Thursday 30 April 2009

Two Grandmas and 3 Teeth


My grandma met her first husband singing in a jazz band. She loved music and singing, and when I was a little girl, she used to play her electric organ for me and sing. The most memorable song, which I remember listening to her sing from the living room while I was laying in bed getting ready to go to sleep, was 'All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth'. Both my grandmas were special ladies, and many of the women in my life have taught me how to be a strong woman myself. My other grandma once fell down the stairs of her house going down to the basement and had to lay there with a broken arm all night because there was no one to hear her call. I had my first big fall this week, right down the front steps, landing face first on the concrete driveway. I started bawling just like a little kid does after I tasted blood and ran my tongue along my broken teeth. It looks like I may be getting more than 2 front teeth, and well before Christmas, but it could have been much worse. I've had a lot of support from the ladies back home, and the new friends I've met here, so as much as it pains me to have to go through this, there is some positive out of it.

4 comments:

Frances said...

So sorry to hear of your fall you poor girl. I hope you have a speedy recovery

A Free Man said...

Ouch! Hope you get things sorted out quickly and relatively painlessly.

Suzer said...

Thanks guys. I think there will be some pain involved, and a lot of $$, but oh well, it could be worse right!

elsja said...

OMG this is awful! I'm so sorry!!! I chipped my tooth on a bowl and thought that was bad. I cant imagine falling into the concrete.

OUCH!