From the office....

So the other day I was cleaning this guy's teeth.  For confidentiality purposes I will call him "Dave".  "Dave" hadn't been to the office since 2008.  "Dave" had deep pockets and quite a few loose teeth.  "Dave" had a lot of bone loss.  "Dave" was a fun guy, and a good sport.  As I was cleaning his teeth and pointing out his oral condition to him, I said, "You know, 'Dave', you should really come and see us every three or four months instead of every three or four years."  You could see the wheels spinning in his head and he quickly remarked, "Well, the roads have been bad!!"  And before I could stop myself I blurted, "Good news, 'Dave'!  We're open in the summer now!  In fact, spring, summer, AND fall!!"  It was a good thing my friend "Dave" has a sense of humor.......

Nothing to report.

At least not for now.  I finally got my Oregon license (with anesthesia and nitrous endorsements!), so the hunt continues for a job that is at least 3 days a week.  Of course, if someone wants me to work more than that I am more than willing to oblige!!  I had a telephone interview not long ago, but he wanted to compensate me for my time by salary.  Wait.....what?  Yep, you read that right......salary.  How would that work?  He wanted me to work two days a week, and then on Thursday mornings have staff meetings till noon, and then every fourth or fifth Friday be available to answer the phone during business hours, even though the office was not open.  This is getting weirder and weirder.....What if I needed to cover for the other hygienist one day?  Would I not be compensated for the extra day of work?  In the end, he picked someone else, which I am okay with, for two reasons.  1.) The job was only 2 days a week and I am needing at least three.  2.) Salary?  Enough said. 

Deuce had surgery last week to repair his umbilical hernia.  He was so dang cute when we brought him home.  He was SO tired, but he would not lie down.  I don't know if he was hurting, or if he was scared to lie down, but he could not be convinced to do it that first night, so he just stood in the kitchen where we were making dinner and slowly close his eyes.  It was cute to see him trying to sleep standing up, but sad at the same time!!  No worries though, he is back to his wild, mischievious self.  He has stitches on his tummy so we can't have a bath for another week until we go in and have those taken out.  I am pretty sure he doesn't even remember the stitches are there anymore!! 

Jake and I joined a gym a couple of weeks ago.  I must say, I have been amazingly dedicated since then.  I have been going 3 days a week since we signed up!!  Now if only I could lose three pounds a week for a month, then I would be okay with that!! 

My next post I will try to include some pics! I haven't taken anything recently, but I think they do brighten up the page and distract you from my blah blah blah.