Thursday, January 26, 2012

Three Things Thursday

  1. My kids had a dentist appointment yesterday and they did great.  Little cowboy has his first loose tooth and a 6 year molar starting to poke through..how did I not know these things?  They both have cavities that will need to be filled.  Little cowgirl only had one, but the Little Cowboy has 4!  They are all between two molars, so I can see we need to concentrate on flossing more.  They gave me a preview of how much I can expect the bill to be when it gets done.  My butt puckered a little.  Even with insurance it is painful.  We will be dedicated flossers from here on out. Thankfully my kids don't hate the dentist and are both excited to go back again in a couple weeks for more.  I think they just want to pick another prize out the both.  My daughter picked out plastic bugs!
  2. Yesterday was pretty warm, it was about 46 degrees when I went running but the wind made it not very much fun.  I slogged 3.5 miles into the wind and was very happy when I got to turn around and go home..with the wind at my back.  Because it was so warm I also had the added joy of mud.  I could have run on the two miles of pavement we have but that would have meant running into the wind on the way back.  The mud was really the lesser of the two evils, it was that windy.  I even kept on both of my top layers the whole run, I thought I would be too hot once I got warmed up.  Nope
  3. I got my Team Beef Montana jersey in the mail.  YAY.  This will be what I wear during Hood to Coast, and a couple other races during the year. It has a pocket in the back to put gels or keys in or whatever.   I will also be sporting a Team Tough Chik tank for some of my runs too. I am excited to get to run races this year in them both. 
     This shirt makes me want to eat a steak! Yum!
    Do you have dentist dread?   
    I do!  I am about a year overdue for an appointment and keep putting it off!
       
       
       

      33 comments:

      1. umm yes I hate the dentist...i blame it on the fact that i had braces for almost 5 years and had to have my mouth poked and prodded all the time. I just read an article the other day about a dentist that used paper clips instead of steel rods during root canals (he obviously is in a ton of legal trouble). That made me even more freaked out, blech

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      2. I am overdue for a visit to the dentist, but my dental insurance plan is such crap that I know I'm going to be paying a lot out of pocket. Argh!

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      3. Love the TEAM BEEF shirt!! What can I say....ranchers stick together, right??

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      4. I am taking my kids to the dentist next month and I am a little nervous about it. Flossing is So important!

        That Team Beef shirt is GREAT!!! I need one for Eugene. IT would go over like a lead ballon there. :D The town is pretty vegetarian/vegan. Lol!

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      5. I hate going to the dentist because I go with me and all 5 kids so we can be done with it and it takes HOURS!!!!!!!! Ok that shirt is cracking me up!

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      6. I LOVED the dentist as a kid. I was always so excited for them to tell me how great my teeth looked. I might be a little narcissistic.

        Love the team beef shirt. It cracks me up.

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      7. Boy could I go for some steak! Great shirt!

        I have always been really good about the dentist but recently I have dentist dread...more like my wallet has dentist dread!!

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      8. I got my first-ever cavity this year so now I have dentist dread! I've always had perfect teeth so it was no big deal to go, but this little cavity practically traumatized me!

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      9. Oh I hate the dentist! Can't blame you at all. But it's amazing how well the kids can do with it.

        Love the jersey!

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      10. ha ha, I'm laughing at Raina's comment. That shirt wouldn't go over so well in Eugene or really most places in the Portland area either. Lots of vegan/veggies around here. Or people like me who are just generally not beef fans. This will be funny in HTC...you go girl...sport your beef proudly. Okay, that didn't sound right. ha ha. Anyway, you sure do look cute in it as I'm sure you do in most things with that buff bod of yours. And dentist....yes, it is time for us too. Confession: My kids don't floss. Yikes. Neither do I. My teeth are really good though. I've only had 1 cavity. Every time I went to the dentist growing up, the dentist would rave about my teeth and say how proud he was that I flossed so well. The thing is...I NEVER flossed so this drilled in my head "Why the heck bother?" so now it is really hard for me to pick up the habit. I need to get on the ball.

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      11. love the beef jersey! I love meat!

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      12. I love that shirt. As a kid I hated dentist, oh ya I forgot I still hate dentist as an adult. I still eat meat.

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      13. I love the beef shirt. Boulder's like Eugene--lots of vegan and vegetarians around here. But my mom is a HUGE beef fan, so I sit on the fence. :^)

        I actually love the dentist. I feel like I've been purified every time I go there. I'm also a goody two shoes about flossing. I do it daily myself and make the kids do it whenever I have the energy to stand over them and watch.

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      14. I'm ok with the dentist, it's his hygenist that I dislike. She just has to LOOK at my mouth and my gums start bleeding. Ugh. The stuff she uses on my teeth really upset my stomach too.

        I've only had 1 cavity my entire life and that was on a baby tooth that was one (of the many) removed before I had braces.

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      15. Yes! I wish I had started flossing at 4!

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      16. I love that beef jersey. I don't know if I could run in it, though. I feel like I would think I'm starving all the time...

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      17. ick... I hate going to the Doctors of any kind!! Even if it's not for me!!! I really need to step up my flossing game -- hopefully my teeth won't fall out - BAHAHAHA!

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      18. I hate the dentist but love getting my teeth cleaned. I love the feeling of clean teeth. :)

        The shirt is awesome! Love it!

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      19. AHhhhhh! I LOVE your Team Beef jersey. It makes me smile so much. I can't help but think "Only in Montana......"

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      20. Check out that big steak!! I love beef so i would have no problem sporting that!!

        Now, I dread taking my kids to the dentist. I have two that never get cavities and one that does always. It stinks. I think it's how they're teeth are made up. I know it's brushing too but still!

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      21. Taking my kids to the dentist is always a challenge, especially with my 6 yr old. We're not so good with the whole flossing thing - it's a good thing they give out prizes :)

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      22. I love that tank! I can see why that would make you want a steak :D

        I loathe the dentist, always have, always will. I think its because of my braces honestly. That's when my love just plummeted.

        My son though, loves him. He also had a cavity, same thing, in between teeth so we had to concentrate more on flossing too. He told the dentist that, and I quote, "I hope I get cavities in ALL MY TEETH cause that was so much fun!" I was like Umm, I hope not!

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      23. YOU'RE ON A HOOD TO COAST TEAM??!! Do you need more people? My team got rejected this year and I am SO sad! I LOVE THAT JERSEY! And I hate the dentist. I swear they make up cavities to get more money out of me.

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      24. Cool shirt! As for the dentist, I don't mind at all. I have a phenomenal dentist and don't mind going!!

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      25. How awesome your kiddos are not scared of the dentist. My 6 yo was just there and wigged out even though they did basically nothing to her. Need to floss better here too.
        I on the other hand, am religious about flossing and having a checkup every 6 months. I don't enjoy it by any means but it's a necessary evil.
        Love the beef singlet!

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      26. I hate the dentist

        and you have been tagged!

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      27. Totally agree with you about the dentist! And the bill?!? Don't even get me started! LOVE the jersey!!

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      28. Sorry the kids didn't get a better report from the dentist. I don't mind the dentist as much now but Allan still hates going.

        The beef jersey looks great! I can't wait to see pictures from your first race wearing it.

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      29. Love the jersey!! Totally awesome!

        I work for a dentist, so I really don't mind going. And I can floss like it's nobody's business! :)

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      30. Oh steak salad sounds good! Love the tank.
        Way to go on your mud run!

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      31. That shirt is definitely awesome! Steak- yum!
        I just spent 3 hours taking all 5 of my kids to the dentist a couple weeks ago. It was pretty great. Only one had cavities, but she had 3. Yes, even with insurance, it ain't cheap!

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      32. Your steak top looks awesome and hardcore on you :)

        I also have fear of the dentist...still avoiding a rescheduled annual check-up. I must suck it up and JUST DO IT :(

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      33. Yah so I skipped the dentist for two years and paid for it! now I go regularly and its gotten much better. I do still dread the day though!

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