Dental woes

I had impressions taken this morning for the partial lower denture.  After weeks of not being able to eat the healthy foods I like, I find out that the first fitting won't be ready until Feb. 6, and it will likely be a month before it is finally ready.   It seems like an intermanibly long time, and I probably could have pushed him to start the process sooner than now, but I wanted to be sure I was properly healed.   From what he says, it is much more difficult to get used to lower dentures, which he has told me before.   He had mentioned implants in the beginning as being a possibly better solution, but having know two people who had to have their implants removed I decided I would just go with the old tried and true.  I am not going to like it, but I will get used to it.

To  treat myself for acting like a big girl in the dentist chair, I came home and had my dinner at lunch time, including a large russet potato, mashed with butter, milk, cheddar and sour cream.  It was enough for a good sized serving plus a potato pancake for breakfast, but I ate the entire batch and loved every bite of it.  If all the dental woes have had a positive effect it would be that I've been reminded of how good mashed potatoes are.  I got lazy to the point of just boilding them and topping them with the cheese, but there is nothing like having them mashed.  

We are coming to the last of the rain-free days for a while.   I think the next week will be rainy and colder.  While driving to the dentist this morning I had to cross the American River and can see water clear down the river - trees and bushes had grown out where the water receded in past years.  I also see the footbridge that is just about a foot above the water level.  Jeannie said that last week it had been covered.  As long as we have a day or so to dry out once in a while, I certainly welcome the rain.

It's kind of boring sitting at home so much, but I don't dare go into any of the stores except for the grocery to buy milk & the like.  Entering Target or Costco would be like opening the floodgates!  When I start running low on funds during the latter part of the month I have to just stay home and try to hold on to what little I have.  My travel money account is going to be wiped out for the dentures, but thank goodness I have it!  I would at least love to do some camping but it's no fun alone any more since my sidekick is gone.  I think I miss that dog more now than ever.