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I'm am very happy to inform you that I didn't have to miss out on all the fun this weekend =) I was very concerned that getting my wisdom teeth out on Friday would prevent me from leaving my couch for several days... I did get my wisdom teeth extracted on Friday as planned, and it was a miserable experience, let me tell you! My least favorite part was when mom had to change my goz; she would reach her fingers into my sore mouth and yank at the sticky, blood- drenched goz. It would pull at my tender cheeks and yards and yards of saliva would follow, tumbling all over my chin and sweatshirt. Isn't that the most lovely picture! ;-) ha!

But maybe two hours after I came out of the surgery I was feeling dandy! I felt no pain and had a remarkable amount of energy. When my face ceased to be swollen I was able to drink the smoothies my dad brought me (that was so great! I think you all should get your wisdom teeth out sheerly because you get to miss school and work and have your parents bring you Jamba Juice!) The next day (saturday) I felt no pain so I decided to skip my meds... well, by the early evening I decided to take my pills simply because it was hard to speak with out them... Sunday morning I was able to go to church and spent the majority of the day at Will Allen's house hanging out with all my buds (I had been looking forward to Will's b~day party for many days and I was elated to be able to go).

Mom made me go home and rest for an hour and a half before the Burn Service that night. She said that I had been very active that day and I needed to rest my mouth... Honestly I felt fine, I think that was her excuse to take a nap! haha

The Burn Service was AWESOME!!! It was held at our church, the worship was soooo great =) Energy came from some deep source in the midst of my being and I was able to praise my Daddy. yes, worship was great fun! when all of the songs ended I suddenly felt sooo incredibly drained. My pain meds had made me oh so drowsy and if I had been sitting next to someone besides Andrew, I would have rolled over on to them and fallen asleep (I probably would have started to drool blood aswell so maybe it's a good thing that Andrew was next to me ha!) But despite the fact that I was seriously about to pass out, Roger delivered a great message and I thouroughly enjoyed the whole service.

After a little more unexpected worship and an arm wrestling match with Rachel (I totally kicked her butt!!!) mom wisked me home, telling me that I couldn't go to school on Monday (today). I actually ARGUED, wishing to go to school... but I'm glad I didn't end up going. All the excitement yesterday put quite a strain on my mouth... But it was soooo worth it! =D I told mom that I'm going to school tomorrow, I'll probably go back to work tomorrow or Wednesday...

Having my wisdom teeth out was a far less excruciating experience than I had expected! I totally surprised my self and my parents at how quickly I was able to flit about and act relatively normal...

Well, I do wish that I could take a scrub brush and bucket of a strong minty substance and scour my mouth... my breath is KILLING ME!