Kids Say the Darnest Things

Ok, so I'm back at work, and one of my classes was curious about my eye surgery...anything to get out of doing their work, I'm on to them.  Anyway, one student asked me if it hurt. Now wasn't that nice?  I told him I didn't feel a thing, and said they put numbing drops in my eye prior to the surgery.  He was so surprised.  He thought they stuck a needle into my eyeball...ouch, now that would hurt.

It's Done...Almost

I had my second eye surgery yesterday.  If my spelling isn't what it should be, it's because my near vision is still a bit impaired.  But, my distance eye (left one) is doing well.  Kind of funny to see everything in the distance without my glasses or contacts.  It's also funny how, when I get up in the middle of the night or early in the morning, I used to reach for my glasses (don't ask me why, the toilet is always in the same place...doesn't move). I compare it to a smoker who quit, doesn't know what to do with the hand that used to hold the cigarette.  Maybe it's just me.
I may need to go back in a month or so to have them do a little lasik surgery on the close vision eye.  There was more astigmatism in that eye and they need to tweak it a bit.  That's kind of scary thinking they have to "tweak" one of my eyes with a powerful red beam that can cut through almost anything.  Oh well, I do want to read my books and students' essays without using those funky reading glasses. I so envy people with perfect vision...a.k.a. ERIN!

I'm blind...almost.

I think I'll take a picture of my eye patches (when I get the other one next week.  I had my right eye surgery this morning, and I have to type this with my nose about 3 inches from the monitor.  Pretty funny. I have to relax today, go for post-op with the doc tomorrow morning, then back to school on Thursday.  I'm  trying to figure out how I'll see (to drive, teach, walk down the hall without bumping into the students, etc.) since it was my close vision eye they fixed first.  I can't really put my glasses on over a good eye..oh well, I'll figure it out.  It does crimp my style since it's also hard to shop when I can't see what I'm buying.  OK, don't laugh, I will survive.  I'll let you know how everything went, when I get my second surgery next week.  I can wear real sunglasses, now, whoopee!

It's Kinda Creapy Out There!

Bill left on Thursday (with Mariah) for Phoenix to help Ashley while Adam was in the hospital, and to give Adam a blessing and a whole bunch of love and support.  It was neat that they got to go, and I'm grateful they did, but after the first night, it got a bit lonely...and creepy.  For all of you out there that know our house, especially our bedroom, you know the creaking sound the floor makes. It seems that when I'm in the TV room, I hear that sound every once in awhile.  It seriously creeps me out!! Before I go to bed, I make the trip around the house to make sure no one has entered without permission.  You don't know how secure that makes me feel, ha ha.  It's when I'm checking out the rest of the house that my bedroom floor decides to scare the crap out of me (sorry about my language).  Anyway, I'm more than ready for Bill to come home... I do miss him.
I just thought of something.  What if someone('s) out there reading random blogs, and they come across mine?  I hope there's no way they can find our house address, hmmm. 

Just looking at my photos from this past summer, and found this cute one of Wesley.  He just looks like he's about ready to do something; not sure what it was.

Labor Day at The Boulevard

As Bill and I ate our free breakfast at the Labor Day celebration at The Boulevard, I thought of all of the pieces of furniture I didn't need, but went into the store to just look around. If anything, we could have used some more storage (you know me and boxes).  I really want to get one of those benches that have openings in the middle to slide wicker baskets, and you put pillows on the top.  I saw one on Craigslist, but haven't fully decided to get it.  Back to our "non" shopping trip at The Boulevard.  Bill's eyes wandered over to the boxes of sleeping bags (not just ordinary sleeping bags, but the ones you can use in -14 degrees). These sleeping bags were one of the special sales they had going, and I didn't have any desire to buy one.  I had a feeling though, that if Bill saw them, he could very well want them.  As we already have enough sleeping bags for the entire family, I didn't think it would entice him...Wrong.  He bought two (for us, in case of emergency).  When, may I ask you  will it be necessary to have sleeping bags that are warm enough for -14 degrees here in the desert Southwest????  This trip to the store reminded me of our drive one evening (back in Oregon) to get some ice cream (remember, Erin?) and ended up with a trombone for Logan.  You had to have been there to appreciate the comparison.

Facebook

I can't believe I just yelled at Facebook.  Well, not really yelled, but used all caps on my "comment".  It is so weird.  I know I don't understand all of Facebook (don't understand much of it, to be honest), I feel like I need to be in the Special Education class for Facebook wan-a-be's.
I just ripped off my acrylic nails (so I can type faster, and it's cheaper), and painted my real nails gray.  Whoopie!  They look cool.  I'm getting ready to have my eye surgery in a couple of weeks.  I have to have a check-up with my primary care physician, so the eye surgeon and anesthesiologist ( sp?) can administer that drug that sends you into La La Land.  I'm fine, why do I need to have one doctor check me out just to say I'm ok?  It's not like I haven't been to the doctor ever. Anyway, in a couple of weeks I'll be either blind as a bat, or I won't need to wear glasses or contacts anymore.

Kind of looks like my eyes, huh?