Winter Wonderland

I went to Delta this weekend to celebrate my nephew's 5th birthday. He is such a cowboy now. It makes me shake my head and thank heaven he does not have or want a mullet! I have a cute pic but I cannot get it to rotate....man I wish I wasn't so computer deficient!

Delta also experienced it's usual fog. It is wonderfully thick which results in all the trees, power lines, fences and pretty much anything outside to become covered in inches of frost. It is really beautiful. This is a picture of the small lilac bush outside my parents house there are also some sage brush edging the field across the road.
This next one is of the other bushes in my parents yard. I am also not a herbologist...where is Professor Sprout when you need her? Anyway, I think it is so beautiful in the morning before the sun burns off the fog and melts the frost...if the temp gets above freezing which it hasn't for a long time (it has been -24) . The pictures have a bit of blue in them and it makes me shiver even now.
I had a great weekend with my family. My mom made a wonderful turkey dinner. Brent made the best mashed potatoes-these are the only potatoes I will eat, willingly. We then played Settlers of Catan. I ran out of road pieces so I could not steal the longest road card from Brent...arggghhh! Earlier that day we rented an old school VHS of Willow. I love that movie and had forgotten just how entertaining it is. Val Kilmer sword skills might not be as great at Vigo Mortenson but he looked good in a dress! I really could use a 'brownie' to send some fairy love dust my way. And how many Nelwyn's did they find to fill the entire village? That is a lot of height challenged people!

I have completed my second week of full time work. I do not think this trend will continue and it makes me very upset. I really want to work and it is frustrating to be denied....Who knows what my future holds maybe Boise will get me afterall.

What the hell?

Yesterday I had this patient that we in the dental world call a PITA (pain in the ass) patient. I was warned that he would start telling me dirty jokes. Now it is one thing to hear an off color joke from a friend but to hear one from a old trucker guy with an oxygen tank is totally disgusting! He starts to tell me a joke and I stop him and say 'Is this going to make my ears burn? Cause I do not do that.' I was dead serious. Luckily he did not tell me any dirty jokes just lame ones about politicians. Anyway I took the xrays and noticed radiographic calculus. I was pissed as hell. I was hoping that the xrays lied. I started probing and shit they were right! So now I have to bring him back for SRP for 4 quads! I am not happy! Well luckily I saw him again today. He starts off telling me a joke he told me yesterday while looking at my boobs. So now I am pissed....which surprises me because last night I went to a piano concert and wore a great sweater that screamed look at my boobs...I just do not understand myself....How dare this PITA patient stare at my chest! Sometimes when I start concentrating I have been known to close in on my patient and give them a free boob rub. Today I made sure that he was far away from me even though the mesial of 20 and 27 were buggers and had huge boulders at the base of the pockets. Then Mr Pita tells me that I could take him home and that he is an excellent chef and would cook for me. I told him 'no, I would get in trouble'. He was all of the sudden afraid and said that he would have to watch himself because we were both attached. I said 'Yup'. He asked if I was attached and I was a little offended. I mean he is alright flirting, telling dirty jokes, and boob drooling as long as I am not attached. I mean he is freaking married! So I looked him in the eye and said No I am not attached but YOU ARE! He started apologizing about being such a flirt. I just ignored him. I was done with him and his stories about how much he missed 'hanky panky'. Yeah...can you believe he told me that. I was instantly transported back to the pharmacy where I had to endure the details of a dirty middle aged man whose 'monkey' was limp. Damn. Why do people have to tell their health professionals intimate details?

Bre...funniest thing happened today. My third patient today was reading a book. Yup, she was reading Xenocide...book two of Ender's Game. I laughed and told her all about you! Then her husband comes in and we start talking about the books and he jokingly starts looking around for sand to comb straight...you will know what I mean when you read the rest of the series. I think the series are worth reading even if they are not my favorites. Thank you for the new books to read! I will be looking into 'Water for Elephants'!

And to my newest fans at CDC...welcome to my little world!

Vampires vs Lycans

I would like to warn you that I am a novice on this subject. I have not researched all the info pertaining to these great mystical figures but I have learned a few things. So what type of person are you? Do you love Vampires? Or do you love Lycans? I love vampires but werewolves are not too bad-I mean who did not love Teen Wolf...go Micheal J Fox! I am a huge 'Underworld' fan. I love that movie so much! I was not too big on Buffy the Vampire Slayer but I could really enjoy watching the hottie Spike.

I have recently finished reading 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' by Stephanie Meyer. I just want to tell you that if you have not read it you really should put it on your list of must read books. I do not want to brag it up too much but....I LOVED IT! I also do not want to spoil it for you so all I will say is that Vampires are so dang sexy!! Stephanie promises that the third installment of the series will be released sometime in Sept/Aug. I honestly cannot wait! Also she is going to write 'Twilight' again from Edward's perspective....the first chapter is online!! Check it out right here if you want...The book is titled 'Midnight Sun'. It is wonderful! I cannot wait to read it.

On Jan 26 the movie 'Blood & Chocolate' is going to be hitting the big screen. I am all sorts of excited. I think the title is a bit lame but what can you do....I am currently reading that book as well. I am not sure about it yet but I want to give it a chance.

It snowed again this weekend. It is amazing how much snow Cedar has! It is great! I heard a new song by Incubus called 'Dig'. It cracked me up because all I have done lately is dig dig dig the snow from my walk and driveway. I know the song does not mean to dig out of the snow but it released at a perfect time for Cedar!

This is after the second storm a week ago. Amazing isn't it?

Time flies

I has happened! I have worked for Cedar Dental Center for months! I did not realize it until a patient I had seen on my very first day as a real life dental hygienist came in for a 6 month recall visit. She was so nice. She reminded me that she had been my first patient and asked how I was liking my job. I was touched by her concern. I was also touched by the fact I had been working for half a year already! Time has just zoomed by me. I still feel like I have so much to learn. I keep making mistakes. I want to be perfect. I hate that I did not recommend Peridex to a teen in full ortho with some serious gingivitis and that I missed the occlusal calc on #23-I thought it was an old white filling stained from her 1-2 packs of cigarette smoking she did daily. I hope my next 6 months will be better!

So how about all this snow huh? It has been crazy. I love that there is actual snow on the ground! It has been so wintry this winter! I hope everyone is enjoying the new year so far!

New Year--New Office!

This is my nephew and niece, Ty and Shay. Shay konked out watching my mothers-aka Grandma's favorite Christmas movie....Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Man these two are the best! I love them to pieces!
I am now in my new dental office. Today was the third day. It is still crazy. There are two computer monitors in each op. It is nice because we have digital xrays so I can bring up the images on the assistant side monitor and move the whole window over to the dr side monitor which frees up the assistant side monitor so I can chart any active decay, crowns, etc for treatment planning. It is nice. Only bad thing is the mouse in my room is still not working!!!! The TV in my room still does not receive all the channels. We do not have blinds yet and the sun reflecting on the snow is just amazing! We have had to crank the air conditioning-which is amazing because our highs have been about 32 degrees! Overall it is a really nice office and I am excited to be able to work a little more! I love being a hygienist. It is so rewarding to treat patients and build a bond with them.

Today I cleaned my dr's teeth. I was so freaked out. I kept thinking about Heidi Wilson who cleaned Kami's teeth and Dougherty's brother's teeth. I thought if she can do it, I can too. So I did it. He said I did a good job, but I wonder if he just said that. I wish I could read his mind just for this one moment.

Well that has been my new year so far! I am pretty excited to rock 2007!

Goodbye 2006

Another year has slipped by me. While the time has been swiftly spent I have taken the time to learn a few lessons. I guess you could say that I am older, heavier and wiser. Well I am not sure about that last one but I had to include it in my list, ha ha ha! Anyway I have thought long and hard about my top ten list. I hope you enjoy it!

10. The Titan scaler is appropriately named
9. Giardellis in Ogden is the best place to get a greasy burger with your friends
8. Soy milk is pretty good, plus the plant manager is HOT
7. Italian Canolies are pretty tasty on a winter day
6. Captain Jack Sparrow still thrills the big screen
5. After 16 years Homer Simpson is finally getting his big break
4. Divorce sucks!
3. Dental hygiene boards truly are the most stressful event EVER!
2. Waiting for the results of the dental hygiene boards is the most stressful event EVER!
1. Being a real life RDH is a dream come true!

It has been a great year. I would like to thank my family, friends and all my fans for making it such a great one! Not to mention all the great tunes this year-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, 30 seconds to Mars, Three Days Grace, Digital Black, Breaking Benjamin, Blue October and so so much more (these have been my favs this year). I also want to say; Way to get a record deal Hemlock!

Best Buy=Worst Buy

I have been wanting a digital camera FOREVER! I have owed myself for getting a 4.o gpa 3 years ago. Since then I have graduated and still no camera.....well I finally did it. I ordered one! It has been such a process. I have been so poor and indecisive that this purchase has been just ridiculous.

I decided to get a camera like my mothers. My father has done hours of research online--with SLOW dial-up; and decided that the HP R627 was the one for my mom. I tested it out over Thanksgiving and liked it. I decided to purchase one of those. So a few weeks later I was ready to make the purchase. My father called and told me not to get the R627 but to get the R967. It was a wonderful 10.0 megapixel camera with all sorts of features and Best Buy had them on sale online! I was excited. I went to the city library because I did not have internet service at my home. It took forever to order the camera and memory card and download appropriate mail-in rebates. Finally I was done and ready to leave the library.

I get home and look up the phone number to my credit card company to call them and let them know I made a purchase and since I have a PO Box and Best Buy only accepted physical addresses I had to call and tell them I did make the purchase and to let the charge go through. They did. Then 2 days later I get an email saying my personal info could not be verified and my order was canceled. I was so upset. I called Best Buy and talked to a lady who I could barely understand because her accent was so thick. She told me that my credit card co. had declined the purchase. So I called the credit card co. again. They told me they did let it go through. So I call back to Best Buy and sit on hold for 35 min. This time I can understand the person so much better--he still had an accent. He told me that they had canceled the order before the credit card co had approved it. I asked why and he did not know. Now it had been 43 minutes. I am irritated and frustrated that I cannot get the camera. I was told the only way I could order it again was to go online. I could not order it over the phone like the little messages told me to while I was on hold. ARRGGGHH!

So I decide to order my camera again. I go online and the camera is now $50 more. I am even more ticked off and decide to email Best Buy. I was denied the opportunity to match the sale price and told I was out of luck! The bubble that held my digital camera burst, spilling the camera onto the floor where it broke in 1,000 pieces. I was so sad.

I decided to go to the website my father had purchased his camera from. Beachcamera.com. It is a wonderful place. I ended up ordering another camera that I am going to like better that the one at Worst Buy! I should have the camera on Dec 20th. My bubble has fixed itself and it is even more wonderful than the original! So I guess I should thank Worst Buy for denying my money and forcing me to spend it elsewhere!