But he won't have to go through all of that-including what is to me the super scary part-being put under. I felt 20 pounds lighter, I had no idea how much tension I was walking around with, as soon as I calmed down I immediately nearly fell asleep. While driving!
Luckily we went right on up to Katy's to hang out a while and Jake and Inde had a playdate. Ben bailed on us for them, so after Kurt and Katy and I talked about Disney World for a solid hour (along with geeking out and checking wait times in the park right THEN with our free apps) Jake and I headed back home via the Asian market where I scored some tofu.
We go back in 2 weeks for his retainer and they are also making a new retainer for Jake. For FREE. I nearly fell out, it was an excellent new dentistry day around here.
I can't believe we are nearly done. They will be paid off in September and when he goes in for his retainer they will decide if he needs his wisdom teeth pulled. I am hoping our luck will hold and he won't, but I have at least found a new oral surgeon who won't charge $1100 beyond what our insurance pays. That's CRAZY, I nearly had a heart attack when I got the total for Jake's extraction. But Chan did not need hers pulled, I am hoping, hoping! We used the money I'd saved toward her extraction to replace the bathroom floor and buy some house paint, hindsight-I should have left it in place for Ben.
Now we can start moving forward with other plans! Not knowing if we were going to get saddled with a huge dental loan payment for another few years squelched my interest in going into debt for other things like the roof or getting a new central unit-Matt needs a newer car, the van has a major repair I will have to get done sooner rather than later. We are going to Disney later this year, but I have saved for that, $77 a month for nearly 4 years. That was carved out of other expenses-getting a better insurance rate, cutting out a few goodies from the grocery budget, staying home more and even things like growing enough veggies to eat at least one meal a week for 'free' out of the garden for the past several months and many months to come. That trip is paid for in full already.
Jake is graduating in a couple months, he has a potential job in place for after Disney and will live with us a couple more years while he flexes his wings and makes some decisions and hopefully takes a few classes. He wants to move out by 21 and that is more than I can bear to think about-him or any of my babies leaving the nest. Even if I do occasionally look at the grocery bill and imagine it cut by 3/5 and fantasize about the new carpet and furniture I could get. Not to mention throw pillows! I finally have real curtains in every room now. hahahaha! It's always been so much more important to go somewhere together than to buy matching fru-fru bits to collect dust. And it will be for a while yet. :) Just, please, any Powers That Be-no grandchildren for a while. ;) A LONG while.
