Tuesday, September 21, 2010
MINI Maintenance
I just had the most amazing mechanic experience of my life. MINI offered a free check up for Puck (my car). They encourage you to be in the bay with your mechanic so he/she can show you what he's doing and explain things. They turned off a light that had been blinking since the trip to Shreveport and gave me a list of things that need to be tended to. When they went over the list they told me what was urgent (the CHEAPEST thing) and what to get done elsewhere because it would be less expensive (the tires) and what could wait until later. It was refreshing to have someone be honest when dealing with cars! I've made an appointment to get the urgent thing taken care of next week. It will cost less than a trip to the grocery store! And to top it all off they gave me a calculator and a MINI t-shirt. It just doesn't get much better than that!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Wisdom Teeth Part 2
It's amazing how differently people react to the same thing. JB was a joy to be around after getting his wisdom teeth out. And he had SIX. DA had hers pulled Friday, and it was anything but pleasant - though she was funny! While under the influence of the painkillers and anesthesia in the office she was trying to do the dance from Never Fully Dressed in Annie. The doctor asked me if she was ok. All I could do was laugh and let him know what she was doing. She kept mumbling about her feet and legs not working.
As soon as we got in the car she started drunk texting her boyfriend. He wasn't answering, so she got more and more agitated even though I reminded her that he was in school. Once we got home I managed to get her in to the house and on the couch and she said she wanted to change into shorts. A particular pair of shorts. Her New Balance shorts. I managed to find them in the disaster area we call her closet and she amazing put them on without falling down. Later I learned that she had texted "that one boy" (A) that her shorts lied. She did NOT have her balance.
Once the initial drugs began to wear off she started to hurt. We tried to stay on top of the pain, but had trouble doing it. At times all I could do was cry with her since I couldn't make the hurt go away. A did his best to comfort her over the weekend. I don't know how many times he watched When Harry Met Sally but I know it was more than two...while DA slept through it, leaning on him. He never complained.
She never did swell up very much, and already looks pretty normal - with the exception of some bruising. The key now is to keep her somewhat calm and not sucking on straws until she is out of the woods for the possibility of dry sockets.
Two set of wisdom teeth down - one more to go, though hopefully not for a while!
As soon as we got in the car she started drunk texting her boyfriend. He wasn't answering, so she got more and more agitated even though I reminded her that he was in school. Once we got home I managed to get her in to the house and on the couch and she said she wanted to change into shorts. A particular pair of shorts. Her New Balance shorts. I managed to find them in the disaster area we call her closet and she amazing put them on without falling down. Later I learned that she had texted "that one boy" (A) that her shorts lied. She did NOT have her balance.
Once the initial drugs began to wear off she started to hurt. We tried to stay on top of the pain, but had trouble doing it. At times all I could do was cry with her since I couldn't make the hurt go away. A did his best to comfort her over the weekend. I don't know how many times he watched When Harry Met Sally but I know it was more than two...while DA slept through it, leaning on him. He never complained.
She never did swell up very much, and already looks pretty normal - with the exception of some bruising. The key now is to keep her somewhat calm and not sucking on straws until she is out of the woods for the possibility of dry sockets.
Two set of wisdom teeth down - one more to go, though hopefully not for a while!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The Flood
Now I know why we have so many boats at our house...we're trying to be prepared for when the next flood comes. Which happened to be yesterday! The only problem is that the flood happened INSIDE the house and the boats were OUTSIDE. John woke me during the night to tell me it was flooding. Well, duh, it's been raining hard for more than a day. We quit flushing the toilets and draining water earlier because the septic tank was full. So I just said, "I know it's been raining a long time." He said, "No, I mean is flooding in here!" I looked down at the floor, stepped out of bed, and learned, yep, sure enough, there was about 4 inches of water covering the bedroom floor.
We got up to assess the damage. There really wasn't much other than the carpet. The dogs and cats were very confused. Apollo kept looking at the bathroom where the litter box is and looking at me. Finally, I asked, "Do you want me to move it to higher ground?" I moved it to the girls' bathroom. He immediately went in (with his wet paws) and started to dig. Then he began to fling his paws around inside the box, banging on the sides and top, and soon was grumbling and growling. The litter was sticking to his damp feet, and he was cussing about it.
We picked up anything that might get messed up by the water in the areas that were flooded (bathroom, bedroom, closet, living room, and kitchen). John got his snack. The animals found dry places to sleep and John reminded me that the bed was dry - so we climbed back in about 2:30 and went back to sleep.
Luckily, they decided to start school later to allow the waters to recede before picking up kids in buses, so we had the morning to clean up some. We were able to dry the bathroom and the kitchen, but the carpet in the other areas was soaked. After school we tried to vacuum up the water, but that proved to be fruitless, so we spend the evening pulling carpet out. DA's boyfriend, A, was there to help with some of the heavy lifting so we were able to get it all out of the house. Now comes the hard part - deciding what to do with the floor that is left. Carpet, wood, laminate, paint, tile? Too many choices. Maybe we'll get it done the week of Thanksgiving when I have all week off...
We got up to assess the damage. There really wasn't much other than the carpet. The dogs and cats were very confused. Apollo kept looking at the bathroom where the litter box is and looking at me. Finally, I asked, "Do you want me to move it to higher ground?" I moved it to the girls' bathroom. He immediately went in (with his wet paws) and started to dig. Then he began to fling his paws around inside the box, banging on the sides and top, and soon was grumbling and growling. The litter was sticking to his damp feet, and he was cussing about it.
We picked up anything that might get messed up by the water in the areas that were flooded (bathroom, bedroom, closet, living room, and kitchen). John got his snack. The animals found dry places to sleep and John reminded me that the bed was dry - so we climbed back in about 2:30 and went back to sleep.
Luckily, they decided to start school later to allow the waters to recede before picking up kids in buses, so we had the morning to clean up some. We were able to dry the bathroom and the kitchen, but the carpet in the other areas was soaked. After school we tried to vacuum up the water, but that proved to be fruitless, so we spend the evening pulling carpet out. DA's boyfriend, A, was there to help with some of the heavy lifting so we were able to get it all out of the house. Now comes the hard part - deciding what to do with the floor that is left. Carpet, wood, laminate, paint, tile? Too many choices. Maybe we'll get it done the week of Thanksgiving when I have all week off...
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