Tips and Tricks Thursday!

I have a great idea! I was thinking about why I blog. I started blogging to have a place to write my thoughts and feelings about life. I keep blogging because I have met an amazing group of people. I love reading about your lives and that you laugh along with me through stories about my life. I would never want to stop blogging because I feel like I now need these relationships we’ve created. You are all a part of my life that I don’t ever want to lose. You guys with me? Plus, where else can you get advice from hundreds of people? I value that some of you are parents and can give me advice that I may some day need; I hope future brides appreciate the advice about weddings I can give them.

So here is my great idea: a weekly day of advice! I’m thinking Tips and Tricks Thursdays. I will post a topic and my advice if I have any and you can post your advice and link up! I’m thinking topics like time management (how you manage your time in the mornings and evenings), style tips (for both men and women), career advice (tricks to get ahead and tips for letting your boss know you are quitting), etc. What do you guys think? Is this something you want to do with me? Are there things you need advice about? Let me know and I’ll post them! I will post my first topic preview next Wednesday. So excited!

I am being stalked by our dentist!

If you want to get all the details you can read the post about Hubby's Teeth here.

Last year Hubby had to have a root canal. A tooth that had a cavity had died from the trauma of the filling.

The dentist that did the filling is a dentist that was recommended to us by people we work with. A lot of the people at our office go to him.

Our dental insurance coverage ran out after he had the root canal. He had to go to the original dentist for the crown they put on your tooth after you have a root canal. The crown was going to be about $1,000 out of pocket for us. Hubby felt the dentist should pay for some of it because he felt it was his fault he had to have the root canal in the first place. The dentist agreed to put the crown on free of charge.

When Hubby went in to get the crown put on, the dentist took him into his office first. I don't know if this is ethical or legal, but he had a conversation with him. He told him that teeth dying after being filled is common. So he didn't take responsibility. I don't know if this is true or not. He then told Hubby he was going to do the crown free of charge but in exchange he would appreciate that Hubby not bad mouth him to our fellow employees. Everyone in the office already knew what was going on. We are a small office family. Our manager was making jokes about how he would just tie a string around the tooth and yank it out for him.

Anyways, long story short. Hubby now feels guilty. He is going to continue to go to this dentist for cleanings and wants me to as well. The problem is, I have a tooth they filled that hurts. It isn't gray yet so I have been putting off going to the dentist. But I do not want to go back to these people. I think they messed up both our teeth and I don't know if they will treat me with the respect and kindness I deserve if I go back.

The major problem is, I had an appointment in April. I guess the hygenist will be out of town that day and they want to reschedule. I figured, "Oh good, I just won't reschedule and they can take the hint." No. They have probably called me 10 times.

What do I do? Keep ignoring them? Tell them I will not be rescheduling?

I would post a funny picture but I have to stuff, address, seal, and stamp like 200 envelopes!

Help a wife out!

I am so frustrated! Hubby is one of those guys that likes everything out in the open where he can see it. He doesn't put his socks in a drawer. I have tried several different methods for putting the mail away. None of them work because he can't see the bills and coupons out in his face. Anyone else have a husband or boyfriend like this? What do you do with the mail? He thinks he helps out a lot because he cooks dinner. He does help, but last night I said, "If I clean the bunny's cage, will you take out the trash?" He said yes. He put the bag of trash on the patio because it smelled. It is still there. Last weekend I told him he needs to find a place for our old tv stand and put some of his mail away. The tv stand and mail are still on the couch!

I feel so blessed to have found this blog community. I had no idea there was a way to connect with so many amazing people around the world!

Lucky me, I got another award!

Katie and Bret at ="http://bretandkatie.blogspot.com/">The Mathis' gave me this award:


To accept this award you must tell the blog world 5 random things about yourself and pass on the award to two deserving bloggers.
1. I am BLIND without my contacts. I thought my eyes were as bad as my dad's until he tried on my glasses that are a really old perscription and said, "Oh my gosh! You are blind!" Don't think I will ever get lasik. I would probably still have to wear glasses to be able to see.
2. Last weekend I tried to convince Hubby to go with bootcut jeans. He thought they were too tight on his thighs and a little gay. I told him, "I like gay." I wouldn't mind if he was a little bit metro.
3. I haven't drank milk since my freshman year of college because a girl did a speech about how it isn't good for you and I researched it for a science class. People love to debate it with me. I drink silk light chocolate soy which has as much calcium and sugar as the milke Hubby drinks.
4. I think Hubby and I will be finishing the box of tagalongs today. One box lasted three days between two people. I think that is pretty good.
5. I was a mean girl in junior high school. I could write a post about all the mean things I did but then you all would hate me!

I pass this award on to:
1. Working Mommy @ Lessons's Learned for being my #1 supporter ;)
2. Kristen @ Diet Coke and Pearls for being my new bloggy bff :)

TMZ update: ENewsNow The LA Coroner says Casey Johnson died of natural causes (diabetes-related).

Wedding Advice

Sorry I was mia yesterday. They have got me working like crazy over here. We also have some big news going on at home. More on that tomorrow. Here is a blog I wrote with some advice. Take it or leave it.

The first mistake we made was inviting too many people. We believed those wedding websites that say 30% of the people you invite will RSVP no. Our wedding was on a Sunday too! I figured during the school year people wouldn’t be able to come to a wedding Sunday evening. I think 1% of the people RSVPed no.

The other problem with our guest list was not sticking to a strict number. If you are having your reception indoors find out what the maximum capacity is before sending out invitations. We also had a parent, not going to say who, that kept adding and adding to the list. I suggest telling your parents and the future-in-laws a specific number of people they are allowed to invite and don’t let them add.

We had people come to the wedding that weren’t in the original rsvp. But we also had people who rsvped yes cancel all the way up to the day of the wedding. So it all worked out in the end.

Get a layout of how the room will be set up before time if you are doing assigned seating. I did not do this and the day of the wedding my aunt was labeling tables and we realized where the groom sat and where the bride sat were opposite of the families. She switched the tables right by us to match, but everyone else was on opposite sides. I don’t know if they noticed, everything seemed to go fine.

I put a lot of thought and time into the seating arrangements. I was so thrilled to hear that our group of people that are our friends from so cal loved their table. They even want to hang out with the new friends they made! The only awkward thing was my step uncle’s step daughter. Did you follow that one? My grandfather remarried about 25 years ago and his wife has a son. My step uncle. He married a woman that has a daughter. His step daughter. Our tables had 10 seats. There was a table with my parents, my aunt and uncle, my two cousin-in-laws, my grandparents, and the step uncle and his wife. There was no room for his step daughter. I think she is a freshman in high school. I put her at a table with my very sweet cousin and her husband, my cousin that I thought she knew, and some other young, nice people. Apparently she was not ok with this. I walk into my wedding and am looking around the tables and I see some older woman sitting at amongst these younger adults. I was like who is that? I realized as the night went on and my step uncle went and sat at the table for awhile, that she was making her mom and step dad sit there. What is more awkward? You politely sitting until everyone gets up and dances and then you can go sit by your mommy or having your step dad sit with people he has nothing in common with? I think she needs to grow up! So annoyed by that!

This was all the advice I could think of at the time. Please add more for the readers or ask me questions if you have any.