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My eyes are doing better. But still could be better. Reading things on the computer is still a bit hard to do and my eyes get tired by the end of the night. Which sort of sucks because I am not physically tired. Still have a whole week of drops to do, I really can’t wait till those are done.

We have had two nights of really bad wind. I would wake up scared! I could hear branches breaking from the trees. I would have nightmares of trees falling on our house. It was crazy! Then this happened:

 

 

 

 

Yes a tree is falling and still falling. It’s mostly leaning on anther tree now. So Derek!!! Ha! Jeff’s friend is going to come out and cut it down for us. It’s a win-win situation. We get rid of falling tree he gets the wood for his house for heat. We are going to take down some other trees too that the woodpeckers like to bore holes in as well.

I hope we get no more super windy days. I will be okay with thunderstorms. Before crazy windy days we had thunder snow. I am also okay with that as well.

 

Goodbye

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Goodbye glasses. Goodbye them falling off my face when I exercise. Goodbye to scratches, them being dirty all the time! Even when I just cleaned them. Why?! Goodbye smudges! Goodbye never knowing where to put them when I want to sleep in the car or elsewhere. Out of style? Who cares now!

 

 

 

 

I am so happy to have not have to wear you anymore!

I was very nervous getting Lasik. Also I couldn’t find anywhere of someone describing what they felt like when getting it done. Not sure why? I wondered how they would keep me from blinking.

At first they look into your eyes. Then they tell you what’s going to happen. To me it was like okay get on with it, I am nervous! I got a lovely hair net to wear and then the doctor comes in and gave me some relaxing pills, Ibuprofen and Valium. I have never had Valium before so wasn’t sure how it would make me feel. After that I went into the suite as they call it.  There is wear I laid down and the woman put numbing drops in my eyes. The first time it burned but as she went for the third time and fourth time couldn’t feel it.  Thought this was funny and clever at the same time they had me hold on to a teddy bear. The woman said to keep the hands busy and it did.

The doctor then put a plastic round piece over my eyes to keep me from blinking. That makes sense! I figured it was going to be like in horror films with the metal eye things. Ha! Nothing like that. The doctor press on my eyes and I look at a blinking red light that was the laser. The machines sounds like loud clicking noises but wasn’t scary.  After the laser goes for a little bit the doctor takes off the plastic part and okay yes I could feel the flap. Sounds horrible but it didn’t hurt, more like taking something off the skin. The doctor proceeds to wipe the eye with a brush and then puts the flap back. Puts the plastic part over my eye look at the laser and the machine goes. All I saw was white around like a circle and the blinking red of the laser.

No it doesn’t hurt because of the numbing drops. And it only took ten minutes so crazy! I could read something afterwards that how fast it works. Afterwards I saw haziness and that is normal. They say go home and sleep, I have to tell you that really, really helped sleeping!

The next day I saw the eye doctor again and he said I had perfect vision even though even now I still have trouble with light. That is normal. What I don’t like about this is the regiment of eye drops. I have to take three different kinds plus artificial tears. The drops feel like they dry out my eyes terribly. Not much I can do about that. Good thing I only have two weeks of drops to do.

One more thing light. I don’t like it. In our house has been dark. Ha! I hope soon I won’t have trouble with light. I see halos around clocks and such. It’s strange. Other than that. I am happy with the results! I would recommend doing this because it’s worth it!

 

 

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Saturday we went to hang out with my parents. We ate a new restaurant and had a strange pizza.

 

 

 

 

It’s bacon cheeseburger pizza with fries on top. Never seen that before however it was good!

My mom also got me this music box. It’s pretty and it plays too ra loo ra loo ral an Irish lullaby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday I changed my first faucet. It was hard contorting my body to fit under the sink. Our old faucet was so rusty that you couldn’t turn it from one sink to the other. Also they sprayer sprayed you and the counter it was always a mess. This is the old faucet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New faucet. We love it! By having Jeff having me to do repairs I have to admit I am learning what it takes to do these things. I feel the sense of accomplishment when it’s all finished.

On Sunday night Jeff made steak. Oh I love you steak. It was so good and he made potato wedges.

 

 

 

 

Let’s try again….this Thursday I am getting my Lasik. I am excited and nervous again. But it will be all good.

 

 

Date Day

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We had date day yesterday and it was fun!

We went and saw John Wick Chapter 2 movie. It was good but not as good as the first one. Some of the parts were cheesy funny. There is this one scene with the guys in the catacombs with lights. Come on! Some bad guys those guys were. It reminded me of playing a video game on easy. ‘Oh here are some bad, guys can you find them?’ They are shining flash lights at you. Cheesy! Still worth the watch though and yeah open for a third movie.

We thought about going to Badger Sports however didn’t know the kids had either half a day or the day off. We figured it was going to be busy with kids since when we got done with our movie the place was crawling with them.

We decided to go to Mark’s East Side restaurant. Oh wow! I forgot how good their food is! I had a Shepherd’s pie. It was the best I have had ever! Jeff had chop steak with Jack’s bourbon’s glaze and on top was onion rings. I tasted it, it was amazing as well! We also had hot cocoa and hot cider. Mine was peppermint patty and yes it had alcohol in it. Jeff had hot apple pie cider.  I am light weight because after that I was a little drunk. Can tell I am a beer person. Ha!

It was a fun day to get away from the house and spent it with Jeff.

 

Disappointment

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So disappointed! Was excited and nervous to get my eye surgery yesterday. Well I didn’t get it. I have a benefits card and that is something new this year for our insurance and it didn’t go through. Our insurance says we don’t have money in our account which doesn’t make sense because it SHOULD be there. What the hell are we paying for? There is some kind of mess up on our insurance part.

I was angry yesterday and disappointed. It sucked because Jeff took the day off of work and we spent time and money to go there yesterday. To not have anything done. Money because we had to waste gas to get there. I just wanted to get it done and get rid of my glasses.

Now I have to wait. I did make an appointment on March 2 to get it done. So hopefully the insurance thing is all figured out and I can get this done.

Happy Valentine’s Day

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Today is Valentine’s Day and even though I don’t celebrate let’s face it a lot of people do. Happy Valentine’s Day!

I am a getting a little nervous as my eye surgery is this Thursday but still excited to get it. I still can’t believe it’s only going to take 10 minutes! That is crazy to me. I already got all my drops. I have to take four different kinds. At least it’s not nose spray something I really don’t like. Ha!

Last year on Netflix I watched a documentary on bull riding called Fearless. It was how Brazilians got into the sport and focused on just Brazilian riders. I found it to be very interesting. So that spark an interest in bull riding. It’s strange because I have always wanted to go to a rodeo. Just never thought of bull more horse. Now I put that on my list of things I need to see. I would love to go and see some of the favorites. Isn’t that funny! I have favorites.

Right now I have favorite bull riders and I just learn that you can have some favorite bulls. It’s just not the rider it’s the animal as well. I think that is cool! Here are the bull riders I like and really no order: Cody Nance, JB Mauney, Joao Ricardo Vieria and Guilherme Marchi. I think Guilherme Marchi is fun to watch because he is so positive regardless if he wins or loses.

Talking of sports I really can’t wait for NASCAR! Not sure who I am going to root for yet. I am not a huge fan of NASCAR but I do like watching it. I am actually excited to watch.

 

Life

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Jeff is okay! His doctor reviewed all his test results and said he has no cause for concern. I still think he has anxiety. However I think he would do well with some herbal stuff first and see how that goes.

I can’t believe my eye surgery is coming up! Now I feel a little nervous. I had my eye exam and my eyes really dilated. I haven’t had my eyes dilated in a long time and they said that it can last for 24 hours. Well my eyes were dilated for almost three days! It was crazy! They did some test where they take images in the back of my eye and I got to see them. That was cool. Also Dr. Smith was so nice and explained things well. I think why can’t all doctors be like that? The Optivision in Appleton is a lot nicer than the Optivision in Green Bay meaning the facility was nice and the nurse was actually nicer. If I would have known that I would have scheduled all my appointments in Appleton however can only have the surgery in Green Bay. We choose Green Bay because it’s just a little bit closer but would have been worth the extra minutes to go to Appleton. Oh well.

 

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Friday night was scary and I was feeling nervous. Jeff hasn’t been feeling well so we went to Urgent Care which they sent us to the ER. We were there for three hours! Jeff said he felt disconnected and was getting headaches. Also his blood pressure was up and he felt dizzy. There was this nurse Josh that wasn’t very nice in the beginning but by the end he changed his tune. 

In my opinion I think all nurses and doctors who work the ER should try at least to be nice. No one wants to be there so why not show some kindness? I wonder if it’s just me sometimes because I am not afraid to call them out on it. I understand it’s your job and everyone has bad days but this is the ER. A little smile or a little kindness goes a long way in the ER.

It’s always a toss up what doctor you are going to have as well. Are you going to have a doctor who actually shows they care or are you going to have a doctor that you are just another patient. Jeff had a doctor in the beginning seemed like he cared but by the end he wasn’t. Jeff has a fear of needles and didn’t want to get his blood taken and get an IV. So he let them take blood but not the IV. That is when the doctor was changing his tune. He acted like Jeff was being a baby. Not true! We all have fears. Why can’t needles be one? Makes no sense to me.

Well after all the waiting and tests found out Jeff may have anxiety. They can’t tell you for certain only your doctor can. Also hes has too many red blood cells in his kidneys. So he has to see his doctor to see what to do now. I hope he will be okay. Been worried now since Friday.

On another note. The Superbowl was on Sunday. I was rooting for the Falcons to win. Looked like they were on their way and…nope. Too bad. Historical NFL events happened in this Superbowl. First Superbowl to go into over time and second Tom Brady has won five Superbowls those are some achievements. Neat! Even though not a fan of either team still cool to witness it.

The halftime show was cool! Not my favorite but still great to see. I was thinking I wouldn’t know any Lady Gaga songs but she did some of her older songs. Wow! She is put on a good show. I liked all the drones and the dancing, the lights were also so cool!

Life

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Tuesday I went to Optivision in Green Bay for my consultation for Lasik. I am a candidate for it! I am excited! I will never be excited for surgery again, I think. Ha! Anyways I thought for sure they would have me fill out paper and ask me a bunch a questions like they do when going to the doctors. Nope. Just why I want Lasik and did some test on my eyes.  Everything is going to happen in February. February 6 is when it starts. They will do a full exam and dilate my eyes. February 16 is my surgery and the day after is a follow up. I can’t wait!

Also on Tuesday after my appointment we went to Dunkin Donuts got some donuts and coffee for the parents. Then headed to my parents house. Wow they did a great job on decorating their new house. Check out this painting my mom found. I love it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This pic doesn’t do it justice but the there is actual fabric sticking out of the dress. It’s so cool!

We took dad and mom out dinner. It was nice to be able to do that and celebrate dad’s birthday.

Life

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January 20 we got a new president. I am a bit sad not because we got a new president no, I am sad how people reacted. The rioting was unnecessary. Basically destroying and hurting others for nothing. Businesses destroyed and what does that accomplish? Nothing just ruining someone’s business they worked hard for. Didn’t change who was president.

Also there was a huge women’s march. Here is my thing I am a woman and I am pro life. So the march didn’t apply to me. However if I were to say that or even put it on my FB page I would get attacked. Isn’t that unfair? Supposed to be country of free thinkers yet I think that is a disguise. You think freely and have opinion as long as it follows everyone else. If you have a Republican way of thinking you are also wrong and a woman! So wrong!

Dumb right?

Yes.

Anyway I have a Republican way of thinking sometimes and sometimes I have Democrat why of thinking there for I am an Independent. Have been for a long time even though I grew up in a Republican family. I also think I live in the best country for women! Therefore I think the march was dumb. I think of the other countries where women are still what it was like here in the nineteen hundreds and before that. I think my country can be consisted of a bunch of cry babies. Especially Democrats. When President Obama was elected Republicans didn’t act like that. They didn’t riot or hurt others.

The political game is complicated! And there will always be people that have the harshest opinions about things. Welcome to the human race. That doesn’t mean hurt others or property. That doesn’t mean my opinion counts less because I disagree.

Whew! I feel better now.

Saturday Jeff and I installed a toilet. I have never installed a toilet before. Our old toilet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was old as me 33 years old! So basically as old as our house. No wonder we couldn’t find kits to fix it. It has gotten to the point where it would run and run no way to stop it other than turning off the water.

So the toilet we were going to put in the actual bathroom ended up going in the laundry room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This toilet can flush a bucket of golf balls not that we would though. Ha! It was hard for me becuase it was heavy! The wax ring was hard to get cleaned off as well to put the new one in.

Wow the Packers sucked! I had a feeling that the Packers were going lose but I didn’t think that fast. My prediction was going to lose in the second half of the game. So wrong. I only thought that because they barely won last week.  The Packers played like they didn’t want to go to the Superbowl. Too bad! I knew that Falcons were good this year and they showed it yesterday.

Tomorrow January 24 is my dad’s birthday! He will be 62. Tomorrow I am going to Optivision in Green Bay to see if I can get Lasik. I am excited and hope that I am a candidate. Life without glasses would be so cool! I have had glasses since second grade. Tomorrow Jeff and I will go to my appointment then stop by Dunkin Donuts. Get some coffee and donuts then go to my dad’s house. We will have dessert first while we wait for mom to get home from work. Jeff and I are taking dad and mom out dinner for his birthday. I think will be fun.