I’ve got lots to write about before I get any more backed up. I’ll try to go in order of events starting with yesterday. First of all, I can’t believe I’ve been married for one year! And with him for nearly two!

Yesterday morning I went to the dentist who told me pretty much what I figured she would. I felt doomed and really bummed out about it. All I could do was cry about it. Everyone has some form and degree of gum disease and I’ve got the beginnings of periodontal disease. My gums are sensitive and a bit inflamed. When I told her I’d love to have dentures she said there’s not one good thing about having them and if I take care of my teeth now I can have them for the rest of my life. She took x-rays and measured my gums and said I should see her 2-3 times for cleaning and fillings. She said if I put it off, I could run into serious trouble in 5-15 years. I do want to get this taken care of and over with, I just hope it won’t cost a fortune and that the bulk of it will be covered. I also need to see an orthodontist and an oral surgeon about the impacted baby tooth and wisdom teeth. Luckily these aren’t as urgent as the other stuff, but they will be eventually. I hope to have all this done and over with within a year. Tom’s gonna be calling to find out what the insurance will cover and then we can set something up.

We called and told my parents and you won’t believe what they told me! They don’t have a date yet, but sometime in the fall they and their bird will be on America’s Funniest Home Videos. They sent them a tape and they got a letter back saying they’d been accepted. Dad said the bird climbs down his throat and sings and laughs, as well as says about 60 words. He says he says stuff like, “Dureen come here.” Then if Ma ignores him he says, “I said, Dureen come here.” He also says, “Heidi,” and “Max, go make a duty,” and sings some song about a chicken going down the road. Well, we’ll be anxiously waiting for it to air and we’ll tape it. I’m sure Andy and Kim will, too.

Tom begins work on Tuesday at Bank of America, so I’ve got to reschedule my appointments with Doctors Rauche and Rugg. It’s only $8 an hour and 32 hours a week, but the hours are more flexible so he can get a second part-time job. Or maybe he’ll end up there 40 hours a week and get raised. It will be 8 AM - 4 PM Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday too, I think. Then, 10 AM - 4 PM on Thursday and 11 AM - 4 PM on Friday.

No obnoxious dog from next door, but I know them. There’ll be another show soon enough. Anything beats the kids, though.

Later...

Kim called yesterday, but before I discuss our funny chat, I’m surprised Andy forgot it was our anniversary today. I had asked him a few times in the last few months when it was and he had remembered, so I’m surprised he didn’t mention anything about it today when he left a message.

I’m a little disappointed Tammy never sent a card or called. I know not all people are good with cards, but I’d have really liked to have added her card to my binder. I’ll stick in the two we got, though (from our parents). It makes me wonder how she’d have been if we had had a kid. Would she call it? Write to it? Send it a birthday card? Well, I won’t ever have to worry about it. That’s for sure.

Tom and I made a deal (even though I’m not stupid and know the outcome). He said let’s not make any decisions until January. Let’s not get me the operation, pill, etc. till and if I’m not pregnant by January. Well, I won’t be pregnant by or after January, so maybe I’ll go on the pill. The pill’s supposed to stop your period or make it occur less often, I guess.

He contradicted himself again today. I was teasing him about an ongoing joke he says I tell a lot. I said something like, “If I’ve told you the story a lot, then tell me what day of the week it happened on.” Then he said, “I don’t remember. I’ve heard it so much that it’s gone so far back in my mind. That’s how it works with me.”

That’s not how he says it works with his not cumming. He says the more he hears about it, the more he can’t put it in the back of his mind where he claims he needs it to be to cum.

Uh-huh. Right.

Speaking of periods - what a weird half-assed one this has been. From the 10th to the 13th I had spotting. The last two days were barely more than spotting and now my pad’s as clear as can be. I charted it from the 13-15, though. My boob soreness isn’t all gone and I sure hope I’m not in pain with it built up or backed up or however you want to put it, before July’s period.

We got our “toys” in the mail which I’ll go through after a smoke.

Later...

The hummingbird, which is a clit vibrator for times Tom’s busy, working, or asleep, and the rose tattoos are out of stock, so they’ll be shipped eventually. We did get the body oils, chocolate Lick It and Love It cream, a porn tape, and 9 cards. The cards were of different women posed in different outfits and positions. I tried to draw a couple but had no luck yet. The free tape (like the cards) was so-so. I stroked Tom as we watched 4 different scenes. The tape was about 40 minutes long. The women did stuff with guys as well as with other women. First there were two women with one guy. Then a woman doing herself. Then two women and two guys, so I guess there were three 20-minute scenes. The chocolate cream is for when Tom goes down on me. The body oils do warm to the touch and they won’t make you shiver when it’s chilly or in the winter or if a cool draft blows on you. You can lick this stuff, too. I haven’t tasted any yet, but I’ve smelled them. I like the blueberry and cherry. The cinnamon is OK, but the tangerine is gross.

Later...

Kim called yesterday evening. She got her first letter from Bob all about my fuck you letter. She read this part where he cries, “I got a letter from Jodi telling me to fuck off and I’m a fucking, selfish geek and she’s right. I am the cause of my own problems and I lose everyone over stupidity.”

Then he claims he wrote on tons of envelopes and can’t always find someone willing to trade it for a plain one. If that’s true it’s cuz who wants corny messages on their envelopes? I got a letter from him yesterday he obviously wrote before my fuck off one hit. He lied to Kim about two things, though. He said my letters were getting farther apart, and that he won’t call me, but as I told her, he tried a few days ago.

She sent the edits which he said he got and liked.

Maybe we can turn Bob into a fun game. I’ll write a letter in handwriting he won’t recognize and send it to Kim to send to him. Maybe I’ll be a secret admirer that’s heard of his case and has seen him. Or maybe an enemy of his, like a friend of Chassidy D, the girl who he’s supposed to have raped. I’ll think about it and talk it over with Kim.

Now for today’s events. We typed each other up anniversary messages, then went to Castles & Coasters. The good part was that we filmed some of their gorgeous scenery. The bad part is that near the end of our course, I got overheated and nearly passed out, so I got some water and then we left.

We went across the street to the Metro Center mall where I found the most awesome bathing suit store I ever saw. We’re definitely gonna go back there, as I chose not to get anything there today. Why? Cuz I would’ve felt bad about getting something for me when this is supposed to be our day, so I wanted to get something for us.

Over at Best Buy, they had an awesome 6-CD changer with dual cassette, etc., but nope. Cuz that’d be only for me.

What we did end up buying for us was a $40 camera which is super nice with nice features. It beats that piece of shit Kim sent me. It’s a 35 mm with a place to put it on a tripod, and a timer so we can take a picture of us all by ourselves. It’s automatic with a transposing feature if that’s the right word for it. It lets you appear twice in one picture. I don’t know if we did it right, but we set it up to make it so I was sitting outside in the lounge and also kneeling beside it all in one picture. Cool, huh? We also got film, a camera case, a photo album, and a device that strips off a copy guard from videos.

Then we came home, went to Red Lobster later, came back, I took a quick dip in the pool, we screwed, and now I’m soooo tired! Bye!