1. Clean up stains on the carpet. Evidently leaving the cats alone for five days inspired puking frenzies galore. Not a pleasant thing to come home to - just for the record.
2. Finish the 58 loads of laundry that have accumulated post return from vacation. Can’t I enforce a house rule that mandates no NEW laundry can be dirtied until the old laundry is clean? Or can’t we just become nudists?
3. Get cavity filled and wisdom teeth pulled. Yeah - did I mention I went to the dentist the day before vacation? Both LilZ and I go back in 3 weeks to get cavities filled. I havent scheduled the wisdom teeth pulling yet because I’m scared.
4. Dig out Christmas Decorations from closet that is so full that I cover my head BEFORE I open the door because something ALWAYS falls out. If you dont hear from me in a few days? Send in the search and rescue to my apartment. I’ll be buried beneath old clothes, luggage, and sporting equipment.
5. Buy plastic spoons. We’re out.
6. Accept the fact that summer is over and box up all open-toed shoes. All of them except for my hot-pink tie-dyed flip-flop house shoes. Those stay out year-round.
7. Convince LilZoot to ask for a new pair of Birkenstocks for Christmas. Since he and I wear the same size shoe now I’d really like to buy a new pair that he’ll grow out of in 6 months and just HAVE to give to me.
8. Catch up on reading Entertainment Weeklys that have stacked up the last couple of weeks. Set aside time to drool over the entire cast of LOST.
I have a list that long today too…since you have a s**tload of laundry to do ANYWAY, would you mind if I sent a load or 5 bazillion over for you? Thanks Sweetie - you are a doll.
Naked, wearing hot-pink flip flops, and reading Entertainment weekly. It doesn’t get any better than this.
I’m w/ Jon…
If I was smart enough to make a “to do list” mine would be almost identical to yours. I could add about 300 other things to it too…
Don’t worry about the wisdom tooth thing too much … because the painkillers they give you afterward? GOOD STUFF!
I think there’s an article on “Lost” in one of those Entertainment Weeklys…
I have a friend who just had her wisdom teeth out…at 49! She had no problems whatsoever with the extractions, however she didn’t follow the after surgery instructions, smoked, and got dry socket!
Can you get MY wisdom teeth pulled for me? I dont want to go either!!!!
I agree - don’t fear the wisdom teeth removal! I am a giant wuss and recently had mine out and was fine. But definitely be very good with the afterwards-instructions, you don’t want to get a dry socket I hear.
Anyway, you get to live on pudding and ice cream and mac and cheese. It’s all good (heh, I just wrote “god”).
I agree with Jon and Stace. But? post pictures so we know you aren’t fibbing.
Maybe it’s time for LilZ to learn about laundry. Never too soon to get ready for college.
Forget doing the laundry! Just give yourself a reason to buy new wardrobes for the whole family!
Lovely Miss Zoot, welcome back to us. Those damn cats punish us, don’t they? RE: #7, I use the same strategy with my kid. Scored a mighty fine pair of REI hiking boots from her one time hike up Half Dome in Yosemite. Man these kids sprout up like weeds.’Let em grow, let em grow, let em grow’. Ooooo, holiday-esque, no?
#7 is just about as bad as me buying my Dad a CD that I think he’ll like for christmas….but I know I’ll like when he burns me a copy..hehe
Zoot, as for the wisdom teeth, I had mine out just over a year ago and YOU CAN DO IT. You can survive.
VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER: They may give you several pain options, the most basic being local anesthetic. You might have to pay some for the non-basic option, but CHOOSE IT. I think they have an IV version where you don’t go totally under (and is therefore not the most expensive), but is more effective than local anesthetic.
As far as the recovery, take several sick days and follow the advice on the internet AND that of your dentist. Your dentist should give you meds, and if they aren’t enough or aren’t working, see your doctor or call your dentist back.
You have ALL of my sympathies!
Ditto on the wisdom teeth. Unless they’re growing funny it shouldn’t be too bad and yes the pain meds are quite wonderful. Even if it hurts, you won’t care. hheheh…But do take care of yourself. Follow the instructions because ditto also on the dry socket. Having been a smoker, I got one and it was a real bitch..
You can do laundry here too.
Will you be able to wait until after the holidays to have the wisdom teeth out? I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was 19 (aka “the Stone Age”), and it was pretty yucky the first two days. But that’s what the drugs are for
Not sure if the process is different now, but my cheeks bruised up - you might want to be prepared for that just in case.
I cannot believe that you haven’t had your wisdom teeth pulled!! Or that you are behind on Entertainment Weekly. You best get caught up or you might miss something!!