Ouch

So, first of all, I had oral surgery today. I had the bottom and top left-hand side wisdom teeth removed today. That was not much fun. My doctor was wonderful,though. He was a really great older man...maybe around 75. I laugh because his hands were SHAKING so much when he was giving me the shots of local anesthetic. The surgery went really well, but the pain was so intense about 45 minutes after. That was THE most painful two hours to follow I have ever felt. After, the vicodin kicked in and I was on cloud nine. Bridget picked Jeff and me up from Oak Park and she brought me home. That was awfully nice of her to come all the way down there from Mt. Prospect (where she is staying this week...no thank you) to Oak Park. And it was really nice of Jeff to accompany me all the way down the Green Line to Oak Park and wait it out. He had never been to Oak Park before and was able to look around. I did manage to see A Frank Lloyd Wright home today and his Unity Temple. Both were located very close to the oral surgeons. Oak Park is one of my favorite places...it is SO beautiful right now. It sits right against the equally beautiful River Forest where my grad school is located.

I have been eating soft food all day. The bleeding has pretty much stopped. I went to Leona's with Jeff and had soup tonight. It was good to eat that. I have been eating a lot of sherbert...not too much of a fan of it, but right now, it is the best thing in the world. Tomorrow I am debating on whether or not to go to work. I need to work, but I also need to get my mouth better!

I had time to read in the oral surgeon's office today. It was nice to be able to concentrate on Game Change for a few minutes. Notice how I need to take 26 weeks off the title of this. This is just going to be an ongoing blog on my reading. Why not? I am having fun.

So, Obama was posed many questions by Michelle. She wondered how he was going to balance a family and being a President. She wanted to know when he would see them and when he would be off. She wanted to know why he wanted to do it. His response was that it showed all kids across the country who thought they could never be president that they could. He also thought because of people's response to him that he could change people's minds and attitudes about America and repair damage that had been done by BUSH (Dena has a rearview mirror hanger thing that has a picture of Bush's face on it and it says "Bush's dumbass head on a string." hahaha). She also wanted Barack to promise he would quit smoking. I forgot he did that because he has such beautiful teeth. So, he formally announced his run in February 2007 in 7 degree Springfield, Illinois. Hildebrand wanted the affair to be announced outside instead of inside because the cold and the beautiful day would be much more dramatic for future campaign ads and photos; so, Obama spoke outside despite the fact he was worried about people with children having to stand out in the cold...Obama had a heater on him.

Around the same time, Hillary was getting antsy. She did not know what to do. She was having many secret meetings in converted farmhouses and basements with her friends and advisers to figure out what she should do. They said to do it. She was still pulled. She finally decided she would do it when she and Bill were on vacation in Antigua. They took a swim to the shore off of their boat and she asked him what she should do. His response was that if she thought to do it, then do it, any reservations, think about it, and a no would mean no. She said yes and announced. Her advisers and friends were happy.

So, this is where I will leave for tonight. It is sleepy time as my medicine is saying. My parents got a new dog named Banjo today. I am excited! I also have this picture of a house on my street. It is on the corner of Paulina and Estes. HAHAHA.