If it's not one thing, it's dentures...

Just a little update from our side of the fence....

The girls turn 3 on Monday, the 26th. We're having a short notice little kid swim party at our new house for them which should be fun. Just a few people I know from work and the neighborhood with little kids - no big kids. Swim, hot dogs, popsicles. Should be fun.

Then, I'm turning 30 next week. Yeah, 30. That's what I said.

Ryan is still having trouble with getting his meds right. I'm tired of going to the "Family Practice" doctor for something so specialized. Right med, wrong dose on Abilify. And wrong med, wrong dose on everything else. We decided that since this bi-polar thing isn't going away and isn't fixable, that we'd better start seeing a specialist: a psychiatrist. We need someone who knows exactly what they are doing instead of just a general doctor who kinda knows a little about some meds that might work. I'm looking forward to getting some counselling and medication from a knowledgeable source. So, wish us luck with that!

Next. Due to finances, we've decided to become a one-car-family. So, we're letting the little red car go back to the bank. I just can't keep up on everything and it's not really doing us any good to have two car payments, two vehicles insured, etc. Lots of times, I carpool with people at work anyway to save gas. So, bye bye little red car.

Another thing: I was called into the Bishop's office recently and given a calling. I'll be one of the Relief Society teachers. I'm actually really excited about it. I gave a lesson about 6 weeks ago as the substitute teacher. I learned so much about the topic and really enjoyed the interaction with all the ladies in there. Now, there's a new RS Presidency. I don't even know their names, but I look forward to getting to know them.

Last on the agenda, Ryan's teeth. He's been having such horrible dental issues for years. His dentist recently told him that he's suffering from periodontal disease which is basically super-bad gingivitis. It's so bad in fact, that it's actually contributing to some bone loss in the jaws - his bones are shrinking!

HOLY CRAP! So, we've got some high dollar decisions to make. If a few of his teeth are strong enough to handle it, we could maybe do a bridge on top. If his bone loss can be stopped and corrected, then maybe we could do titanium implants that would be stronger than bridgework. Otherwise, we really might be looking at dentures. HE'S 30!

So, any insights into dentures, dental implants, bridges, huge dental procedures and putting money into your mouth, give us some info!