Threes

They say that trouble comes in threes. After this past month or so I would have to agree.

1--Right around the first of May El Guapo broke a part of one of his teeth off. Three days later he looked like this:



And, as with many things, these pictures do not do it justice.

El Guapo had an abscess tooth. I have never seen this man in so much pain. I sat up with him late at night, watching him writhe in pain. I decided that this is what it must feel like to watch your wife be in labor. It is horrible to feel so helpless.

He went to the oral surgeon and had a drain put in and was put on antibiotics. The next week he had a root canal and still has to have another one done in the near future.

2--El Guapo had an extra day off last week to make up for the fact that he had to work on Memorial Day. So nice! We decided to take a little road trip down to a place called Meers. The post for that fun adventure should have looked like this post over at my friend, Cara's blog. Instead our day went like this:

El Guapo calling AAMCO Transmissions.

Watching the traffic quickly go by while we sit still. :(

Thank goodness for Sprint TV on El Guapos phone.

Waiting...

We never got to Meers or the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Our good friend, Mrs. Morty found a babysitter for her children and traveled an hour or so (each way) to come and save us. (THANK YOU!!!) She didn't even complain when we stopped to eat at McDonald's (not even a close replacement for Meers) to have lunch.

At least where we got stuck was a really pretty place.



Doesn't that picture of El Guapo and the boys make you think of Little House on the Prairie?...

We did have a little bit of entertainment while we waited for the tow truck.

The wind.

Mrs. Morty's cute baby girl.

She won a thumb war against Ned.

Hand clapping games.

We have had problems with our van's transmission for the last few years and knew it was just a matter of time before it broke down. It is nice to have it fixed, and it only took 3 days. Not too bad.

3--Dusty has always had not-so-great teeth. His mouth breathing from allergies and all of the medications he has had to take have not helped that out at all. Last fall he had to have a crown put on one of his teeth. When he went in for his regular check up in March the dentist said that one of his fillings looked a little loose and we should keep an eye on it and get it fixed when we could. He did not complain about it and I forgot about it (shame on me!) so it never got taken care of. About a week and a half ago he complained that his tooth hurt, right where that tooth is, which happens to be right next to the one with the crown. Two days later I was helping him brush his teeth and I noticed that his gums were bleeding. I looked and saw, above his crown, a bump on his gums. He, too, had an abscess tooth.

When he had the crown put on he had a TERRIBLE (to say the least) experience so we knew that next time he had to have anything major done in his mouth we would have to put him under for the procedure (ugh! as I type that it just sounds awful, but I don't know what else to do). They are going to fix everything that needs to be done, all at once. That will be nice for him.

All of that stuff cost a very pretty penny. If only good news came in threes!