Forward Momentum

What a week! I feel like so much and so little has happened. A typical week with a few atypical moments thrown in.

1. I went to the dentist today, and had a tooth filled. Luckily, the “groove” was shallow enough that I didn’t need any novacaine for the drilling. It felt a little strange, but I gladly accepted a few minutes of mild discomfort rather than experience that horrible post-novacaine pins and needles and drooling. Definitely a plus.

2. Mr. Martini and I go to the same dentist. While looking at my chart, the assistant said:

“Now, who is Mr. Martini?” (Remember, we have different last names.)

“He’s my husband,” I said.

“Now it says we just saw him a few weeks ago, but I can’t seem to remember who he is…”

“He’s about my age, with brown hair.” The assistant shakes her head, so I continued. “He’s something of a character.”

“I remember him! Of course, Mr. Martini! Oh, he IS a character!”

Yes. yes, he is.

3. Speaking of Mr. Martini, I haven’t really mentioned this much here, but he’s been job-hunting for quite awhile since he was laid off from his last job. But patience and persistence have paid off, because today he started a new job, just a few blocks from my current workplace. It’s temporary right now, but it sounds like there is a possibility it could become permanent if everything works out. Any job is a blessing in this economy, so we’re maintaining a cautious optimism that everything works out. If it does – hurray! If it doesn’t – we’ll keep plugging along, like we always do.

But let me just throw a little “Yay!” out there, because this forward momentum feels awfully darn good.