Willow, Pulled Teeth and Cherry Berry

Awesome day today even if it is the start of Weeping Widow Week-end. Aunt Marilyn got here right in the middle of my tooth extraction - how lucky can one girl get.

Seems that having a child killed, a husband with brain cancer, his ultimate death, financial issues, life issues might cause one to grind their teeth and in the process literally fracture a tooth. That tooth can't be repaired and has to be extracted. Makes me sad, it's a part of me and well, I kinda like my teeth, would like to have had all of them when I die but life just got a little different.

My wonderful, beautiful and extremely funny daughter thinks this is all hilarious - she has such a warped since of humor. She remarks how she must remember to tell people when she checks me in for medical purposes now that not only do I have terrible eye sight, but I now have phoney teeth. I love that girl, but I sure do hate losing this tooth.

The folks at the Smile Center are AWESOME !!!! Dr. Mac is the GREATEST !!! and with little tadoo the tooth is out, my "flapper" is in and I am ready to go. Gives new meaning to the phase "flapping your gums"

Aunt Marilyn and Willow are here. Willow has been shocked by meeting her first cat at Jill's house. The dog actually screamed. Again, Jill that it was hilarious. Wish I could have seen that. After meeting Tac and Ollie, Willow will either need sedatives or a tranquilizer.

We have had a very stress free day and decided to take the boys and Jill to Cherry Berry for something refreshing. What a blast, Carter Dean leans over and takes the cherries right out of Aunt Marilyn's dessert and pops them in his mouth. Smiles, laughs and says "I love her". How can you get mad at that.

Then it's back to our house to show the boys a surprise. Today I took one GIANT leap into the future. Today I began preparing our old master suite into a hangout room for the boys. I decided that it was time to put the formal hospital room to rest for good and bring life back into our old room. It would be something that D would like, something that would make him happy if he could see it and something that will bring smiles to my boys faces.

The wonderful thing is I don't have to change one thing that was D's, and the boys and I can feel close to him in that room, as well as the room serving a purpose.

GUESS WHO WAS EXCITED ?? The smile on the boys faces was no disappointment. The "AWESOME" was music to my ears. They love this room and when I get finished they will be ready to move in with me. What a gift that would be !

Tonight I will thank GOD for the ease of my tooth extraction, for the safe trip my Aunt Marilyn had, for the joy of Willow and the peace she has learned to have around Tac and Ollie. Tonight I am blessed by the beauty of my daughter's humor, laughter and love, my grandson's happiness, joy and excitement. Tonight I thank GOD for new memories and the peace of reflecting on old ones.