I went to the orthodontist today for my final appointment. I have been concerned about my teeth forever, since I had fangs. I always hated my teeth and dreamed of getting braces. I even remember wearing a bent paper clip that looked like braces once because I wanted "perfect teeth" so bad. I have mentioned my husband that I'm not happy about the way they appeared. The finished look is not what I think it should be, especially for what I paid. But he assures me that they look good and it's just me picking faults with myself. Then I go to the appointment today and they are taking pictures. The lady tells me to bite down, I do. Then she's like bite down all the way... I AM. They don't line up the way they should! I have to be checked by the dentist, which I have never seen this guy the whole time I went there. He's like you have to wear the retainers every night and blah, blah. Okay... I have done what I was told to do. Then he looks at the screen for my file and says something about a year, then tells my that if you don't wear your retainers like you are supposed to then your teeth will go back and you will have to get braces again. DUH! That's way I wore they like I was supposed too! I wore the dumb positioner everyday like I was supposed to..... for the hours I was supposed to but my teeth don't look like the teeth on the positioner. When I had to wear that thing for 24 hours the first, four or five days (while my husband was gone and taking care of two kids) I thought this is going to be worth all the stress of not being able to talk to my kids for a few days and having to bite this thing for days. I'd wash it and look at the foam in the mold and think... my teeth are going to look so good. After wearing it for the 20 some hours for the first four or five days and then six+ day hours and sleeping after that. Even on the day my husband came home after being gone for three months or my daughter's first birthday. My teeth are still not the way they should be.. I'm sad but what do I do? I can't believe that this dentist is letting me leave with teeth that look like this, no referral from me!
I bought my hubby's plane ticket tonight. I emailed him and said I hoped to hear from him very soon, one minute he called. I ask him if he heard anything about his leave time. Nope but it looks like it's going to be approved. "Are you sure about the date you will be returning," I ask him. "Yep, that date shouldn't be changing." I'm getting ready to book the ticket, reading him all the rules.... you can't change the date, the time, the names on the tickets... you know the works. THEN his phone dies. GREAT! Should I buy the ticket? I remember my brother saying his friend might have some flier miles we could use. Okay, I call my brother and ask him about the flier miles. Nope that's not going to work. Should I still get it? I'll just use my card to pay. I pay for the ticket, comfimed purchase page on computer screen and the phone rings.... unlisted.....answer..... it's my hubby! "Hey, you can look for tickets for the next day. I just seen that my leave was approved and I have an extra day," "WHAT?!? I just bought the ticket, twenty seconds ago," I say as I'm trying not to scream. Maybe we can change the date? AH, no. It said NO changing dates! SO the day after Christmas we will be saying good-bye to my hubby for seven or eight months. NOT the most wonderful time of the year. It's making me depressed thinking about it.
At least I did manage to get a family pic for the Christmas cards...... now I just have to write them and mail them out.
