I have to get a root canal on Thursday. My tooth has been sensitive for a while, I've kept it under control with a special toothpaste. About two weeks ago, it started to actually hurt. I went to my dentist last Thursday. She said part of the filling in that tooth was missing and it was possible all I needed was a new filling. So we tried that, but it's still painful. So root canal it is!
I took off work last Thursday to go to my regular dentist. My favorite substitute teacher, Jackie, came in for me. I told her if anyone asks where I am, to tell them I went on sabbatical. In Venice. For three months. Here's the story I got about when my girls asked Jackie where I was:
Girls: Ms. Ricks, where's Ms. Coil?
Jackie: She's on sabbatical in Venice.
Girls: Oh! Venice California!
Jackie: No! Venice Italy!
Girls: Ms. Ricks, is that really true?
Jackie: No, silly. She went to the dentist.
Girls: (pause) She went all the way to Italy to go to the dentist?!?!
Um....yea...this is the future generation.
And then they kept confusing Venice with Venus. I went to Venus to go to the dentist.
I will be focusing on La Serenissima while the dentist is filling my mouth with hardware and removing defunct tooth roots.
Venice and Moscow, I dream of them both.
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