Well Good Friday has come around for 2012.. (how is it that the year is going so damn fast!)....Easter has always been my favourite time of the year... It is is always so happy and relaxed.. I have always preferred it over the frenetic chaos that is Xmas!
Although I don't remember last Easter that fondly.. to be honest it went to the dog house! Some moments were joyful....but the pain, oh the pain. I am glad that this year I will be pain free and also remain out of the dentists operating chair!! (Well I might head there after I have consumed copious amounts of chocolate eggs..)
I spent last Good Friday evening and into the early hours of the morning in the Bendigo Hospital Emergency room! I waited 5 hours to be see a doctor, while I writhed and groaned in pain watching terrible infomercials begging to be seen by someone, anyone!
I had very stupidly ignored a tooth ache for some time... and I paid the ultimate price!
So on Easter Saturday I had to seek out a dentist in a country town, it was no easy feat! Basically I was told by more than one medical professional that my Easter was over!
I decided that wasn't going to be the case... so I went on my own Easter hunt and tracked down the only dentist on call all weekend! I took a punt on him, he was abrupt and a bit of a smart arse... he said meet me at "this address at 12.00pm and I will fix you up!" .. Yes I was putting alot of faith in someone I didn't know and who was going to be poking around in my mouth with sharp instruments!
He was an eccentric and maybe a tad crazy, but he was willing to pull out my tooth, and I couldn't have been happier! The pain relief was instant!
So I spent the rest of Easter recovering from a tooth extraction.. I managed to eat a couple of eggs but it wasn't the same with the gauze in the other side of my mouth!
This year I am happy my teeth are all fine (touch wood!) and I will not be putting on a repeat performance!
I am so grateful for this little break away from my usual day to day grind..which has been wearing me down of later.
I am grateful that I will be able to stuff my face with as many eggs as I can handle with no consequences! (well until I see my dentist next!)
I am grateful that I will be able to stuff my face with as many eggs as I can handle with no consequences! (well until I see my dentist next!)
I'm grateful that I can spend this favorite holiday of mine with those that I love, and most importantly my little Darby, who brings sunshine to my every day.. he has got my back... he is my carer, and he looks after me more than I probably look after him.. he soothes my soul and makes my heart pound with happiness...I'm forever in his gratitude...
Happy Easter...if you get a toothache from all the eggs... I can recommend a good dentist : )
Until next time.... Life is to short for crappy coffee...
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