Tuesday, July 28, 2009

You can be crazy when you get to a certain age!!!

Today I took my 87 year old neighbor to the dentist to get a root canal. I have known "Mama Laura" for about 6 or so years. She is like my grandma, but a lot more out spoken and opinionated!!! So back to our trip to the dentist. It always takes her FOREVER to get ready to leave the house. It usually takes a few colorful words out of her mouth because she cant do what she used to, a puff or two of a lung medicine, and a lot of me reminding her that we are already twenty minutes late!! lol So, we finally get out the door and into the car. Of course I drive, but she ALWAYS has her certain way of getting to where we are going. She will say "this is the only way to get there to me honey." We get to the dentist office and the doctor next door is a plastic surgeon whose last name is Snotgrass. She saw that and said I would never let someone with THAT name operate on me!! When we get into the office they always make you fill out information sheets on every medical condition you have ever had and at 87 that is a lot. Mama Laura told me I dont fill that part out if they want to know if I have had something they can just ask me !!! I just smile and say ok. Then her dentist was pretty cute and looked to be about twelve so you know she has to question his age, years of practicing, and where he went to school, followed by a little bit of flirting. When we go to check out and the price of the root canal is $775 she asks the receptionist can I write a bad check. The lady looks at her kinda funny and says we will take whatever you have!!! lol Mama Laura smiles and says no im going to charge it, but I will never get out of debt. I just love mama Laura to death!! She says whatever comes to her head. I wish I could be more like that, but I think that privilege comes with age!!!

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