Sunday, December 21, 2008

Dentist

So I had a dentist appointment on Thursday morning. It was not fun. I got two fillings at 8am and then had my regular six-month cleaning. I was pretty nervous going in, but the fillings really weren't too bad. The shot was just a dull pain and then I was numb, so I didn't really feel, much...just heard a lot of drilling. The dentist said that the first cavity was really small and the second one was worse and went all the way to the nerve. He said we are going to keep an eye on it and if it gets worse, I'll have to get a root canal. WHAT?!?! I freaked out a little when he said that. That is, as much as you can freak out when you are lying down and someone is doing stuff in your mouth that is numb on one side.

He proceeded to finish with the exam and then explained a little further about the cavities. The bigger cavity really wasn't that big. My tooth nerve was just higher than what is normal, so that's why the cavity had reached the nerve. Typically, a cavity of this size wouldn't have been even close to reaching the nerve. That made me feel a little better, that the cavity wasn't as bad I originally thought. I still have the threat of a root canal b/c of the problem with the nerve. Yuck. My teeth are still just a little sensitive. I'm just hoping that the filling takes care of the cavity...I'd like to avoid as much dental work as possible. Plus, these stupid fillings cost me $165. :-(

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:35am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Nights in Rodanthe
4. What is your favorite TV show? Sex and the City
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal or toaster waffles or oatmeal
6. What is your middle name? Nicole
7. What food do you dislike? Lima beans
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Lifehouse, as always
9. Favorite sandwich? Chicken Salad
10. What characteristic do you despise in people? Sucking-up, brown-nosing, kissing-ass, being fake
11. Favorite item of clothing? Jeans
12. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? European cruise might be next…
13. Favorite brand of clothing? Macy’s, Kohl’s
14. Where would you retire to? West coast
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? none too memorable lately…25 still sticks in my memory as a bad one though
16. Favorite sport to watch? College basketball
17. When is your birthday? March
18. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night person fo sho!
19. What is your shoe size? 7
20. Pets? Tally and now Chester
21. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I have a day off on Friday!
22. What did you want to be when you were little? Speech pathologist, then forensic pathologist
23. What is your favorite chocolate? Milk
24. What is your favorite flower? Sunflowers and hydrangeas
25. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? December 19th
26. Favorite soft drink? I don’t like soft drinks…but diet coke if I have to pick one
27. Favorite restaurant? Texas Roadhouse
28. Real hair color? Brown
29. What was your favorite toy as a child? Monchichi…LOL!
30. Summer or winter? Summer but I like spring too
31. Hugs or kisses? HUGS!!!
32. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
33. Coffee or tea? Tea
34. What is under your bed? DUST, storage container with sheets, sometimes a kitten named Chester
35. What are you afraid of? Making the wrong decisions
36. Salty or sweet? Salty
37. How many keys on your key ring? 6
38. How many years at your current job? 2.5 years…3.5 at Miami
39. How many towns have you lived in? 3
40. What are your answers? What are your comments?

Monday, December 08, 2008

Chester

I found this kitten this weekend. It's name is Chester for right now and John wants me to keep it for him until he gets out of AIT. Then he plans to take care of it. I'm almost sure that it's a girl, so the name might have to change.


The little kitten was so cute and meowing when I got home from work on Friday night at like 10pm. It was like 16 degrees outside, so I brought it into the house. Tally is pissed and there's been quite a bit of growling and hissing. I'm interested to see if they will adjust to each other though. For now, they are in separate rooms and together only when supervised. Isn't Chester cute?!?!!