Good evening yall. I had an exciting time at the dentist this morning and thought I'd share with all of you. This will be long, but I think it's worth sharing. First of all, my appointment to get 2 cavities filled was at 7am this morning. I am NOT a morning person, but this appointment allowed me to take less time off work (actually, no time off work--I made it to the office at my regular time). Naturally I'm almost hyperventillating when I get there. You think with my fear of all things dentistry I'd brush and floss better, but nope, I don't.
I get in the chair of death, I mean the patient chair. I'm shaking because I'm freezing, but I'm sweating profusely at the same time. You can tell I live in the South because today is camo day at the office. The dentist and other employees wear matching scrubs. I've been there on LSU day, but this was the first time for me to see them all in camoflauge scrubs. I'm not gonna say the name of my dentist on my blog cuz I didn't ask his permission, but he really is the best ever. I told him that I've had 2 c-sections and that honestly he scares me more than childbirth, which is true. He puts the medicated cotton in my mouth to get ready for the you know what. I ask him if it's too late for the gas and he says no, they can hook it all up while the numbing cotton does the best it can to prepare my gums for what's coming. Well, he didn't say anything about the doing it's best to prepare blah, but anyway.
So I get the lovely mask with tubes coming out everywhere. I take in breaths so deep you'd think I hadn't had oxygen in a month. I learned a few tips on how to get stronger gas.
1 - tell them you've had better elsewhere, in my case at the oral surgeon's office. my dentist will not pull my teeth. that's smart of him.
2 - work really hard to carry on important grown up conversations while you should actually be loopy. this takes work, but it's worth it. the more i could talk, the more she was thinking i needed a little more.
3 - mention again how freaked out you are.
So the gas seemed a little stronger than normal, which I really needed. I'm staring at the popcorn ceiling, trying to daydream, when the Scooby-Doo moment of the visit happened. You know when the old Schooby-Doo cartoon is coming on how the big scary monster is coming towards them with his arms up in the air? Well, I see this big shadowy monster coming towards me and I hear a chainsaw crank up. I kid you not, this is not a dream. Then I realize that today is lawn maintenance day at the office and it's just the man with the leafblower outside the big picture window. I'm still trying to distract myself from the upcoming nightmare, so I decide the dentist can be the blond dude, the assistant who's going through my chart can be Thelma, yeah, this is not gonna work.
The older couple who got called back right before me is walking out now. The exam rooms are not really rooms, but just open spaces coming off the hallway (in other words, no privacy). I think the man was the one getting dental work and the woman was the wife taking care of him. As she's walking out, she comes to talk to the assistant who's babysitting me to make sure I don't run out the back door.
Here's their conversation.
Old Lady: Did you put her to sleep?
Thelma: No, she's not asleep. (Note--MY EYES ARE OPEN!)
Old Lady: Then what did you do to her?
Thelma: We just gave her the gas to help calm her down.
Old Lady: But it doesn't knock her out?
Thelma: No, it just makes them dizzy.
Yep, I heard it all. Then the dentist comes. He gives me the shots. I have a hard time with this part. I tense up for the entire shot process. The third time he sticks the pointy part in (can't say the N word), it hurts and I feel blood. Oh, how I wish I could pass out. Instead I just say Ow Ow Ow the best I can with the mask on and the sharp object and suction thingy in my mouth. He does his drilling thing for a minute and asks if I'm ok. I say I am, but the cold water is a little sensitive. He asks if I'm hurting and I tell him no, but I'm all tensed up and waking until I do start hurting, just in case.
It's over with pretty soon and they take my precious mask away. They make me sit there a few minutes, then let me pay my money and go on my way. I know the dentist is there to help me and I really do think he is great. I told him I think the reason I am so freaked out is because unlike a c-section, he's right in my face and I can't help but see and hear what he's doing.
So that's how my appointment went today. I don't have to go back until my next cleaning in May. Hopefully I won't have any cavities. I'm gonna try not to spend the next 5 months worrying about it. I'm taking the day off tomorrow for my echocardiogram at 9am and then a day of fun with Aunt Pat! I'm a little worried about the echo. I don't know why, but I'm kinda worried they might find something. Of course I won't go back to the cardiologist to get the results until the middle of February. Hopefully it'll come back and say that they were right--I just have a garden variety tachycardia, nothing to worry about. Thanks to all my imaginary friends for always being there to listen to me. Yall have a good evening!
This is a red wine glass made by Libbey glass and etched with a fleur-de-lis. Here's how you can be in the drawing for this one of a kind glass--leave a comment on this post. That's all! Of course I would love if you would mention it on your blog so more people out there could have a chance, but that's not a requirement. You have until midnight on Friday night (Feb 6) to leave your comment. I will be drawing for the blog candy on Saturday. Here's the catch--I'm not gonna track you down to find out your shipping address, so you'll have to check back in here on Saturday afternoon/evening to see if you were the winner! So go out there and tell your friends to sign up!
She is so great! I can't wait to find out who she is. I definitely plan on staying in touch. I also have some pictures of the boys. Anthony was showing me High Step and Little Step from school. It looks like some kind of leg exercises. The first picture is High Step and the second is Little Step.
We made a pop-up card. I think they enjoyed craft time. Tuesday night I had Pokeeno. I got third place and won a set of butterfly salt & pepper shakers.
You can barely see the cute little snail on the ribbon. I've had this in my head for several days now, so it's good to see it on paper. The problem with my head is I only see glimpses of what I want to do, not the full picture.
These are the ones I baked in a mini bundt pan. The rest was split between 2 round cake pans. I don't have loaf pans, so I improvised. It is quite yummy! I hope yall are having a great day. We've got chocolate cake, this bread, and tons of root beer so I'm doing good today. Now off to eat some cake.
I just LOVE Elzybells and this was the first time I saw one IRL. I'm kinda tired, so I think that's it for this post. Being domestic just really wears me out. I helped clean out closets this evening and I baked some Amish Friendship bread. It smells wonderful. Its one of those that begins with a starter that you get from someone else (Aunt Pat in my case). Yall have a good evening.
Don't blame me--I warned you up front it was not my best. Then I made a card using an image I recently received in an image swap.
Better than the "nuts" card, but still lacking something. Or everything. I can redeem myself though--I have pictures of Anthony eating spaghetti (who needs a fork when you have all your fingers???)
It looks like he even shared with the polar bear on his shirt. Don't you just want to squeeze him! Well, after his bath. We've got our Dave Ramsey class at church tonight and the boys have their "party" at church. The trick is to not call it babysitting. Instead, call it a party. Yall have a good evening. Hopefully I'll make some better Valentine cards this weekend.
I think he will be very pleased with his own personalized glass. Next I have a glass featuring my new Cricut cartridge - Zooballoo. It's an LSU tiger glass. It has LSU on one side and a cute little tiger on the other.
Isn't he precious! Maybe I'll actually make more than one sale tomorrow. Actually, I'm kinda being more negative than I should because a woman at work (who I'd never met before, so it wasn't a sympathy order) asked me to make 6 fleur-de-lis wine glasses for her daughter/son's anniversary. It doesn't seem like a real sale, though, because I'm not delivering them until March 2. A lot can happen between now and then. I'm just definitely not the entrepreneurial type. At least I think entrepreneurial is a word. In other words, I have a hard time selling stuff I have made. I'm gonna get an Etsy shop I think because they only charge 3.5% on the sale price. Ebay charges 8.75%. They both have a listing fee, but they are quite small. I'm just still not sure I want to take the leap and try shipping stuff. Going to the post office all the time doesn't sound nearly as fun as making the stuff. I do have a friend in mind that I'm thinking of asking to "go into business" with me. I figure I could make the stuff & sell it. She could ship it. We could split the profits. I'll have to ask her after I get out of jail for strangling my husband. I thought he was "listening to my dream" until he told me that Tahitian children can make this crap cheaper and that's why it's all cheaper at Wal-Mart. Whatever. Before I start getting unpleasant messages about how I should ignore him, he's just joking and wouldn't say any of that if he thought I'd take him seriously. After all, he provided the initial investment (Cricut), cooks dinner, cleans, and takes care of the monkeys so I can have time to do all of this. Tonight we had homemade pizza. It was pretty good. Wow--I didn't intend for this post to get so out of hand. Oh well, tomorrow you will get Valentine cards. I know this because I'm gonna get it ready now and schedule it to post tomorrow :). How cute, my smiley has a mole on its chin just like me. Yall have a good evening and remember--I am not responsible for the therapy required after reading my blog.
The 2 small votive cups are $3 each. The colored paper is in all of the items to help the etching show up better in the pictures. If any of you are interested in buying a piece or two or twelve, let me know. I haven't checked into shipping prices yet because I'm not sure if anyone will be interested in buying. To be honest, I haven't sold any pieces yet, but I just brought them to work this week to try to sell them. I have or can get many other types of glass, so let me know if you want something not pictured. My personal favorite is the tall vase with the grasshopper on a blade of grass. I'm gonna get to work making a few more wine glasses to bring to work tomorrow. Hopefully I'll sell some. Have a great evening!
The candle and cupcake I made from an eraser I found in a junk drawer. The tree I carved out of SpeedyBall rubber, which can be found at Hobby Lobby. Here's what they look like stamped.
Yeah, I know the cupcake's all wonky, but if you know my kitchen skills you'll know that this cupcake actually looks pretty good for me! That weird blob on top of the cupcake is a cherry. I mount my Stampin' Up stamps on E-Z mount foam so I had a few extra blocks laying around to hot glue my stamps to. I am so proud of them! Here's my sketch sheet.
I am so excited that Joey is moving forward in his relationship with Christ. Have a great afternoon!
I love the piercing and the ant brads! OK, mass chaos is breaking out around here. I better go.
This was a very simple card, but it had to be since I had a very special helper. The I Lve U was made with the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and the heart was made with the Accent Essentials cartridge.
Isn't she cute! Here's my card for 
There's some flocking on top of his head and sugar coating glitter on the cupcake. The ribbon is some I got at Dollar Tree for half off after Christmas.
The inside is kinda simple, but I think it might be used as a valentine card. Be sure to check out Libby's site to see other creations based on Courtney or to play along yourself.
