A NEW CROWN

WE LEFT MONDAY MORNING AT 7:30 TO GO TO LOS ALGODONES TO THE DENTIST. WE WANTED TO GIVE OURSELVES PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO MEXICO. WE GOT CAUGHT IN MONDAY MORNING TRAFFIC, IT WAS SLOW GOING.  I LOOKED ONLINE AND DECIDED LOS ALGODONES WAS ONE HOUR LATER THAN ARIZONA TIME. WE GOT TO THE PARKING LOT AND TOOK M AND M FOR A SHORT WALK BEFORE I CROSSED OVER TO MEXICO. TURNS OUT, I WAS FIFTEEN MINUTES LATE FOR MY APPOINTMENT, THEY HONOR ARIZONA TIME.
 THANKFULLY, IT WAS NO PROBLEM.

 DARRELL STAYED IN THE TRUCK WITH THE GIRLS.

 AFTER DRILLING AND DRILLING THE DENTIST FINALLY GOT THE BROKEN CROWN OFF AND IMPRESSIONS TAKEN FOR THE NEW CROWN, AND A BRAND NEW TEMPORARY CROWN. I OPTED FOR A TITANIUM CROWN FOR $400, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A PORCELAIN  CROWN FOR $200. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST  $1200.00  IN MINNESOTA.   THIS WAS A DEAL!   IF I COULD HAVE COME BACK THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN READY. I HAVE TO WORK TOMORROW, SO MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.  I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE LONG LINE TO GET BACK TO THE UNITED STATES!  I  VISITED WITH A COUPLE FROM OREGON WHO HAD FLOWN IN, WERE RENTING A MOTEL ROOM AND CAR, AND STILL COULD SAVE MONEY ON THEIR DENTAL WORK! THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS!

WE WERE HERE IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND THERE WAS NO LINE AT ALL! IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR TO GET BACK ACROSS TO THE U.S. WE HEADED FOR  HOME AFTER HAVING A BITE TO EAT! WE WERE ALMOST HOME WHEN TRAFFFIC SUDDENLY  STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE SAT THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON. A SEMI HAD CAUGHT FIRE, WE GOT HOME AT 7:30. IT WAS A 12 HOUR TRIP. WE WERE EXHAUSTED!

TOMORROW I START MY NEW JOB!!