Another down and one week left

The Roselawn program with the K, 2nd and 4th grades was last night. So my days of running to school multiple times is over. (Whew!) They honored both John and I (John is also retiring this year) at the end of the program with special words and confetti (yes, confetti all over the place). It was, of course, very embarrassing to me, but nice.

All that is left is the recital day on Sunday afternoon and the college concert on Tuesday evening.

I will be on my way one week from today. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with all I need to finish in the next 7 days, but when I made a list and made sure everything was assigned a day, I can see that I can easily get it all done. My biggest worry is not being able to get everything I need to bring in the car. Actually I’m taking a small SUV, but I will need to transfer it into Dad’s car when I meet him in Bloomington, IL. So he is going to send me the dimensions of his trunk and I’m going to make sure everything I pack will fit into that space, plus have space for me and Sherlock.

To add to the excitement, I’m dealing with a tooth issue. I had a crown fall out – the tooth just to the right of the front two teeth on the top, so it is a VERY obvious place to have a tooth missing. I had it glued in, and the dentist told me it might not stay. Sure enough, it came out when I was (stupidly) eating a piece of toffee. (That was just after you guys left, Erica). The next step is to get a root canal and a post put in, then a new crown made to fit that post. Expensive and we are without dental insurance (or jobs) at this point, so that isn’t going to happen. I went on line to see if there is a way to keep a crown in without going to the dentist. You can use Vaseline, which works pretty well, as long as you don’t bite on it, purse your lips hard or exhale hard (like when you are working.) So I lost it when I was working outside, but found it (eventually). Then I got some dental adhesive for dentures, which works marginally better. I put it in when I have to go out in public, but don’t eat when I have it in. My goal is to keep from losing it until next Wednesday when I have an appointment right before I leave to get it glued in again at the dentist. This time I think I will be more aware of it and more careful what I eat. I’m hoping it will last until we can afford to get the work done, but if not, at least I know how to keep it in when I’m in public.