The trip to the denturist's last Wednesday went fine....he got all the stuff he needed from me and planned to have my denture done by Friday. However, come Thursday afternoon, he was sick....so we postponed things until Monday.....which made me anxious...each postponement just puts my "adjusting to the denture" process further behind. Sigh. Murphy's Law, as usual.
For the life of me, I can't remember all I did the rest of the week! Friday we got more snow, sleet, freezing rain....ICK! The powers that be where Ed works called and told him not to come in, they were keeping the office closed. Of course, he still had to work, so that only meant that all calls came here instead of through the office. I cut my internet time down some, to accommodate, but not all of it....it is, after all, our home phone, not a company phone. I rode along on his calls that day, as well as the ones over the weekend, since he was on call for the weekend anyway.
Oh...and the snowblower died Friday. It's brand new - bought it in February and have used it approximately 3 or 4 hours total......called Sears, set up for service for Monday. Come Monday, we discovered that our service call had been canceled...and they wanted to shove us to the back burner (April 25). Had all sorts of problems with that.....big row with Sears customer service and their repair service department....suffice it to say that we won in the end and the snowblower did get fixed on Monday.....but they probably don't like us much right now. Tuff.
Of course, Monday brought MORE snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain.....DOUBLE ICK!! What a mess!! However.....I got my bottom denture! It seemed to fit really good...but after I ate supper using them for the first time, I discovered where all the little "tight spots" are....YEEEOWWWW! (and, having to chew slowly, I was hungry again by the time I got done..hee hee...no, not really, but it seemed to take that long)
Since I have one place that juts out a bit, he'd immediately ground that down a bit and put a temp liner in that needs two days to cure......meaning I couldn't have them adjusted today anyway, even if the weather allowed. Yes...more of that storm....another 5 inches of slushy snow. Will it never end??? SHEESH!! If it clears up tonight, I'll give my denturist a call tomorrow morning and see when he can fit me in....he told me to NOT put up with discomfort, to come in as many times as I need to get the fit right....I'm gonna hold him to it!
Sure is weird...it's like having your mouth too full.;....so many teeth there's nearly no room for your tongue...but I'll get used to it. In the end, being able to chew food will far outweigh the little oddities that go along with dentures.
Funny story: Yesterday I got out of my chair to go into the den for something....my left foot (not my bad side, btw) kept...dragging....felt like something was on the bottom of my slipper and sticking to the floor. I checked it 3 times and couldn't see anything...just thought "ok, guess I'll just throw them in the wash and get rid of whatever's there." When I got to the computer desk in the den (which is approximately 30 feet from my livingroom chair), I finally discovered the problem. Yarn. Yep...from the project I was working on...the project was beside me in my chair and the yarn was in the basket on the floor....I'd hooked the yarn around my heel and strung it all the way to the den!!! Sigh....wouldn't have been bad if I'd vacuumed lately...as it was, I had to clean dust bunnies off about 60 feet of yarn! Serves me right for not putting the project in the basket before leaving the chair.
Done Ramblin
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
And this week....
....is half gone! Where does the time go? Last weekend was "wander weekend" for us. We followed up on our half formed plan of buying a camper this year and wandered through 3 different RV dealerships in Bangor on Saturday. Then we wandered over to our nephew's house and visited with his family for a couple of hours....then we wandered to a restaurant for supper before wandering on home.
Of course, because we got a snowstorm last week, only a few of the new campers at each dealership were shoveled out for us to view....none of them had shoveled out any used campers. That's ok....we looked at those and picked up brochures....next time we have a free weekend and the weather is nice, we'll go back and look through the used ones.
Easter Sunday was not a big event for us...it was just the two of us and I still can't chew, so no traditional dinner. We had no other plans, either, so we decided we might as well wander again! Before we left, I threw the makings for chicken in sour cream sauce in the crock pot - it comes out so tender you can moosh up the chicken...easy for me to eat! Then we took a ride through the woods up Rt. 11 to Ashland, then P.I. (oh, get a map), stopping for coffee (and donuts for Ed) at Tim Hortons (my FAVE)...then on home via Rt 1 and I-95, arriving mid afternoon....and lazed the rest of the day.
Monday I was supposed to leave at about 8 am for a 9 am fitting for my bottom plate, but it was snowing and there was 3 inches of snow on the ground, so I called and left a message for rescheduling - unless it's an emergency, I no longer drive when the road conditions won't allow me to use cruise control.
They'd not called me back by 9:30, so I called - my denturist, Ben, wasn't in, so his boss, Ralph, said he'd have him call as soon as he arrived. By 12:30 I was thinking....hey, what gives?? So I called back....Ralph said Ben was still not there (now, come on...if I were the boss, I think I might just wonder what was going on....especially since my denturist commutes on Mondays from his home 70 miles away!!) and that he'd contact him and have him call me. About 10 minutes later, Ben called....he wasn't in the office coz he'd gone off the road on his way to work and damaged his car.....his boss knew it! Sheesh. Anyway, he was missing all that day's appointments, so rescheduled me for late today.
I spent the rest of Monday and all of Tuesday being a slug. My sciatica/piriformis was killing me anyway, so I watched tv, read and crocheted when I wasn't laying down. I got another one of those little totes done, this one with a longer strap and a crocheted flower & loop closure. I might get around to taking a picture of it! It's nearly identical in color to the first one I did (well, purple fun fur instead of pink, but, anyway!). I'm planning to make more - they're fun to do - but I've got to find some little girls that would like them or I'll end up with the daggone things taking up space!
Today I went to the bank and did a deposit - Ed got his mileage check from Worker's Comp from when he was out of work. I also cashed a couple of checks, did a CD, checked with the loan officer for RV loan rates and bought raffle tickets on a really nice quilt (yes, all at the bank). On the way home, I stopped at Ed's office for a bit - he was so thrilled to be doing paperwork today (NOT). Then I came home to do laundry and be a slug again until time to go to the denturist.
I'm off to catch up on my email.
Done Ramblin
Of course, because we got a snowstorm last week, only a few of the new campers at each dealership were shoveled out for us to view....none of them had shoveled out any used campers. That's ok....we looked at those and picked up brochures....next time we have a free weekend and the weather is nice, we'll go back and look through the used ones.
Easter Sunday was not a big event for us...it was just the two of us and I still can't chew, so no traditional dinner. We had no other plans, either, so we decided we might as well wander again! Before we left, I threw the makings for chicken in sour cream sauce in the crock pot - it comes out so tender you can moosh up the chicken...easy for me to eat! Then we took a ride through the woods up Rt. 11 to Ashland, then P.I. (oh, get a map), stopping for coffee (and donuts for Ed) at Tim Hortons (my FAVE)...then on home via Rt 1 and I-95, arriving mid afternoon....and lazed the rest of the day.
Monday I was supposed to leave at about 8 am for a 9 am fitting for my bottom plate, but it was snowing and there was 3 inches of snow on the ground, so I called and left a message for rescheduling - unless it's an emergency, I no longer drive when the road conditions won't allow me to use cruise control.
They'd not called me back by 9:30, so I called - my denturist, Ben, wasn't in, so his boss, Ralph, said he'd have him call as soon as he arrived. By 12:30 I was thinking....hey, what gives?? So I called back....Ralph said Ben was still not there (now, come on...if I were the boss, I think I might just wonder what was going on....especially since my denturist commutes on Mondays from his home 70 miles away!!) and that he'd contact him and have him call me. About 10 minutes later, Ben called....he wasn't in the office coz he'd gone off the road on his way to work and damaged his car.....his boss knew it! Sheesh. Anyway, he was missing all that day's appointments, so rescheduled me for late today.
I spent the rest of Monday and all of Tuesday being a slug. My sciatica/piriformis was killing me anyway, so I watched tv, read and crocheted when I wasn't laying down. I got another one of those little totes done, this one with a longer strap and a crocheted flower & loop closure. I might get around to taking a picture of it! It's nearly identical in color to the first one I did (well, purple fun fur instead of pink, but, anyway!). I'm planning to make more - they're fun to do - but I've got to find some little girls that would like them or I'll end up with the daggone things taking up space!
Today I went to the bank and did a deposit - Ed got his mileage check from Worker's Comp from when he was out of work. I also cashed a couple of checks, did a CD, checked with the loan officer for RV loan rates and bought raffle tickets on a really nice quilt (yes, all at the bank). On the way home, I stopped at Ed's office for a bit - he was so thrilled to be doing paperwork today (NOT). Then I came home to do laundry and be a slug again until time to go to the denturist.
I'm off to catch up on my email.
Done Ramblin
Friday, April 6, 2007
Rescheduled
Yep, that's what happened. Our Monday appointment got rescheduled to Tuesday at the last minute....well, nearly....about an hour and a half before we were due there. The rescheduling gave me some free time before Ed got home, so I kept working on this mini tote that was in my wip basket - and it was finished before he got home! It's cute - about 5 inches by 7 inches. The pattern calls for double strands of worsted, then fun fur added as a 3rd strand for the last few rounds, but I used worsted and a small shiny nubby novelty together instead, then added the fun fur. I had packed Easter gifts for our DD's family in with the ponchos & bolero (also shown here) for her sitter's kids, so I decided to add the tote for our DGD - maybe she'll like it to play 'dress-up' with it.....and, besides...the box of crayons in her Easter package fit just right!!Since we usually see the denturist around 4:30, we go to the restaurant down the road from his office for supper after we're done....hmmm.......oops! I had to scrounge up something for supper. Choices are limited...we had an odd meal....scrambled eggs for both of us, leftover rice in gravy and cranberry jelly for me, french fries and leftover green beans for Ed. Hey, it filled the tummy.
So, Tuesday.....Ben (the denturist) had me put in my bottom denture - took one look at it and said, "no way!" (did I mention he's young?). New bottom denture for me. He did some adjustments to both of Ed's dentures and then took another impression of my gums. I will go back on Monday - he should have the new denture all ready then....I HOPE!!
Wednesday I left early to go to Bangor to get some shopping done. We'd had about 3 inches of snow then some sleet overnight, so it took me nearly 40 minutes to clean off my car. By then, I was beat, so had no energy for roaming or window shopping - I only shopped for the necessities and headed straight back home. Got back around 1:30, unpacked the groceries, laid down to rest my leg...and woke up when Ed came home at 4 - woo, boy!
The weather forecast was for snow again Wednesday night into Thursday - about 6 inches. RIGHT. At 2:30 p.m. yesterday, the plow truck FINALLY came by, plowing more than 12 inches of heavy snow and it was still snowing! I went out and snowblowed my driveway.....Ed did the rest when he got home...and we got up this morning to another 3 inches or so more snow. Good grief.....it's APRIL...where the heck was all this snow in January and February when we WANTED IT???? Sigh. Deal, Ree.......it's Maine.
This morning, I had a whole flock of slate colored Juncos and one Downy woodpecker in the apple tree, waiting patiently for me to come fill the feeders....since the apple tree is covered in snow, it was a pretty site. By the time I got the camera out, most of the Juncos were on the ground - there were still 4 in the tree, as well as the Downy, so I took this picture. SURPRISE!!! My view from the kitchen was just like this....and the birds stood out like black rocks on white snow.......in this picture you can't even see them!!! Even zooming in, they don't stand out.....except the woodpecker.....so I've included a close up of him...he's on the main trunk of the tree, just below where it Y's............see him?
Achy/painy day........
Done Ramblin
Monday, April 2, 2007
April already??
Obviously I've not a lot going on in my life...it's been a week since my last post and I haven't a whole lot to tell.....lots of detail, not many stories.
Last Monday's appointment with the denturist was a wash for me. He asked me to put the bottom denture in to see the fit, but it was really hard to do - with the stitches and the bad fit, it hurt terribly - before I even got it all the way in, he stopped me. He commented that it was obvious to him that the pain was too great for him to be able to work on me.....so, if I could do without them for now, we'd just wait until my stitches were out....there was no sense in putting me through that pain. THANK YOU! Much as I want them in so I can get used to them before our trip....it HURT!
And, because the stitches didn't come out until Friday, it is still all soft meals for me. After he took out my stitches on Friday, the oral surgeon said that if they can't fit my bottom denture at my next appointment, to keep to this diet for at least another 2 weeks to allow for better healing. I tried the bottom denture the next morning, thinking maybe I could at least get used to the feel of it, even if I couldn't use them....but I had two spots in the front that felt like someone was sticking me with a hot poker....YEOW!
So, I took them out....tried to put them in every morning with no success until this morning! I actually have them in right now without them sending me into screaming pain. They're uncomfortable, but bearable as long as I don't try to talk or eat....they're really loose, especially in front.....don't even come close to meeting in the front and one side in the back meets before the other.....but at least I can keep them in my mouth to get the feel of them for a bit. My fitting is scheduled for later today.... it would be great if he can fix this plate - can't imagine how he can, but that's why he's the denturist and I'm not, I suppose! Whatever he has to do, it's all part of what we paid already.
Boy oh boy, though.......aside from the fact that I miss real food, this diet is playing havoc with my digestive system (bleck),
We've had a little ooooooooooooooold fridge for about 30 years that we've used as a "spare" fridge...a $15 yard sale find that we used for a few weeks as a main fridge to get us through til we could buy a new one. After we got the new one, we moved the old girl to the cellar and kept using her....for soda, beer, extra food when company was here. This poor thing was OLD when we got her......I'm talkin' seriously old.....and every time we've moved, we thought "this is it...she won't start up this time".....and she always did. She sits in the entryway behind the door next to the recycle bins....only about 1/4 full most of the time....but we hated to get rid of her. However, she's been making noises for a few months, so we finally decided to put her to rest.....or let someone else use her. While we were in Bangor Friday, we went to Sam's Club and bought a little 4.3 c. f. "dorm" fridge to replace her (the old girls probably about 8 or 10 cu. ft). Emptied her out and put her on the lawn by the mailbox with a sign on her that says "FREE - IT WORKS!". If nobody takes her by tomorrow, she'll go to the transfer station....sigh.
Meanwhile, Ed was on call for work this weekend, but it was fairly quiet...so he built a platform to put the new fridge on...it's too small to use easily if put on the floor. Once the platform is painted, we'll put the recycle bins side by side under it instead of stacked in the corner....the little fridge on top, with some room for odds and ends. Good deal!
And... we went to a trade show in Houlton. It's just a little one (maybe 40 or so exhibitors), but we usually see a few people we know that we don't see often. I think we spend nearly as much time standing in the aisles talking as we do looking at the exhibits. There was a camper dealer at this one (usually they're just at the camper shows), so we went through the campers...they are soooo nice and fancy now........I want one (boo hoo).
Seriously, we'd love to get back into camping - we really have missed it. We'd love to have a motorhome, but that won't happen. We do, however, have a loan all paid off, so have a bit extra each month now.......the plow truck is in pretty good shape for it's age - it's a bit of a gas hog, but has low mileage. Maybe we can catch a deal on a small tow camper after we get home - ya never know!
I had trouble sleeping last night, so I got up around midnight and finished up a bolero originally intended for my DD's babysitter's teenager and finally got sleepy around 3 am, so back to bed then. I'd done ponchos for the two younger ones.....took me forever to get this bolero done....it was supposed to be for winter use and now it's spring. They're in NC....I'll get the items packaged up and sent this week, but they won't need them now....sheesh....slowpoke. Oh, well...I'll leave it to my DD to decide whether to give them now or wait until fall. I'll take a pic of it later.
The weather is yucky today......laundry calls.....and it's time to take out that denture!
Done Ramblin
Last Monday's appointment with the denturist was a wash for me. He asked me to put the bottom denture in to see the fit, but it was really hard to do - with the stitches and the bad fit, it hurt terribly - before I even got it all the way in, he stopped me. He commented that it was obvious to him that the pain was too great for him to be able to work on me.....so, if I could do without them for now, we'd just wait until my stitches were out....there was no sense in putting me through that pain. THANK YOU! Much as I want them in so I can get used to them before our trip....it HURT!
And, because the stitches didn't come out until Friday, it is still all soft meals for me. After he took out my stitches on Friday, the oral surgeon said that if they can't fit my bottom denture at my next appointment, to keep to this diet for at least another 2 weeks to allow for better healing. I tried the bottom denture the next morning, thinking maybe I could at least get used to the feel of it, even if I couldn't use them....but I had two spots in the front that felt like someone was sticking me with a hot poker....YEOW!
So, I took them out....tried to put them in every morning with no success until this morning! I actually have them in right now without them sending me into screaming pain. They're uncomfortable, but bearable as long as I don't try to talk or eat....they're really loose, especially in front.....don't even come close to meeting in the front and one side in the back meets before the other.....but at least I can keep them in my mouth to get the feel of them for a bit. My fitting is scheduled for later today.... it would be great if he can fix this plate - can't imagine how he can, but that's why he's the denturist and I'm not, I suppose! Whatever he has to do, it's all part of what we paid already.
Boy oh boy, though.......aside from the fact that I miss real food, this diet is playing havoc with my digestive system (bleck),
We've had a little ooooooooooooooold fridge for about 30 years that we've used as a "spare" fridge...a $15 yard sale find that we used for a few weeks as a main fridge to get us through til we could buy a new one. After we got the new one, we moved the old girl to the cellar and kept using her....for soda, beer, extra food when company was here. This poor thing was OLD when we got her......I'm talkin' seriously old.....and every time we've moved, we thought "this is it...she won't start up this time".....and she always did. She sits in the entryway behind the door next to the recycle bins....only about 1/4 full most of the time....but we hated to get rid of her. However, she's been making noises for a few months, so we finally decided to put her to rest.....or let someone else use her. While we were in Bangor Friday, we went to Sam's Club and bought a little 4.3 c. f. "dorm" fridge to replace her (the old girls probably about 8 or 10 cu. ft). Emptied her out and put her on the lawn by the mailbox with a sign on her that says "FREE - IT WORKS!". If nobody takes her by tomorrow, she'll go to the transfer station....sigh.
Meanwhile, Ed was on call for work this weekend, but it was fairly quiet...so he built a platform to put the new fridge on...it's too small to use easily if put on the floor. Once the platform is painted, we'll put the recycle bins side by side under it instead of stacked in the corner....the little fridge on top, with some room for odds and ends. Good deal!
And... we went to a trade show in Houlton. It's just a little one (maybe 40 or so exhibitors), but we usually see a few people we know that we don't see often. I think we spend nearly as much time standing in the aisles talking as we do looking at the exhibits. There was a camper dealer at this one (usually they're just at the camper shows), so we went through the campers...they are soooo nice and fancy now........I want one (boo hoo).
Seriously, we'd love to get back into camping - we really have missed it. We'd love to have a motorhome, but that won't happen. We do, however, have a loan all paid off, so have a bit extra each month now.......the plow truck is in pretty good shape for it's age - it's a bit of a gas hog, but has low mileage. Maybe we can catch a deal on a small tow camper after we get home - ya never know!
I had trouble sleeping last night, so I got up around midnight and finished up a bolero originally intended for my DD's babysitter's teenager and finally got sleepy around 3 am, so back to bed then. I'd done ponchos for the two younger ones.....took me forever to get this bolero done....it was supposed to be for winter use and now it's spring. They're in NC....I'll get the items packaged up and sent this week, but they won't need them now....sheesh....slowpoke. Oh, well...I'll leave it to my DD to decide whether to give them now or wait until fall. I'll take a pic of it later.
The weather is yucky today......laundry calls.....and it's time to take out that denture!
Done Ramblin
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