Midnight Snack Time

As to Risha's comment about being brave to get my peepers fixed I never would have considered it had Jeff not had his done a year ago by the same doctor who is the "Eye Guy" in Washington.  Jeff couldn't have been more pleased and when I read the bio of Dr. Boutros and all of his experience etc. my mind was made up.  After the first consult I had even more confidence because his staff is extremely professional, the wait times are minimal if any to be seen, I got to meet him the very first day...I can't say enough good things about this well run practice but after the fact I will say that he was right - on a scale from 1-10, my C-sections were a 40 and this eye thing was a 0.1.  I was a big baby going into it and there was no need.  The discomfort was minimal, the "pain" was minimal compared to what I've been through wearing gas permeable lenses for over 20 years, and best of all I CAN SEE!!!!!!  No lenses, no specs - I can wake up and SEE!!!

As to why I am up at 3:00 a.m. eating hot crossed buns, drinking tea and blogging - my eyes were a bit tired last night so I wanted to rest them vs. reading, surfing, watching TV so after I put Kate to bed I hit the hay myself - ok, the 3 glasses of wine were of help.  So when she woke me up half an hour ago for her nightly trip from her bed to ours I decided to come down to make sure the buns were satisfactory to feed to my family for breakfast....uh huh.

It's been a nice 4 days off since my eye surgery.  I did no work, got a ton of sleep, spent time with a friend and worked on Kate's scrapbook for the first time in 6 mos., put pansies in my hanging pots on the front porch, spent time checking out the birds visiting my feeders (Blue Jay, Cardinal Couple, Woodpecker, Sparrows, Robin, some cute little black thing with a white breast that I need to look up) and feel pretty much like a human being again vs. a wind up doll that goes nuts every morning at 7:00 a.m. and crashes every evening just after 8:00 p.m.  I like this a whole lot better than the manic frenetic existence I've had.  I can actually hear myself think right now.  Alright I'd better not get carried away - I needed to get up in the middle of the night to capture this silence because the kids are nonstop noise when they're up.  But this resting has been good for me in total - physically and for my soul.

Another Sunday Morning

Time to jump in the shower and get ready for Mass.  Opened the mail from the last half of the week and there were letters from the Easter Bunny for the little one....so sweet!  Thanks Annette (I mean Easter Bunny's helper) for making the donation to the arthritis foundation that generated the letters and little Easter crafts for the kids. 

Yesterday Jeff mulched half the flower beds - maybe 2/3's and everything looks much fresher.  I planted pink and white pansies in the hanging baskets for the front porch and found some tulip bulbs I'd never planted that had begun to sprout some green so I planted them in a big pot on the patio.  I hope they bloom because they'll be lovely and if they don't this year they probaby will next year. 

Am a little annoyed right now about trying to have a conversation with the spouse that earned me a very rude remark.  Conversations are rare and diffucult to initiate because if the timing isn't just right I get shut down.  Right now doesn't seem worth the bother nor does it make me want to make the nice Sunday dinner I'd planned.  Another buzz kill.....

Had My Eyes Done

Had my Lasik surgery on Thursday.  Yesterday was a little frustrating because I couldn't see as well as I would if I had my contacts in so I could drive but not really read or do much else without feeling it was a little fuzzy but today woke up feeling like I could see as well as with my contacts so WooooHooooo!!!  Eyes are a little dry today which is annoying but I CAN SEE WITHOUT GLASSES OR CONTACTS!!  I have been wearing specs since 3rd grade so this is huge for me.  Now to come down from my cloud and clean up this house...not so glamorous but since I napped all afternoon yesterday it's time to get on the stick.

Whateva

Mood says I'm loopy but I'm really in a "mood".  A WTF mood....thought I had a big fat blog going on but now I'm at a standstill...more later....

This is getting boring huh?

Alex is here this weekend and she suggested Jeff take her and Jax to the movies.  Jackson has never been to a movie at a theater. 

I'm still in my nightshirt straightening up the house - e.g. clearing out a bunch of stuff from Kate's drawers that no longer fits so her clothing isn't stuffed in and we can actually find socks in the morning.  I dressed her in a really cute pink cordouroy dress just because she's been wearing jeans and turtlenecks all week and I wanted to dress her up.  Now I have to figure out a place for us to go maybe.  It's almost her nap time so that buys me some time to take a shower, etc.

Tomorrow Jax and I will go to mass.  Our new church, Our Lady of Hope, opened last weekend.  I had stopped going weekly and when I restarted around Thanksgiving I began attending at the newer parish right up the road a piece vs. my old parish in the town we used to live in.  I stayed with the old one because I'd been active  as a lector, etc. prior to having the kids and this new parish didn't even form until a year or so after we moved here and I didn't know about it right away....they built a big church and a Catholic elementary school and started raising money for the church which was finished recently and dedicated on 1/17.  It's really a neat structure - they call it modern gothic - see drawing attached and here is the link to the parish website.   http://www.ourladyofhope.net/about.asp   I've been thinking I'd like Jackson to go to the school but haven't discussed with Jeff yet.  First thing's first - I haven't even registered in the parish yet.  

Sounds like a typical weekend for me - I don't have a big plan.  We usually spend the weekend trying to get the house tidied up from the busy week. grocery shopping, etc. before starting back into the grind all over again.   I need to get up to see my mom - the weekend I had was all set to go turned out to be when my friend's Stephen's memorial service was held and I felt like I needed to go to that. 

Sunday Again

It's nearly nine and time to get ready for Mass.  Jackson and I will be going to the new church for the first time this morning.  The dedication was Thursday and now that the bishop has sprinkled the walls with holy water, and incense has been burned throughout, it's time to go there vs. the SRO high school auditorium.  Yeah!

I'm sitting here with my coffee, in the clothes I wore yesterday and then slept in.  Jackson, who took a long nap (all afternoon) did not want to go to bed last night so after listening to him wail for 30 minutes or so came up to lie down with him and fell asleep.  It was one of those nights where I woke up throughout and thought about getting into my own bed - ah, the cool, smooth sateen sheets - but instead slept with Batman. 

We've just finished our breakfast of oatmeal and fresh strawberries.  Jeff and little lady will be staying home and Jax and I will embark on the Sunday routine of Mass then to Wegman's for groceries.

Peaceful Sunday - Am I in the Wrong House?

Work is as busy as ever but my new recruiting coordinator started last week and suddenly I feel like I can breathe.  The person who referred her is a close friend of hers who used to do the same job so the friend came down from Philly to train Danielle all day Wednesday - suddenly I'm getting really lucky.   Since I'm over my bronchitis and whatever else from over the holidays I feel loads better and got a ton of work done yesterday, am doing some today, and tomorrow is a holiday for us but I'll be working some tomorrow as well while toasting MLK and his contributions to our society.  Last year at this time I was headed into the delivery room with my friend Stacey who had her son Ben on MLK's bday.   My ankle biters are doing well.  It's been a relaxing weekend believe it or not.  Jackson and I attempted Mass this a.m. but is was SRO in the hall of the high school auditorium so I might as well not have been there but we stuck it out then went grocery shopping.    It's sunny here but bitter cold and windy.