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.
Saturday is not only July 4 Independence Day, it’s Tex’s birthday. He is going to be 2!
Saturday will be the first time this year where Jeff and I are going to a family get together. We will see how that goes. I have heard some of my aunts are nervous coming. Anyways it will good to see them. No need for hugging. I think it will be fun.
Sunday was Father’s day. My parents came over and it was a warm sunny day! I was happy it was nice out we could sit outside. Jeff made bacon burgers and brownies. It was so yummy! We gave dad a gift card to Menards since he is planning on building things for their home.
What I am really impressed is Tex. He didn’t bark at them like he usually does! He was adulting! At first he was a little timid but then it was a flurry of kisses! Lol! He really likes my dad. Kept going over to be petted by him.
We have been trying to sell our Durango since last year. It has happened! We said goodbye to our Durango on June 12.
The couple who came over and looked at it. They tried to strike a deal for a lot lower than we wanted. They came back almost 3 weeks later and said they would take it for what we were asking for it. Yay!
It took almost a week for the bank to clear everything and on June 12 at 11:30 at night they came and got it. Why they had to get it on Friday instead of Saturday. Maybe because the wife really wanted it since it was to be her car. She was excited to finally get it.
I have mix feelings. I am happy because we are closer to getting out of debt. But sad because it was a good car. However it did need work and there was some rust starting. It was fun to drive though.
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.
The tin is a sea shell and in the amethyst rocks are from my Grandpa on my dad’s side. The fools gold are Jeff’s. The orange rock is actually sort of shaped like a rock. Jeff got me that. The plastic fox is also from my Grandpa whom I am named after. His name was Daniel and I of course is Danielle. After he died I got this from him. The toy was inside of the shell container I don’t think anyone knew it was in there. It’s cool to have something from him. I remember him a little he died when I was a child.
These are from my Grandma on my dad’s side. Now I remember her she died when I was close to being a teenager. She got Alzheimer’s. I remember visiting at a nursery home. It was sad she didn’t remember my dad most of the time. After she died I got these two figurines. That’s why they are special I have something from her.
I bought these two in the 90’s at a Goodwill in Appleton. I simply thought they were cute.
I couldn’t believe about 2 months later I was in Green Bay at Saint Vincent De Paul. To find two more. And to have them be different and far apart from each other. What luck. They were meant to be mine!
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!
