Bye Bye Top Braces!!!

I got this round of braces on in February, and although it hasn't been a very long time I'm glad to have them off! I have a clear retainer that I'm supposed to wear all the time for the first 6 months, then I can go to wearing it at night. When I was a teenager I probably wouldn't have listened & just started wearing it at night (yeah that's how I got into this mess in the 1st place!). But I've had 10 birthday cakes since that last time, and since yours truly had to pay for this set of braces myself, you can bet I am following Dr. Shambarger's orders to the letter! It's still going to be a month or two until I can get the ones on the bottom taken off, but that's alright because they really aren't that noticeable. I'm having a Happy Day, and I hope You are too!

Sir Winston is just a little vain... everytime I get out a Camera here he comes, so I just held the little fellow up & took a picture with him! :)

Mashed potatos and gravy

Who needs a lap band when there's braces? This is going to take some serious getting used to. This morning I drank a Dr.Pepper, and after last night I didn't even want to think about breakfast. I tried to bite into my pizza sub for lunch and it lit up my world, and not in a good way. I had to find a knife and cut it up to baby bites. I could only eat about 4 inches of it. So for dinner I decided to go with a less difficult meal so I went to KFC and got some mashed potatos and gravy. On the menu for tomorrow.... let's see maybe some oatmeal, soup, and a spoon of peanut butter.
I guess it serves me right for giving my brother-in-law Josh a hard time when he had his braces put on this fall. If I'm correct I might have told him something like, "Good grief just be a man and eat something." I would like to go on record and say.... I take that back.

I think I may have had a cheese grater put in my mouth today

My new braces look really good. If I'd had the clear ones in middle school and high school I might not have been in such a desperate hurry to get them off. Seriously you really can't see them until I'm less than ten feet away. I also really like my new orthodontist Dr. James Shambarger, he is a perfectionist and he really takes his time to visit and get to know you. I recommend him to everyone! He just started practice in Texarkana in November, and is in Dr. McWilliam's old office on Texas Blvd., and if you ever need a root canal his wife Dr. Sandra Shambarger is the best, or at least she did a great job on Jon.
So, I'm glad I gave in and decided to do this again. As I was driving home I cranked up the radio to "I've got a feelin' that tonight's gonna be a good night" by the Black-eyed Peas, and for a few minutes I felt like I was 17 again! The only bad thing is I forgot the way it makes the inside of your lips feel. Thank goodness for wax! Oh well I can live with it for three to four months.
I do think braces may have been created by parents as the perfect way to inflict pain and suffering on smart mouth teenagers, and if that is the reason then I applaud whoever came up with the idea because most of us deserved it.

Braces & Popcorn

Ok, so I didn't listen to my mother when I was 17 when she told me I had better wear my retainers or I would really be sorry one day. Well she was right. I'm sorry. Next Monday I am going to get braces again for the 3rd time in my life. The good news is it is only going to be for 3 to 4 months, and they are going to be clear. The other good news is I came home to find a box from QVC with Mrs. Prindable's Butter Toffee popcorn. Don't be at all surprised if I don't get the stuff eaten before next Monday. It is soooo good! If you've ever thought about ordering it, go ahead you'll be happy you did.