I hope that with the arrival of the new grandbaby, good things keep on coming your way from now on!! Congratulations to the granddaughter and have a wonderful time. It is so special the first time you hold that precious grandchild. I was fortunate and was there at the birth of my first grandson. The second one I almost had to deliver myself hahahaha But I did see the head come before the ambulance took off with them. Lucy

Prayers going out for you and Sophie. I remember when my daughter was 5 and had to have her tonsils out I was a hysterical wreck when they went through those operating room doors. I'll pray very hard for you Nicole. I know you'll do better than I did. Dee in Michigan

Thanks, Lee! I've been very happy with my almost immediate recovery, as I was expecting something much worse. Since I have no pain, I tend to forget that I just got the implant, and so I have to remind myself to be careful. I had a sandwich for lunch, and I hope bread crumbs didn't get stuck back there. I rinsed out my mouth very well. I make bean burritos frequently and always have the ingredients to make my bean dip recipe. I used up the last of the tahini making the hummus (which I expect to go fast), and so I'll have to remember to pick some up at the next Arab or Lebanese market I go to. We need more lavash, but I can get that anywhere. The tahini is much cheaper at the Lebanese market. Annie, Kevin and I both have mouth guards to wear at night, and I never ground my teeth until fairly recently. I do notice myself doing it when I'm working intensely on a furniture model. I'll make a note not to make popcorn, but that gets stuck in my teeth even when they are normal! I might make some Avgolemono soup with Greek meatballs - I have frozen ground turkey I could defrost, but I need to use up the poached chicken meat first, I think. Of course I could freeze that and defrost the other. Lars

He was quoted at $1200 for 7 molars removed. Because they didn't need to come out, and instead the 3 little front teeth, it dropped to $763. Also, he was just in last week getting a regular checkup to monitor his thyroid, and because they did blood work at that time, I didn't need it with yesterday's surgery. So that saved some money. The post-op meds and follow-up in 2 weeks is included. With 2 more 'kids' I'll be trying to save up some money to get their teeth cleaned. Smudge yawned at us this morning, and his teeth are pearly white!