Ha, ha, ha, I started the day with a text from the dentist's office reminding me about a visit this morning that I had 100% forgotten about. Yes it's on my calendar. At least it's at 10:20, so I will actually make it. Still, that's some epic Mondaying, that is.

Health~ma, Pix.

Askye, that is some nonsense.

Steph, that skirt is delightful!

I have a short week as I'm taking some vacation time. I'll be visiting family in MI over Labor Day weekend for the first time in over a year and a half. There's a shiny new great-nephew for me to make funny faces at. I'm so looking forward to seeing everyone!

Agreeing that the bee skirt is delightful - I was, myself, tempted ... and I haven't worn a skirt or dress in ... three years? four?

Also, it seems that the Build A Bear people are doing a Lord of the Rings series - Frodo, Gandalf and Gollum. At least in the U.K. - I saw an article on it in the Manchester online news. Outfits (for Frodo and Gandalf) are extra.

Also, if you wear it around Jessica she'll reenact the Wicker Man scene with Nicholas Cage for you.

Reenact in the sense of saying "Not the bees, not the bees!" and waving my arms around dramatically. I can't honestly promise a genuine Nic Cage impression.

Bee skirt is a resounding yes.

Sending procedure and results -ma out to Pix.

Askye, ridiculousness, but they seem to understand your actual value to them as an employee, if I've been interpreting correctly as you've shared things -- nonsense, draconian policies notwithstanding. I hope that's making it more tolerable.

Reenact in the sense of saying "Not the bees, not the bees!" and waving my arms around dramatically. I can't honestly promise a genuine Nic Cage impression.

That will suffice.

I got kudos from my hygenist this morning - my gums were in crap shape back when I started this dental journey, but this morning they are 100% normal and recovered.

She was delighted and kind of surprised at how well they shaped up. But I've become a dedicated multi-times daily flosser and pretty regular mouth rinser after that dreadful first showing. I'd say brusher, but I've always been that. I just rarely did the extra stuff. But now I do!

Still have a filling and two permanent crowns to go, then Invisalign, and, finally, two implants, but, you know, progress. The longer I can healthily keep these bad boys, the better.

Well, done, Jen! I've been doing the mouthwash thing since my "gum numbers" were getting a little higher than I'd like at my last checkup (already brushing & flossing); my next appt is on the 20th - we'll see whether mine has been as effective as yours!

I got a message from the power company that my neighborhood is having a "planned" outage today. Now I just got an email from the cable company that I'm having an unplanned cable/internet/phone outage. So, good day to be at work, I guess. Fingers crossed that everything is restored by the time I go home this afternoon.

Gum -ma, Epic! And power and cable -ma. Yikes.