Back to Reality…Slowly

So today brought me back to reality...though I plan to reenter reality slowly! Today I just a little of this and a little of that around the house. I put a few things away, rehung towels in the upstairs bathroom that Cheryl used, did a little planting, etc. I did porch sit in the early morning with my cup of tea and a couple of cameras. I managed to get a few little birdies to pose for me. Tonight's photo is one of the ones I took. I did turn on the TV today and watched the Olympics off and on. I sat back and rested whie watching...probably dozed a bit, too. I really haven't had much energy today. I got rid of another bag of trash...the bag that didn't fit into our outside garbage can...so in process of filling the garbage can...again. Well, my eyes won't stay open at the moment...this may not make a lot of sense tonight! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

All Good Things Must Come to an End!

We had our last porch sitting times today. Melany joined us this afternoon. Melany came a little before noon. We visited and had lunch and looked at the plants and porch sat for a bit before they left for the airport. Melany is now back home safely and Cheryl is winging her way towards Arizona. And, I am here bouncing around in an empty house...have to get used to that all over again! This morning Cheryl and I made one more run to donate more things that I sorted through. Before she left, Cheryl got her towels into the washer and then the dryer. So I have folded those, but haven't gotten them upstairs yet. I have another load of wash in the dryer now. I decided to turn on the TV a little while ago and am watching the Olympics. I texted with Cheryl up until she had to go into airplane mode...they were starting to taxi down the runway. When I looked at the photos for tonight's blog, I had to look twice at me...realized what it was...no glasses! I can see very well...except for reading and other up close things. I had trouble telling if the photos that I took this afternoon were in focus or not...again something that needs close vision. Guess I must be getting better as it is starting to bother me not to see certain things well. I am wearing a pair of Woody's reading glasses as I write this. They do help, but don't fit me the best. But things continue to progress very well with my eyes. To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Things Are Hopping Around Here!

First thing hopping is my new bunny lamp. I think that some in the family are wondering about my choice...but I really like this new touch on my end table in my bedroom. Just a fun, whimisical touch! He hopped here via FedEx today. So, after lunch, Cheryl and I enjoyed opening up his box and freeing him. Our majoy accomplishment of the day was getting the car title transferred over to me. That went easy peasy. We got registration papers to put in the glove compartment and the new title will come in the mail in a few days. While we were in Manchester and in the shopping center that houses most of our county offices, we dropped into the registrar of deeds to see if I have to do anything with our house and the lot behind of that we own jointly. We were told that I don't have to do anything with that...but then the girl said that, "at least she didn't think I did." So I will check into that further. We continue to go through things. The garbage can is pretty full for this week's pick up! I will be glad when it is picked up so I can put what won't fit in now, in it after it is empty again! Nathan, Kathy, and all the grandkids showed up late this afternoon to say good by to Auntie Cheryl. We decided to get pizza and feed the crew, as they have been without electricity for a good part of the afternoon. All but Nathan, Elijah, Isaac, and Joseph have left. The ones still here are watching the Olympics. Woody had quite a collection of 3-D puzzles...enough to give to the grands, who want one. So they had fun all spread out on the family room floor trying to solve them. I know that several left with a puzzle in their hand...I am wondering if there will be any left when the last leave! Cheryl is all packed. Her flight leaves Nashville tomorrow evening. Melany is going to see that she gets to the airport in time to check in. She has gotten her boarding pass. So I guess the inevitable leaving is going to happen. It will be pretty quiet around here when she is gone! Once again, I can say that my eye sight continues to improve. My new left eye is seeing very well now...and, I am not missing wearing glasses...except when I attempt to try to read...and this print that I am following while writing the blog isn't all that clear...readers in my future! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Sunday Frustration

We have had a quiet day for the most part. The one frustrating part was finding the car title. Cheryl and I are planning to go tomorrow to get the process going to change the car title over to my name. I knew where Woody stored such papers, but I could not find it. I looked through that lock box three times before I found it and in the process went through papers in three other drawers...guess you could say it was a "good thing" since I cleaned out some more messes of unnecessary papers to hold on to anymore. But I was pretty disgusted that I couldn't put my hands on the one item that I wanted. On that third time, I found the title just three items down from the top! (insert rolling eyes!!!!!) I made a new recipe for a cake that turned out to be quite good. We had our "Uber Eats" delivered meal...this one delivered by Melany more than a month ago to have when Cheryl was here...so it had been in the freezer. It was her yummy stuffed shells. We had the garlic cheese bread from yesterday with it along with a small square of cake. Cheryl's time here is running out all too fast! Tomorrow she will have to gather her things together and pack. (insert sad face!) A quick report on my eyes. The newest eye continues to improve. I can see out of it very well now. It just isn't "quite right" yet, I'm sure because of swelling. I continue with the drops in that eye and also am using lubricating drops since I have a problem with dry eyes...not due to surgery, but for years. At this point I no longer want to reach for glasses to see far away...now up close is another thing. I will be glad when they are healed and the way they will be so the doctor and I can figure out what strength reading glasses I will need. To be continued! Be well! Be safe! Be cautious!

Saturday Doings

Cheryl ws the hardest worker today. She got busy and planted the last of the plants that we bought at Lowe's. I think that she got six plants out of the three that were left. We have done some watering. This evening once it got a little cooler (a bit humid today), she got on to one of her last projects for her stay...the dirty inside of our car. It looks so much better! I did a little cleaning of the edges around the insides where it gets dirty and washing the car doesn't get to those spots. So...a much cleaner car! We had our special meal of her visit...a very good steak dinner with baked potatoes with the works, and cheesy garlic bread. We're still very full and we ate mid afternoon. I did take a rather long snooze after the meal and Cheryl a bit shorter one! My eyes continue to see better. The newest one still isn't quite there yet...but getting much better each day and I feel no evidence of Wednesday's eye injury. I continue with my drops and hopefully my eye continues to heal...figure that since I can see out of it is good evidence that it is healing! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

The Eye is Miraculous!

Can you believe it...but my cornea surface had healed by this morning and the doctor removed the contact bandaid. We are still not sure what caused "my problem." I did move involuntarily once during the start of the laser part of the surgery which might have caused the abrasion. But I also have very dry eyes and they I frequently have an occurance of my eyelids sticking to my eyeball which really hurts and I have always wondered if that didn't injure the surface of my eye...so it might be a combination. But I guess that the upper layer of the cornea got messed up pretty badly. But the doctor did whatever he needed to do...then popped a contact on the eye to act as a bandaid and today when he took it off the surface had healed. I'm glad that eyes heal so quickly. My first eye that was operated on (right eye) could see 20/30 today...so better than 20/20. The newly operated on eye has a ways to go, but I can see more clearly all the time...still blurry, but a lot less blurry than last night or this morning. He was pleased with how well I healed and I will go back to see him in a week. I will be finished with drops in the right eye after tonight's drops. Then I will concentrate just on the left eye. I am to add in a couple of extra steroid drops during the day to help get the swelling down. The swelling is also much better today than yesterday or the day before. So major progress. The right eye is compensating for the left and I can see very well when looking off at a distance. I am doing very little activity with my eyes t the moment...not much on the iPad, not much reading, not any stitching. He told me today that he will help me figure out what strength reading glasses I will need once my eyes have healed. Cheryl and I ran errands after my appointment. We went to the Credit Union. I turned in a little over $20 in change that I had accumulated in containers on my dresser...first time that I had used the machine to count change. I also transferred Alex's birthday present to his account. I forgot last night to wish Alex a happy birthday! Happy late birthday, Alex! We went to Hobby Lobby to buy each other our Fall decorative gifts...this way we won't have to mail them to each other! By this time it was lunch time so we came home, ate lunch, and regrouped. Nathan, Kathy, Joy, Esther, Elijah, Isaac, and Joseph stopped by for a short visit. Nathan did a couple of sonny-dos. Later in the afternoon, we went to WalMart to get a few things needed to feed the birds and a few things for ourselves...including the flag in this photo. We stopped at Kroger to get one item for our supper either tomorrow or Sunday. We are now home and settling in for the night. We did get bird feeders filled. And, the birds were having quite a feast as the evening drew to a close. The birds have discovered that our dining area is once again open and they seem very happy...of course so do the squirrels! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Things are a Little Clearer

I can see out of the original eye that was operated on almost as well as I could before the tweek...but the new one is still "to be determined!" There is very little pain today...just a bit uncomfortable...and bothersome. Having my eye not feeling the greatest sort of makes me feel not the greatest. I just sort of want to sit with both eyes closed. Not a lot has been accomplished around here today...lots of sitting. The accomplishments of the afternoon were...we both took a nap and Cheryl's phone fell out of her back pocket into the toilet...oh, no!!! But it seems to be none the worse for wear. The surgery center called to check on me. I don't think they expect to be told that things are just going "so-so!" I go back to see the surgeon in the morning. We'll see what he says and does in the morning. I know that he will take out the contact then. I thought that it was floating away this afternoon, but think that it finally settled back into place. I can't see well enough to know if the contact is where it is supposed to be or not! Plus my left eye is still rather swollen...so hard to tell much. I am faithfully putting in the antibiotic and steroid drops in both eyes. I will stop the drops on the right eye (original eye done) after tomorrow as long as all is going well. I did have a new "thing" done in my left eye. He implanted near the tear duct in that eye something containing steroids that continuously put steroids into the eye for a couple of months. I will get to stop the steroid drops sooner this time due to that implant...unless what has happened to my eye makes me continue longer. Time will tell. I'm glad that eyes heal quickly...at this point...bot quickly enoiygh!!! I am so thankful that this happened at this surgery rather than the first one...fist due to me wanting to go back to have second one done and secondly at the point we were with Woody's declining health! I was back at the hospital the day after my first surgery staying with Woody...the way things are going this time would have made that very difficult! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! Tonight's photo was taken just a few minutes ago while we sat on the front porch...little hummingbird coming in for last feedings before sleep!