Hi all. Well, its almost 1 a.m. here. I love staying up late when I can. I hate to go to bed early and have to get up early. I wish I was rich and didn't have to work. I'd hire a maid and stay up all night and sleep all day. Not much of a life, huh?
So far today my tooth has not hurt much. I've really got to lay off the aleve and ibuprofen. I've had terrible heartburn but I've been taking something for pain for over a month now. I thought when I had the root canal done last week that that would fix the problem but I guess I have more than one bad tooth. Thats what I get for not going to the dentist regularly. I just wish I could find a dentist that I really like. The one I'm going to now, well, he is really good when it comes to giving you shots of novacaine, my dentist before me always hurt me so bad. But this latest dentist, he is going to bug me about doing all this work on me. I don't mind getting a filling or root canal if I really need it but then they want to crown the tooth which ends up costing me $600 over what the insurance pays. I can't afford that. Besides, I'm not all that sold on getting crowns since I've had one come off because the tooth started getting decay again and I was under the impression that once you have a root canal and a crown, thats it for that tooth. I'm not sinking another $600 in a tooth I've already put $1200 into. Last time he did a complete exam, he wanted to put 6 crowns on. He's nuts if he thinks I'll do that. Another tooth I had a root canal and crown and ended up having the crown drilled into cause there was a root that was missed. I'll find out how much work he wants to do when I see him Tuesday. Last time, 2 years ago, it was $5,000 over the insurance. Oh, I have a year to pay it all off to. Sure, I've got $500 a month I can pay him or so he thinks.
Sally, thats awful that kid took his life. Its so sad that someone gets that bad and they want to end their life. Thats total hopelessness. I've felt hopeless before but never felt like I wanted to kill myself. Sounds like your really busy these days.
Newnana, hows California these days. I miss that state and would love to go back for a visit. Glad to see you again.
Corina, oh last night that tooth hurt so bad. I was miserable. Today it hardly hurts at all. Not that I'm complaining. Now if I can get through the weekend I'll be thrilled. Oh, lucky you and that TOM. I definetly dont miss that. I had a total hysterectomy done a few years ago. You know, I hung onto my "PLUGS" for, gosh, almost a year before I finally gave them to someone. I don't know why I hung onto them. Maybe in the back of my mind I was thinking "just in case".
Who knows.
Marlana, love the picture you attached. Gosh, its getting so close to that time of year again, you know that word "Christmas". Yikes. I do have a few gifts bought already. I'm trying to get dh to give me some ideas but he is blank. I told my MIL I want a new bundt pan and a crock pot. Thats really all I want or all that I can think of right now. If only we could get a new slimmer body for Xmas. That would be all I would ask for. Oh, I just saw the picture of the ghost doggies. Cute. Skeeter will like that.
Well, I'd better get off here. I should go to bed but I'm just not sleepy yet. Maybe I'll read for awhile. Take care and I'll talk to you later.
Oh, well, wanted to say Hi to all of you.
I live in an adult gated community and we've been trying to add some activities to get people together more. So tonight I have a small reading/book group coming here. We don't just read a particular book (because I don't read enough to get through one in a certain time!) but we share some things that we've read or heard about. Tonight I've asked one of my neighbors, who really likes to write, to read us one of her short stories. It will be some good conversation. As we age it is so comfortable to just stay put -- and for me in front of my computer.
Woohoo!
I am almost there. I can see the 80s just over the horizon and it is just an awesome sight. Now the challenge is to see if I can keep this 190.5 and work my way to the 80s. I always seem to lose some pounds when it's that T.O.M. I have not ever understood that but lately I seem to do that. Well I would like to see the tippy top of the 80s by Saturday but I don't know if that will be doable. I am going to try. 
I don't necessarily enjoy depending on anyone other than myself but this time I can't do that. I will keep you posted. 
