The more money you make....the more money you spend!

The old saying IS true, although, in my case, it just happens to be all on medical stuff these days. I'm not complaining though, I'm actually thanking my lucky stars for a few extra bucks because if not, we'd be dead in the water. Has anyone else ever totally depleted their flex spending account in February??? Well, that would be us and here's why...

1. Morgan got braces in January, something we weren't really planning on.
2. I got a crown on one of my teeth, also not planned
3. While the dentist was doing the crown, he noticed a small cavity on the tooth behind it, he told me it shouldn't be a big deal and that he'd take care of it when I came for my permanent crown. Well, turns out, it was a huge cavity, I needed a root canal, and yes, another crown. While lying in the dental chair, instead of seeing stars, all I could see were dollar signs.
4. That same afternoon I took Jordyn to see an Ear Nose Throat doctor here in town. She snores, gets sick pretty often, has terrible breath, and stops breathing in her sleep. He said her tonsils are a 3 on a scale from 1-4 so she will need to have them out pretty soon. I left the doctor's office chuckling to myself and seeing more dollar signs floating in the sky.
5. Sunday afternoon, Kaleb came down with a nasty sickness, had a high fever, bad cough, and generally miserable. DJ ran him to Community Care and it turns out, he has Tonsillitis which causes me to wonder if he needs his tonsils removed. I haven't confirmed that one yet but after thinking back at my conversation with the ENT, he seems like a perfect candidate.
6. Regan's eye's have been bugging her lately, she says she sees double sometimes. She also seems to strain her eyes and do all kinds of funky things with them quite often. Sorry, can't really explain that one but I have this feeling that I should get her eyes checked really soon.
7. Went yesterday to get my root canal, and by the way, those are not any fun. Things were going okay until my dentist said, "Cindy, I have some bad news for you." (never something you want to hear while sitting in the dental chair, or anywhere for that matter) While trying to clean the roots out, a piece of the file he was using broke off up there which would require an Endodontist to complete the root canal. So, I went there this morning at 8 a.m., it took 45 minutes to remove the tip of the file and then another 45 minutes for the root canal. The whole right side of my face was numb and after the numbness wore off, I couldn't open my mouth very wide. That alarmed me for a couple of reasons, number one is obvious, number two being that I was scheduled to go back to my dentist for the crown prep this afternoon and I wondered if I would even be able to open wide enough. By 3:00, I could open pretty well so my dentist was able to finish things up. I might add that I love this dentist! He does do great work and has a great bedside manner and his office staff is amazing! If you are looking for a good dentist in Idaho Falls, Channing Way Dental is the place!

So, this is how I've started off 2010! I can hardly wait to see what the year brings!! I was thinking the other day about the trip DJ and I have planned to Hawaii coming up in just 2 weeks. I'm thinking that instead of us enjoying all the fantastic attractions, Scuba diving, eating out, boat rides, etc., I may just be sitting in my hotel room admiring my beautiful Porcelain crowns in the mirror. (ha ha)