Keeping in touch

I spent another 2.5 hours in the dentist chair today while they sawed/drilled off two more crowns and cleaned out the decay and all that other stuff they do. I have a temporary crown on and will be wearing it through Thanksgiving, dang it. One more visit to seat the new crowns and I am done! Till my February cleaning appointment anyway.

I just got an email today from my cousin, Debra Van de Taeye who just joined Facebook. Shortly thereafter I got one from Gene Ciancio, her Uncle. Haven't seen him in years. I remember when I was in grade school he was Mr. Cool. He still is. His profile picture is him in the water being kissed by two dolphins.

I am really enjoying checking Facebook daily and seeing what my nieces and nephews and in-laws and out-laws are doing. Even Brian. Where are you, #7?

Cats and Dogs and Laser pointers

Just before I left for Matt's by way of Mom's last week, I had picked up a laser thingy to play with the cats. Jean-Claude and Mica love it and will go up the wall after it. Sassy looks at them like they are crazy, but I figure it is a great way for them to get some exercize. I took it with me on the trip.

Mom's Honey was just like my babies, she loved to chase the little red light. Gabriel didn't get it.

Matt's cat Bubba didn't get it. Adam and Megan's cat Jester did. And you know who else did?

Thor. He wasn't what you would call fast. Or coordinated. He has a tendency to fall over. But he got it. He was going to get it. He wanted to get it. Dang it.

Visiting with Matthew and family

Thor, the puppy, is 4 months old and weighs 60 pounds. Gabriel made sure he knew who was the boss of him. Gabriel would lift up his lip and show his monster teeth, but every time he crinkled up his nose he had to sneeze. Kind of took the fearsomeness out of it. Every now and then he would yip and charge at Thor, just to back him up some. Mom told him he was being UGLY! I tried to put the video below, but if it doesn't show up for you, click here.

c'dale library book sale

I went to the Carbondale Library book sale this morning. I bought a couple of bags of books, and may go back tomorrow for the 1/2 price sale. I found a nice Reader's Digest edition of Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, illustrated and with its dust jacket. That will be winding its way to Brian. I have a big stack of Barbara Cartland books up for auction..... right now. They are mostly Regency romances..... which I normally love.... but she writes with a lot of ..... breathless brainless babes..... they can't ever finish a sentence and it drives me crazy.....really.....what does anyone need commas for?

Three hour tour of the Dentist Chair

Yup, three hours. Two simple little fillings first, then he attacked my upper back crowns on the right side. Drilled through stinky porcelain and metal. Yucky. Then drilled out some decay. Unfortunately for us, it went up under the gum line, and my gums went bonkers bleeding. He was afraid we weren't going to get the impressions for the new crowns, but the assistant went to town on my gums and finally got the bleeding stopped.
Did I ever tell you how much I hate going to the Dentist? It's not the Dentist himself. It's that dang drill! I hate it. Even more now that I know what it smells like going through crown material. I still have two more to take off on the left side. Someday, far away. And then you have to pay them for making you miserable. Where is the justice in that?

Don't freeze potato salad!

Don't. When you thaw it to eat, the potatoes are yucky. How do they freeze french fries and shredded potatoes? What magic thing do they do to them, and what chemicals are involved? Do I really want to know?

However, the bread pudding was a big hit. They want more, please.

Deal of the Week- Walgreens Oct

This week Walgreens has their Softsoap Body wash on sale for $3.49 each. There is a coupon in the easy saver October book for $1.00 off. There is also a Catalina deal where you get $10 in register rewards ( coupon that you can use on anything else in the store) when you buy 5. Soooo
5 X 2.49 =12.45, and you get $10 back, making them .50 each. Good deal!