I still have to go to the dentist 3 more times and to their lab once.
Well, one of the crowns I was to get today left too much of a space between itself and the tooth next too it and they weren't quite the right shade. So...I go back in 2 weeks to put the crowns on (not cemented in) and then go a few blocks to their lab so they can see what they need to adjust.
Then I wait for them to make the adjustments.
Then I go back for my 2nd dentist visit that day to have them cemented on.
Then there is still that appointment in May that I have to come back for.
My 30 minute appointment turned into 2 hours today because I had to see 2 different dentists and work around the issues.
Have I mentioned that I spend a lot of time at the dentist?
:) Oh well, at least I can afford to fix my teeth.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
2 visits to go...
I have lived a portion of my life at the dentist's office...I was not blessed with good teeth genes. I got a lot of work done while I was in Iowa but never got some temporary crowns replaced with permanent. Then while I was living here, I apparently fractured a tooth way up in my gumline and after a year of trying to treat it for other things (it was such a small fracture, they couldn't tell for sure if that's what actually was the problem) and painful flare ups, we decided the best course was to have it pulled. The process of putting in an implant where that tooth was and permanently capping the teeth next to it has been no easy ordeal.
But finally, I am almost done with my second round.I go today to get the permanent crowns and have to come back to Virginia sometime in May to have my implant finished (the site has to heal from my surgery before they can finish). So only 2 fairly painless visits to go in this round...thank goodness...this round has NOT been cheap. Thank goodness for flexible spending accounts to help us save the money.
But finally, I am almost done with my second round.I go today to get the permanent crowns and have to come back to Virginia sometime in May to have my implant finished (the site has to heal from my surgery before they can finish). So only 2 fairly painless visits to go in this round...thank goodness...this round has NOT been cheap. Thank goodness for flexible spending accounts to help us save the money.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Free Stuff
Check out my coupon blog (and other blogs that I have linked on my site) for lots of free stuff or near free stuff out there right now!
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Monday, February 23, 2009
The Cora Project
My friend, Becky posted a while back about a family who found out their young daughter had cancer. The little girl passed away less than 3.5 weeks from her diagnosis, before her 1st birthday. It's a heart wrenching story...People read their story and have started donating part of their own proceeds on Esty that will help go toward building a playground in the little girl's honor.
As you look for unique gifts to buy for family and friends this year, consider buying from the Cora store.
The Cora Project
As you look for unique gifts to buy for family and friends this year, consider buying from the Cora store.
The Cora Project
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Waterloo
So here are the answers to some questions I've been asked about the move and the job:
The house is in Waterloo (50701) off of 20 & 63
I will be working Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat probably 2pm-10pm--it's still a bit up in the air. This probably means I will go to work at 1pm and leave at like 11pm or 12am .. who knows what it will actually be...(Not a bad shift at all, compared to the 4am arrivals home I used to have, but UGH, I will miss the UNI football games..but will probably take time off to see a few of them...)
The house is about 6 minutes from work vs. the 25 minutes I drive now. Brad's commute will hopefully be 5 seconds vs. the 45 minutes he drives now.
It's about 25 minutes from my parents, my grandparents, and Brad's dad (our hometown)
We'll be about 35 minutes from my sister and her family & 50 minutes from Brad's sister and her family.
From June-September we will be going through start up and I'll be eating, sleeping, and working and doing pretty much nothing else.
I will go to Minneapolis and get some training; there will also be people that come to Cedar Falls to train us. I will also get to Florida for training at some point this spring.
Any thing else I missed?
The house is in Waterloo (50701) off of 20 & 63
I will be working Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat probably 2pm-10pm--it's still a bit up in the air. This probably means I will go to work at 1pm and leave at like 11pm or 12am .. who knows what it will actually be...(Not a bad shift at all, compared to the 4am arrivals home I used to have, but UGH, I will miss the UNI football games..but will probably take time off to see a few of them...)
The house is about 6 minutes from work vs. the 25 minutes I drive now. Brad's commute will hopefully be 5 seconds vs. the 45 minutes he drives now.
It's about 25 minutes from my parents, my grandparents, and Brad's dad (our hometown)
We'll be about 35 minutes from my sister and her family & 50 minutes from Brad's sister and her family.
From June-September we will be going through start up and I'll be eating, sleeping, and working and doing pretty much nothing else.
I will go to Minneapolis and get some training; there will also be people that come to Cedar Falls to train us. I will also get to Florida for training at some point this spring.
Any thing else I missed?
Open House
Two people came during the open house. One couple loved it, I guess, but won't know for 4 weeks if they can move. Then we had another showing tonight. Everyone has great feedback about the house, there's always just one thing...Everyone who has been through says that it shows GREAT....I'm convinced we've got everything in place the right way and that we're just waiting for the right people to walk through the door. When it's meant to be, it will happen.
Till then, we just keep the house REALLY clean!
Till then, we just keep the house REALLY clean!
One month, really?
I cannot believe that we are leaving Virginia one month from today. Wow. I'm still a bundle of mixed feelings, depending on the day. Still ecstatic for the career opportunity, still horribly sad to leave the area and our Virginia family. The plan is to leave Virginia the afternoon of 3/22 after the Shamrock 1/2 marathon and lunch, which will put us in Waterloo late 3/23. I have to be at work on 3/25 so that will give me one day before to rest after the drive.
Brad is still waiting to hear for sure if he will be able to keep his job at Supervalu. Almost all of the work he does, can be done remotely and there are 2 other people here that have agreed to do the parts that he can't. It actually would work out great, because the part that he likes and could do from there, it sounds like they don't really like to do anyway. So it would be a great situation. It sounds like, so far, there hasn't been any opposition, and we're crossing our fingers that he will hear something definite this coming week.
Today we have another open house so Brad is finishing up a few things and I'm getting ready to go to the gym. We haven't had any additional showings since the one on Monday, so we're hoping to get some traffic today.
On the other end, things are moving along on the house in Waterloo. Steve has been great, even though I can be a bit neurotic when it comes to this process....ok, more neurotic than usual. When we bought our first house, I was so nervous about signing all of that paperwork that I didn't understand, that I made Linda, our realtor and Tim, our financing guy give me a quick rundown of every single paper we were signing. Then Tim showed up to our closing, I think more to make sure I didn't have a nervous breakdown. So Steve, if you read this, you got me on round 2! Be glad you weren't there for the first round!
There has been so much to do, but all of the people involved have been great so that has made it a lot easier. Now we are starting to go through our things and decide what else we don't want. Now that we know what we will be moving into. The next couple of weeks should be a little break from paperwork and more about getting ourselves organized.
Wow...a month...I still can't believe it...where did the last 8 years go?
Brad is still waiting to hear for sure if he will be able to keep his job at Supervalu. Almost all of the work he does, can be done remotely and there are 2 other people here that have agreed to do the parts that he can't. It actually would work out great, because the part that he likes and could do from there, it sounds like they don't really like to do anyway. So it would be a great situation. It sounds like, so far, there hasn't been any opposition, and we're crossing our fingers that he will hear something definite this coming week.
Today we have another open house so Brad is finishing up a few things and I'm getting ready to go to the gym. We haven't had any additional showings since the one on Monday, so we're hoping to get some traffic today.
On the other end, things are moving along on the house in Waterloo. Steve has been great, even though I can be a bit neurotic when it comes to this process....ok, more neurotic than usual. When we bought our first house, I was so nervous about signing all of that paperwork that I didn't understand, that I made Linda, our realtor and Tim, our financing guy give me a quick rundown of every single paper we were signing. Then Tim showed up to our closing, I think more to make sure I didn't have a nervous breakdown. So Steve, if you read this, you got me on round 2! Be glad you weren't there for the first round!
There has been so much to do, but all of the people involved have been great so that has made it a lot easier. Now we are starting to go through our things and decide what else we don't want. Now that we know what we will be moving into. The next couple of weeks should be a little break from paperwork and more about getting ourselves organized.
Wow...a month...I still can't believe it...where did the last 8 years go?
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Mexican Restaurant!
That's the thing I was missing from my list yesterday! downtown has a mexican place!
Productive Day
This morning our realtor in Iowa, Steve, took us to the work out places in town and to see downtown Cedar Falls, which has changed quite a bit since we last lived here. I was happy to see it has at least one of each of the following:
sushi bar (i eat the other stuff on the menu. but i have friends who love sushi)
sports bar
martini & tapas bar
wine & cheese place
coffee shop
comedy club
place for live bands
I'm missing something......
Then we headed back to Steve's office so I could make calls related to home buying, financing and relocating and to fill out my Mt. Everest of paperwork....and Brad worked. Then we headed to Grundy to have dinner with Mom and Dad, Brad's Dad, and my sister Jessica's family. We took some cute pics that I will post later. It was a nice time....
I only wish we would have been able to find a house in Cedar Falls...however, after today's discoveries downtown, i may survive. We'll only be 10 minutes or so from the bustling metropolis that is downtown 50613.
Tomorrow we head home...I hope that United does not have alternate plans for us, as they did on Monday.
sushi bar (i eat the other stuff on the menu. but i have friends who love sushi)
sports bar
martini & tapas bar
wine & cheese place
coffee shop
comedy club
place for live bands
I'm missing something......
Then we headed back to Steve's office so I could make calls related to home buying, financing and relocating and to fill out my Mt. Everest of paperwork....and Brad worked. Then we headed to Grundy to have dinner with Mom and Dad, Brad's Dad, and my sister Jessica's family. We took some cute pics that I will post later. It was a nice time....
I only wish we would have been able to find a house in Cedar Falls...however, after today's discoveries downtown, i may survive. We'll only be 10 minutes or so from the bustling metropolis that is downtown 50613.
Tomorrow we head home...I hope that United does not have alternate plans for us, as they did on Monday.
The financial crisis
I heard the best line tonight on Jay Leno. I missed the very first part, but it went something like this:
Trying to ask the bankers to get us out of the financial crisis is like sending OJ to find the real killer.
Priceless
Trying to ask the bankers to get us out of the financial crisis is like sending OJ to find the real killer.
Priceless
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