Read them all!

I have posted ALOT this week, OK this is only the third one, but I think they are especially fabulous this week. Anyway, here's one more. Since I have not been able to go to the gym, I have something to confess: I eat Schwans frozen chocolate chip
cookie dough for breakfast. The only reason I bring it up is that you all should try it. It is quite good.

One more thing--while I have been "blind" the one thing that has kept me in touch with the outside world has been those of you who are my blogging friends. I appreciate knowing that even though I can't see you I can know you are alive and well and that your kids are doing fun things and that--well, life goes on.

Anyway, try the cookies--and don't bake them. They are awesome cold!

Sweetheart Post

Thanks to Harmony for this fun tag. I don't normally do these things, but this one was fun.

The Rules are posted at the beginning
B) each person answers questions about their sweethearts
C) at the end of the post the person than tags 6 people and post their names, then goes to there blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they are tagged!

WHAT IS YOUR HUSBANDS NAME? Mark Jay
HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN MARRIED? Almost 22 years
HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? five months :)
HOW OLD IS HE? 48
WHO IS TALLER? Mark is
WHO CAN SING BEST? The ONLY thing Mark can sing is really old rock
WHO IS SMARTER? Mark was smart enough to marry me, wasn't he?
WHO DOES LAUNDRY? We both do
WHO PAYS BILLS? Me again, or we would be in the poor house!
WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED? Mark sleeps on a mattress on the floor in the room where I sleep on the sofa
WHO MOWS THE LAWN? Mark, he loves the rider more than me
WHO COOKS DINNER? Me most of the time
WHO'S FIRST TO ADMIT THEY ARE WRONG? Since I am never wrong, I guess Mark does.
WHO KISSED WHO FIRST? We kissed each other.
WHO WEARS THE PANTS? We both do.

I want to tag Pam, Katie, Jenny C, Briannia, Sarah, Rozzie

Life

OK, so life is kind of getting back to normal. Kind of, I still can't drive, my head remains down, I sleep on the sofa on my left side and i have a pretty big gas bubble in my eye. I do think a gas bubble in my eye is better than other places I could have one. Gas by its nature is not a pretty thing.
I have been going back to school a few days a week, and I even went to church all three hours for the last three weeks, except conference when I sat with my head down and listened to 8, yes 8 hours of conference. Amazingly, I did not sleep at all. I prayed that I would be touched and learn "that lesson that is just for me" and as it happened, it all was. I pretty much bawled through the first session. Did anyone else notice how much they talked A LOT about handling lifes challenges? How to gain comfort in our trials? How just a little faith is enough. Because I couldn't see, I had to really focus and listen with the Spirit to get the spirit of what they were saying.
Here are few things I want you to enjoy for me:
How blue the sky is in the fall.
Looking into your spouse's eye and putting your head on his shoulder.
Reading anything longer than a few paragraphs.
The colors of the trees.
Sleeping on your back, or right side, or however you want.
Watching TV with your eyes, not a mirror so everything is backward.
Baking and cooking.
Holding a baby, or a toddler.
Unloading a dishwasher.
An eagle flying over the river.
Vacuuming.
Sitting down at the computer to check your email.
Being able to help people when they need it.
Walking down an aisle in a store and not worrying about being knocked over.
And here's a few things I will enjoy for you:
Having 24 "bodyguards."
Getting lots of yummy baked goods from caring friends.
Looking down into the face of beautiful grandkids, or kids at school who really want to know if everything will be OK.
Feeling the effects of prayer.
Understanding the comfort of the Atonement in a different way. (What a deal that my Savior even understands how it feels to be blind in one eye.)
Having people get close enough now for me to feel their loving hands on my back.
Having an 88 year old grandma who brings me lunch--that is more than one thing for me to enjoy!
Getting a priesthood blessing from my 90 year old blind grandpa who has empathy for my plight.
Looking down out of my laundry room window to see my fabulous hubby make an enormous pile of leaves for the grandkids and neighbor kids to jump in-on purpose-before he burned them (the leaves).
Having the same fab hubby work four 10 hour days and come home and clean the house cuz I can't.
Having a daughter drop everything when I need her.
Watching things on TV that no one else will cuz they are kind of "dumb," but that brighten my mood for days after. Example, there was a recent question on Family Feud that asked, "Name the top six reasons you are glad you are not a cow." Just think about it.
Anyway, sorry for the rambling, and I really am a happy girl. I have high hopes and faith that my eye will get all better and that everything will work out OK.
Hopefully, next time I will have a funny story from school. There have been a few, but I have been going to school under the influence of Loratabs, so I don't really remember them very well.
Have a Happy Halloween! I was thinking of going as the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Update

It "appears" that my eye may finally be getting better. I still have to keep my head looking down for at least 3 more weeks, maybe more. The doc says it is coming along and I may even be able to return to work. I'll give it a try next Tuesday.

Thanks again to all of you who have called, prayed and brought me things to make it easier. This has been a hard month, but I really appreciate all of your help and concern.

I am spelling better this time, don't you agree? I stepped back a little this time.

Have a good weekend!
Kathy

Eye Sore

I am typing this without the use of one of my eyes. And I have to type it from above the keyboard-and computer since I have to always look at the floor. Tomorrow I will hve my third eye surgery in a month. Not trying to get sympathy, but I am only 48 and I have a detached retina. You only get htat is you were born with an eye issue, an eye injury or a head injury or if you are OLD!!!
I am known around my docs office as the preemie. Kind of nice at my age, but I am kind of getting sick of it.
Thanks to all fo you who are caring for me, Nalani who offered me her retina (what a ascarifice) the many who have brought good stuff to eat, Sarah, who ahs mother hened me--in a good way. I have really liked it! And those who have offered prayers for my recovery. I really hve apprecitated it. Hopefully after tomorrow, I will be on the orad to full sight. I hope you can read ihis and understand, I read it from above too.

I think I hav the most fabulous friends, If you didn't know me, you might think I am "slow", I just checked and I see boo boos, but I can't see the boo boos and fix at the same time. This is so annoying.