"Loud, clear"

Hey, at least my three links read this then! :) Anyway, I wasn't sure if the page was actually publishing correctly lately. Thanks for the come-back!

Well, nothing new really from up here, although we are heading back down to Illinois next week to stay with my parents for New Years. We'll be celebrating New Years Eve at their "new" (as in, in the last 2 years) house, with the recently finished basement complete with bar. I think I've mentioned it before, but ever since I graduated high school I've realized that my parents are actually pretty cool to party with. :) We're having some friends over that night also. It should be a drinking good time!

Anyway, I got clean up some of the mess that a certain now-in-bed 1-yr-old made tonight, so I guess I'll cut this off here. More to come soon.

"Comm Check"

Just wanted to see if anyone is still actually reading these... you can post comments, ya know!

All I want for Christmas is a new right eye

So, on Tuesday I was getting Livvy ready for bed. She was standing in front of me as I sat on the floor, getting her into her PJs, when she threw her arms up and out...

...and poked me DIRECTLY in the eye.

I immediately grabbed my eye and started grimacing (wouldn't you??) and she got all concerned (what a sweety :) I told her it was okay, that I knew she didn't mean it, and proceded to finish her bedtime routine. (Bottle of milk, soft music, etc.)

Later, when Silvia got home from work, I was still in discomfort. (Not really in pain, it was more of an itch/tickle) We eventually called the on-call physician, and met him at the clinic on base. Turns out I have an abrasion (which is worse than a scratch, I guess) on my cornea. It was apparently about 3mm in diameter, which is pretty big. It took forever to fall asleep Tuesday night, because the eyedrops they gave me to numb the pain/itch/tickle kept wearing off after 20 mins or so.

Anyway, I pretty much couldn't open my right eye all day yesterday, and I couldn't really open my left (good) eye either, b/c it made me squint my right eye more, which was not comfortable.

So, I was essentially blind all day yesterday.

Today, I'm much better. I can keep both eyes open now, (though my right eye is still kinda blurry) which is why I'm able to type this entry. I don't have to go on alert again till Sunday, and I should be fine by then. Besides, I'll just make my deputy drive as usual :)

Aside from all that, we all have colds, too. Who needs cold/flu season when you've got a 1-yr-old in daycare?