Back from the Dead (aka Tax Season)

Ok, this time it really has been an eternity. But the hell that is tax season has finally ended and I am back to having a life again (Man is that nice!). In fact, I have one very good piece of news... I passed the CPA exam! What a nightmare all that studying was, but it is finally over and I NEVER have to deal with that again (thank god!).

So, anyway, more importantly, how are the braces going you ask.. It has been quite frustrating for some time now. The gaps on top closed up pretty quickly and I have not been wearing a power chain on top for quite some time now (several months at least). In fact, I am not wearing any bands on top at all. Instead of the bands the ortho decided to put thin metal wires around all my brackets and I have to say, I love it. Those damn bands would get so dirty and gross no matter how good I was about brushing and rinsing etc. I think they decided to do that since I would call in like every two weeks and ask to have them replaced since they were not clean anymore. In other words, I think I may have gotten a tad bit annoying. :-) (hehe I know, not me, right?)

But these freakin bottom teeth are being such a pain in my ass. They STILL have not closed and it just feels like it is taking an eternity. I asked the ortho this past Thu how much longer till I can see the surgeon (which will mean I am basically ready for surgery) and she said 3 - 4 months. That will be fine with me if that is actually the case. But, I had thought that I would be ready for surgery right after tax season so I am getting a little frustrated to say the least. All I know is I better be ready by November at the latest b/c otherwise I will have to wait till after next tax season. Not only would the waiting be unbearable but I would be beyond pissed since that would mean I could have gotten the short term disability insurance (or whatever it's called) from Aflac (you have to have it for at least a year before you can use it apparently).

Well, I guess it's best not to think about those things. There is absolutely nothing I can do about it and it really does seem that my bottom teeth have moved quite a bit just since just this last Thu so I am starting to get a little more hopeful now. Maybe they are past that slow-moving stage and are finally on a roll now. :) Anyway, I would like to say I am really happy for Aimee (? I think that is right - full name Ananda) who will be having surgery in less than a week. I have followed her since I started on here b/c she got her braces on only a few days before me. So rather than being jealous :) I am foremost happy for her and also, hopefully that can only mean that maybe my day isn't too far off!! hehe

Since this has turned into a book, I will wrap it up now, but I promise, now that I actually have free time, I will try to update more frequently. Hope to hear from all of you fellow brace bloggers! :)