Comments on: a weekend full of potential (21/30)

By: Nicki

Nicki — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:23:01 +0000

just a cleaning? Hope it goes better than mine will!

By: Paige

Paige — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:16:26 +0000

I have a dentist apointment on THursday too!!!

By: laurie

laurie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:40:15 +0000

Oh my word…I don’t even know if teeth are worth all the trouble and pain they’ve caused you. Seriously, that is awful. Dental work is OUTRAGEOUS, but I’m hoping you can find someone willing to consider taking you as a sliding scale patient?
I am SO impressed with Addy’s interest in helping you! My kids still think it’s hilarious to dump their plates over and “ice skate” through the food messes that makes on the floor. Fun times.

By: AlyGatr

AlyGatr — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:28:28 +0000

I was just going to mention the UTHSC-H dental school. I used to work for a dentist in San Antonio and we often referred people to the UTHSC-SA when they had need of inexpensive treatment. I know may people have had good experiences doing it that way.

We went to the pool at the Lake Club 3 times last week. Amelia asks about it every day. I for one HATE the hot and the fact it has been making the pool water so freakin warm!

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:52:58 +0000

I can not believe the dental issues you are having! I feel SO bad for you because I know I would be totally freaking out. I rather hate going to the dentist even just for a routine cleaning.

I am super impressed you teach your kids to do laundry. I can’t even get my 13 year old to fold her clothes. Seriously. She leaves the clean clothes in the basket (unfolded, unless I fold them) and just pulls stuff out when she needs it. And then inevitably at some point she can’t remember if the basket has clean stuff or dirty stuff in it and starts putting dirty clothes in so then I have to rewash clean clothes. I definitely should have trained her when she was young!

By: ginger

ginger — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:18:23 +0000

Nicki,
I did some checking and the University of Texas Dental School has a Houston location. there is a clinic there with fees about 1/3 of private dental fees. Here is the link.

http://www.db.uth.tmc.edu/clinic-pat/Patient_Information/geninfo.htm

I hope that your tooth feels better soon. You need a break from all of this stuff. I had never heard of cupcakes cones. You will need to tell me how you do them (I am guessing that you fill cones with cake batter and bake). Do you then top with ice cream? We never had or made these as kids.

Here is hoping for a better day.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:42:21 +0000

you are such a great mom getting them to do their own laundry. I need to do better in that dept. L. did make his bed today though!

So sorry about your tooth and the meds.

Can totally picture the ET look!

By: m

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:31:06 +0000

Is there a dental college around where you live? At the Univ Maryland Dental School (a little far away from Texas I know) they have a program where the last year dental students will do your work for a fraction of the price. Actually they end up doing a much better job then most regular dentist as their work is constantly checked by the instructors.

Dental work is weird in that for regular dentist no one ever checks up on their work, with dental students you know that what they are doing needs to be done and is being done correctly.

As I remember the dental school here has a few different type of clinics, some for emergencies and some regular care programs.

Will the dentist take a credit card? Maybe a possibility. I have also called around and found some that will do a payment plan. Sometimes if you call the expensive dentist and tell them your situation they will recommend someone willing to work with you.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:10:01 +0000

I’m SO sorry about your tooth. When it rains, it pours…

Careful what you wish for. :) Matty started taking showers with me well before he could even walk – maybe around 11 or 12 months – and I haven’t gotten to shower alone since. Now he demands I take the shower head down and let him “wash the walls.” Makes for nice, cold, drafty showers. Good times.