Sassi Cassi Lou

I must admit that I LOVE Ugly Betty. I think it's an awesome show. I love Selma Hayek and I think Ugly Betty is so much fun. I have decided to emulate Betty in a way. No! Not her totally chic wordrobe or her fun job. I want to be confident when I open my mouth. However....

I have had a nagging problem for the last few years. I am not so happy with my smile. When I was in high school I had a killer smile. I had no problem looking at pictures and saying my teeth looked good. Just recently I have notcied something though, my left front tooth has been migrating. It's been moving up and over my front right tooth. AUGH!! I know I didn't wear braces for almost 2 years to have crooked teeth. Well, we just finished paying off Matt's braces and so I said it was my turn to get my teeth taken care of. So last week I had my consultation with Matt's Orthodontist, Dr. Brian Trapnell. He is really great and he said I don't need much, just a little tweaking. So Here is the tweaking.










When I went in for my consultation I was praying that all I would have to have done was a new retainer. Since I was so bad at wearing my retainer the first time I had braces. However Not only has my front tooth migrated but my teeth have begun to "flare." JOY! So it's braces for the next 6-9 months and then a retainer again. This time I WILL WEAR MY RETAINER. This time, though, I will say that they are a lot more attractive, being that I got clear braces this time.

Here is the kicker... it took them 3 times to put the brackets on. The darn little buggers kept popping off of my teeth. They had to literally sandblast my teeth to rough them up a bit. I had such hard enamel that the glue would not stick. Literally my teeth were too slippery. It was such a FUN experience. However I will say that I really am not in that much pain.... 5 hrs later. YEAH!!! I have eaten and am chewing gum with no problem. Oh yeah, instead of saying THOU SHALT NOT CHEW GUM WITH BRACES ON, my orthodontist said CHEW CHEW CHEW AWAY! It helps cut down on the pain and aids in helping the teeth move. Crazy huh? I still have to stay away from caramels and stuf like that, but I don't have to give up my gum. Not that any rule stopped me last time.

So that's what's new with me. New teeth, hopefully new body by the time my teeth are done and life is good. Other then that I'm not asking for much. My kids are AWESOME and have a FABULOUS husbund, I have everything I want.

P.S. I asked Matt the other day if we should ask Dr. Trapnell a criticle question: Has he ever had people lock braces? This will be an interesting adventure with both me and Matt having braces on at the same time.