I'm sitting here now just trying to itemize the things that are currently causing me stress. 1. I have a sneaking suspicion that Quentin has some tooth decay in at least three of his four back teeth. Either that or they are horribly stained, but that is pretty unlikely. Getting this kid to wear long pants in the dead of winter is sometimes reason for a half hour long standoff, complete with tears and screaming, so how in the name of Christ will I get him into a dentist's chair FOR FILLINGS? 2. I haven't been to the dentist myself since October of 05, so I'm also due for one soon. I've had several "teeth falling out" dreams and I really really feel I should go and get checked out. I would hate to have tooth issues that rank anything higher than a cavity. The front tooth I banged up God knows when that has become slightly discolored also causes me some worry, as in, will the son of a bitch give away anytime soon, become gray, brown, black or simply fall out and leave some discolored rotting gum tissue behind? 3. My car decided tonight to start putting, stalling, and generally acting shady. I went from 32000 to 39000 (or thereabouts) without an oil change, so this could be a contributing factor together with the cold weather and not having driven it for about two weeks. If I have to get another car part of me is actually excited but when I think about another car payment for the next five years it makes me kind of want to bust something. Keep in mind, my car is six years old, has never had any problems, and has 39000 miles on it. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING WITH THIS THING!!! Maybe we can just ease her back into civilization, like drive around the block a few times, run her a little while each day, etc., etc. THEN drive it into the dealer's lot as if there were never a thing wrong........