Mesquite Pods / Purple Sage

The heat and the wind combined to make it a stay at home day.  However, tomorrow is trash day and since mother and I hardly generate enough to even fill up the trash container half ways...I knew I had to put on my big girl panties and tackle raking those darn mesquite pods!!!

They are everywhere and the winds have only served to shake the trees and allow more to fall.  If it wasn't for Cliff and friends who cut some pesky mesquites on the northern part of the property...I would really be crying in my milk.  Thank you guys!!!

I had a near accident when I dropped the camera.  I was trying to photograph Walter and the beautiful purple sage that has began to bloom after the recent rains.  Thought it was a goner but I finally managed to fix it...thus allowing the lens to go back into its compartment.

The horse flies were getting to him so he started shaking his head and ruined his photo op...but the sage is still quite pretty!

When I finished raking it was too dark to take a decent picture or for that matter bundle them up.  I guess that means I will have to get up early tomorrow morning and finish the job. :(

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Long Postponed Trip to Dentist

After reading this post title you are probably saying...yes Belinda...we know you are a procrastinator.  I will admit to that, but in this case it goes a lot deeper.  When I was 8 years old my two front teeth would not come out and I had to have oral surgery.  I had previously been traumatized by other dentists and would usually put up a good fight, my mother said no more...dad said "how bad can it be?"  He soon found out!

While it was a horrible experience... I can now admit to getting a sick pleasure at seeing my dad suffer and kind of playing it up a bit (shame on me) jajajajaja!  I also have (and this is not make believe) a terrible fear of needles.

Private parking exclusive to the Dental Center.
No more parking meters to feed or parking tickets to pay.

I believe I may have been banned from Castle Dental Centers in Houston after I screamed my head off when they were pulling two of my wisdom teeth.  They had the nerve to ask me to please be quiet because I was scaring the children, lol... I.NEVER returned to that horrible place again!  If they had sedated me properly, I would not have felt the pain!

I have been grinding my teeth for years and my night guard has taken a beating and was in need of replacement.  I had a filling that fell out years ago but that had not bothered me until recently.  So needles or not, I had to put on my big girl panties and have the matter resolved.

I think I did pretty good...I did not scream when he twice injected me.  He took it like a trooper when he placed the mold mixture in my mouth and I gagged and almost threw up on him.  He did not seem to be annoyed when I did not follow his instructions to breath through my nose instead of my mouth.  All in all I believe I did not give any cause to be banned from this dental practice :D

I think if this wonderful Dentist could put up with me...well, he can put up with anybody :)

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.