Its that time of the year!!! Cant believe its time to plant the garden. Actually for Kansas I am a little late compared to others. I have an excuse. I have a baby. I also have been going down the list of how to improve our back yard and it is getting overwhelming. Last night a friend came over and brought his rota tiller to help me prep the garden. The plot of land was all filled with weeds. Underneath the weeds there is nice dark soil infused with worms
As the tiller cut through the earth I was so glad I didn't have to do all that by hand. Planting the seeds
and wondering if the plant will grow is kind of exciting. This part of the process is the perfect time to reread the parable of the sower and the seed (Luke 8). It is a good time to refelect what the soil in my life is like. I think I have been like the weeded soil and let things like business and tiredness crowd in and steal my nutrients, spending time with God reading bible and praying, helping others, finding people to connect with. So just like we are doing to our yard it is time to deal with the weeds and start planting new seeds of thought.
I am planting this outdoor vegtable garden with only things I know we will use. I am hoping that will help us cut down on the amount of money we spend on groceries. So my motivation is to meet the needs of my family by being able to cook with fresh ingredients. Hopefully the garden will produce so much we can be generous and share with others.
Other updates
Most my goals are at a stand still point or in push pause at least for the last week. I have lost a few more pounds so that is a plus.
But last night Bill plopped a large pile of paper on the couch and said "there you go." He has been dilegently writing a book so I get to be the first to read it. I am excited to see the product of his creative processes. His dream is to self publish the book and sell enough books to make us independently wealthy. That would be awesome.
Charleigh is growning and changing everyday. She is like a little sponge suprising us with neat new advances daily. I will have tell you more about that later. It is our bed time and we all need our beauty sleep.
Good night to all of you!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
weigh in report
Yesterday morning the scale and I had an appointment to see if the numbers the appear were in my favor. I hate it when I initially step on and the numbers roll above and below where your weight should be until it finally stops and registers the accurate total. As I looked at the final number I had to smile. To date from right after Charleigh's glorious entry into the world to now I have lost 8 lbs. I might have only lost 1 this week but every pound counts!!! The 2 pounds I have lost since seriously starting Weight Watchers Points Plus Program is better than the the 6 pounds the 3 1/2 months before.
I am finding the program easy to follow. I don't know why but there is a difference in counting out the 43 points that I can have each day with weight watchers compared to the 1800-2200 calories I could eat if I were just counting calories. Luckily you get 49 extra points to "spend" during the week to give you the ability to eat normally and sometimes spurge.
I did really good at not using those 49 points this week until today. This morning we went to a pancake breakfast the cub scouts sponsored. We bought tickets from one of the kids from our couples small group. It was yummy but between that and the stress of our plumbing situation that is not where it stopped. I ate quite a few carbs today (my downfall food group). Then in the evening, since our church has started a babysitting coop. (One or two couples watch the children while the other parents go have dates. That way you get 11 dates a year and you pay for it with one time of watching 15+ kids.), Bill and I escaped for a few moments alone We went to Planet Sub; I got a 6 inch Philly steak melt sub and we shared a bag of chips (14 points) and then to Cold Stone and shared a Strawberry Banana Rendezvous Love it dish of Ice Cream ( around 15 points). Whoops!!! If I were not breast feeding that would be one whole days point allowance. So the rest of the week the goal will have to be stay on target. The saving grace for today was that I went out and worked in the yard for a couple hours which burned 6 points so really I only blew 23 of the 49 extra points. So all in all so far I am OK.
This next week has one potential pit fall the Easter Holiday. Bill's dad is coming to town to meet Charleigh so we will probably show him around town and eat out for a couple meals. Bill says I always go over board when we entertain. Hopefully I keep that in check but we will see how that plays out. We are just glad he is making the trip to see us. Well until next weeks weigh in.
Chow for now!!
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| (Scale pictured does not reflect my accurate weight or my goal weight.) |
I am finding the program easy to follow. I don't know why but there is a difference in counting out the 43 points that I can have each day with weight watchers compared to the 1800-2200 calories I could eat if I were just counting calories. Luckily you get 49 extra points to "spend" during the week to give you the ability to eat normally and sometimes spurge.
I did really good at not using those 49 points this week until today. This morning we went to a pancake breakfast the cub scouts sponsored. We bought tickets from one of the kids from our couples small group. It was yummy but between that and the stress of our plumbing situation that is not where it stopped. I ate quite a few carbs today (my downfall food group). Then in the evening, since our church has started a babysitting coop. (One or two couples watch the children while the other parents go have dates. That way you get 11 dates a year and you pay for it with one time of watching 15+ kids.), Bill and I escaped for a few moments alone We went to Planet Sub; I got a 6 inch Philly steak melt sub and we shared a bag of chips (14 points) and then to Cold Stone and shared a Strawberry Banana Rendezvous Love it dish of Ice Cream ( around 15 points). Whoops!!! If I were not breast feeding that would be one whole days point allowance. So the rest of the week the goal will have to be stay on target. The saving grace for today was that I went out and worked in the yard for a couple hours which burned 6 points so really I only blew 23 of the 49 extra points. So all in all so far I am OK.
This next week has one potential pit fall the Easter Holiday. Bill's dad is coming to town to meet Charleigh so we will probably show him around town and eat out for a couple meals. Bill says I always go over board when we entertain. Hopefully I keep that in check but we will see how that plays out. We are just glad he is making the trip to see us. Well until next weeks weigh in.
Chow for now!!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Trials, Faith, Perserverance, and Joy
The last two weeks in our small group we have been studying 1 Peter. If you are not aware let me include a few verses that was our food for thought.
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you,5who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.7 These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed
Life for the most part has been smooth sailing for Bill and I. We have had a few bumps in the road along the way. Tonight seems like a trial so right now this verse is taking on a little more practical meaning. If you are my friend on facebook and current on event you know the outline of events that transpired tonight April 15th 2011.
Bill and I were enjoying our typical Friday night routine since Charleigh's birth of pizza and relaxation. Charleigh was asleep on my lap after finishing her dinner and I started smelling something quite vile. At first I thought is was my precious daughter letting off her own scents to let us know she was still there alive and well. After smelling it off and on for about an hour I checked her diaper to see if she had left us a present. That is when Bill got up to go upstairs and stepped in a pool of water at the base of our stairs. Our floor drain in the laundry room had been backing up. We suctioned up the pools and started discussing what should be done as we watched the water bubble up through the drain.
As we have been working on our yard we have been looking at how our tree roots are exposed and making the terrain bumpy. We have been wondering how hard it would be to get grass to grow in those areas. The other thought is what to do if we can't. I don't want to have an ideal place for the kids to make mud pies every time it rains. The topic of how those tree roots might be effecting the house came up so we decided we would use some chemicals to kill the tree roots so they did not effect the plumbing. Bill bought them yesterday and we were going to use them last night. Too late!!! We think the fact that it has been raining all day has not helped matters any. To make matters even more complex the house warrenty company called this week asking if we wanted to renew. We had decided that due to needing to tighten the belt on our monthly budget we would pass on the oppurtunity. It official expired two days ago!!!
So we started sucking up water with our shop vac calling friend for recommendations on plumbers. We called a couple places only to get answering machines. REALLY when my fingers do the walking in the yellow pages and I stop on your ad because it says 24 hour service I would expect an answer. Sorry I got side tracked...I put Charleigh to bed while Bill continued to man the shop vac. Around midnight he told me to go to bed so at least one of us could get some sleep and be ready to go when Charleigh decided to get up. So I slept soundly till 3:30. I awoke after a freaky dream of waking up in a parellel universe where no one at the church would help me find my way Charleigh and my way back home and when I tried on my own bunnies with fangs chased me while hoodlem boys threw cow manure on me. (The plumber's answering machines and faint sewer smell must be getting to me.)
I went downstairs and Bill and I both fell asleep while trying to finish the show we were watching when the tragedy occured. So now I am on suction duty. The water flow is slowing down a little but that still doesn't solve the problem. We can't do anything that requires water running down a drain.
So that brings me to the main point the verse I referred to in the beginning says that trail of all kind come to strength our faith. Makes me think of James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything
Testing of faith develops perserverance...the ability to go on. For us the trial is inconvience, mess and finances. We are already relying on God for provision and he has been faithful and I believe that he will do that. Why? Because as we have been having our bumps in the road he has kept reminding me that this move was part of the plan for us... He provided us with this house and opened the door wide. Did he bring us here just to fall flat on our face I don't think so.
Consider it pure joy...This has been anything but joyful. Being tired from being up all night, people not being available to help us, the smell that is lingering in our house. Wait a minute....as I have been writing this blog I am reminded of all the real tragedy that has happened on the other side of the world this last month. People displaced from thier homes, who have lost family memebers and everything they own. Now that is a trial. The first thing to cause us to be thankful is we were downstairs so we did notice it in the early stages of the problem. We still have a wonderful home. Our family is healthy and happy. Just now as I ran upstairs to check on my daughter, who is still sleeping, I saw the rain has stopped and the sun is shining, the birds singing. I saw the beautiful colors of Kansas spring time. Thank you Jesus, in advance, for how this situation will end up because I now you will continue to be faithful even in during a minor trial like ours.
P.S. Got a hold of a plumber they can't get here till this afternoon but at least they are coming.
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you,5who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.7 These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed
Life for the most part has been smooth sailing for Bill and I. We have had a few bumps in the road along the way. Tonight seems like a trial so right now this verse is taking on a little more practical meaning. If you are my friend on facebook and current on event you know the outline of events that transpired tonight April 15th 2011.
Bill and I were enjoying our typical Friday night routine since Charleigh's birth of pizza and relaxation. Charleigh was asleep on my lap after finishing her dinner and I started smelling something quite vile. At first I thought is was my precious daughter letting off her own scents to let us know she was still there alive and well. After smelling it off and on for about an hour I checked her diaper to see if she had left us a present. That is when Bill got up to go upstairs and stepped in a pool of water at the base of our stairs. Our floor drain in the laundry room had been backing up. We suctioned up the pools and started discussing what should be done as we watched the water bubble up through the drain.
As we have been working on our yard we have been looking at how our tree roots are exposed and making the terrain bumpy. We have been wondering how hard it would be to get grass to grow in those areas. The other thought is what to do if we can't. I don't want to have an ideal place for the kids to make mud pies every time it rains. The topic of how those tree roots might be effecting the house came up so we decided we would use some chemicals to kill the tree roots so they did not effect the plumbing. Bill bought them yesterday and we were going to use them last night. Too late!!! We think the fact that it has been raining all day has not helped matters any. To make matters even more complex the house warrenty company called this week asking if we wanted to renew. We had decided that due to needing to tighten the belt on our monthly budget we would pass on the oppurtunity. It official expired two days ago!!!
So we started sucking up water with our shop vac calling friend for recommendations on plumbers. We called a couple places only to get answering machines. REALLY when my fingers do the walking in the yellow pages and I stop on your ad because it says 24 hour service I would expect an answer. Sorry I got side tracked...I put Charleigh to bed while Bill continued to man the shop vac. Around midnight he told me to go to bed so at least one of us could get some sleep and be ready to go when Charleigh decided to get up. So I slept soundly till 3:30. I awoke after a freaky dream of waking up in a parellel universe where no one at the church would help me find my way Charleigh and my way back home and when I tried on my own bunnies with fangs chased me while hoodlem boys threw cow manure on me. (The plumber's answering machines and faint sewer smell must be getting to me.)
I went downstairs and Bill and I both fell asleep while trying to finish the show we were watching when the tragedy occured. So now I am on suction duty. The water flow is slowing down a little but that still doesn't solve the problem. We can't do anything that requires water running down a drain.
So that brings me to the main point the verse I referred to in the beginning says that trail of all kind come to strength our faith. Makes me think of James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything
Testing of faith develops perserverance...the ability to go on. For us the trial is inconvience, mess and finances. We are already relying on God for provision and he has been faithful and I believe that he will do that. Why? Because as we have been having our bumps in the road he has kept reminding me that this move was part of the plan for us... He provided us with this house and opened the door wide. Did he bring us here just to fall flat on our face I don't think so.
Consider it pure joy...This has been anything but joyful. Being tired from being up all night, people not being available to help us, the smell that is lingering in our house. Wait a minute....as I have been writing this blog I am reminded of all the real tragedy that has happened on the other side of the world this last month. People displaced from thier homes, who have lost family memebers and everything they own. Now that is a trial. The first thing to cause us to be thankful is we were downstairs so we did notice it in the early stages of the problem. We still have a wonderful home. Our family is healthy and happy. Just now as I ran upstairs to check on my daughter, who is still sleeping, I saw the rain has stopped and the sun is shining, the birds singing. I saw the beautiful colors of Kansas spring time. Thank you Jesus, in advance, for how this situation will end up because I now you will continue to be faithful even in during a minor trial like ours.
P.S. Got a hold of a plumber they can't get here till this afternoon but at least they are coming.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
To Read or Not to Read...and an Overall Update
I did it!!! I finally did it. Up until this last years I have only been reading text books. The library was a place where you went to study and find research for papers...yuck. That whole time, I would check out books from the library but only for my preschool classroom never for me. My problem with checking out personal books is finding a book that I might like to read. If the story or topic doesn't catch my attention in the first few chapters I usually give up. I am trying to turn over another leaf.
Thanks to the inspiration of the Wamego's MOM's club book club; last night I finished my first pleasure reading book in at least five years. The book they read last month was I would tell you I love you but then I would have to kill you. by Ally Carter. It is the first book in a four part series. It is a young adult fiction novel about the life of a teen girl who is going to secret girl school to be a spy. To some it sounds pretty goofy to be reading stories about a teenage girls struggles but the books was funny and uplifting. The story even had a few little twists and turns that keep the story interesting. So today I checked out book 2 in the series. Hopefully it will be as good as book 1.
Note on parenting:
Charleigh is changing like crazy. She is starting to get her balance while sitting and getting her crawling stance. She is starting to be more social with the little girl that I take care of during the week. It so funny to watch her stick out her tongue spit and coo at the little girl as she hands her toys. I am hoping that it is a good friendship in the making. We are also wondering if the teething process will soon be coming. She has been fussier this week, chews on everything, and is a little drool monster. Her latest fascination is in paper so as I have been trying to read while holding her or laying next to her on the floor she has to try to grab the pages or if a paper is in my hand her goal is to stick in her mouth. That is when the nearest chew toy comes in handy as a substitute.
Spiritual note:
I have not been doing so great with memorizing my verses but have been striving to at least read some of my Bible daily. I am realizing the rubber needs to meet the road now that I am getting in the habit of reading this book that God breathed his life into. I am battling a few issues in my life more now than before I was a mom. The biggest areas are having fears for not just me but now for all of us, at times feelings of not being good enough at juggling all the different hats a mom has to wear, and balancing time for me like doing personal devotion, or doing a work out and time for serving others outside our home. I am still meditating on the last verse I memorized....prepare our mind for action...... As obedient children...not just listen to My (God's) words sit on the couch and watch the world go by know the truth. Instead let it penetrate you and die to your selfish desires and fears and believe (present active participle) and know ME and then step our and claim what I am saying is true and DO what I am asking you to do. It is hard to let him take the reigns and be the guide but I have never been disappointed when I do surrender. Still looking for ways to make this all tangible outside the four walls of my house. But as for our family, we are trusting God for our day to day provision and so far he has not let us down. He has continued to be faithful.
Physical Note:
I was not doing so great with the weight loss journey so I started following the Weight Watcher plan this last week. I have also slacked in the couch to 5K training due to the crazy spring weather but this week decided to add in Turbo Jam on the days I can't run. Both those changes have made me feel so much better. I also have been inspired by watching the 11th season of the Biggest Loser. Who would have thought that the show would help me along my personal journey.
So all in all everything for me is going great! I hope it going just as well for you. Until the next time... Adios Amigos
Thanks to the inspiration of the Wamego's MOM's club book club; last night I finished my first pleasure reading book in at least five years. The book they read last month was I would tell you I love you but then I would have to kill you. by Ally Carter. It is the first book in a four part series. It is a young adult fiction novel about the life of a teen girl who is going to secret girl school to be a spy. To some it sounds pretty goofy to be reading stories about a teenage girls struggles but the books was funny and uplifting. The story even had a few little twists and turns that keep the story interesting. So today I checked out book 2 in the series. Hopefully it will be as good as book 1.
Note on parenting:
Charleigh is changing like crazy. She is starting to get her balance while sitting and getting her crawling stance. She is starting to be more social with the little girl that I take care of during the week. It so funny to watch her stick out her tongue spit and coo at the little girl as she hands her toys. I am hoping that it is a good friendship in the making. We are also wondering if the teething process will soon be coming. She has been fussier this week, chews on everything, and is a little drool monster. Her latest fascination is in paper so as I have been trying to read while holding her or laying next to her on the floor she has to try to grab the pages or if a paper is in my hand her goal is to stick in her mouth. That is when the nearest chew toy comes in handy as a substitute.
Spiritual note:
I have not been doing so great with memorizing my verses but have been striving to at least read some of my Bible daily. I am realizing the rubber needs to meet the road now that I am getting in the habit of reading this book that God breathed his life into. I am battling a few issues in my life more now than before I was a mom. The biggest areas are having fears for not just me but now for all of us, at times feelings of not being good enough at juggling all the different hats a mom has to wear, and balancing time for me like doing personal devotion, or doing a work out and time for serving others outside our home. I am still meditating on the last verse I memorized....prepare our mind for action...... As obedient children...not just listen to My (God's) words sit on the couch and watch the world go by know the truth. Instead let it penetrate you and die to your selfish desires and fears and believe (present active participle) and know ME and then step our and claim what I am saying is true and DO what I am asking you to do. It is hard to let him take the reigns and be the guide but I have never been disappointed when I do surrender. Still looking for ways to make this all tangible outside the four walls of my house. But as for our family, we are trusting God for our day to day provision and so far he has not let us down. He has continued to be faithful.
Physical Note:
I was not doing so great with the weight loss journey so I started following the Weight Watcher plan this last week. I have also slacked in the couch to 5K training due to the crazy spring weather but this week decided to add in Turbo Jam on the days I can't run. Both those changes have made me feel so much better. I also have been inspired by watching the 11th season of the Biggest Loser. Who would have thought that the show would help me along my personal journey.
So all in all everything for me is going great! I hope it going just as well for you. Until the next time... Adios Amigos
Friday, March 25, 2011
Finishing a thought at 2AM is sometimes necesary
I have not blogged for a while. I have started 3 but it is hard to finsh a thought sometimes. Let me catch everyone up. I have had many revelations in the past few weeks. Most them are personal about how to be true to myelf. I am the only one who can make the decisions that can bring on change.
One change is Bill and I have started setting monthly goals. Last month we started doing the couch to 5K. Due to the weather we couldn't start till mid March. We are in week 2. Week 1 was pretty smooth sailing. Week 2 has been a little harder but I have increased my distance and amount of time I am runnng instead of walking.
Last time I ran was 1 1/2 years ago. I weighed less and had a consistent workout pattern already established when I started. My goal then was to run the Boulder Boulder a 10 K in Boulder, CO. I had 2 friends that I did the race with. One friend that challenged me and ran ahead...(she was a much faster runner) and a another friend who stayed with me. We helped each other keep our pace and encouraged each other to keep running all the way to the end. I finshed running 6 miles in 1 hour 20 mins. Knowing the race was coming helped me stay motivated. I found a couple races in the area, one is a month away. I figured i could just run the cycles that I would be running that week. The race is also going to benefit a good cause.I haven't commited yet I need to decide this week.
http://www.active.com/running/wamego-ks/luke-nihart-memorial-run-2011April's goal I am setting for myself.I am going to memorize one Bible verse a week. Three of the sermon podcasts I listen to have all been talking about how lazy we are not to memorize The Word. We memorize everything else except what truely edifys our souls. I am taking the verses out of that weeks Bible Study passage. I actually decided to start this week.
1 Peter 1:13-16NIV (typed from memory) Therefore, PREPARE you MIND for ACTION. BE SELF-CONTROLED setting your HOPE fully on the GRACE given you when Jesus Christ is reaveald. Be OBEIDENT children...DO NOT BE CONFORMED to the evil desires you had when you lived in IGNORANCE.. [But just as he who called you is HOLY] be HOLY [in ALL you do] For it is written "BE HOLY for I AM HOLY". (section in brackets I had to look)
MOTHERHOOD IS GREAT!
Our baby has hit the 4 months. The changes that we are seeing in her are astounding. Milestones include: rolling over and grabbing things with a great deal of ease. She is also getting quite determined to get things that are out of reach. If I put something behind her feet she can scoot a little ways to get a hold of it. She laughs at the simplest things.
We are dealing with one issue still: her not wanting to take a bottle. The funny thing is she is so interested in food. She is sittng in a high chair watching us eat. When I am feeding the little girl I take care of she reaches for the spoon so I think she is gearing up to start eating solids. The doctor suggested we wait for the 5th month to start giving her cereal and baby food in the 6th month starting with vegtables. My plan is to make my own baby food. I am sure I will be blogging about that when the time comes.
- So there are a few of the highlights...hopefully I will be better about blogging in the future.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
I NEED SOME HELP FROM ALL YOU MOMS OUT THERE!!
I need some HELP!!!
The problem all began on Tuesday. I came home from Mom's Bible Study and Bill and Charleigh were laying on the bed. Charleigh was asleep and Bill looked perplexed. I asked how it went. "I think something possessed my baby." She had cried for an hour and a half. It all started when Bill tried to give her a bottle.
We decided that maybe we needed to give her a bottle more often so that she will take one when we go on date nights. So today I took a bottle with me to meet an old friend for lunch. I was so glad I didn't try to give it to her at the restaurant because of what happened while I cooked dinner. Bill tried to give her a bottle and the same melt down occurred. I also tried and she absolutely refused.
I wondered if anyone out there had any other ideas of how to get her to take a bottle again. If you do PLEASE leave a comment, soon!!!
The problem all began on Tuesday. I came home from Mom's Bible Study and Bill and Charleigh were laying on the bed. Charleigh was asleep and Bill looked perplexed. I asked how it went. "I think something possessed my baby." She had cried for an hour and a half. It all started when Bill tried to give her a bottle.
We decided that maybe we needed to give her a bottle more often so that she will take one when we go on date nights. So today I took a bottle with me to meet an old friend for lunch. I was so glad I didn't try to give it to her at the restaurant because of what happened while I cooked dinner. Bill tried to give her a bottle and the same melt down occurred. I also tried and she absolutely refused.
I wondered if anyone out there had any other ideas of how to get her to take a bottle again. If you do PLEASE leave a comment, soon!!!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sink your teeth into this!!!
Went to the dentist today. I had a cavity in my right hand front top molar. I had not had a tooth filled in 10 years. At my last dentist appointment they asked me how long the filling they had to pry out of my tooth was there. I had no idea!!!
So as I sat there with the dentists hands in my mouth and started wondering about the history of dentistry. What did the people who lived in Bible Times do? Expecially those that lived to be 900+ years? Did they just lose their teeth and have to gum thier food for the rest of thier days? And who invented all these crazy tools they use while you sit in the chair totally unable to escape? Then there is the whole whole fact that they didn't have a local anestitia back then so they did feel the pain of the tools used to penetrate and extract their teeth. This makes you want to go the dentist doesn't it.
Then my thoughts went to the garden of Eden. Did God tell Adam and Eve how to take care of their pearly whites before he kicked them out of the garden? Did he tell them that when they had children they would be born toothless and would get their chompers later?
When my thoughts returned to the here and now. I realized technology had changed over the years. They drilled with two drills.Then I had a weird sensations and smell as the put something in my mouth. They packed the area and then an aparatus with an ultraviolet light went into the dark open space. I was told not to eat on the right side for 24 hours so what ever they stuck in my mouth could set up. WOW! That is a long time.
So tonight I am eating soup (as best as I can because my lip is still numb) and other soft things instead of devouring pizza with the girls at Bible study. All my questions will have to wait till I get to heaven. For now I will just have to be glad that I don't have any decay in the hole on my head.
So as I sat there with the dentists hands in my mouth and started wondering about the history of dentistry. What did the people who lived in Bible Times do? Expecially those that lived to be 900+ years? Did they just lose their teeth and have to gum thier food for the rest of thier days? And who invented all these crazy tools they use while you sit in the chair totally unable to escape? Then there is the whole whole fact that they didn't have a local anestitia back then so they did feel the pain of the tools used to penetrate and extract their teeth. This makes you want to go the dentist doesn't it.
Then my thoughts went to the garden of Eden. Did God tell Adam and Eve how to take care of their pearly whites before he kicked them out of the garden? Did he tell them that when they had children they would be born toothless and would get their chompers later?
When my thoughts returned to the here and now. I realized technology had changed over the years. They drilled with two drills.Then I had a weird sensations and smell as the put something in my mouth. They packed the area and then an aparatus with an ultraviolet light went into the dark open space. I was told not to eat on the right side for 24 hours so what ever they stuck in my mouth could set up. WOW! That is a long time.
So tonight I am eating soup (as best as I can because my lip is still numb) and other soft things instead of devouring pizza with the girls at Bible study. All my questions will have to wait till I get to heaven. For now I will just have to be glad that I don't have any decay in the hole on my head.
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