Aliens in my Mouth
I don’t know how many months I have lived with this incredible pain on the bottom right side of my mouth. I wasn’t even sure which tooth was causing the pain. The last time I was at the dentist earlier this year, I pointed into my mouth at where I thought it was – somewhere between my wisdom tooth and front teeth. But when the dentist touched each tooth and moved toward the front, the pain became more severe. I made an appointment to have my teeth looked at by a dentist I had never been to before (one who is in our insurance network whereas the other is not) not realizing that Monday was a holiday and both Roland and Jenna would be off for Veteran’s Day. In Salt Lake, Veteran’s Day seemed like just another excuse to take time off, whereas in Oregon, they really go all out to honor those who served our countr...