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Wow, the holidays were crazy. I think we spent time with every relative we have in Northern California and a few more besides, but it was a good time. I even got to hold one of my new nieces.
Still, I am very glad that Winter Break is over and Kaitlin is back in school. I love her to pieces, but I definitely need some time without a kid climbing on me. Yesterday I finally got time to myself, which mostly meant doing laundry and folding it while watching Rome and Golden Girls on TV, but hey at least I did it by myself. Today I have some more household stuff to take care of, but I'll take some time to goof off too.
The other "exciting" thing that happened yesterday people on Facebook already know about. I was eating popcorn while watching The Daily Show and crunched very hard on a seed I didn't realize was in my mouth. And now half of my molar is gone. (Honestly it's probably more like a sixth if you count all the stuff under the gum, but it's a huge chunk missing and my tooth is all sharp and jagged.) So in addition to all the fillings I've been needing for years, now I'm going to need a crown. And pretty soon because dentin isn't nearly as hard as enamel.
The good news is apparently we do have dental insurance through Josh's work, but the bad news is I can't figure out how the hell to use it. We've got Delta Dental through Kaiser, which means neither the Kaiser nor the Delta Dental website says anything about this kind of group plan, so I can't figure out what is covered or how much, or even who the hell will take the insurance. (Edit: And now I've tried calling a local dentist that is listed with Delta Dental and they tell me they can't even make an appointment with me until I know what kind of plan I have.) I even tried to register for the DD website to get better information and so they could tell me which sort of plan I should look under, but it says I'm not one of their customers, so I guess I'll have to wait until Josh gets home and we can try to have him register. If this doesn't work I'm just going to call local dentists to get a price estimate and pull the money out of Kaitlin's college fund.
Still, I am very glad that Winter Break is over and Kaitlin is back in school. I love her to pieces, but I definitely need some time without a kid climbing on me. Yesterday I finally got time to myself, which mostly meant doing laundry and folding it while watching Rome and Golden Girls on TV, but hey at least I did it by myself. Today I have some more household stuff to take care of, but I'll take some time to goof off too.
The other "exciting" thing that happened yesterday people on Facebook already know about. I was eating popcorn while watching The Daily Show and crunched very hard on a seed I didn't realize was in my mouth. And now half of my molar is gone. (Honestly it's probably more like a sixth if you count all the stuff under the gum, but it's a huge chunk missing and my tooth is all sharp and jagged.) So in addition to all the fillings I've been needing for years, now I'm going to need a crown. And pretty soon because dentin isn't nearly as hard as enamel.
The good news is apparently we do have dental insurance through Josh's work, but the bad news is I can't figure out how the hell to use it. We've got Delta Dental through Kaiser, which means neither the Kaiser nor the Delta Dental website says anything about this kind of group plan, so I can't figure out what is covered or how much, or even who the hell will take the insurance. (Edit: And now I've tried calling a local dentist that is listed with Delta Dental and they tell me they can't even make an appointment with me until I know what kind of plan I have.) I even tried to register for the DD website to get better information and so they could tell me which sort of plan I should look under, but it says I'm not one of their customers, so I guess I'll have to wait until Josh gets home and we can try to have him register. If this doesn't work I'm just going to call local dentists to get a price estimate and pull the money out of Kaitlin's college fund.