So I had a dental appointment today for a root canal and a crown put in. I’m a high anxiety patient, seriously fearful from past experiences. BUT I can get myself in there and as long as they KEEP me calm I’m good to go. Today my MIL picked me up to drive me there (as they were sedating me almost fully and I would need someone to drive me home) get up to the office actually excited about getting this all fixed (as this is my last capped tooth we need to address, to find out that my dentist is no longer working in that office.

I had just seen him 3 weeks prior and no one called me to tell me that he was gone to teach full time. No one. Now they wanted me to schedule an appointment with his former partner for a different day.  “WHY?!” I asked “When your office can’t even call me to tell me my dentist is gone would I want to schedule an appointment with this office that has shown such unprofessional behavior?! WHY would I ever want to come back here to a place that has further fed my distrust in this industry?!” So I left with my amazing MIL.  On the way out she called my FIL and the incredible Salyer Network began buzzing. 1/2 home my AMAZING husband called me to tell me he had at least 2 different dental referrals from the girls in the office and is calling them FOR ME to check them out.

I can’t say enough how much I love this family and how much it means to me that they will go out of their way to help each other, and that they never consider it going out of their way.  This family unconditionally loves each other in a way you only find in Disney films. It’s a little weird, but fantastic. 

SO! Hopefully I will have another dental appointment in the near future to get myself all fixed up. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t a front tooth with a big stupid ugly patch on it that embarrasses me, but sometimes you just have to live through it & deal with the bs and move on. It’s ok. In the long run this isn’t even a big deal. Today it may seem like it, but this is not even a blip in life. Just a minor irritation.

IN OTHER NEWS!!

I received yesterday a package from my dad for my birthday! THANKS DAD! You totally spoiled me! I got so much stuff! Here are a few. I received a new camera bag, one that I can take hiking & camping & what not. It’s perfect! Everything fits in there & it’s really going to be easy for me to take everything along! This is a huge thing for me as I take my camera almost everywhere but not all my lens’s because it’s hard to travel with them & the bag I currently have.  It’s just so awesome!

Please ignore my messy bathroom & stupid expression. We just moved!

Then I received Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes A Daywhich is AWESOME! Of course I turned right to a page on how to make Limpa!  Figures! I think I have an extra sense for searching out Finnish recipies & anything that uses Cardamon. LOVE! Can’t wait to bake!

No I don’t know why I smooshed my nose. I was so excited. Yay for random pictures with NO makeup. Bleh.I also received a baking stone! I am so excited about this in particular. Unfortunately it arrived cracked in 1/2, so I will return it for a better packaged one Monday. But it’s going to be so freaking AWESOME!  I can’t even way to make Pulla on this thing! They are going to be perfect! No more cookie sheets for me!

To bad you are broken Soon I will have a replacement.

I ALSO, (God enough already right, but my Dad is the awesome!) received 3 knitting books. Latvian Mittens, Traditional Fair Isle Knitting, & Patterns For Guernseys, Jerseys & Arans. I am so thankful for all these!

And now I leave you all with a craptastic picture of one of my many hummingbirds. I always thought they were territorial creatures, but I have at least 10 my yard every day. They don’t even fight! So who knows, maybe they are poly hummers? ;D

 EDIT: So I made an appointment & went to another dentist today. One that the ladies at the Mr’s office really like. What a complete ass he was. Freaked me out even more, so now I’m back at square one.  Also, the really neat vintage starwars lamp I bought the Mr for his upcoming birthday arrived today.

Broken. It must be National Bummer Day & I didn’t know about it. I think I can fix the lamp, thankfully it’s in back AND at the bace. I’m just really bummed about it.