This morning, I tried to find a dentist who is willing to fix my lost filling. The local dentist does not have an opening until January. Dentists around here are so hard to find! So far, I have not had any luck.
Heute morgen habe ich telefonisch versucht, einen Zahnarzt zu finden, der eine rausgefallene Füllung ersetzt. Der Zahnarzt im Ort hat erst im Januar dafür einen Termin. Es gibt hier kaum Zahnärzte, also muß ich weiter rumtelefonieren. Bisher hatte ich noch keinen Erfolg.
At around 10 o'clock, we had a video call with my father, mother, one of my sisters, and my brother-in-law. Jonathan and Veronika also joined us. It is my father's 86th birthday today. We had such a lovely time!
Und um 10 Uhr haben wir mit meinen Eltern, einer meiner Schwestern und meinem Schwager per Video telefoniert. Jonathan und Veronika waren auch dabei. Heute feiert mein Vater seinen 86. Geburtstag. Es war ein sehr schönes Gespräch.
My sister sent this picture of my parents listening to us.
Meine Schwester hat dieses Foto geschickt, als wir angerufen haben.
Birthday table
Geburtstagstisch
My father is reading some of his birthday mail.
Mein Vater liest in seiner Geburtstagspost.
This afternoon, I finally wrapped the girls' cut braids and sent them away as donation for children who have lost their hair due to cancer. We had quite the collection of braids.
Heute nachmittag habe ich endlich abgeschnittene Zöpfe der Mädchen auf die Reise an eine Organisation gebracht, die Perücken für Kinder macht, die durch Krebsbehandlungen ihre Haare verloren haben. Wir hatten eine ganz schöne Sammlung an Zöpfen.
This is in front of the post office: I had a nice chat with the postmaster about her flowers and how to treat spent blossoms.
Das hier ist der Eingang zu Post: Ich habe mich nett mit der Postdirektorin über ihre Blumen unterhalten (sie wollte wissen, was sie mit den verwelkten Blüten machen sollten).
Main Street in the fall
Hauptstraße im Herbst
The trees next to the church still have most of their leaves.
Die Bäume neben der Kirche haben noch viele Blätter.
But most trees look like this.
Aber die meisten Bäume sehen so aus.
Cute little area at the end of our street
Schnuckelige Ecke am Ende unserer Straße
Really sorry to read about your dentist hassles. We are very fortunate here and the longest I’ve waited for emergency treatment ( which isn’t often thank God) is just under a week.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been so lovely to see your mum and dad and celebrate your dad’s birthday. Is your mum back at home or was she on a visit from the nursing facility? Either way it must have been a comfort to see them both on screen.
It was lovely to see Flora in her Spanish lady costume for the Nutcracker, she’s the last woman standing from your household! It’s been such a treat to see the yearly Nutcracker photos xx
Wow, that is amazing! I am not sure how it is in bigger cities, but you'd better not have a dental emergency here. There are two urgent care dentists in Buffalo/Rochester, but they are so expensive! Our dental insurance only lets us see certain dentists. Those up there do not belong to our network.
DeleteOh no, my mother will never be able to be back home. She needs a caregiver 24 hours since she cannot eat, talk, or move. They all went to the nursing home (it is a tiny home with only 12 patients who need extra care). My father used to visit her every day, but now he is not able to drive anymore. My siblings try to take him there several times per week, but they cannot do that every day. Only one brother and one sister live close enough to do so.
So true about Flora! Charlotte wore that costume, then Veronika, and now Flora :).
What a nuisance about insurance hassles and the cost of seeing a dentist 🙄
DeleteI’m sorry to read about your mum Eva that must be so hard on you all and especially your dad who cannot visit independently now that he is no longer driving.
Sending you lots of hugs on this wet and windy Wednesday - that storm prediction courtesy of the met office seems to hold true x
I know, in Germany, I call up any dentist, and he takes care of the tooth right away, no strings attached. And it is so much cheaper, even without insurance! Yes, it is sad that my mom has never really improved. And I do think it is hard on my dad to not be able to see her every day.
DeleteOh, we have not had any bad storms this fall, but they will come. Just some heavy rains that made our roof leak. I hope that you will not blow away :).
Amazing to see the braids! And hooray for sending them off :) It's a good donation. I sent off a pony tail of Korrina's once, and I was just reading about a Royal Ballet dancer who sent off her long hair along with her two daughters. They all were happy to contribute and wanted to encourage others. It was sweet.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful celebration and get together for your father. How heartwarming it is to see and hear our loved ones all at once . . when I think of how distant my grandparents were from family in the "old country" than I really appreciate the computer and zoom and cameras. This is the good part of our technology - to connect with our loved ones who are so far away. Happy Birthday to your Dad! Was his cake a plum cake? Good luck with your tooth, Eva. I'm sorry its so hard to find a dentist . . and it's difficult to understand that there isn't an opening until January. Can you request to be notified of a cancellation?
Yes, I think it is really wonderful to help out like this. I think all three girls were happy to do this. So good to hear that even ballet dancers think of donating hair :).
DeleteIt was nice to see my parents and my sisters and brother-in-law. The funny thing is that they had never done anything like this before. I think Germans do not like doing video calls. Yes, just to think of all the immigrants who came here, but had so little contact with their families back home. I know that in Peter's family there was one gentleman who missed Germany so much that he drowned himself in a lake in Ohio. That was in the 1800s. With better ways of keeping in touch with his family in Germany this might have not happened. Thanks for your birthday greetings for my father.
I am still without an appointment, but I have not had the time to spend hours on the phone, trying to get one. With only one car, appointments that are far away are tricky. I am on a cancellation list here in town, but cancellations around here basically never happen.
I hope something opens up for you! And I definitely think that our new ways of keeping in touch are helpful in staving off such homesickness (of course there are other problems now too! Nothing is perfect!)
DeleteI do too. Medical and dental coverage is really hard to find here. People in Western New York always come last when it comes to that. True, about the new problems!
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