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It’s 30 degrees F. right now, but the forecast is for 51 this afternoon with sunshine. WOO HOOOOO! I like it.

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Our truck bed is all packed. I put the donation bags for the Veterans Thrift Store in the back yesterday and added the trash bags this morning that we’re taking down as we leave. I will call the thrift store in about half an hour to make sure they’re open and accepting donations today so we don’t get any bad surprises. We go for our semi-annual teeth cleaning after the donation.

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I’m a wuss about going to the dentist. I still have bad dreams the night before. I probably would be toothless by now if it weren’t for a promise I made to my husband years ago. He loved to ride his motorcycle then, but kept riding it without his helmet. It wasn’t against the law, but it really worried me. He finally said he would promise to always wear his helmet if I would go with him to the dentist every six months. He no longer rides his motorcycle, so doesn’t have to honor his promise, but my promise is still active.

My mom died of oral cancer several years ago. My wonderful dental hygienist checks me for oral cancer first thing so that I can relax a bit more during the rest of the exam and cleaning.

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The work on getting my new computer setup continues with slow, but steady progress. I think we have most of the hardest things done now. One more big thing that I know of, and then it’s a matter of transferring data. I’m taking my time on this, trying to be SURE all is good and tested on the new computer before we make the changeover.

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I haven’t been up to my art room in a couple of days. I started a raccoon, but he remains on my drafting table, waiting for attention.

I hope that your day is filled with sunshine and hope.

I have on my calendar that my husband and I are due for teeth cleaning this morning. The dental office hadn’t called me as they usually do. It takes us 45 minutes one way to get to Ft. Smith and the dental office, so I called to make sure I had the date correct.

She checked her computer and said, “Yes, we called and you confirmed via text.” This was interesting. My husband doesn’t text. He won’t even answer his phone unless he thinks it’s me for some reason. I DO text, but I didn’t receive anything from them. She is going to look into it a bit more to see if she can find out anything. It’s a mystery. But we ARE expected.

I always get nervous about going to the dentist. I’m like a little kid. My mom died of oral cancer, so the kind hygienist checks for that first for me, rather than last, as is her usual routine. That always helps calm me down.

I’ve had one cavity in my life and that was last year. I also had to have a wisdom tooth that broke off pulled. Other than braces when I was a teenager (and the work didn’t hold – my teeth went back to being crooked even though I wore a retainer for a year or so after the work was done). That’s the total history of my teeth. I have no real reason for the fear, but logic doesn’t help.

Fingers crossed that I don’t have another cavity or any sign of oral cancer. I will feel much better when this cleaning is behind me and I don’t have to worry about it for another 6 months.

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Monday 1-27-2025

Toothful Thursday

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