Sharpen Your Teeth

Had to drag the kids out of school early today-- I'm sure they're quite torn up over that-- to go to the dentist. Just a checkup/cleaning thing. Turns out the boy has 2 cavities. I found myself apologizing to the dentist. I don't even know why. I guess I feel like a bad mother because my child has cavities. He has to go back next week to get some work done on them. That should be fun.

For some odd reason, this dentist doesn't have evening hours. Nor does she have weekend hours. I hate taking them out of school, but it's the only way I can get them in to see a dentist at all. Oh, and a visit to an orthodontist was recommended. Seems like the girl might eventually need braces.

This week is crazy with appointments. Today, it was the kids at the dentist. Tomorrow, I have an eye doctor's appointment. The cat has a vet appointment. The poor thing. His collar-- I got the stretchy kind so he wouldn't choke himself should he get caught on anything-- had this rough spot that rubbed part of the back of his neck raw. I removed the collar immediately. But then he kept scratching at it. He won't stop. I'm always chasing after him, chastizing him. I have to get one of those dorky looking cone collars from the vet so he won't scratch that spot anymore. Hopefully, there is no infection.

I still have to set up yearly checkups, for me and the kids, with our respective doctors. And I need to visit a dentist. My wisdom teeth are giving me hell. These appointments are piling up and I'm going insane. I have to leave myself little notes everywhere so I don't forget which appointment I'm going to on what day and where I need to be for that appointment. Today, I kept forgetting I was at the dentist. I kept calling her the eye doctor. The mind is the first to go...

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Why practicality is often not appreciated:
A funeral parlor that rented space in an Austrian nursing home, is in trouble after putting coffins in the window. No one wants to be reminded of their impending demise. I'm in the express lane going to hell for laughing at that article.