"It gots teefes, don' it?"

{The answer to the question: "Do it bite?"}

Presently, I am in the process of losing my teeth. In groups. Not all at the same time, darn it, but through the system of groups. Let me explain....no, no, that would take too long...let me sum up.

I have terrible teeth. Between the bar fights, the motorcycle accidents, genetics, and what not they're just crappy. Bits and pieces of them have been falling out and off for years. Because of the wonders of group insurance I can now have them removed and have store bought teeth instead. But, as with every blessing, "it don't come easy."

According to my dentist my roots are such that they not only wrap around the jaw bone but then splay out and become "fibril." That means that they develop an almost capilary root system and become a nightmare to remove. I could have told him that...heck, I DID tell him that, but I'm not qualified to have an opinion of my own teeth.

The poor guy got a full aerobic workout pulling my bottom right eye tooth. He put a foot on the side of the chair base, wrapped both hands around the extractor, and ended up picking me up off the chair itself. It took half an hour and four tries to get the silly thing out of my mouth. It's been three weeks and I'm still bruised from the ordeal.

I go in for the next round on June 2. They will remove the rest of my upper teeth as well as all but six of my bottom teeth leaving the ones in front to hold a partial bridge in place. At that time the dentist will also fit the temporary upper plate and I'll begin the almost year long process of learning to have teeth that work, just hurt like hell all the time. Ah, but, it'll be nice to have an actual smile, now won't it?

Semester is over at NSU. I'm in the cataloge for next year already so I know my contract is secure for the next season, and they're talking about what they want me to be doing several years down the line. Being a responsible adult is interesting....kinda/sorta. The money is nice, however.

Bree is gradiatin' next Friday. She's put in a request for small appliances instead of cash or other stuff because she's moving out here soon and wants to have as much of her household goods as possible. Keep that in mind.