A visit to the dentist

      I had a dental appointment today.  As I was getting ready to leave the bedroom I grabbed something to read (expecting that I would sit in the waiting room long enough that the story of Rip Van Winkle might start to be a shared experience).  The book I picked up was "Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughters soul.  Perhaps a book overly directed at creating emotional response (to be read as "sappy"), but I am an easy target.

      Later, while the dentist and her assistant were rooting around in my mouth (I think they were looking for some lost treasure map with information leading to an Incan pyramid lost to the world for centuries.... or, it might have been just general conversation over office gossip).  It did not matter as, with something the size of a medium kitchen appliance stuffed in my mouth, I was not in a position to respond in any way to whatever they were discussing. 

     It was then that they commented on the muzak playing over the office speakers.  It was playing Adele's single "Rumor Has It".  They both commented on the song, and then began to discuss the cute young woman/girl that was in yesterday for a cleaning.  She was blond, and just sang along with the song.  As they continued to move the small fridge (or maybe a stove) around in my mouth I could not help wondering...... could it be?

    Eventually, after at least a week of enduring their combined renovation of my mouth, they removed any restrictions on my being able to speak (without risking chipping a tooth, or biting the Dentist finger), and I asked the question that they had initiated in my mind....  "Was the cute blond girl by any chance named Katelynn?"  I asked.  They both thought, and with a beaming smile they both responded in the affirmative.  They were both a little surprised when I offered "I think you are talking about my Granddaughter....." 

      As the Dentist reinserted a slightly larger appliance to ensure my part in the conversation was terminated, the assistant left the room for just a moment, and came back assuring me that I shared the same last name with the young woman in question.  They then again proceeded to tell me what a pleasure she was to have visit, and that she had either sang or hummed the same song just yesterday while getting her teeth cleaned.  I found the reflections on the way Katelynn presented herself wonderfully comforting.  Basking in the reflected positive glow of one we love is never a bad thing.  It is so satisfying to see your love and caring bearing fruit. 

     It made enduring the rest of the procedure almost worth it..............