I can see!

It seems I've been pretty lax lately with blogging. Maybe it's because I haven't had much exciting to talk about. Or maybe it's because I have been spending too much time on Facebook. Whatever the reason, my blog entries haven't been flowing.

Well today I actually have something to chat about. I finally had my eye enhancement surgery today. It was scheduled originally for June 11, but had to be rescheduled because I was sick. So today was my time. I was only having one eye done today...my distance eye. I didn't feel as though I was seeing as well as I should so they agreed to do the enhancement.

So off I went to the eye doctor this morning. Although I'd been through this before, I was still nervous. It's not about the doctor, who I trust knows what she is doing, but it is my eyes. I'm very picky about my eyes. I mean I can't even do eye drops without a fight! So they gave me a happy pill to calm my nerves. It sure did that!

The actual surgery took only about 5 minutes, but the entire appointment was about 2 hours. By the time you fill out all the paperwork, reconfirm perscriptions, allow time for the happy pill to take affect, and get set up in the surgical chair, quite a bit of time passes.

Once the surgery is over, you're supposed to put some drops in your eyes and then take a nap. So home we went. Like I said, I don't like eye drops, and now I have to put in 3 different types. It's a bit of a struggle for me, but I manage. The nap part really wasn't a problem. I took the sleeping pill they supplied for me and off I went.

Unlike my original surgery, this time I can actually see pretty well. There is no blurriness, no starbursts, no halo effect. There is also no pain. Unless you knew I had surgery, you wouldn't even be able to tell.

So all is well. My eye is feeling pretty good and looks good. I'm getting good with eye drops. And I can see. What more could I ask for?

Who had 8?

Today is our 8th anniversary. It's hard to believe that it was 8 years ago today that I walked down that aisle and said "I do". It's been 8 great years. Yes, we've had our arguments but what couple doesn't?

Today we spent the day together. First, we went shopping at Walmart. John bought me a battery for my watch, and several other watches that I have in which the batteries had died. We also bought a new grill. Our old one was beginning to lose its life...the starter wouldn't kick in and the dials didn't want to turn to easily. So we decided it was time to buy another one.

We also went to dinner tonight. Off we went to Texas Longhorn. As we were looking at the menu, John suggested that we have some wine. So we ordered a bottle of white zinfindel (berriger) with dinner. Sparkling wine, good conversation, great company...what more could I have asked for?

The evening is coming to close and as I think back over the last 8 years, in good times and bad, in sickness and health, for better or worse, I wouldn't change any of it!

I am curious though. Who had 8 years in the poll?

Surgery cancelled

I hate being sick. My head is clogged, my eyes are puffy and itchy, my ears feel like I'm under water there is so much pressure and everything sounds like it's coming through a tin can, I am sneezing like crazy, and coughing almost nonstop. I'm still not sure if it's a cold or just my allergies, but whatever it is, I hate being sick! (How can you tell the difference anyway?)

And because of all this, my eye surgery has been cancelled until later this month. Arrggghhhh!

That's it! I'm taking my ball and I'm going home.

What I'm going to do on my summer vacation

This summer I have many things planned. Now that I finally finished packing up my classroom and getting it ready for my return in August, it's time to start thinking about what is yet to come this summer.

For starters, I am having eye surgery on Thursday (that's tomorrow). Ever since I had the lasik done two years ago, I just didn't feel as though the vision in my right eye (the distance eye) was a good as it should be. After my last annual visit, the doctor agreed that an enhancement may be in order to improve the vision. So tomorrow I'm having that done. It will require a follow up visit on Friday. Most of what I'll be doing the next couple of days is sleep as that helps to speed the healing process.

Next week I have an all week workshop to attend. It's all Social Studies related. I believe the theme government...specifically, the Bill of Rights. Believe it or not, I actually enjoy these workshops. And I learn some neat things that I can take back into the classroom and do with my students. Plus, there's usually a lot of "freebies" that go along with it. So I'm looking forward to that.

The following week I have 2 half day workshops. One is a training on the new reading assessment program our county is using next year. The other is a lesson planning session for Social Studies. Booyah!

In July, I'm planning a week long workshop in Williamsburg, VA. For those of you who don't know, Williamsburg is a very historical city that revolves around colonial times. It is not uncommon to wander around the various pubs and shops and see characters such as Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson. The workshop will be an indepth study of colonial times which I will be able to share with my students next year. Again, another fun time. Booyah twice!

Finally, I'll be working in a trip north in July. My great nephew, who is growing so quickly and I'm missing it all, will be baptized and I'm going to be there for it!

There may be an occasional long weekend trip here and there throughout, but that is the bulk of my summer vacation. It will be nice to visit friends and family and squeeze baby Jack (whose real name is Camron, but I'm still calling him Jack dagnabit!) for the first time.

Thank goodness for summer vacation!

Top 10 Safest Cities

A recent survey showed the top 10 safest cities in the US. While Orlando didn't make the cut, I was surprised by the ones they did choose as the safest.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/lists/americas-safest-cities/boston.html?state=play

Another year past

Woohoo! It's official. The 2008-2009 school year has ended! Today was an emotional day as we sent off our students. We had a very nice promotion ceremony with the deputy mayor as our guest speaker. He wasn't too used to speaking to elementary students and seemed to get a little off track at times, but overall, not a bad speaker. We also had a police officer from the local department come and speak to the kids about setting goals, making right choices, and avoiding drugs and alcohol. He did a much better job and was a great choice to represent the police department.

And the tears flowed! Some from teachers, but more from the students. They cried and cried about leaving their elementary school. They cried about receiving awards. They cried while singing the closing song (Proud to be an American by Lee Greenwood). Another year has past. I'm a year older, a year smarter, and looking forward to a great summer vacation. Just think, in another two months I'll be back, doing the same thing all over again.

Happy summer!