The 'crowning touch'....

 7:26 am - Friday - April 17th - Yuma, AZ - 63° F, humidity 13%, cloud over ZERO %, wind 13 mph out of the north....crystal clear, blue, sunny skies today with a forecast high of 85° F.  On this date in 2023 we had a lot of snow on the ground.....

.....at Likely Place Golf & RV Resort.....our second year there.  It snowed 7 more times before Memorial Day that year.

TLE and I were up a little after 6 am Thursday to get ready to make the 10 minute drive over to Los Algodones, Mexico for my dental appointment at 8 am.  We were just here 3 weeks ago, at which time I had my lower right wisdom tooth extracted.  During the extraction it was determined that the molar next to it, which has a crown that was installed back in the 70's, had some decay, so it was decided I would return in 3 weeks to have that cavity filled.  Since Dr. Urena had to cut into my gum to get that wisdom tooth extracted it needed time to heal before she began the work on the molar.

We arrived at the border parking lot just after 7:30 am, and were at Dr. Urena's office just before my 8 am appointment.  I was in the chair by 8:10 am.  In order to repair the cavity the old 50 year old crown had to be removed, and she had that out of my mouth within 5 minutes.  Once the old crown was removed it became obvious how large the decayed area was, and the Doctor wasn't sure if it could be repaired, or would need to have a root canal.  After a series of XRAYS it was determined that it could be repaired, and have a temporary crown installed to see if that repair would hold over the next 6 months, or if it would not necessitating a root canal.  Fortunately, it is what is called a long term temporary crown ($100), and I can wait until October to have the permanent one installed if the repair holds. Obviously neither they, nor I want to install an expensive permanent crown ($450) only to have to remove it, do the root canal, and then install a new permanent crown, so I liked that option.

I was in the chair for about 2 hours while the Doctor cleaned out and filled the cavity, and then prepared the tooth for the temporary crown, which will be installed Friday morning.  We arrived back at the hotel around 10:45 am, extended our say for one more night, and then went to our room where I took a nap.

Since we had the the whole afternoon without anything to do we decided to head out to downtown Yuma to refill the Explorer tank for our drive home Friday, do some shopping at Walmart, and then see a movie.  I think we've only been to the movies once since the Wuhan Flu fiasco back in 2020, so it's been a long time.  There aren't a lot of good movies out right now (my opinion), but we did want to see 'Project Hail Mary' with Ryan Gosling as we had heard good things about it, and had pre-purchased tickets for the 1:45 pm showing at the Harkins Theaters over on Pacific.  We arrived at the theater about 1:35 pm after getting gas, and doing our shopping....perfect.

The theater was pretty empty....just folks in our age range there....may 15 people in all, including us.  I'll not go into the storyline of the movie, but will say both TLE and I enjoyed the 2.5 hour movie.  It didn't feel that long, which is a good thing, right?  The writer, or story teller, did a great job with a very unique concept drawing us in to the storyline emotionally.  I'll let it go at that.  I would, however, be interested in your impression of the movie if you have seen it.

In the same mall where Harkins is located there is a large 'food court' on both sides of the entry road which includes a Chili's Bar and Grill, which is one of our favorite restaurants.  The last time we ate at Chili's was last winter (November, or December of 2024) in Kingman. AZ.  I've been dining at Chili's since the 90's and always order 'The Oldtimer' burger.....it is a classic.....

'The Oldtimer Cheese Burger' with frieds

TLE's Santa Fe Chicken Salad

....to which I added a 22 ounce Blue Moon replete with an orange slice.  TLE had their Santa Fe Chicken Salad.  We both love the consistency of their food from restaurant to restaurant, and over the years.  We were on our way home by 5:30 pm, but not without a quick stop at the local Starbucks to buy some dark roast coffees for Friday morning, which we would reheat in the hotel room microwave.  It was a lovely afternoon spent doing what we wanted to do.  I can't remember the last time I had a hamburger, fries and beer two days in a row....lol!

We were home just before 6 pm, at which time I took another much needed nap.  The doctor had to cut back a little of the gum around the molar in preparation for the temporary crown installation Friday, but there has been no pain whatsoever.  We'll head over to Los Algodones around 10 am for my 10:30 am appointment and crown installation, and then be, hopefully, on or way home by noon time Friday), or earlier...."God willing, and the river don't rise".

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