End of July

So I did something this week that I haven’t done in many years. I went to the dentist. A couple of years ago I was talking with my sisters and they were dumbfounded that I hadn’t been is such a long time. It took me a good long while but I finally got enough courage to call. I have been hesitant because my teeth feel fine and I was worried they were going to tell me all these things that are wrong. I also have some gum recession on my two front teeth and know it would probably cost an arm and a leg to get it fixed. So anyway, Monday I decided to call. They said they had an opening the next day from a cancelation or else they would be booked out until October. I told them I would take the opening.

Tuesday morning, I left and got to the office by 8am. It was not as horrible as I thought. They did a whole array of x-rays and pictures and then the hygienist went to town on my plaque that had been built up for over 15 years, crazy. The doctor then came in and took a look and told me that the overall health of my teeth was okay but there were two things. I had two amalgam fillings from a long time ago that needed some attention and then of course the recession. I set a return appointment for a couple of weeks for the filling and then got a referral for a periodontist, who will help with my gums. With doing some research, I think I will need to do a gingival graft; so we will have to see. I made an appointment with them for this upcoming week; I am a little nervous about the cost, but it would be great to get it taken care of.

So Wednesday; we didn’t have much going on. Teddy had a doctors appointment for a sports physical. He had heard horror stories from some of the other boys that they make them pull down their pants and cough and what not. But our doctor did not do that and he was relieved. I know in the future he probably wont be that lucky, so we will see. Sally was able to go with a friend to Rexburg and Macy played with a friend in the morning. I really like it when the kids have friends to go to, so I can have a little break. I am having such a hard time being a mom right now, they seem to hate each other and its just constant bickering and fighting unless they are not together and at fiends house. When I am just with one, it is okay but all three is hard. I have goals that I want to implement and they have things they can improve on and we will just work through it together.

The kids and I went to the church at 4 to play pickleball; well the girls got to watch some boys in the nursery while the adults played and Teddy played too. I had a good time. Teddy had a football came that evening and Sam was flying home from Japan all day on Wednesday and was suppose to make it home at 9 but his flight got delayed in Denver. I really do not like the Denver airport, just haven’t had any good experiences. They finally made it home at 11:15; it took him a while to make sure that all the other travelers were picked up and what not. So we didn’t get home until close to midnight. I had been trying to go to bed by 10:30 or so, so it was a late night for me.

So, Sam texted me on his 4^th day in Japan that his eye was swollen and it never got better; he had gone to a pharmacy in Japan and they had given him some drops but they didn’t seem to help. He asked if I would set up an appointment at the doctor for Thursday. They had an opening at 11, so I took him up to Rexburg.  He was also starting to not feel great, so they gave him some antibiotics and then some different drops. It was a rough few days, I have heard that its not just Sam, but a lot of guys are such wusses when they are sick; it was pretty annoying but we made due.

Friday, Sam wasn’t feeling very good; I think it was just a normal sickness but he said he was dying. I asked him if he wanted a blessing, so I texted our ministering brother from our ward but he wasn’t available until the afternoon. I was able to find another gentleman to come and it turned out nice. He told Sam that he needed to ride out this sickness and that helped him realize that he just needs to let his body recover. He had me call the doctor to ask if there was anything else we could do, but they said to keep on top of the meds and just rest. I was able to take the girls to a friends house and Teddy also went to play with a friend as well.

 I actually had a doctors appointment at the same doctor that Sam had on Thursday. I didn’t really want to go to the doctor because I feel fine, but my medication was running out and I didn’t have any refills, so I decided to only do a medicine check up instead of a full blown wellness visit. Most of the time they draw blood and run tests that cost a ton of money only to all be good. I have also gained weight since my last visit and I kind of felt like a disappointment. The doctor was happy last year when I had lost and so this year being up again just sucked. But I checked out and I got my medication refilled for the next year. My goal is to take this year to get my health under control and come back next year doing better.

Saturday morning, Teddy and I went to help a sister who was moving out of our ward. There was a decent turnout and we got the loading done in a short amount of time. I let Teddy walk home and I rode with someone to her new house. It took a bit longer to get everything unloaded and into the house and I wasn’t able to just leave when I wanted to, but it felt good to get out and do some service. He then went up to Rexburg to hang out with a friend. The girls had lost friends on Saturday so it was a long day. I decided to take them to a movie. We went to Barbie and it was interesting. The rating was PG13 and there were a few things that I would say were inappropriate but overall, it was okay. I was glad I was able to get them out of the house.

Today when the alarm rang I was disoriented and almost reset it for a different time but then I realized it was Sunday and we had to get up and get ready for church. My husband was still not feeling well and his eye is super crazy looking, so it was just the kids and I. I was proud of Teddy for getting ready without being asked and the girls were good too. We made it through church and home to rest.

In the afternoon, Teddy and Macy came into my room and were just board. They asked if they could go golfing and I told them that its not something that we normally do on Sundays. But then they told me that their dad went golfing last month with the football coach and that wasn’t fair. I didn’t know what to do. I told them to go ask their dad and I felt like he would tell them no but he didn’t. So guess what, I said okay. Sally was really sad that she wasn’t going to get to go, but I knew that it wouldn’t be great if she tagged along. So I left her crying, which I felt bad about but I knew she would calm down and be okay. I stayed in the car and watched a movie while Teddy and Macy played 9 holes. I am glad that they were able to spend some time together doing something fun. I would take that any day than staying at home fighting.

So anyway, that brings me to now. I am about to put the kids down and I will probably hit the sac too. Teddy has his class bright and early and I do not want morning to creep up on me. So adios, sayonara…goodbye and goodnight.