Do You Eat In Middle of the Night?

 The cleaner is here for two hours. She has made my bed and is now cleaning the bathroom. That is all I expect her to do today. Oh, and I want her to take the Christmas lights off the tomato cage. I don't know why Tommy does not want to do it, but he said he does not want to. Maybe next time, she can help put away the few things that are Christmas and stacked on a table in here. 

I added more things to my call and do list. I have paid two credit/debit cards this morning. 

This is a sore spot with me. Two weeks ago, I called because I 'lost' my debit card, right here in the house, I was sure. Well, the next day, of course, I found it right at my elbow. Since I knew, according to the banker, that my card had been cancelled. Now, a new one had to be ordered. Annoyed at myself, I did not call. I was to expect it in 3-5 business days. I know how that works. Yesterday, I called to see if all was going as planned since the new card was overdue. She told me the debit card was still active and there was no record of a new one being ordered or even mentioned. I was fit to be tied. I had been using Tommy's CC all this time. I am glad I decided to be an annoyance and call about the debit card. Grrr

I still have not heard from the tree guy or electrician or mower. We are expecting rain on Friday, so two of those guys better hurry. 

We went out and I left my phone at home. So, no more phone calls. I was fit to be tied! So, no doctors calls. Nothing. We went to new location of farmer's market and could not find farmers from whom we buy, mostly clothes and junk. Since I was so annoyed, we just came home. I decided I would have a doughnut and that put me out. That and the fact I lost sleep last night, forgot why. Oh, my eye hurt. It felt like I had an eyelash under the top lid. Then, I had to get up for cleaner. 

Tomorrow, I have an appointment to have teeth cleaned. Plus, I do need to make more phone call. The three men who should call will all probably want to come here to do their thing. Nope.

Today, cleaner did make my bed. She forgets what I want done to bed, so I stay to see it is done correctly. The bathroom was cleaned top to bottom. Tommy washed rugs and put them back. The Christmas lights are down and in box. Progress!

Tommy jumps when the monitor goes off. He ate at 4:30 this morning. I hate he has to wake up to eat. But, he goes right back to sleep. And, he still writes in his spiral notebook. Does anyone else have a monitor that goes off during the night? Do you get up and eat? I only mean after a monitor goes off!

Dental Stuff and Bread

Today, I had my teeth cleaned for $4 with dental insurance. I should have had the x-rays that are due and are $1. But, I have an appt for those this month.

The hygienist gave me mint floss--yuck, a Gum toothbrush, toothpaste that has a whitener in it. I won't use that. I will give away floss and toothpaste, maybe at the Free Food Pantry. I think it has been almost a year since I had my teeth cleaned because I was so ill in the winter and early spring. Still, she said my teeth had very little plaque. Great!

Since I am brushing my teeth away, the dentist told me to use a Gum toothbrush, Soft. It still feels hard to me. He had to put filling on one of my teeth, saying I can brush it hard because I cannot ruind the filling like I am doing to my tooth.  I had nothing to numb the tooth. He just put the filling on and smoothed it out. It did hurt just a bit when he drilled but not enough to get a shot. I hate those.

Now, my teeth are all shiny and feel smooth to my tongue. It is such a great feeling, a feeling of well-being. Their little fur coats are gone.

The dentist and I talked a bit about fluoride. I had a cavity that he was going to watch. It was a thin black line on the surface of a molar. Today, he said fluoride had caused the tooth to re-mineralize and seal the place that was once trying to make a cavity.  I thought in previous conversations that teeth cannot heal like that.

He is worried what taking fluoride out of water is doing to one county. It seems he sees few children with cavities now because of fluoride. Everyone is worrying about the children in this other county. It is a poor county so dental care will not be forthcoming.

Since my dentist office is near the Bread Store, I stopped to buy bread, $.89 for a loaf of bread with a best buy date of July 18.

From now until July 31, the bread store will give a loaf of bread for a school supply brought to the store. I called exbf and told him not to buy bread, that when he is here, we can get him a loaf of bread for one of the school supplies I have bought in years past. Good deal since I can get at least two more loaves this month and so can he. I have packages of notebook paper that I paid a dime to buy.

Since I have a library fine, I am hoping I can bring food or school supplies to wipe it out. That will be cheaper than the fine.

Until school starts, I will keep school supplies in the car since lots of places accept school supplies or canned goods for services.

Your turn
Do you love to get your teeth cleaned? Don't worry about flossing, just floss the ones you want to keep.  Are there any places in your town that collect school supplies or canned goods for services you receive?

Encino Man Saved My Life

Tuesday night, I started clearing out a plastic bin where I put things so they will not land on the floor. Well, it overran and I had a job. I was throwing away ads from Dec. 3, just before I got the flu. I was exhausted after a few hours of this. I found a check in an unopened envelope! Finally, I made a list of things to do on Wednesday, mostly phone calls and two places to go. After three hours, one phone call was made and remade three times, and finally resolved.

As I was going to sleep, I checked the TV for what was coming on. Encino Man had been on for about ten minutes. This MOVIE saved my life once. In 1992, I was working so hard at school. I was tense all the time. I just thought I was overly tired. Encino Man showed me it was just tension. It is so funny. Okay, it is weird but you cannot help laughing at the gaffes in the introduction of a man from the ice age seeing California for the first time and with teens.

I remember how I did not have the money to see a movie. I remember how desperately I needed to study. I remember just giving in and going to this movie. So much tension was released. Studying and driving seemed possible again, not at the same time.

So, last night I watched Encino Man and laughed hard like it was the first time I had seen it. Finally, at 5 am, it was over. I turned over and slept the sleep of the hypnotized.  I had not melatonin and did not need it after staying up almost until dawn.

Today, Wednesday, I awoke to the list. First thing was call Crest. My teeth hurt less after I quit the Whitening toothpaste. However, there is still considerable pain. Plus, pain inside my mouth has increased. It is in my cheeks around my mouth. There are pin prick feelings that are quite painful. They are sending me an $8 debit card, want the tube back, and will call me.

I finished most of the calls and two errands out of the house. I have a list just as long for tomorrow and another for Friday.

I talked to my dentist receptionist. She offered me toothpaste for sensitive teeth. I got that, two tubes, cashed a check at the bank, bought bananas,  and put gas in my car.

When I arrived at home, I gathered up all I could take in into a plastic bag. I got out of the car as I pushed down the lock. Okay, where are my keys? I could not find them anywhere. So, I cannot get in the house, either. The guy next door got the house open for me. That is twice in the last week.

He let me use his cell when I asked, but told me he pays for minutes, so I promised one minute. I was on the phone for 48 seconds. I called exbf and told him I had locked myself out of car, was on a phone with limited minutes, and tell me what I should do--pay $65 for locksmith, or him come unlock my car tonight, or come tomorrow. He said he would come and tried to talk about it. I said I could not talk and WHEN was he leaving. I stayed inside and then stood outside for 30 min in cold.

I ran back in to throw a sweatshirt over my blouse and put my coat back on. In that time, he managed to come. I flashed the flashlight at him and he kept struggling to get out. GRRR. Finally, I called out but he was on both canes and trying to come to the house. He heard me and got back in. I took the keys and opened my car door and put key in pocket. It was in the ignition.
 in the car and locked anyway. This is what the recall is for because the key can fall out while driving.

While I had waited inside, I got him some lunchmeat, about a 1.5" stack of lunchmeat I forgot to give him this week, two Cuties, and a package of four cookies. As he handed me his keys, I handed him the bag. He was in the driveway for three minutes when he left. So, he spent three hours driving to save me $65.

At least he does not have to go to work tomorrow morning. Today, he got a taste of the bureaucracy that is his> He spent 30 minutes holding for the Social Security Office. Tomorrow, he intends to call at 7 am. He is learning quickly.  Poor guy is exhausted from that one phone call and then I need him.

Your turn
Do you have a particular memory of a movie or activity that literally changed the amount of stress you were under? Have you been ill and were shocked to see how papers and junk stacked up? There were receipts from all sorts of places, pictures of my grandchildren, change, makeup, paper clips, just about three dozen categories of stuff.