a day that i wished i had my camera!

it just so happened that by coincidence canuck and i had the day off together, which happens about once in a blue moon. today was a holiday that is new to me, Civic Day, and he managed to get the day off from his office. i myself was actually asked to work today, but turned it down because i mistakingly thought cancuk was working and the in-laws were in montreal, hence no one to watch cookie. in fact, i kept asking him, so what time do you have to be in tomorrow again? and he's like, why are you asking me that? i keep telling you i have the day off! oops. it was like i couldn't believe it, it was just too good to be a reality!

so we headed downtown and over to centre island, where the three of us had a nice picnic lunch, strolled around the park, and saw the mini-farm/petting zoo. cookie made it through the whole day without having an accident! i could have gotten some great pictures, but our camera is somewhere in transit, all freshly repaired and delivered from HP (see the may post about the day cookie and the digital camera went swimming in lake ontario). it was a lovely day - sunny, not too hot, and i managed to not get burned. i wish i could have taken some pictures!

back to work at the office downtown tomorrow, where i'm delivering a full gold crown on #27. man, that thing was a beast to prep - so far back there, strong cheeks and lips, a large old failing amalgam (i cleaned out the defective parts, placed vitribond, and used the rest as a core, forget trying to remove the whole thing, isolate and bond core paste in that a tight space) i'll also be delivering a white gold inlay on #47 on the same patient next week. i love doing full gold restorations, inlays, onlays, you name it. when done properly, they last, and last, and last. i myself have three full gold crowns on my lower molars, and i love them. easy to keep clean, no irritation to the gingiva, and i don't have to worry about any porcelain flaking or snapping off.

i'm also all set to attend the dentsply advanced endodontic training course on september 15, where i'll learn some tips on access, rotary instrumentation, and obturation. i'm very excited, because i love doing root canals and want to get truly proficient, expecially because i feel my obturation results have not been as consistant as i want them to be. hurray for CE!