Author: JodiLea

I don't pretend to be who/what I'm not. I will be honest here unless I publish under the category "This could be news," which is 99% fiction and a wee bit sarcastic. ;-) I want readers who come here to have as much fun as I do. Not all subjects can be fun, but most can be funny if I do my job right ;-) My inner child is reflected in my logo and will change at a moment's notice.

Oh Hell, To The Queen

~ JodiLea

Royal blood does not run in my family’s veins. (Type I Diabetes does.) Being The Queen is not in my destiny.
And yet – I am constantly being crowned.  Tiaras

It would be a different story if these crowns were diamond encrusted tiaras. Alas, they are but porcelain tooth coverings, that involve pain and a lot of money.  I suspect I am the reason my dentist is such a happy guy.

You may remember I had two root-canals last summer.  (Probably not, but I sure do.) My dentist and I agreed to “recycle” the crowns that popped off when the teeth went bad. These ‘re-treads’ did not last very long. In December the left one popped off, exposing the tiny stub of a tooth. I already had an appointment to prepare for a crown for the tooth that broke in half in November, but my exposed nub took priority and stubby was prepped for a new crown.  The new crown was put in two days ago. My appointment to prep for the broken one’s crown is next week.

This very morning… the 2nd recycled crown came off. Because this stubby tooth is directly aligned with the upper broken one, I must now chew on the other side. You know, the side that still is sore from the Novocaine and crown fitting (i.e., cramming it in place with cement).

Perhaps you are lucky enough to have strong healthy bones and teeth, and have been spared learning dentistry the hard way. If that is true, I hate you, but I will still tell you about the side effects. Your bite changes. Every procedure, filling and (temporary + permanent) crown you get will change how your jaw moves. This means you are in for a lot of cheek and tongue biting until your jaw adjusts. Until the next repair work, that is.

In my case – next week.

♥  TTFN  ♥

 

photo credit: Tiaras via photopin (license)

Oh, Look – Weather!

~ JodiLea

I used to live in the “Valley” of central California. The weather was either frosty, foggy, rainy, windy, HOT, or a combination of those options.

The Meteorologists I used to work with, complained our weather was boring.  They did not consider winter’s rain and summer’s heat as “real weather”. They would LOVE it up here in the mountainous western slope of the Sierras.

I got this Severe Weather Alert in my email yesterday evening and I wanted to share the happy news with y’all!

******** ALERT: SEVERE WEATHER WARNING  *********

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER N. SIERRA FRI NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE N. SIERRA NV
FRIDAY & SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVELS ON FRIDAY, BUT WILL LWR TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY SAT MORNING.
FROM FRI EVENING INTO SATURDAY, SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT MTN TRAVEL. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CARRY CHAINS & EXPECT DELAYS & HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRI TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW COVERED & SLIPPERY ROADS.CHAIN CONTROLS. EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TIMING: RAIN AT PASS LEVELS ON FRI IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY FRI EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH MID-DAY SATURDAY. |

* LOCATIONS.INTERSTATE 80 – HIGHWAYS 50,88 & 89.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 16 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER PEAKS. A COUPLE OF INCHES DOWN TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET.

* STRONG WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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In case you do not know why this is happy news, I will explain. This storm is yet another “dent” in our Counties drought, and hopefully we can save more pine trees from dying horrible deaths.

Then, there is the selfish reason I have. When it is snowing heavily and the flakes are big and fat, I open all the blinds in our family room and watch it fall. Three sides of the room are windows, so it is like being inside of a snow globe.

YES!!  It is that awesome.

Gotta go now, it’s Friday morning and I see light snow drifting down from higher elevations.

Author’s note: I wrote most of this last night, when it really was Thursday. Then I ran out of energy.

  ♥  TTFN   ♥

Beginning Badly

~ JodiLea ~ 3 Comments

Reasons I am wary of 2016…

Not even one hour in (at 00:30), I get a sore throat and a cough. I am no longer fighting off a cold – I have succumbed. I so far have spent the entire year in my pajamas, by the vaporizer. My puppy (Ziva) is snuggled up to me wherever I sit or lay. She is comforting, and warm.

I reek of vapor rub and dog. My nose and upper lip are reddish-pink, and slick with intense moisturizing creme. God only knows what condition my hair is in. I have not looked into a mirror since I got sick. I have looked, when sick, before this, and I learned it is very BAD to know you could scar small children for life. Hell, I scare myself.

On the 4th I broke a tooth. I already had a dentist appointment to fix the tooth that broke last year. On the 6th, the chipped tooth turned out to be a crown that completely fell off. At my appointment, instead of prepping the broken tooth, my dentist decides to replace the old crown, and off I go with a temporary one for two weeks. The temp popped off last night. No kidding it was temporary! NeonTooth

So… Monday (tomorrow) I need to call and go in for a new and improved replacement temporary. I do not have time for this crap!  But I change things on my schedule anyway. The thought of dentures creeps me out.

It’s Sunday and I have a football dilemma. Two of the 49er’s nemesis’ are playing against each other in a Wild Card match-up. Who do I cheer for? Vikings or Seahawks? I don’t want to cheer for either team, however I think I hate the Seahawks more. The day is early, so I could always change my mind closer to game time. When your team is not playing, it really doesn’t matter. I don’t even have to watch, but I love football.  It’s a curse.

I cannot tell you how excited I am to see what happens next week.  Stay tuned…

♥  TTFN  ♥