Still waiting for Wisdom...

So they told me that the "usual" time of eruption for wisdom teeth is about 18 years old...the so called years of wisdom. Well, mine were impacted! Getting them removed must count as cheating because I haven't gained any new found wisdom. I was hopeful, but oh well.

I can give my bit of "wisdom" to those ever facing wisdom teeth removal in the future...

~plan on a non-chew diet for several days. I am on day 5 and still can't chew down, let alone open my mouth too big still. I can barely fit a spoon in my mouth dang it. What tastes good? J-ello (make it from the box. Eating it cold feels better than the room temp stuff!). Pudding, again...cold. Yogurt, a large chocolate Frosty from Wendy's or a slush from Sonic. If you are nauseous, don't do a cream slush because dairy will be harder on the tummy. Smoothies galore and maybe tonight I will finally get my pina colada. Make sure to use a spoon and no straws for a week! (Dry sockets-yuck!)
~talking still hurts! Don't answer the phone...unless it's Mom, of course. Keep conversations short.
~Don't yell at your kids...totally not worth it! (This is a good plug to get wisdom teeth out before having a family!)
~If you do have kids, send them away! Every noise pains my ears and made me nauseous.
~Watch run ins with elbows and heads to the cheek area...like moth to a flame I tell ya'!
~Keep up on the pain meds until you are SURE you can handle none. It's like having a baby...once you realize you are in pain, then you have to wait for it to kick in. No fun!

Here's to waiting to get rid of the chipmunk cheeks still. At least my lips aren't totally lop-sided anymore. Good thing that wasn't permanent.

I miss good food and uneventful snuggles (see above) from my kids. I miss being able to rub my lips together to smear my chapstick between my lips. I miss being able to kiss my kiddos (Ryan will kiss my anyway-what a guy!) I miss being able to bend over without the blood rushing to my face.

The good news is, it should be over very soon! Thanks to all who helped my family and especially Ryan for staying home and taking care of me and to Kaeleigh who makes the cutest ice packs a Mom could ever get! I should have taken a picture of them, but really, I was way out of it! I promise they were cute...all wrapped up in paper towels, held together with heart stickers with the happy face and googly eyes and all. She would make a great nurse. Love to my family...for sure. They deserve to have me back.

Note to self...

"Remember to at least read comments if I am not in blogging mood...that doesn't mean everyone else took a break too!"

So to all those still salivating for a yummy cake as last posted. It's totally simple:

Bake a chocolate cake (this one was Devils food. That's what my mom always used. Next time I am trying the Triple chocolate fudge.)

I used dental floss to slide right through the middle of each circle layer, making 4 layers.

For the frosting, use 3/4 of the box of chocolate frosting mix and whip it into a pint of whipping cream....you know how to make whipping cream, right? (stiff peaks)

Start frosting each layer and then cover entire cake. Then comes the part where I messed up...the remaining frosting mix gets "a little water at a time" as my Mom says. She said to add a teaspoon at a time. Ryan says I can't ever do anything without "cranking" it first. He was right. I got frustrated and just went for it and added too much water making it too runny. Then we tried this again with my Mom and I made her stop the water too early and it was too thick! Oh well. It will taste good...promise! Just be patient and remember you can always add more water, but you can't take it out. It is supposed to drip down the sides...stopping somewhere before the puddles. Then for an added treat, I just used the potato peeler to shave the long edge of a Hershey bar.