My Weekend Walmart Encounter

OMG I know most of you have seen the People of Walmart website or heard of Wal-martians.  Well I had a Walmart experience that was both hilarious and out there.   Anywhoo...  I was in checkout #17 which happens to be right in front of the restrooms. There is one older lady in the line in front of me and it's taking just a little longer to check her out.  No biggie.  A young man about 18 or 19 comes up behind me with a cart with just a few items in it and says to me and cashier "I'll be right back I'm just gonna run to restroom real fast."  No problem, she's still checking the old lady and no one else in in our line.  

So a minute or 2 later the young guy comes back to his cart of items, the cashier has just started checking my stuff out and he says to me "I don't know what was going on in there in the stall beside me but there was 2 guys in it and some strange noises."  I was like "oh really".  Just about then another young guy about 18 or 19 comes out of the restroom and guy with cart says to him "hey man, are you alright"  Guy #2 says "Yea, I'm good but my D8@# hurts." (you fill in the blank).  I busted up laughing Cart Guy says "well I wasn't expecting that response."  The poor cashier was so upset and distraught about the exchange of conversation that she was trying to call security to get guy #2 thrown out of the store but honestly he had already taken off.  I just wanted my items rung up but Ms Cashier was too frustrated and on the phone to ring them up and I was about to get over the whole situation.  

Finally some other cashiers came over to her rescue and took over for her so she could gather herself.  I finally get my items rang up and I'm outta there as fast as my little legs could carry me.  The things you see & hear nowadays.... LOL! 

Well, that's just what I needed...

Well, that's just what I needed...

Krazy Katie

Came home from work today and the first thing I do after I enter the house is take our our 2 dogs, Kassie & Katie.  Katie usually goes out first cuz she meets me at the door while Kassie is laid up in the back bedroom :-)  So I put the leash on Katie and we go out and instead of her usual quick pee she decides to take off down the hill with me.  As I'm running and screaming at her just just ignores me like I'm not even there and I think she's gonna get away from me. I have NO idea what the heck she is chasing after because there is NOTHING around us at all.  I'm yelling "STOP KATIE STOP"!!! My neighbors probably thought I was a crazy woman if they heard me. LOL  But she keeps on going and finally about after 30 feet of dragging me I just sit down in the mud because otherwise she's just gonna have me heading and pitching down the hill.  Sitting down is the only way I can stop this train wreck but she keeps going and now my scrubs are all muddy, my favorite Keens are muddy, I've be bumped and contorted into a pretzel, my left elbow is skinned up, my left hip slammed to into the ground and my right ankle & shin skinned.  Ugh!  What the heck was she thinking.  She's only done this to me one other time about  4 years ago.  She's a strong mutt I'll give her that.  Maybe I should hook her up to a dog sled. LOL  I'm getting ready to go on vacation in 10 days and I sure don't want to have to go in a wheelchair.  I've got big plans for this vacation...hehehe  Anyway I was really ticked off at her afterward and she just looks at me like "what mom...I didn't do anything" and gives me that big dopey look she has.  She totally doesn't get that I'm mad at her behavior.  Kassie on the other hand knows and curls up in the corner away from me thinking "I'm steering clear of mom she's sure is mad about something."  I already feel the soreness settling in my joints.  UGH Aleve here I come LOL  But I can't stay mad at a face like that now can I ...hehehe 

Until next time....

Keep Smiling... Sherri :)

Busy Day Off...

Well today was the 1st day of my 4 day weekend and boy was it a full one.  Started off waking up around 7 UGH didn't even get to sleep in.  I didn't have to get up that early just woke up and couldn't go back to sleep so I grabbed my iPad and of course went to Facebook LOL.  My 1st appointment was at 11am in Chattanooga then it was back to Cleveland for a 12:30 massage with Ms Katie at All About U Salon.  I had a few minutes in between appointment so I ran into Big Lots and pick up some snack foods and my pups a new toy & goodies too.  After my massage had lunch with my mom & g'ma at the local Cracker Barrel.  Then off to get mom some keys made for her new home.  Mom had to take g'ma to the doc so I went on over to the new house and started doing some things for my mom.  Took down a crazy bifold door that was between the living & kitchen.  OMG it must have had 50 screws in it and they were all slotted screws and I forgot the attachment for my power screwdriver so I had to take them out by hand. UGH But I got the job done!  Then I started painting again. My hubby had to work late so I came home and made some dinner for me and mom, gave the dogs a dingo and started laundry.  A very productive day for me indeed.

Tomorrow.... MOVING SALE TIME! I hope we sell a ton of stuff cuz we sure have it ...LOL


Until next time.... Have a great weekend!

Woohooo...It's the Weekend!!

Well... it's the weekend again for me.  Four lovely days off from scraping teeth aaahhhhh.  I love my career but it's hard on this old body of mine not to mention I've been helping my mom after work painting and things at her new home.  It's all good though. Great company and lots of laughs. My mom and her sisters...what a group of ladies. LOL Gotta love them :-)


My plans for my 4 days off are as follows...

Friday

1. Appointment in Chatt 
2. A well deserved massage by my good friend Katie at All About U Salon 
3. Help mom figure out her kitchen cabinets 
4. Dinner with my hubby

Saturday

1. Try to sell...sell...sell at mom's yard sell
2. Spend the afternoon with my honey :-)
3. Hamburger night!! 

Sunday - Movie Day!  White House Down is on our agenda 

Monday - Probably something for mom I'm sure LOL  

Hope you have a great weekend planned

Until next time....

Keep Brushing!!! 

Oh how I love the weekends :-)

That's how I felt today... hehehe Although Friday at the office didn't turn out as bad as I thought it was gonna be. All in all a good day.  All the patients showed up which is great. I turned an emergency patient into a new patient with my wit and charm plus I actually got to wolf down some easy mac & cheese around lunch time between patients.  Don't get me wrong most days I love what I do and my patients. Most of them are really good folks but dental hygiene is really hard on the old back and neck for us RDHs.  How any hygienists works 40+ hours a week I'll never know.  I can barely do the 30-32 that I'm scheduled.   

Anywhoooo... after a long week it's finally 3pm Friday and I decided to go tan. Yes, I know, I know it's really bad for ya but I just hate looking all pale and trust me I'm not addicted to it like "tan mom"  I may go 1 or 2 times a week if I'm lucky.  Then home to take my pups out and wait for the hubs to get home from work.  Then we're out for date night for our pizza at Antonio's.  They know us when we come in cuz we are there most every Friday and the seasoned waitresses know our order too... 2 diet cokes, 1 side salad no dressing and a medium cheese pizza crispy.  Well, tonight our waitress got the size of the pizza wrong but no worries, we didn't gripe her out we just ate and and teased her how she saved us some calories.  It's all good :-)

Tomorrow's movie --- World War Z with Brad Pitt  
Never was much of a Brad Pitt fan but I like a good zombie movie so I'll get it a whirl...hehehehe

Weekend Wonderings

Today I was off from work YEAAAAAA!!  So I went and got a much needed massage from Ms Katie over at the All About U Salon.  It was oooh sooo good too. Working in dentistry is not so good for the back and neck. Boy, I get kinks where you wouldn't think you'd get kinks.  So I go have Katie unknot me. I asked her if it would break up my cellulite and she just laughed at me, so I took that as a big fat NO. LOL Oh and that is not me in that picture...hehehe

Then ran over to Big Lots to peruse all the goodies they get in.  You never know what you'll find good in that store :-)  Then lunch with my ladies, my mom & g'ma.  My of 2 best buds in all the world!  Mom sold her house and she's been scouring Cleveland for a replacement that won't brake the bank and I think we found one.  Nice little brick ranch about 6 minutes from me.  Which will be nice.  I hope the guy takes her bid on it. Say I word of prayer for her. 

Tomorrow we have our HUGE yard sale and I have tons of books and video games and VHS tapes if you still watch those...hehehe We've got furniture and brick a brack, knick knacks, clothing, air compressor, pressure washer, TVs, & tons of other stuff. I think my mom is selling everything but the kitchen sink...hehe So if you live in Cleveland, TN look for a huge yard sale. 

Well...Until tomorrow

Hope you have a great weekend!

Sherri 

It's My Friday

It's my Friday and I'll sing if I want to....sing if I want to...sing if I want to.  You would sing too if it was your Friday too :)

Anyway it's my 4 day weekend WOOHOO.  Tomorrow is a massage at All About  U Salon with Ms Katie Huff.  If you need a good massage and you live in Cleveland, TN then look her up!  Then I guess I'll come back home and collect up with I'm taking to my mom's HUGE yard sale Saturday. Then it's out for pizza on date night :-)  I'll spend most of Saturday with mom & the sale with her helping out.  My niece and a friend will be there also so stop on by and bring some cash cuz we got TONS of stuff!  Then Sunday I'll spend with my honey going to the movies to see Superman. Just the usual weekend stuff.  Gezzz maybe I'm reviling too much LOL.  When all that news broke about the government watching us and going though our phones I was like... let'em watch me I am the most boring human on the planet.  If they have nothing better to do go ahead waste your time and my tax dollars watching me.  Morons! 

Anywhooo, hope you have a great weekend.  The government won't have to spend my tax dollars I'll just tell them what I'm doing... LOL

Shut up and Drive!

Ok...ready for today's rant?  Well, here goes.  What is up with all the bad drivers on the road?  OMG  Either they drive way too fast or way too slow and it's usually the latter around this town.  I don't think I'm asking too much for people to JUST drive the posted speed limit.  I mean come on.  The route I take home is through town and I know you can't or shouldn't drive 55mph but at least do the 35 or 40 that is posted NOT freaking 20mph!  I didn't think I was ever gonna make it home tonight and I only live 9 miles from my office.  First the guy in the old black toyota truck was driving like 25mph in a 35mph then when we get to the crossroad where there is a traffic like the guy turns his directional on to turn right and what does he do...turns left and VERY slowly at that!  It's a double turn lane and there is no one in the other lane so I hit the gas and pass his slow butt.  I make my move then turn down the next street things are moving along nicely now then I get behind a guy in an SUV on his stupid cell phone who is going 25mph in a 40mph.  UGH and on this road there is NO place to pass him.  So I bide my time creeping along like a snail.  Traffic is backing up behind me because he's too busy yacking to drive.  

Listen, I've been around a long time WAY before cell phones came along and I know from experience that you DO NOT need your ear to a phone 24/7.  People! before cell phones we just waited until we got home to make a call and I'm sure you could do the same now.  Don't you realized that a big percentage of traffic accidents are because you are not paying attention to what you are doing...distracted driving!  I want to make it home in one piece not be involve in your stupidity.  Then there are the jerks that don't know how to use a directional (signal light).  They don't use them or when they do they indicate they are going right and go left or vice versa.  I have to confess I don't always use mine but there it's when there is no one around so why bother.  Maybe that a bad habit but it's how I roll...LOL 

I did make it home once again unscathed which is a miracle in it's self in this town.

Hope your drive home today was uneventful.

Sherri aka Ms RoadRage :-)

Sunday Funday!

Well, it's Sunday and I usually go out to my mom's for lunch and some good conversations.  Today was one of those days :)  My mom and I have always been pretty close. Even though like most mothers she gets under your skin, she's always been there for me and loves me no matter what.  She also gives pretty good advice.  She's not the type to pry in your business too much but if you ask her she'll let you know how she feels about things and sometimes when you don't ask. LOL Now that I look back on my life there are times I wish she would have butted in a little more. Maybe I wouldn't have married that jerk! LOL  No, I don't blame anyone but my own stupid 23 year old self for making that mistake.  UGH and what a big one it was.  That's 5 years of my life I wouldn't want to relive.  My hubby now is an awesome, caring person who is always there for me.  Girls... let me give you this little piece of advice when picking a man.  Watch how he treats his mother or how he refers to his mother in conversations. However he treats his mom is how he's going to treat you.  It's a very good gage trust me. 

Mom and I sat around and chatted about life and her soon to be move.  She's trying to consolidate things for her and my g'ma. They'll be co-habituating after the move. So I put her an ad on Craigslist and took pics of a bunch of her stuff to post on Facebook too. I hope she has a HUGE turn out this Saturday too. 

Hope your alls Sunday was a great one.  Monday here we come! 

Woohoo it's Friday!

It's Friday, it's Friday!  Can you tell I'm happy cuz it's the weekend ;)  Today was my Friday to work and it was an uneventful day at the office, no mishaps and every patient showed up WOOOHOO!  In dentistry you always do the happy dance when all your scheduled patients showed up and your schedule is full but not OVER full.  

After work I went and tanned.  Yes, I know it's not good for ya but I don't over do it.  I'm not addicted to it or anything like that I just have no where outside at home to layout plus I just don't have the time.  I just want a healthy glow so don't condem me.  Then home to take out my baby girls and wait on the hubs to get home from work.  It's pizza night for the Bushes then the mall & Target. That's our Friday routine. Boring I know, but it suits us and I like it.  I did a little Vegas #RDHUOR shopping and found pair of creamsicle pants & a cute JLo top at Kohls. 


I think later me and the hubby will start a movie - Number Station with John Cusack.  Looks like it might be an interesting movie. A former black ops agent and the young woman he's assigned to protect fight for survival after a surprise attack.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Sherri aka smilingRDH

I Need a Freaking Vacation!

Ok, all in all it was a good day when you really think about it but for some reason I'm worn out  I think it's because my last patient just frustrated the crap out of me.  Not because he was a jerk or anything but because HELLO use a freaking toothbrush.  I could get graphic about it but I'll just leave it to your imaginations.

We also had a communication barrier which made it almost impossible to get the point across.  That didn't help much. Tried to explain that he had bad teeth that needed addressed but all he wanted was something to numb the pain.  Tried to tell him that I can numb it up for ya but it's just gonna become un-numb in about an hour and start hurting again.  I had the doctor talk to him but still this guy just didn't get the fact that he had diseased teeth that needed attention. 

Then my poor niece's car get wrecked by her BF rear ending someone.  And while I know she's upset (I would be too) they are both ok, no one was hurt except the vehicles.  So in the grand scheme of things it's all good. Not sure how she's going to replace her wheels though :/  

My poor mom is dealing with selling her house and consolidating her belongings and my g'ma's. Which is a big under taking because my g'ma is so stubborn that she thinks she shouldn't have to give up anything.  My mom says she it learning from this experience and will try to not do the same thing to me when she is 94.  Thanks mom :)

Anyway...I'm pooped and I'm going to bed.. THANK GOD TOMORROW IS FRIDAY is all I can say :) 

Hump Day!

Well, it's hump day and I busted my hump at the office today but it's all good :-)   Busy day at the office again for me which is great.  I like busy but not so busy I can't take a potty break ;)  Pretty uneventful on my side of the office. Had a group of great patients today. We talked and laughed all day.  

My boss's birthday is this weekend and boy do we have a gag gift for him this time...LOL  Good thing he has a sense of humor.  Well, how shall I put this...a "strange" person told him that he should have gotten his dental degree from Wal-Mart. There is more to that story but I'll leave it at that for right now.  So anyway we took that incident and ran with it.  I made up a certificate that states University of Wal-Mart School of Dentistry on it with my docs name on it etc. and then found a Dentistry for Dummies book cover printed them out.  Then pasted the cover on to an old "dummies" book my hubby had and tada! Gag gift of the year...hehehe I can't wait to see his face!!  It's gonna be classic!!  Hope he comes to work in a good mood tomorrow...LOL 

I'll let ya know how it turns out ;) 

It's Tuesday but I Call It My Monday :/

Well, today was my Monday at the office.  Started off with our monthly office meeting which all in all went pretty good as far as office meetings go.  I really have to say my office is a pretty good place to work most days. The dentists are accommodating and let us dental hygienists use our brains that the good Lord gave us.  I work with 2 dentists and I've been at this office for nearly 16 years now.  I had a full schedule and all the patients showed up YEAHHHH. I have some really great patients that are like my extended family especially the kids that I've watch grow into young men and women who are now going off to or graduating from college.  Since I don't have any children of my own they are like my kids and many of them tell me "you sound just like my mom" when I try to give them advice :-)  I have laughed, cried and sent out too many sympathy cards over the years.  Dental hygiene has been good to me over the last 20 years and I hope to continue giving good care to the folks in my community. 

Oh... and I found out today that you can get your dental degree from Wal-Mart LOL... That's a story for another day....hehehehe 

Today Was a Good Day

Today was a good day :-)

Nothing much too exciting happened.  Didn't have to work, that's always a plus, woke up at 8:15 laid around until 9ish then decided time to get up. Ate my usual yogurt breakfast then coffee #1.  My 2 lazy dogs didn't even greet me when I walked into the kitchen.  I never seen too lazier pups..LOL.  Watched a little TV, well, actually a lot of TV...hehehe.  Drank coffee #2.  Lunch time!

  a bowl of steamed broccoli and sweet tea for this southern girl while sitting on the porch watching Rachel Ray and the Talk with my girls.  Then chatted with my mom on the phone and decided to run to Wal-Mart for a few things for supper and just some general crap.  I always spend too much when I go there. :/  


Got back from my shopping trip to find a small box at my back door and in it was the American Eagle XP instrument that I won for being #460 to like the Career Fusion Facebook page.  Gotta love contests!  Thank AE!!! Love XP instruments and if you're an RDH and haven't tried them yet, you just don't know what you're missing, buy some NOW!

Then I started dinner which was parmesan penna pasta with chicken.  It was oooooohhh so yummy too.  Had enough left over for lunch tomorrow too.  

Now it's time to do some working out, about 30 minutes worth which will consist of hula hooping, weights and stuff.  Then more TV!!!  Catch ya later!

Welcome

Well, I'm gonna give this blogging stuff a go.  Not too sure what I'll write about but since am a dental hygienist I suppose it'll most likely have to do with teeth and gums and crap like that most of the time. So bare with me while I cut my teeth (sorry about the pun) in the blogging word.