Neal called . . .

Neal has said many things to me on the phone over the years while he's been calling from work or school or on the way home. Many of them have totally freaked me out.

On Friday, for example, he called on his way home and said, "I almost cut the top of my finger* off today. It's okay, though, I just super glued it shut," which prompted me to think of the many other things I have heard on the phone around 6 o'clock in the evening. Here is a small sample:

1. My tuition is due tomorrow.
2. My assistant is an idiot.
3. I was at the office for six hours and only did one root canal. (This is not a result of slow dental work [Neal can do a root canal in under an hour], but rather because of A. patients not showing up, B. bad scheduling by the front desk people, or C. the dentist he's working with doesn't have any idea what kind of tooth requires a root canal in the first place. Usually C.)
4. I stuck myself with a needle and my patient works at the county jail.
5. I stuck myself with a needle and my patient has pretty questionable behavior in his past. I'm going to get my blood drawn at the clinic.
6. I did a root canal on an eight-year-old today.
7. I'm just going to stop at the pet store for a minute on my way home.
8. Dr. (insert professor's name here) is so weird.
9. (from the first year of dental school, anatomy lab) Today we cut off our cadaver's head.
10. Did I leave my lunch on the counter?
11. I ran over some nails and got a flat tire this morning.
12. When I came out to my car this afternoon, I had a flat tire. (These happened within 2 weeks of each other. Different tires.)
13. I think my female patient today was really a man.

What has your husband called to tell you?

*Neal's hands are our livelihood and future. If he injures them, he's unable to do dental work, and we're pretty much screwed. Thank goodness for disability insurance. Note to all dental school wives (Mimi, Kristen, Amy Jo): make sure you get good disability insurance upon graduation.