Today was a big day for me because I had gum surgery. Basically, the little tab that holds my lower lip close to my lower gum was pulling down on my gum on the middle left tooth. As the periodontist explained, the drastic change to my lower teeth from braces inevitably caused this problem. In fact, the root canal specialist told me that the reason my roots are messed up are from the quick change caused by braces (yeah that’s right, I just had a root canal too!). Ah, the price we pay for vanity! So today’s surgery was a quick 45 minutes. He numbed me up real good, but there is something weird about knowing that they are scraping a layer of skin off the roof of your mouth to be transplanted to your tooth. Eww! What was great though was that I had a Dell computer monitor in front of me (not sure what this was for because they didn’t offer me to check my email or anything) and XM radio to be enjoyed on my own personal headphones. Too bad I have a small head and the headphones fell off with the slightest pull from the dentist. 45 minutes later and the doc gave me 4 Ibuprofen and three prescriptions- 1. special mouth wash, 2. high power Ibuprofen, 3. special antibiotics. It has been about 5 hours and I have experienced no pain, which is a success. But, you know what is not a success? My new diet!! I cannot have the following critical foods in my daily diet: Coca Cola, chips, orange juice, spicy foods (which includes my daily burritos for lunch), and any hot food (the top of my mouth is permanently scarred probably because I burn it daily.. on my burritos!). I am told that I can have the following foods: smoothies (great, I hate fruit), steamed veggies (great, I hate veggies- or any foods with color), fish (umm, no thanks!), and chicken (had a lot of it lately so I am sort of over the chicken thing for a bit). I thought it would be OK to abide by this diet for a few days, but noooo the doc says I need to be on this diet for 2-3 weeks. What the heck?! I am going to have to learn real quick how to eat on one side of my mouth and rinse often and immediately after eating. Tonight I had pasta for dinner, which I will never complain about. Not sure what will be for breakfast or lunch tomorrow though!! Why am I always thinking about food?? Forget that I might be in pain, but what am I going to eat?!

Moral of the Blog- Keeping in good health is sometimes painful!

Cheers!! (Doc said nothing about staying away from the vino!!)

This weekend we have experienced some of the best weather that we get here on the coast. For some reason on the weekends the sun comes out a little earlier and the clouds roll in a little later. This weekend was no exception. On Saturday me and the boys (Scotty and Nick) were in the boat and pulling out of the Harbor at 8:30 am. Today we were going to ride bikes to the beach, but after an early morning surf the boys said it might not be the best choice because the beach was having some gloom. We decided to do a pool day. We use to do these often but since the complex has built what feels like 500 units, we don’t have many opportunities to enjoy the pool without screaming kids and Baby Ruth candy bars floating in the shallow end. Today was no exception! We were committed to making today a pool day so we went for it. We got to the pool at 11:30 am and the boys enjoyed a friendly game of catch in the pool. About an hour later the community center opened its doors- which apparently a birthday party was taking place inside. The boys were asked several times if other kids could join their game of catch. After being splashed by several personal attack cannon balls we went home for a little lunch. Apparently the kids took this time too to get some lunch because when we returned an hour later the pool was empty… empty until the exact moment the boys jumped in and started playing catch again! We finished the day at the pool enjoying the weather and remembering the days when it was just us at the pool with our dogs that were allowed to run free. Even though today was a bit of a cluster at the pool, I think we can still be thankful that we have a beautiful home just 7 blocks from the beach… the beach that many families pay good money to come and vacation at.

Moral of the Blog- Be thankful to live at a vacation destination!

Cheers!

I’m too sweet to bite, right?? I’m sure you are all saying “Of course” “Duh” or “Definitely too sweet”, but guess what guys, you’re wrong! I currently have four monster mosquito bites on my legs and shoulder. I actually caught the little bugger on my shoulder a few days ago. I have decided to ditch the perfume for a few days and see if it gets any better. I have noticed during my pug walks the past few days that mosquitos seem to be everywhere. If I hated mosquito-eaters before (because they are big and scary looking) I will start harvesting them if it will help. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like mosquito bites because they feel good to itch, but it’s really starting to affect my sleeping because the bites get activated every time I move! Every time!! So, since I refuse to wear bug spray and I refuse to wear pants, I will have to endure the torture. I’m not sure what the moral of today’s blog is, but at least it served a purpose- to rant!

Go away bugs, go away!

Tiff

This evening Scotty and I enjoyed a nice and relaxing happy hour (HH) on the beach. When Scotty got home I had a variety of cheeses sliced, some salami, crackers, and some specialty cheese dip already to go in the cooler. I also poured some boxed wine (his red, mine white- which yes means we have two boxes) into coffee mugs- drinking is no longer legal on the beach, but boxed wine is hardly alcohol! In fact, it’s almost as bad as Beringer zinfandel! By 5:00 we were on the sand enjoying our treats. The weather was amazing! We could have easily been in our bathing suites, even at 5 o’clock. A day like today is rare because the typical marine layer usually rolls in around 4 o’clock. Scotty and I hung out for about an hour and now we are home catching up on a great TV series- The Office. For those who like light-hearted stupid funny, this is the show!

Cheers!

Dear Tax Collector Man,

You keep sending me letters in the mail with a bright yellow box that says “Amount Due”. I curiously scanned through the pages and I am left wondering to myself why I owe you any money when I don’t actually know you or recall buying anything from you. Why is it you want another $200 from me? We can’t be friends if it is only one way like this. See return address so that you can participate in this relationship and start sending me some money!

Sincerely,
Law-Abiding-Citizen

Now, I accept that I am naive, I accept that I enjoy my head in the sand, BUT, when I keep getting bills from a Mr. Dan McAllister I start to get a little upset. As I am writing this, I am call number 22 in the que trying to get some answers. See, Mr. McAllister thinks that because I have a boat that I have a little extra money I should be giving him. He so kindly refers to this as a “luxury” tax. I would appreciate him sending me a little money as a thank you for stimulating this economy by owning the vessel. So the reason I am a bit peeved is because I swear I already paid this man for my luxury (oh wait, hold on, I am now caller 21 in the que). I now have to figure out how I can prove to Mr. McAllister that I no longer own the boat he is now charging me for (in fact, we sold it in 2007!). I of course don’t have any thing that proves I don’t own the boat in question, so I sit and I wait to speak to someone who probably will transfer me to someone else who will then reroute me to someone else and somewhere in the mix my call will get dropped because my patience will have run out.

… I am now caller 12 on the line (15 minutes listening to elevator music)…

-Tiff