Jack fell down and broke his crown

I had a very nice birthday that included chocolate cheesecake. The weather was beautiful. I did not get a crown put on my tooth on Monday. However, the day after my birthday (March 6) I was scheduled for a crown and a filling.

The procedure involved an awful lot of drilling. In fact I was starting to believe that my entire tooth was being drilled away to make room for my temporary crown. Still, my new crown and filling looked better than the old silver fillings. As I got up from the chair I was told to avoid hard, brittle or sticky food. I was also advised not to floss...THAT I can do!

The next morning we had plans to start off on the first leg of our trip to San Diego. Of course, I also wanted Amelia to be able to attend her gymnastics class, so she could run around and burn some energy before having to sit in the car all afternoon. I was having a lovely morning with Diana listening to Mozart and eating toast with Nutella when I heard an ominous crunching sound. I had never heard toast crunch quite like this before and became suspicious. Sure enough my temporary crown was in pieces in my mouth. I collected the pieces of my crown and put them in a Ziploc bag and headed upstairs with the bad news.

Replacing my crown wasn't difficult or time-consuming at all. I was worried Amelia would have to miss her class, but I only spent five minutes in the dentist's office. The dental assistant suggested I be more careful in the future (more careful than eating toast?). The receptionist hinted that I might not want to chew on that side of my mouth at all. I am following the receptionist's advice.

The weather was beautiful and the girls played outside while Mike and I took turns packing. I had forgotten how difficult it is to pack for a hotel stay with a baby and we didn't actually head down highway 101 until nearly four o'clock. But now we're in Morro Bay having a lovely and relaxing time.

I will try to get on the blog when I can to keep everyone informed of our excellent adventures.

Lisa