March 17, 2005

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!

Okay, with that said, I did have to have a root canal last week after all. And while it wasn't as bad as having my wisdom teeth out, it still hurt once the numbness wore off. Enough so that I opened the Percaset the dr. prescribed me and stayed on that for a good whole day, laid up in bed. I think most of the pain that first day may have been from the needle shots and the soreness of keeping my jaw open so long. But then it dulled into pain of the tooth itself and the pressure put on it when I tried to close my mouth normal. I had to go in yesterday for a follow-up because I still couldn't chew properly (read: at all) on that side of my mouth. After a quick adjustment (read: the dentist filed down my tooth) I was sent on my way, alas, sans Percaset. But that's okay, because the continuing pain has ceased to continue, or at least has subsided so much it's more of just a mild discomfort. I'm hoping it will all pass in an other day or two like the dentist projected.

So Jeb is off on another short tour, from today until Sunday, which means he'll actually be home in the wee hours of Monday morning. While I'll miss him it will be nice to have a house to myself, with no interruptions during The O.C. and no one teasing me about how I watch too much of the TLC channel. And nobody hogging the good TV with boxing games on their XBox. But like I said, I will miss him.

Even though I get the whole bed to myself.

that was then - this is now