Uh, Colonel?

Song: A Rockin' Good Way (edited)
Artist: Brook Benton & Dinah Washington

Summary: Ride the Magic Love Train back through time to happier Days.

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Song: Why! (edited)
Artist: Enigma
Summary: Jack, between Chimera and Reckoning.

Inspired by Challenge #19 at sj_everyday.

Also posted at communities sam-and-jack and stargatevids.

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Song: Missing You (edited)
Artist: Steve Perry
Summary: Jack struggles to let Sam go. Jack P.o.V. from Chimera through Affinity. Inspired by Weekly Challenge #17 at sj_everyday on LiveJournal.

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The beginning of December we took off on a trip, planning to be gone 6 to 8 weeks. Our son would keep an eye on the house. All was fine until January 2nd when our son called to inform us that there had been 2 feet of water in the basement and most of the stuff he and we had stored down there was now junked.

We packed up the motorhome and started out for home the next day. 1,700 miles. We made it in 3 long and tiring days.

When I walked into the house the smell about knocked me out. The flood water was creek overflow. Smelly, slimy, silty water.

While we were gone there'd been a LOT of rain in a short time and that means the creek comes up close to the house. Only this time, our neighbor told us, it came up way higher than usual. And the ice storm had knocked out power for about 14 hours. We've come up with a couple of possible scenarios of how it could have happened but we'll never know. It doesn't matter anyway.

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Song: Broken Glass (edited)
Artist: Mayaeni
Summary: Maggie understands Victor's feelings for Caroline, but it still hurts.

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I've been talking to my other sisters and my mom and we're all scared, angry and hopeful.

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Hangin' in there.

Song: Under the Influence (edited)
Artist: Elle King
Summary: This is what happens when this little vidder gets in a mood.

Editor's Note: So... The story behind this is that I'd just finished catching up watching Days episodes on the DVR and was upset that Victor was oblivious to how worried Maggie was about how much attention he was paying to Caroline and that he was somewhat neglecting Maggie. Well... I'd been wanting to use this song for some time so I grabbed it and started putting clips down and three hours later I had it finished. That's the fastest I'd ever made a video!
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Title: All I Ever Needed
Song: The One (edited)
Artist: Elton John
Summary: Maggie and Victor realize they love each other just the way they are.

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Song: Never Knew I Needed (edited)
Artist: Ne-Yo featuring Cassandra Steen
Summary: Fluff Warning! Viewing could result in happiness overload.

I wanted an excuse to use the clip at the beginning so I went looking for a song. When I found this one I loved it because it gave me a way to also use the clip at the end. My only problem was coming up with a way to fill in between. I finally figured I might as well just keep up the fun-fest all the way through.

I wouldn't have gotten this done without inspiration from my new friends at MyHourglass: Days of Our Lives Fan Forum

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I had tooth  #3 pulled today. First time experience. I was nervous about it but the procedure was pretty painless. I'm sure there will be plenty of pain once the numbing stuff wears off.

I'm hoping with all my might that this will finally put an end to the 30 years of pain and sensitivity this tooth has been giving me. It started when I got a cavity in the tooth and had it filled. I've had several dentists over the years but none of them could find any problem. The x-rays showed that the root went way up to my sinus cavity. Maybe that was causing the problem. I've asked them all to just pull it. "No! It's got a good base!" I even went to a specialist to see about getting a root canal but he couldn't determine which tooth was causing the pain, #3 or #4. I told him do both. He said that's not the way it's done. I'm amazed at how all of these dentists basically just didn't care that I was in pain. There had to be something someone could do to end this pain. Seriously, more than once I considered whacking at it myself but I just couldn't figure out what to use.

Then we moved out here to the cornfields and had to find a dentist. We called all around since we didn't have insurance. This office gives 20% discount if you pay on the day of service so we tried them first. We were very pleased with the dentist and staff. I was also impressed because he suggested I get a mouth guard fitted because I grind my teeth at night and I was catching the inside of my cheek. I'd had that going on for decades, didn't know what was causing it, and he's the first one to mention it. He also took the filling out of #3 and did some stuff to it. It sort of worked and lasted about a year but the pain came back.

Well, he retired two years ago and passed the practice on to a young, married couple, both dentists. She works mostly with the young ones because, he says, the kids are scared of him. I don't believe that. He's a very nice man. He's also very laid back. Maybe the kids wiggle around too much for him?

Last year after my daughter's wedding, I was finally fed up with the pain. I told him I wanted to have it pulled. He said he would do that but he asked if I would try a root canal first. Thank you! I wanted to hug him. I actually got teary-eyed. I think I scared him.

The root canal happened over 3 sessions. But the pain continued. I shouldn't have had any pain when he tapped on the tooth but I would feel a zing on the front side. He looked at the x-ray and saw "something strange" that he wondered might be another root. But he didn't have the equipment to get at it so  he sent me to a specialist. It turns out that there was a "tooth bud" in there. Huh? It's a little tooth. Sometimes people get extra teeth growing out, but lots of times they just sit under the gums and usually don't bother you.

So today he pulled it all out. Before he started I told him maybe I could plant the tooth bud and it'll grow into a new tooth he could use to fill the hole. He chuckled at that. When I got up to go, the tooth and bud were on the tray and I said the bud looked like a cute little tooth. He said "Yeah" and then he put on his magnifier glasses and said "Hmmm" a couple of times. Tooth geek! LOL