DREADFUL DENTAL DRAMA

I wasn’t going to write about this, but then I got outed by a friend in the comments.

Brief time line:

Crown came off molar

Palm Sunday- Tooth cracked-lengthwise.

Gets inflamed

Thursday- Dentist says tooth cannot be saved. Go to oral surgeon to get his opinion.

Good Friday- Oral surgery

Blur of pain, grossness, soft foods.

Wednesday- Solid food. Big mistake.

Thursday- Queasy, bruised and jaw feels fractured.

Tomorrow- Follow-up with surgeon.

So, Easter dinner was canceled at my house and baskets (which  I enjoy) did not get filled. It was all a bit depressing and I am looking forward to Mother’s Day and having my family around me again. I was very grateful that the surgeon was able to fit me in before the holiday weekend.

I DO DECLARE

I will never again wear pantyhose unless it is in the dead of winter in an unheated castle to prevent chilblains.

Not to a fancy restaurant or a wedding or a funeral-not even my own.

If the colored tights trend continues, I’ll simply dye my legs from the knees down. Think of the money I will save!

When Southern women hit 50, we can make our own damn rules!

’nuff said…

COUNTDOWN

Deviled eggs                 Assorted olives                      Slab of Gouda                Shrimp

Stuffed celery                Gherkins                                 Crackers

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Three mushroom soup-Dinner

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Ambrosia in orange cups

Spinach salad-Dinner

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Croissants

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Carrot coins-ginger,honey

Asparagus

New potatoes-rosemary

*****

Quiche-(for vegetarian) surrounded by tiny tomatoes, parsley

Lamb chops with mint jelly

Ham-cloves, pineapple-Dinner

*****

Birds nest cupcakes

Jordan almonds

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Iced tea

Wine-Dinner

Coffee

It’s all about the leftovers. Next organize shopping. Leaf in table? Set out serving dishes. Polish silver. TIny bird nests/placecards. Flowers. Dye eggs , Guest room. Bathe dogs…

ADDENDUM-In the interest of full disclosure, we didn’t have Easter at my house this year due to dental drama.

THE BEST PERFUME TO ATTRACT A MAN

My girlfriend told me her Irish perfume smelled like maple syrup after a few hours.

Men were following their noses to her and then talking about pancakes.

I said, “If you really want to attract a man, find a perfume that dries down to bacon.”

(I haven’t lived with Himself all these years for nothing.)

OVERHEARD-Tearoom

Beautiful, well-dressed lady telling her friend about another tearoom that she had recently visited, “The food was good but it was just a pick-up place.”

Friend, “Why do you say that?”

Lady, “The parking lot was full of pick-up trucks.”

Oh, dear. Wrong on so many levels.

MY BFF

calls me “Sweetie” when she means, “Stupid”.

Awwww. Bless her heart.

LADIES, NEVER TWEEZE IN ANGER

I’m just sayin’.

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

I got this idea from a little friend of mine who blogs with the best of them. Of course, she had her list be links. I don’t know how to do that yet. (Hey, it’s a process!) I was just thinking about making a whole page of lists that I would update on a regular basis. Which I will learn how to do soon-along with adding pictures. So here is my first baby list:

Being a Mom

DH,DD and DS- you know who you are

Friends- old and new

Nice neighbors

Surprises!

GPS- wonderful invention that saves me from (literally) losing a child

Flowers- inside, outside, in the car

Perfume!

Purses

Pedicures- oh, the three P’s!

Daytrips

Tearooms

Collecting crosses

Open source

Babies!

Cooking for people I love- and the people they love

Watching the water- fountains, waves, a water hazard…

Cars that look like they’re moving when they are standing still

Eiderdown

Fur coats- OK, on puppies and kittens (nice save, huh?)

A bird in the breakfast room- cheerful way to start the day

Waking up to the smell of bacon and coffee

Mockingbirds singing to the moon at 3:00 am

Bluetooth- because I love it so much I call it my Boo-tooth

Clouds

Cashmere

Blue ceilings

Cards- especially Valentine’s Day

Cut glass, prisms and leaded glass- cheerful and sparkly. Does not tarnish.

Long scarves

Needlepoint

The orange WordPress logo

Candles

Playing cards

Beautiful boxes

A fire on a gray, dismal day

Books! Well, that leads me to another list!