Thank a vet, clean mouth

One of the perks of being a government employee is you get a lot of paid holidays off, including Veterans Day.  Veterans Day is one of those holidays that does not have a flexible date so it can be conveniently moved to a Monday each year.   As a result many years it falls right in the meat of a work week as is the case this year with it falling on a Wednesday. It makes for a different sort of week working two days, taking a one day breather and then finishing out with another quick two days.  It certainly is a schedule I could get comfortable with very quickly.

Of course tomorrow may mean a day off for me but it’s real importance is taking a moment to recognize the countless veterans that have served and continue to serve our country each and every day.  I am proud to have a veteran under my roof as well and appreciate how much she continues to give to myself and others on a daily basis.

I had yet another clean bill of health from the dentist.  I am thankful that my many horrific experiences in the dentist chair as a child and young adult transformed my dental hygiene habits for the better.  Despite it not being very PC nowadays, a little physical pain/punishment is still a very effective tool for behavior modification in my book.