office and they said I should put the cat in the bathroom (not so fun for Pumpkin but that will work). I was also upset that we had only THREE days to figure out what to do with all of Joey’s stuff (do I really have to share my walk-in closet now?).

So, the construction process was a joke. They started Tuesday, July 22nd and did not finish until Tuesday, August 5th. That is not 7 days. That is a total of 15 days (or 11 working days)!!!

We also had a “situation” happen on Thursday, July 24th. I had the day off that day so I got to stay home and watch the construction. In the late morning a couple of guys came in for 20 minutes tops and did what they needed to do and left. I left the apartment in the afternoon to go to lunch and saw a set of keys stuck in our door. I thought maybe somebody would be coming by shortly so I just left them. However, when I came back 2 hours later the keys were still in the door and it appeared as though nobody had been in our apartment working! What was going on? I spoke with the construction guys and they appeared very nervous that this had happened. They also seemed to not know what was going on or who was doing what. HELLO?! No wonder it took them so long to finish our apartment. Anyway. They assured me this would not happen again so I handed them the keys back. I also called the manager of the apartment complex and told her my “situation”. She said that she would speak with their boss and figure out what was going on. Gee, thanks for your concern. My apartment could have been robbed! How about offering to change my locks or something? Maybe I’m being unreasonable and should just understand that this is apartment living but REALLY? Anyway.

Here are some pictures of the whole process.

BEFORE:

DURING:

Where Pumpkin hid while they worked in our apartment:

(Every time they entered our apartment she ran and hid under the bed so we didn’t need to lock her in the bathroom. I think she was a little traumatized every day they came but she survived.)

And finally, the AFTER picture:

Something their letter failed to mention was that the washer and dryer will cost an additional $30 a month. Do we really want to go through the pain of them installing the washer and dryer?

I want to move!

I love about my job and working with 2 year olds:

1. Wet kisses on my cheek (hopefully not my lips)
2. Hugs around my legs
3. Parents’ smiling at something I helped their child do (like say a new word)
4. Watching a child learn a new skill
5. Passing off goals after working with a child for 6 short months
6. Buying new toys (especially at Lakeshore)
7. Playing with new toys
8. Hanging out with my coworkers
9. Singing fun songs like “The Wheels on the Bus”
10. I learn something new all the time!

My husband is trying to raise enough money to buy a Macbook ($1,600) and he only wants nickels. Crazy I know. But if you have a nickel and a Paypal account, you can help make my husband a very happy man.

Read his post for more information on how to donate.

Thanks for the support!

This Saturday I went to the local Farmer’s Market with some friends from church (another “first” for me this summer). It was a lot of fun. There was a great selection of fresh produce, fresh meats and seafood, canned goods and much, much more.

I bought zucchini, cherries, corn and homemade pasta. I made the homemade pasta last night for dinner and it was delicious. I think I might try making my own pasta sometime in the future. Any suggestions? Have you tried making homemade pasta before?

I also bought a watermelon lemonade (another first for me). I wasn’t sure what it would taste like but it was so delicious! I can’t wait to have another one. If you have the chance to try a watermelon lemonade, go for it!

This summer I’ve:

• Rolled Yahtzee 3 times during a game of Yahtzee
• Went to a drive-in movie for the first time with Joey and my sister, Christene. It was a lot of fun but made for a very late night since we stayed for both movies.
• Attended a REAL Salt Lake game for the first time. I really enjoyed it and hope to go again soon.

I also hope to add a couple more “firsts” before this summer is over. Wish me luck!