1. Three weeks ago, my mom had a frightening ordeal after undergoing cataract surgery in her left eye. The cataract removal itself went perfectly, but when she woke up on the Saturday two days post-surgery and couldn't see anything but shadows, we started to panic. I rushed her to Peoria so one of the eye specialists at Illinois Eye Center could examine it, but he told her that she had some minor bleeding and sent us home. Minor bleeding my ass! By 6 that evening, her eye was blood red, full of pus, and sort of resembled The Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings. The doctor on call (not the same one from earlier that day) had us come back to the Illinois Eye Center, where he was shocked to discover that her eye was full of infection. By that time, her vision was so bad she couldn't even see shadows. He took samples of the bacteria and then....(at this point I had to leave the room because of what was about to happen)...had to give her three injections of high dosage antibiotics directly into her eye. *shudder* The prognosis was not good: if the medicine didn't work, she could lose the eye. Well, to make a long story short(er), the meds did work (praise Jesus), and after numerous exams (I think we're up to 8 or 9 now) and 5 different types of daily medicated eye drops, her eye looks healthy again. Her vision is slowly improving and may take months to return to normal (if it ever does). We're just grateful to be at this point because the outcome could've been much, much worse. At least there wasn't any damage to her optic nerve or retina.
2. I used to think that June bugs were the most irritating insects on the planet. That title now belongs to these winged bastards of Satan. In addition to being creepy, they deliberately dive bomb people. I've lost count of the times I've had to pick one out of my hair or off the back of my neck. I can't wait until fall weather arrives and they all die.
3. I came thisclose to test driving a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, but changed my mind at the last minute. Blame it on three years of not having a monthly car payment. My 2003 ION has 93,000 miles on the odometer and is still running well (knock wood!), so I'm going to hold off buying a new car for another year. To be honest, I'd rather save that money for next summer's trip to Disney World and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with Larry and Wendy.
4. I can't believe I have to go back to work next Thursday. Color me thrilled (*/ insert sarcasm). Where did summer go? Two days of Teacher Institute and then a full day with the students the following Monday. No more half-days during the first week to ease the kids back into the schedule. To add insult to injury, because we're starting the school year in mid-August, we're on a heat schedule until Labor Day. Which means yours truly has to be at work at 6:45 a.m. Just. Kill. Me. Morning + me= enemies. Why can't we just start school after Labor Day?
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I got a pixie cut like the one pictured above and absolutely love it! It's so easy to style and takes no time at all.
Cute! Pictures, please. ;)
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That's a lot of randomness!
ReplyDeleteLet's see a pic of your hair :)
Beetles and June bugs, ick! They're so insistently creepy. (Not unlike Kardashians, which also cause me to run around in circles, waving my arms and yelling "Aaaah, get it away from me!") I've got the willies just thinking about them.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO pleased to know that your mom is on the mend, Julie, and that hopefully she'll soon regain her full vision. As you already know, I have an intense fear of anything even coming close to touching my eyeballs (I can't do contact lenses or even simply administer eye drops to myself). I can state with 99.99% assurance that I couldn't take any injections directly into my eyes unless I was rendered unconscious, so HUGE props to your mom for what she's had to endure. She's one brave lady!
ReplyDeleteI'm also relieved to say I have yet to see any of those Japanese beetles around here. They would freak me out, too! It reminds me of our family trip way back in 1977 (I was 12 years old) to the island of Mauritius - - that was the first time I'd ever seen flying cockroaches first hand *shudders*....
I know the thought of going back to work next week must suck (and following Labor Day would have been better) but I'm sure after a few days you'll have eased into a regular routine again. I hope it will be a fun work year for you, WT, with lots of fun moments!
Yes, please, I'd love to see a pic or two of your new haircut!
And here's to next year's Florida trip! I am SO looking forward to meeting up with you again. We're all going to have so much fun down there! And hopefully the trip won't put too much of a delay into your getting the new car you want, in that you can still purchase it the following year (Julie, I do hope that my enthusiasm for our trip hasn't, in some small way, contributed to or influenced your having to put off your new car purchase. You know I'd understand if your priorities changed. But as things are, I'm so excited for next year. I can't wait)!