November 7, 2007

• Bright & Early

  Cockadoodle dooooooo!

  And, why am I up typing at 6-something in the morning?????

  I have a tooth!  I have a tooth!  Well, that's only partly why!

  I slept!  I slept!  From about 4pm yesterday to 5:20am today.

  There was no need for me to take a fifth Halcion at the dentist's office, AND (get this!!!) he didn't use Novocaine on me.  Gas, yes.  Novocaine, no.  I heard him say the tooth was dead anyway (remember the root canal?) and there was only a minimal amount of "ouch" when he pulled the temporary cap away from the cement.  Before I knew it, I was out of there (Jesse said about 45 minutes).

  I woke up around 7:30pm (starved) and ate a Sonic burger (hooray for 99 cent night!) in bed.  The burger in bed was my husband's doing.  I'm sure I have lettuce & bun crumbs in my sheets, as I was barely awake while I ate.  I was very chilled - chilled to the bone, to be specific.  Jesse pulled a fluffy comforter off of the guest bed and covered me.  I slept like a baby with my socks on and my hair down (I usually clip up the top and side hair to keep it out of my face).  Besides being happy about the permanent crown, my mouth not hurting this morning, AND the dental bill being paid in full yesterday . . . I'm thrilled that I was able to sleep.  I feel like a new person!  BRING ON THANKSGIVING!!!!  I'm ready!

  This afternoon is when Jesse booked one of my massages and I'm looking forward to picking up the house a bit (the dishwasher is running now) and taking a shower before heading up to the massage school.  Maybe it will help with my nagging headache, which I think is coming from my neck and the base of my skull.

  I feel incredibly energized.  Sleep is so important to me and to be deprived of it all but ruins me.

  I DO remember asking the dentist about Autism.  On my last visit, he said his sister has done professional research.  He told me he would give her my email address.  This is part of the problem we deal with regarding Annamarie and her pervasive developmental disorder (PDDNOS on the Autism spectrum).  The "NOS" part means non-specific, across the board, problems.  In other words, every area of her life is affected by it.  The way she learns, the way she communicates verbally, how she perceives things, her ability to play with children the same age as her, etc.  Two weeks ago, she was telling her psychologist about playing "Connect Four" and the little man who talked back with beeping noises.  Finally she told her, the little man IN THE BOX made beeping noises when he talked to her.  The therapist was EXTREMELY worried until I told her it was a battery powered, hand-held game of Connect Four.  Somehow, Annamarie thought she was playing against a man inside the box!  Spooky thoughts to those of us who think clearly, but perfectly logical in her world.  I could write lots of things about her that might make us all giggle, but considering she has such a hard time comprehending things, it's really not very funny.

  I'm going to start a load of laundry, so I had better say "good bye" for now.  I don't have much to tell about what went on yesterday, since I slept through most of it!

  • 7:53 am
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