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Annoyed

I am annoyed.  I hate the whole thing with credit cards and secret words.

So, my mother doesn't have a maiden name.  So, my mother's last name is my middle name.  It's not a big secret.  It annoys me that I have to make up all kinds of random stuff for my credit card secret word... because inevitably, I'll forget.  And then I need to call up the credit card company, and then they put me on hold, and then I just get frustrated and hang up.  And then it'll have to go on my to-do list, and then I just get more annoyed.

And all the dude on the phone will says to me is something like, oh, your secret word begins with the letter "A."  Oh right, ANNOYED.  Annoyed by a sexist society!!

(That's a joke, my secret word isn't annoyed.  Well, it could be.  But I forgot what it was and don't have the patience to wait on hold tonight.)

A day at the dentist

Yesterday, I tookthe day off to take Tae for her semi-annual check up at the dentist. Tae told me bravely before the dentist that she was going to try not to cry. She cried the last two times we went, mostly because it was so new to her and because things like the spit-sucker thing were kids scary.

This time, she did very well. She's still so tiny that in order to scoot her head ip to the headspot on the dentist's chair, her calves are at the fold in the seat. Her dentist pits sunglasses on the patients so the lights won't shine in her eyes.

Unfortunately, we have one cavity. I guess we're going to start flossing. The hygebist gave us Disney princess kid's flossers. I almost considered giving in and buying these to use at home, but luckily, they were nowhere to be found at our local target.

The good news is that Tae's bite seems to be correecting itself. She used to have sort of half an underbite, and as a result her front teeth have been chipped away because she kind of grinds her teeth to make them sit evenly.

But apparently, now she has ground her teeth down so much that she is biting evenly. This is a huge relief because at one point the dentist had talked about putting something in her mouth to help correct her bite. I wasn't looking forward to trying to explain orthodontia to my 4 year old. Phew.

Five great things from today

1. Tae turned off the lights to the porch by herself before getting ready for bath.  She is very good to "our earth," as she calls it.
2. My mom wrote to tell me that Tae asked where all the women were in my mom's book of composers!  I'm glad she questions things like that.  Woot!
3. Tae is sleeping in her bed.  She's probably been sleeping on the floor (comforter over hardwood) for about a month now. 
4. I went to Super 88 (our local Asian grocery store) today, and they were giving out reusable grocery bags!  Whenever I tried in the past to bring my own bag, they looked at me weird.  The bags look very much like the big blue Ikea bags... but they say Super 88 on the strap.  And they're big.  Yay!
5. I spotted some cool purple-y Angry Little Asian Girl gear at a store... it's those little things that make me happy.