Definitely doesn't love the dentist.....

If you know Dan well at all, you'll know that he hates going to the dentist about as much as he hates flying..... well, this morning was NO FUN for him. Since he's left the emergency clinic, he needed to get as much out of his insurance coverage as he could, while he was still under their policy, so last week, he went to Dr. Ortman to get a routine check up and cleaning. He said that it was the worst dentist experience of his life..... it hurt and it took a long time, and he was sore afterwards. BUT, that wasn't the end of it. Because of his constant grinding of his teeth while he is sleeping, he had a couple of chips that needed repaired, which they promptly got him back in this morning for.

It was even LESS fun than the cleaning, and his mouth is numb all over, and he can't talk, or eat. He sent me this picture this morning, of his paralyzed right side of his face. Poor guy! I got a text from him a couple hours later, indicating that his mouth was getting MORE numb, not less. He might be that way for a while, just hopefully not permanently. :)

The Newest Black Belt

I've definitely been absent from the blogging world lately.... but wanted to take a quick second to share this photo. My cousin Kristie sent this to me yesterday.... a picture of her daughter Lauren proudling wearing her black belt. She has been taking karate for quite some time now, and recently received her black belt.

While she was visiting Indiana (they live in Houston) last summer, she showed us some of her "moves"..... I definitely wouldn't want to mess with her! :) Congratulations, Lauren! We're very proud of you! Love you!