Geneve

I just noticed this picture the other day. Geneve is playing with the fairies.



Thanks Beckie, cute picture.

Post LASIK

I can see! Praise God! This surgery is amazing. It is a little unreal at the moment, that I won't be wearing glasses or contacts. Unreal because I have been wearing glasses since I was seven and contacts since I was in the second grade. Lets do the math here, that's about TWENTY SIX years, whoa! (Add that up and you know my age :) ). My brother thought he had people beat with 15 years and then I figured mine out...

Why contacts so early you ask? Well, my here's my brief history. I got glasses in the first grade. They were those cool ones, being facetious here, that turned dark in the sunlight. Try taking your school pictures with those on and when the flash pops on your lenses turn dark and voila you have an interesting (horrible) photo... But that's just a side note...

I was also in gymnastics and glasses don't work well when you are trying to tumble and vault, things go flying. I was on the team and was not great at vaulting because I couldn't see it well. I would stutter step when I got close to the springboard...you should be at full speed and power at the board and thus vault yourself forward onto the horse. I slowed down, had no power, was a horrible vaulter. My eye doctor recommended contacts, they worked for me for school and especially gymnastics. Overnight I went from horrible to great vaulter, I could finally see it clearly. I have been attached to my contacts ever since, especially since I had such bad vision. But now, after over twenty five years, no more.

The surgery was quick and went well. It was a little unnerving for a few brief moments, it's hard for me to stare into bright lights, but the surgery staff was great and made the whole process very nice. There was no pain and it was quick, they even count down the 60 seconds it takes to complete each eye.

After surgery I had to wear goggle type glasses home and for the rest of first day and then only at night for a week. Immediately after surgery my vision was good but a little smeary. A few hours later it was great but hazy around the edges. Later in the afternoon there was a hazy section on my right eye, but I could still see pretty well. It was still there in the evening but when I lifted up my goggles to see without them on, the haze was gone and I could see perfectly...my goggles had moisture on them and what I thought was part of my vision, was just on the lense of the goggles!!! Bill and I had a laugh about this one.

It has now been two days since the surgery and I have to remind myself I had the surgery because I feel back to normal, like nothing happened at all. I have to remember to not touch my eyes because they are still healing. The whole process has been great.

So thank you to all of you who were praying for me. I appreciated your prayers.

LASIK

Well, I am finally doing it. I am having eye surgery tomorrow morning. I would appreciate your prayers, that the Lord's will be done.
Thank you! I'll let you know how it goes...

An Autumn Housewarming - Bless Your Nest For Fall

Now for Part 2 to Happy Fall Ya'll. This was such a fun post to kick off the season. I am going to get my pumpkins out and start making an autumn housewarming.



Warm Pie, Happy Home: An Autumn Housewarming.....#links

Happy Fall Y'all - Housewarming

I came across this blog and it was such a treat, I had to share. Part one is preparing for Fall from Warm Pie, Happy Home:
HOUSE WARMING...Blessing Your Nest For Fall.

I hope you enjoy!

Warm Pie, Happy Home: HOUSE WARMING...Blessing Your Nest For Fall.....Part 1:#links

Part Two is next...

Big Trees

My sweetheart and I got a chance to get away a few weeks ago and I am finally posting it now. I tend to get sidetracked and a little busy with the schedule here in homeschooling mom world. Did I say sidetracked? Now where was I? Yes, our trip. We went to a lovely bed and breakfast, The Black Bear Inn, in Arnold, CA. It is very picturesque and they serve an awesome breakfast! (Do people use the word Awesome anymore? I am behind in the times).
We went to the state park and visited the "Big Trees." It was beautiful. The trees are so big! God's creation is breathtaking. It was so nice to enjoy the surroundings, the smells and the sounds of the little critters. Very peaceful.


Here I am standing on a platform they made out of one of the tree stumps, it was impressive.


We hiked down to the river, (well, it was a rugged staircase that ended mid-way and you had to climb over some rocks to get to the edge).



I loved looking up!

What we did this week

I don't have pictures for this post, just some funny things the kids have said and done. First off is Geneve, oh little Geneve... My little sweetheart is going through a thing where she is taking off all of her clothes plus her diaper during her naps, which tends to cause problems when your child is not potty trained. So after a day of changing wet bedding, and finding a little girl smiling and soooo pleased with herself, I had had it and walked straight to the garage for the duct tape and scissors. Yep, I taped the diaper on. The roll of tape is now sitting next to the diaper station and is a necessity during changes. Although it is a little hard to get that thing off now, I had to use the scissors. But you have to place the tape on just so, because she shimmied out of one and got that thing off, and you know the rest. Oh, little Geneve. She is a fun one.

Next is Robert. He has had a little fever this week so I have had him resting on the couch taking it easy. Some of his funny sayings which you would have to hear to appreciate, I'll try to do them justice... He has told William that he likes being sick - Bill overheard this one and it made me laugh, I mean who wouldn't when mommy carries you around and snuggles you, lets you watch movies, caters to your every desire, etc. etc. I think I would like it too. He will also let you know that he has the "foo." You just have to hear how he says it, it is so cute, "I have the foo." We are not sure it is the foo, but he thinks it is because he heard cousin Joseph had it. So Robbie has the foo too.

Little ones, you have to love this age, you never know what they are going to say or do, it's an unending adventure. I love it. Thank you Lord for these precious little ones!

Funny faces

Here are some more fun photos Beckie captured ~

Geneve and Robert are trying to drink the sprinkler water...



Geneve having fun in the sprinklers...



Robert with his various faces...



Bella with an unusual face...



Willie is happee...



Robbie, Robbie...



And we have to have one with Spiderman hands...

Psalm 121:1-2

“The LORD the Keeper of Israel. A Song of Ascents.
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.”

More family photos

Here are some more fun shots of the family from our photo shoot with Beckie...I just love the colors.

Geneve having fun at the park

Geneve thinks she is as big as the rest of the kiddos...she can manage the slide quite well, all by herself. I am trying to attach a video - to no avail...I guess you will know when I get it to work!

Homeschooling Site

To all of you homeschoolers out there, I would like to recommend a wonderful site that provides free materials for homeschooling families ~ http://www.homeschoolfreebieoftheday.com.

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I'm Lovin' It

This one is just for my sister Angela...she thought Geneve would make a good Happy meal advertisement for McDonald's. I could only find artwork for I'm lovin it, so here it is Ang.

Family Photos

Here are the photos Beckie took of the family. I love the lighting and colors! Below is Bill's famous one handed hold of the baby. He loves to do this when all of the kiddos are little...I makes me a little nervous.