Last weekend was the 4th of July. We went to my parent’s house. I saw three of my aunts and uncles. Some were leery about getting close to anyone and one of my aunts was like “Can I just hug you?” I was like yes! I haven’t been anywhere.
Everyone was there for maybe a couple of hours but Jeff and I stayed a lot longer then that. It was nice to chat with the parents.
Also on the 4th was Tex’s birthday! He turned 2.
We got him a Kong ball. Since Tex is a heavy chewer and he loves his other Kong toy. He hasn’t destroyed that we figured a ball would hold up. Tex loves balls it’s his favorite toy.
Back up to last Wednesday July 1st. Jeff and I did our first landscaping project. We have been talking about it forever and finally did it. We put down rubber mulch and planted some Hostas.
Father’s Day is next weekend on Sunday. Last month we invited the father’s to our place like it was a normal year. Of course my parents said yes right away. I said that I bet Jeff his parents will say no. He said he gave them 90% they would say no.
Guess what they said no.
I have to vent because I asked Jeff does that make you mad? He said not as mad as you get. I told him why it makes me mad.
Here is why: I remember Jeff’s mom Darlene. I loved her like my second mom. I remember she called, emailed or FB messenger us frequently. There wasn’t one week we didn’t hear from her.
After her passing then Ken got remarried. It has been distant Ville. We NEVER hear from him. It pisses me off because of what I stated about Darlene being in our lives. We don’t hear what he is doing or if they are okay or they got a new dog. WTF?!
I hate it! Just because he got married doesn’t mean he can throw away our relationships. I don’t understand. I don’t feel hurt, I feel very disappointed in him.
Jeff said that he never thought of it that way. I didn’t tell him to have him feel bad or feel the same. He said he understands now and he wanted to think on it.
In any case we are going to have a good Father’s day.
Soon I will be adding my collectibles. I have so many and have some great stories attached to them. I like reliving the memories.
I hurt my arm. I think I sprain my bicep. Ugh it has been hurting bad since we did the floor. That’s all I think why my bicep hurts so much.
We decided to sell the Durango because we owe a lot on it and we want to start to try to get out of debt. I mean we already started to get out of debt it’s the one bill that would help if we could sell it. That means the truck needs to be fixed and Jeff has been trying.
Go figure when Jeff is fixing the truck someone wants to look at the Durango. So if they want it we have no vehicle to drive. So it’s fast track to fix the truck. We do have the option of borrowing my mom’s car but I really hate driving that car. Plus I know Jeff will hate driving it as well. I hope he can fix the truck in time if they want it.
If it does sell that’s where our stimulus check is going. To pay off the rest. Hope it happens.
All I can say is when you get older pulling teeth is harder. Ugh! Will the pain ever end? Also this week I have found that there was pieces of my tooth still inside. I was worried because I woke up one day and the clot had come out. Never had that happen before but lucky because the rest of the tooth chunks came out with it.
I can’t just sit around waiting for my tooth gap to heal. So I mowed the lawn the other day. I have to say my mouth hurt so much that night. UGH!!
However it’s starting to fold inside its self. That means it’s healing nicely. I rinse with salt water every night that helps. I just can’t wait till I don’t have to think about it.
I have been dealing with my tooth since last year. AND of course it started to hurt when eating. “They” said save the tooth! Get a root canal done. “They said.” Well all that pain and all the pills. I physically couldn’t handle it anymore. The antibiotics I have been on since March. My body is like no more!
I called the endodontist last Thursday. He wanted to put me back on antibiotics. I told them it actually hurts worst then before the root canal. He said time for it to come out.
I at first really wanted to keep it but not for all the months of pain and antibiotics. They got me in on Thursday so that’s good I didn’t have to be in terrible pain for long. I haven’t had a tooth extraction with a crown and root canal done in a very, very long time. So I was unsure what it would sound like.
Terrible is what it sounds like. The crown sounded like someone took a jawbreaker and smashed it on the ground. I have never had anyone take a grinding tool to split my tooth in half to take it out. It was awful! For sure the worst tooth I have ever pulled. Lots of blood.
I had the worst headache when I got home and went to bed at 8 at night. I couldn’t handle the pain I was in. On Friday my mouth was swollen. I also have little cuts and I think maybe some bruising in my cheek. It was terrible. I hope it’s the last tooth ever to come out.
I was telling Jeff in my lifetime which I am only 37. I have had 15 teeth pulled out that includes wisdom teeth. I think the average person has 32. So yeah it’s a lot. I am going to have to figure out what to do with my teeth so I can eat properly. But I can’t till next year anyways.
Remember this stuffed animal we got accidentally by our mailman? He got a new purpose. I call him Anxiety bear. I have been having bad anxiety about going to the dentist(s) for my tooth. I remember when I got Lasik and they let me hold a stuffed animal when getting the procedure done. I thought why not do that at home. So before every appointment I hold him and rub his ears and arms. My hands get really sweaty too. When I hold Anxiety bear and play with him, I can just sweat on him too. I know this sounds strange. I have to say it helped so much! I couldn’t believe it. I felt calmer when I went to the dentist. I still do breathing exercises but they weren’t really helping me, alone. Anxiety bear helps me. I don’t take it in with me but just holding him before and the car ride over has helped.
Last weekend we got our living room floor done. Wow what an improvement!
Last weekend we decided to paint before putting down the floor. So if any paint gets on the floor no big deal. We painted the hallway and one closet. It went from white to tan which is the same color as our living room.
Was supposed to do flooring this weekend. But I got a sinus infection been sick all week. Starting to feel better but not totally myself. Seems like the floor is just never going to get done. Even though I know it will.
Getting ready to do some floors this weekend! Finally no more garbage floors. Excited to get some work done as well. I have been feeling like a slouch since Jeff works from home. The disadvantage of living in a small home.
Was worried that Jeff would be unemployed because a lot more people got laid off this week. But he gets to keep his job. Our lock down has been extended to May 26.
Yesterday April 9 I went to get my root canal done. I was so nervous! I haven’t had a root canal in probably over 10 years. I had nothing to be nervous about but I couldn’t stop my body from shivering with nerves. I think at this point my nerves are shot from being nervous all the time going to doctors and dentists. I think next time I will bring stress all to keep my hands busy. Like when I had Lasik surgery. That helped.
The doctor did give me some more antibiotics which I hate and some pain meds. I made a mistake and took benadryl with the pain meds and they interacted. I was so itchy last night and didn’t sleep. I googled it and it said NOT to take it with the pain meds. Oops! At least now I know.
The doctor told that a normal tooth has 3 roots. Mine had 5! So he had to do extra work. Now it’s just sore but now I can eat normally. Since February have been dealing with tooth and now it’s fixed. I am happy! I have to see the dentist one more time and I am free!
Finally getting my tooth fix this Thursday! Then I can really be a hermit in my home. I won’t be in terrible pain anymore.
Friday April 3, Jeff and I went to Costco and I have to say a good job Costco. The first store we have been in that is taking Covid-19 seriously. We had to wait six feet apart from going to the register and they wipe down everything before the next customer. I saw a lot of customers with mask and gloves which I also had on as well.
There has only been one case nearby and that person is in quarantine. There has only been one case near April as well. I worry about her since she works at Walmart.
I am doing a series of giraffes cross stitch patterns. So far I completed this one:
Wisconsin is now in lockdown till April 24. That means Jeff has to stay home and work. Which he has taken over my office. Everything has changed. It’s strange to not hear all the traffic during the day or see people walking or biking down the street. This also means I have to wait to get my tooth done. I just hope it will be okay and not get more infected otherwise I will have to find a clinic to take it out.
We went to the Pharmacy the other day. I wore rubber gloves because I knew I had to touch the card reader machine. Everyone was looking at me like I was a freak. Also this guy had his baby just out in the open. No one was practicing social distancing either. These are serious times. People need to understand this.
Then we went to Walmart and surprisingly there weren’t that many people there. Also, they had toilet paper and some other paper products. I was surprised. We didn’t feel the panic either like before.
Today my dad retires! Yay! Too bad they can’t celebrate but glad they are home. I would be really worried about them if they went on that cruise.
