Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Lasik Eye Surgery

As everyone knows my eye site has always been pretty bad and I have been a little curious about have them corrected, however with the procedure being so expensive I didn't really think I would get it done. However, with us being so close to be completely debt free and extra money coming in this month S and I have decided to go ahead and have the procedure. With care being limited in Alaska we didn't want to have to fly back to the states to have it done. We had a consultation on Monday with a doctor recommended by the MacDill Airforce Optometrist. The consultation was very in-depth and answered a lot of questions. S seemed to get a full apprecitation for how poor my eye site is. At one point he asked the doctor what my perscrition was, "like 20/400?", the doctor snickered before telling him it was a lot worse than that. He put the 20/400 test up and I couldn't even tell there was anything on the screen other than a faint shadow.

The procedures take approximately 30mins. and a laser cuts a flap in your cornea and then corrects your prescription from there. The recovery time is approximately 24hours before you are able to fully function again. With side affects such as halos, haze and dry eyes lasting about 3months. The company we are going with has several good reviews, they were even recently approved to perform this surgery for a NASA astraunat, which was pretty interesting.

Even with all the good things we have heard about them its a little scary! I guess because I figured it would never happen I hadn't really given it much thought. Now that it is, just the thought makes my eyes water and puts a knot in my stomach! What if something happens and I'm worse than I started? or it messes up the move? or I never see my girls faces again?? Whatever happens though I know I'm in God's hands, and things will work out according to his plan.

Monday, February 8, 2010

A Day on the Farm

The last few days have been a little cold, wet and gloomy. Even on the day's that it hasn't rained it has been too cold and threatening rain to really get to go outside and play. After several days of being couped up the girls have been going a little stir crazy. With Sunday promising somewhat better weather we made plans to have a play date at a friends farm, with the idea that even if it did rain their house was bigger than ours and the kids could play and get a change in scenery. It actually turned out to be a very nice day outside. A little cool in the shade but just right for very active 2year olds chasing each other and the animals.
Believe it or not I think the duck was enjoying the extra attention. When the toddlers stopped chasing her, she would come out of the water and waddle to where they were. Then she would quack until they chased her back to the water. When the toddlers got tired of her, she turned her attention to the little ones.













We thought she might actually let them touch her but she ran off when they got too close. Once they all realized the duck wasn't going to let them pet her we took turns on the 4-wheeler.
(You can almost hear them,
"Here Ducky, Ducky, Ducky!)














This was A's first real ride and she absolutely loved it! She would count to three, we would take off and she would laugh all the way down the drive around the pond and back. B wasn't real sure what to think of the 4-wheeler however so she was very content to stay on the porch and watch the toddlers ride.














Then it was time for supper, but not just for the kids. The baby goats also had to be fed and put to bed with their moms.













The babies were just 24-48 hours old and absolutely adorable! There were black twins shown here, and a single black one and a single reddish colored one.

(These two were having a very serious conversation, while checking each other out.
They were hilarious!!)













You can still see them ambilical cord on this one.













Once all the goats were put up A discovered the empty pasture where she chased the dogs that were chasing each other. I think she ran for a good 30min straight, and still didn't want to come inside to eat.

Then it was time for supper for everyone. This was also an experience as we got to eat our first "homegrown" chicken. The friends we were with had just slaughter their first chicken. It had been in the crockpot all day and was falling off the bone by the time we ate. And it was absolutely delicious!

Overall, it was a great day and the kids slept all the way home and even slept late the next morning. S and I can't wait to get some of the goats milk. We should be going back over this coming weekend to watch/help milk them. S wants to try out making goat butter and cheese. I'm still not very sure about drink straight goat milk but I'll try anything once.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Perchard Trophy

S received notice the other morning that he would be receiving an award. This was a little bit of a shock considering the problems he has been having at work. However, God always seems to know when things are getting tough and we need a little encouragement.
The Perchard Trophy is given to Coast Guard air-crewmen that have demonstrated outstanding performance of duty and exemplified "the high standards of character, professionalism, ability and leadership."

Monday, February 1, 2010

Baby Dedication

We had B's baby dedication this Sunday. Crossroads Church does things a little different then I am use to in that once a year they do a group baby dedication for all the children born the year before or for children who's parents did not have them dedicated when they were born. At the end of the service a slide show of all the children being dedicated was played. This was very cute as you got to see how much the children changed over the course of the year. Then all of the parents were asked to come forward with the children.

My mom made her a dedication gown complete with booties and bonnet. It was beautiful and the booties were adorable. My dad brought them down the day before and was able to attend the dedication.
We were also very grateful that S was able to get off in time to make the service, since he worked that morning we were concerned they wouldn't let him off. It was a wonderful weekend with my dad and being able to visit.