Dentists, Doctors and Light - My Schedule is Toast!

I passed my dental appointment with flying colors, and had a chance to discuss braces with both Dr B and Dr Phan, as well as my long-time tech, Al. All agreed that my teeth were very crowded, and although my gums and teeth were in excellent condition, braces may not be a bad idea. So, I phoned up DeVoe Orthodontics when I got to the shop and set up an early morning consultation for the end of September (the first open time I could get for an early morning slot). I'm looking forward to it, and having something new starting in the fall may not be a bad thing at all. I'll probably also set up at least one appointment with one of the other two I had narrowed my choices to, so that I can make a choice between two or three options. 

Dr DeVoe apparently is a very popular 
guy. I couldn't get in to see him until 
the end of September. But that's OK. It 
took a lifetime for my teeth to get this 
crooked, I'm not in a major rush to spend 
the money to get them straightened. But I 
do want it done, finally - LOL. 

It's rather weird to be thinking about the end of summer already, when summer has barely started. But it's those things to look forward to that can keep me going. My landlord came over yesterday and helped with the lights. He found the problem in one of them and got that one going for us, and discussed options for the second light with DH, leaving him to handle the issue on his own. Which he did! After another hour or so of work on the ladder, he managed to get it together with minimal cursing. He made several mistakes which were purely stupid, but figured out work-arounds and now, after more than a year of darkness in that part of the store, we have light. I'll have to put used bulbs into Minion and add taking them for recycling into my schedule for tomorrow or Friday. 

It's quite delightful to have light in that darkened 
part of the store again. DH is "slightly" more comfortable 
with electricity now, but I'm not sure he'll ever 
truly be comfortable with it. The only rewiring that 
has been done at home has been my own doing. Necessary 
for one hall light that wasn't staying on. 

This week I get my two days off, but next week I'm crammed again - after my eye doctor on Wednesday, I need to come into the shop because Chickie Mama needs to be driven to Mayo for a consultation with her doctors that afternoon. I'm trying to get a ton of things done tomorrow and Friday so that losing the majority of next week's Wednesday won't mess me totally up. It's still going to be a PITA for the next couple of weeks, though. 

I try to have a fairly scheduled week because I'm 
always short on time. Next week will really suck 
because I won't have my laundry day and that will 
mess things up badly. But, I can't do anything about 
Chickie Mama's need to meet with her doctors. I'll 
have to figure something out for a work-around. 

I hope you followed my link and voted for my story "America", but even if you didn't vote, I hope you followed the link and clicked on some of the entries. There are some very talented writers in the group and some tales well worth reading. We're down to approximately 25 people now, so at least it's easier to read through the various offerings. I'll try to start weeding down my final choices for my own votes today or tonight. Lots to read and lots to enjoy. 

So, I'm out of here. I have a swimming pool calling my name, and a clear sky to greet the dawn. I hope all of you have a wonderful Tuesday and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.