Will any of you be surprised to hear I had a complication with my oral surgery? Of course you won’t be. That kind of thing always happens to me! I developed something called a “dry socket,” which has required me to go to the surgeon’s office three times this week for treatment and packing. So, so gross, but I am now almost back to 100%. The kids started online distance learning this week, and they both enjoyed it. Nothing will replace the classroom and being surrounded by your friends, but Annie and James are rolling with it and making the most out of their computer time with their classmates. Their teachers have been working so hard to get everything online and I’m so grateful to them!
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Fun Finds
~Our Nintendo Switch has been a lifesaver during social distancing. Besides spending a lot of time on Just Dance 2020 and the Ring Fit, the kids and I are now OBSESSED with Animal Crossing: New Horizons (kindly send to me for free by Nintendo, although we have since bought another copy!). The three of us live on a little island together, and there’s no Coronavirus to be found!
~My friend Leigh wrote the coolest book, perfect for anyone who loves magical places and travel. Annie devoured the book in one day!
~I bought each kid one of these clip-on lights. They’re technically for smartphones, but I put them on their school computers so their faces are well-lit for class meetings.
Happy Sunday, everyone. Stay safe and healthy!
Ann says:
I am loving Animal Crossing:New Horizons! Being an essential worker (I work in Health information Management), I look forward to being able to spend a little time each evening to relax on my little island. Until the Tarantula manages to sneak up on me, Yikes!
Mary Brice says:
Thanks for the post. Stay safe!
Auntie_M says:
I am not at all surprised by you having to have oral surgery or having complications from it during this period! And dry socket sucks!
I just flashed back to being 16 & having all 4 wisdom teeth removed by an oral surgeon because, of course, the were compacted, and of course my body chose to be oddly allergic to codeine, and the last thing you want to do after oral surgery is vomit. But up until that point, my mom had staved off dry socket by dampening tea bags and then putting them back against the holes.
I am no more shocked at your complications than I am at my having kidney stones for the 1st time in my life! But not knowing what was happening, thinking I could drive myself to the ER (urgent clinic really but it’s such a good one, it’s set up pretty much like an ER sans hospital). Needless to say, I didn’t make it! Which then involved an ambulance having to come check on me while my brother & mom made the ferry crossing & came to find me in a random empty parking lot where I was feeling as though I was giving birth to a demon. The 1st responders were very nice and said since my family was coming to rescue me, they agreed that avoiding actual hospitals was wise. The guy who was closest up to me had had kidney stones before and felt quite bad for me. I felt so bad about having to call them at all but seriously thought I was going to die for a while there! I was so grateful for them & their service. Even more than in the past – and I am a pretty grateful “customer.”
Being in an ER-like setting was a bit panicky feeling (but an overt effort was made to show that beds, chairs, machines, etc were cleaned before & after use, to say nothing of the hand sanitizing!) but mostly a feeling of immense gratitude was welling up within me the entire time. And everyone was so willing to talk about the coronavirus, how we are handling it, potential vaccines & studies happening, our country versus others regarding handling it — don’t get them (or me) started on how awesome Iceland is! Aside from the pain, it was a really positive experience.
My check-out papers have the name of the physician’s assistant who saw me & the doctors, but not the nurses, which is a bummer, because I want to send a box of goodies & wanted to name them all but of course, now I forget all the names!
Anyway, try to stay healthy because I feel like my life tries to mimic yours in bizarre ways!
XOXO
Anna says:
Oof, I had dry socket when I had my wisdom teeth out and it was one of the most painful things I’ve experienced! Glad you are on the mend!
Anon says:
Thinking of you in this difficult month.
Carlie says:
I was driving down Lynn road the other day (for essential grocery shopping trip) and I saw all the signs along the road encouraging people and thanking our healthcare workers at Los Robles. I immediately thought it must have been you guys!! either way I love seeing our community come together (in thought) and staying home to hopefully keep us safe!
Lorie A says:
We’re an animal crossing household as well. That’s a daily family activity we do each morning. Stay say ya’ll!