I am taking Madison to her first dental appointment on Thursday. Yeah, yeah — I know I should have done this ten months ago, and I have just been putting it off. I have dental insurance, so I am not sure what I was waiting for. I set it up with Bill’s mom to take Will while we go and do this. I am a little worried she is going to freak out.

I have had several jobs that dental insurance was never even an option. I cannot imagine have the dental work that Bill has done or the dental work I need without a dental insurance plan or sort of discount dental plans. A discount dental plan allows you to get discounts at predetermined dental offices. For example, a couple of years ago, Bill had to get the veneers on his two front teeth. When he was six, a 13 year old girl kicked them out. He had the veneers put on then, and they lasted for quite a long time. The price also went up considerably since he was six. Even with insurance, the bill to us over $500. I can only imagine if you have nothing. My dental insurance yearly costs double (and does not cover much) than the cheapest plan for the discount dental plans over at DentalPlans.com. The discount plan offers you discounts anywhere from 10% to 60%. You have a choice of over 100,000 doctors too. My dentist is already in their plan too.

I know I need braces, and my dental insurance does not cover them (at least for adults, they don’t). A discount dental plan will reduce my cost for braces. When I decide to invest money into my teeth, I know I will definitely be buying one of these discount plans. Why not try and save a couple of bucks?

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I have been trying to figure out what to get Bill for Christmas. He is a smoker, so I wonder if some Zippo lighters or some engraved lighters are the way to go. He currently is using one of those plastic disposable lighters that you can buy super cheap or the cigarette lighter in his Jeep. A zippo lighter would look way more professional too. I wonder if he would like something like this:

He is Irish. I could possibly get one engraved with the kids information on it too. He likes poker too, so I wonder if he would be interested in these:

He also smokes cigars, so I could also get him some Colibri Lighters. I seriously hate having to shop for him. I never have any idea what to get him. Last year was super easy when I decided that we were getting new living room furniture and that was our gift to one another.

I found these lighters over at Executive Gift Shop. The prices are extremely reasonable, so if I decide to get him a lighter from either me or the kids, I know where I am going first. Now, if I ever start smoking again, I will have to buy this one for myself:

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