The Apostle Paul states in 2 Timothy 4:8 (KJV):
“Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.”
I would rather have that crown than the one I got yesterday.
I suppose I have been putting it off for over a year now. Every time I get my teeth cleaned that talk about this tooth. It was filled years ago, so it had that silver stuff in it. Apparently that doesn’t last. They have been telling me that we need to get that filling out and put a crown on it.
Up until recently, I always spent a ton of cash at the dentist. I always had to pay something. So I kept avoiding it. This year, however, I have a secondary insurance and all I owed for the crown was $25. That was for the nitrous oxide.
My lips were still numb at 2:30pm. As soon as they started to get feeling, my tooth started throbbing. I popped ibuprofen, but it took forever for it to kick in.
My appointment was at 10am and I didn’t get out until after noon. I left with a temporary crown until the permanent one goes in a week or so from now.
I am off work this week, so I’m hoping that the pain doesn’t put a damper on the time with the family.
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 