Went to take my son last week for his laser eye surgery…..they let hubby go in to watch it all happen and he found to be interesting. Ewww, is all I can say to that, I couldn’t have done it! They said everything went ok. He slept most of Friday; drove himself back for a checkup on Saturday morning. He had 20/25 vision that day, a big improvement over no glasses but not as good as he was seeing with his glasses. But from what we understand the vision improves over time as the eyes heal from the surgery. A flap is cut into the cornea so I would think that does take time to get better (and just writing that makes me twitchy!) So we think he’s doing pretty good and are hopeful that in a month or two his vision will be even better!
Thanks for your prayers.
My youngest son David has been wearing contacts since he was a teenager. A few years ago he developed a problem with his eyes and hasn’t been able to wear contacts; giant papillary conjunctivitis, an allergic reaction to the lens. It’s very annoying to him and he’s wanted to get his eyes corrected ever since then. Last month he told us he had decided to have surgery. He checked it out, arranged everything and we drove him to his appointment for the laser surgery……right before they took him in, the machine hesitated so they postponed him until this month. Today is the day! He’s going in early Friday morning to get lasik on his eyes and I sure hope they have their machine fixed.
We’re praying for everything to go smoothly and that he won’t have any side effects with light sensitivity or other things.
I hope to have a good report later and some updated pictures!
Back in the fall sis Stacy updated our wordpress to a newer version, easier to manage but my old theme didn’t work with it anymore. We found fall looks and then something for Christmas that did really well. But since then I’ve not been able to find a theme that worked right for me. I also didn’t like the fact that it added links to strange places no matter how many times I deleted them. I’ve changed things around more than a person should be allowed! I’m sorry that it looks different every time you pop by but hopefully in another few days all the kinks will be worked out and I’ll find something to stick with longer. So for now, I’m trying something else to see how things go.
I’m still missing my laptop as well. After it was overnighted to CA last week they finally decided they received it and will start work on it! One day to get there and one week to show up in their system, I’m not pessimistic or anything! I think it’ll take about another week to get it back.
“how do you like me now….do you still think I’m crazy standin here today“
It was so easy having daughter Elizabeth home for the summer and fall. She took a class here, then finished up 2 reading hours she had left at Alabama and subbed at our school when she could. She kept me company while hubby worked long hours, made coffee every morning and watched girl movies with me…..she even watched a few reality shows with me that Don gave up on! The last couple of months she helped me clean out some things around here and get a few closets organized. I’ve still got lots to go but maybe it helped get me going. Liz got the rest of her stuff moved out last week, well at least the rest of what she planned to take. Just when I was used to having her around she goes and moves out on me!
BUT…..I have the house back for just the two of us, we can eat fish whenever we want (she hates it), her bathroom will be clean, my dvr won’t fill up so fast and I won’t have to buy cokes anymore. She was more than ready to be in bigger place with more to do! I’m glad she was able to move in with her old roommate. It was time!
Now if we could just figure out a place to store all the “stuff” they keep leaving here!
“drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain”
Maybe today is the day that things will get back into some sort of routine again! No more short weeks, family and friends have come and gone and hubby has gone back to work today after being off for a few weeks. He worked most days from home even though he closed down the office but didn’t have to deal with any major problems. It was nice to be able to do something last minute or go to the movie if we wanted to. We went to two! He cleaned out his closet a bit and we took all winter things to a resale shop. That’s the first time we’ve tried that before and I’m curious to see if anything sells! He got his cast off last week and his hand/arm x-rayed again; they said it still had a long way to go before the bones were healed. Then gave him a hard splint instead of another cast but I think it feels more unprotected to him now with the splint. Yesterday he decided to quit drinking cokes when one friend (nurse) told him cokes weren’t good for your bones! I think I’ve only been telling him the bad affects of sodas for years….now it looks like I won’t be able to keep enough milk around here the way he’s drinking it.
My laptop was overnighted to hp last week but is still sitting at a fed*x place instead of being worked on, I’m guessing due to the holidays/closings. I hope they get it soon and get going on it! Now that hubby has gone back to work, his laptop went with him. I’ve got an old computer upstairs but it’s very slow and hard to get much done on. Running up and down the stairs will be good for me today; we’ve eased back into walking some but I rebelled this morning when I saw that it was around 38! I need to finish putting away Christmas stuff that has been piled into the hall upstairs and then start some burp cloths for a gift. I think it might feel kind of nice to get back to a few routine things!
Happy Monday!
(If I can successfully get this tune to your head instead of mine, my day will be complete….you’re welcome!)
“La de da de de, la de da de da“
“bells in the streets were ringing, whatever happened to the singing, the songs we used to know”
So much has happened since I last posted! My Christmas party went well, all the shopping/wrapping, etc. got done, the kids have come and some have gone. I’m kinda sorta still alive and we had a wonderful time!
1. A few days before Christmas my laptop died, the one I got last Christmas…..the hard drive has gone out and I feel lost without it. Can’t find recipes I saved, email has to be checked upstairs and I still don’t know if I’ve lost a years worth of pictures. I think a box is coming today for me to ship it back and get a new drive put in. I’ll only be on the computer sporadically until it gets fixed. Hmm, running up and down the stairs all day to use the computer upstairs, that could be a good thing?!!
3. Hubby is going today to see if he gets to have his cast off and do a splint for a while or have to get recasted again; we’re hoping for the first thing.
4. We celebrated a birthday or 2 this month and now have 2 more coming up in the next couple of weeks…more gifts to shop for.
5. I haven’t started taking down Christmas things yet; we’ll have some friends over this week so I might wait until after Wednesday.
6. Several of you tagged me for a few memes right before Christmas and I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to get to them! With a broken down computer and house full of people I just couldn’t get to it….if I remember correctly they were mostly Christmas related so I probably won’t go back and do those. I do apologize and didn’t mean to ignore you, things were quite hectic!
My Christmas card this year: (edited to add: I forgot to say until Stacy’s comment, yes sis Stacy took this great picture for us! Thanks Stace)
Hope you had a merry, merry wonderful Christmas! What are you doing New Year’s Eve?
How can it be this close to Christmas! It seems like I should have more things done by now. There is a sunday school party at my house tomorrow night, for 25 or so people…..my house so does not look like having people over right now! Cards need to be finished, wrapping done, and a few more things bought.
I had a sweet visitor for about five days; she arranged and rearranged the Christmas tree a few times! The lights on my tree have a switch to turn on so they’ll play music… she loved it and was easily entertained with the lights!
I snapped this right before church yesterday, she looks good with my tree!
Her parents were out of town on a little trip; I only had Katelyn this time and not Sam….I missed him. She went home late yesterday afternoon and for some reason I’m tired now! But I’ve got to start moving at warp speed if I’m going to get through with everything!
It has been a busy week here for me….what about for you? Shopping and decorating are on the list now. Hubby got a cast on his arm/wrist and has had it x-rayed again to make sure it’s still in line (it is). It has to stay on at least 3 more weeks; doing things one-handed will be old by then. I’ve got a bad cold/sinus thing that is making me feel miserable. We also took our youngest to get laser eye surgery on Friday. He was next in line when they came and told us the laser had hesitated on the last patient as they were making the cut on the eye, yikes! So they decided to cancel everyone else for the day and reschedule after the first. I know he was ready to have his eyes fixed but we were thankful that they were cautious! We went out of town on Sunday for a yearly family party with hubby’s close friends from childhood. I’m copping out a bit today by posting a few pics!
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“don’t leave me in all this pain”
We had a full and fun weekend! All the kids came in on Wednesday and other family members on Thursday for dinner. We got some good visits in, ate too much food and enjoyed playing with the little ones a lot. It was good to have everyone together just hanging out.
You know, I don’t think I took a single picture on my camera the whole time and I’m just sick about that. Sis Stacy took a lot for me so I’ll have to get her to send me some to use.
I’m waiting on a phone call right now and don’t have much time but this seems to have been the only damper on the whole weekend……….
That would be my hubby’s hand, which is broken now! His wrist to be more specific; he broke 2 bones in a freak accident, trying to start the four wheeler. It backfired, ripped the pull cord out of his hand and snapped his wrist! He has been in tremendous pain but knocked out with shots they gave him in the ER and a pain prescription. We are trying to see a specialist today to get it set and in a cast, hopefully with no surgery involved. I feel really bad for him and I think it’s going to make things difficult for a while.
Gotta hurry and get started on some major clean up around here, and with a little luck we’ll get a doctor appointment today also!
How was your Thanksgiving weekend?
The turkey is thawing and lots of other food is in my freezer ready to go. All my kids are coming in today and extended family will be here for Thanksgiving day. I’ve still got some spots that need baby proofing and a few groceries to buy. I do believe I’m going to take a break so I can have fun with this crew at my house! We’re looking forward to a busy week here.
I wish each of you a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! May God bless the time you have with your friends and family.
It’s the fourth Tuesday of the month and 5 Minutes for Books is hosting their monthly What’s on Your Nightstand? carnival. Click over there to see what others are reading right now and maybe to participate yourself!
My nightstand this month….
WHAT, you don’t think I’m reading all those books? HA! Actually most of those books on top have already been read. Along with all the others you see they’ve been littering lining the wall in my room. So this month I moved another nightstand into my room. My daughter brought one home to repaint; the project hasn’t been started yet and this nightstand was sitting in the laundry room unused. For now it’s getting the stacks of books up off my floor. It will get moved soon and I’ll need to come up with a new plan!
Books I might actually read this upcoming month………Rematch by Erynn Mangum, 2nd book in the Lauren Holbrook series; Marley and Me by John Grogan, this is the last one I need to read for the Fall into Reading Challenge. I’d also like to find a Christmas book or two at the library because I enjoy something seasonal during December; I’m not sure what I’ll get because I don’t have time to make it to the library before Thanksgiving! What’s on your nightstand right now?
I have a couple of things to ask and hope I can get some help from my friends!
1. There are some couples that we like to give gifts to as a couple but I always struggle with what to do…….I’ve done food type things and am looking for something else or slightly different. So what good ideas do you have for gifts to give a couple! What have you given in the past?
2. I’ve seen that bath and body has 2 holiday scents that sound nice….vanilla bean and twisted peppermint. Anyone tried them both and how do you like them? I think I’m more interested in the lotions unless you convince me something else is good! I have a coupon that I want to use and not let it expire.
3. Apparently a candle was waaaay too close to a bathroom wall last night during a function that was going on at my house. By the time I found it there was soot on the wall and oh my gosh, that stuff spreads if you try to clean it! What is the trick to get it off? Or is repainting the only option?!!
ugh, I’m thinking I might have to wait until after Thanksgiving at my house with 17 people to do any major fix on it!
Ok, hit me with your great ideas and advice!
And do have a terrific weekend……later, friends. 🙂
If it was me, I would be crying because I don’t like critters of any sort! But Katelyn doesn’t seem to mind them, in fact she seems to love playing with them. I’ve not quite understood this interest she has…we’ve dug up worms for her, I’ve seen her chase bugs around and I believe she would hold just about anything. Maybe I’ve just forgotten what it’s like to be little or to have little ones around.
I took this picture recently when I was visiting for Sam’s birthday but to me it’s just icky in about 22 different ways!
No crying for her, just playing with that lizard. Get her a toy is what I say!
To each his own….I’m thinking these grandbabies will probably be better off than me when they’re grown!
We’re having lots of family at our house for Thanksgiving this year so I thought it might be good to cook some things now for the freezer. I don’t want to spend all next week cooking when I could be visiting or playing with kids! I’ve gotten a couple of things put up so far plus a couple of things assigned to others to do; that’s always a big help too. Then yesterday the UPS person knocked at my door and left me this…….
That is a 15+ pound smoked turkey, already cooked! Yum, my house smelled so good when I opened the box. My daughter in law’s grandma sent that to us, isn’t that the sweetest thing to do! She has done that before when all the kids are coming in to visit and we enjoy it so much. It had the directions on it for how to keep it and serve it…..the freezer if you aren’t using it within 6 days. But the turkey is here and ready (and in the freezer)! Now on to a few more dishes for Thanksgiving and a couple of things for the days after, then I can just thaw and heat next week!
“these are a few of my favorite…”
Just a couple of my favorite pictures I took this week….
Oh how I did not need to see my daughter come home with this package last night! She went to Alabama yesterday to meet with her professor about her class/reading for this semester. I guess she passed by this place and bought some to bring back. I shouldn’t have…but yes, I have sampled one or two!
A few redbirds/cardinals have found their way back to my back yard feeder and for some silly reason, that makes me very happy. I love to watch them! There are plenty of sparrows and other birds but I like the cardinals best.
And this picture will mean nothing to anyone but me. I SO should have taken a before shot but just never thought about it. There are two doors at the bottom of the entertainment center and everyone just opened it up and tossed in videos, stuff or whatever; there was no organization at all. Liz pulled everything out and lo and behold, there were two black shelves sitting on the bottom completely covered up by tapes! Who knew! We put both shelves in so now it’s more like 4 sections. Then we threw away a box of about 50 tapes of old tv shows, nothing we wanted! There’s still a big box of movies and other tapes we might take somewhere and donate. These are a few bought things we’re keeping for the time being and a lot of home movie tapes we hope to get put on dvd one day. But this just makes me happy to see it all neat!
I’m glad it’s Friday. Not sure what we’re doing this weekend but I might need to plug away on my list a bit more. I hope to catch up on blog reading too!
Got any fun weekend plans?
