Didn't mention it.

but my Mom had cornea replacement surgery yesterday.
boy
The surgery was supposed to be routine, but little is with my Mom.

They ended up putting her under complete sedation and she was slow to wake up. When she finally woke up, she was disoriented and weepy.

Eye surgery does that to people, in my experience. Our boy, M ,was slow to wake after eye surgery. He was confused and weepy for hours afterwards. Losing your vision, even temporarily, seems to have that affect on people.

She slept the rest of yesterday...but she's not answering the phone this morning. I'm hoping my sister has taken her to the eye doc for her post-surgery check. (That just occurred to me...the post surgery check. I've been here worrying since 8 am.) They are supposed to leave for Charleston tomorrow to hang with my Aunt and Uncle for a little vacation. (Mom's bro and SIL)

I'll wait 15 more minutes and then I'm going to start phase two of my "hunt down Mom" project. Stage three includes loading up the van, driving over, and peeking into windows.

Never a dull moment around here.

Late Update
Found Mom with my sister at the eye doctor. All is well. She just has a lot of stitches. She did however, miss out on her trip to Charleston. Her vision is fuzzy but she's not in much pain. Doc says that the procedure went well and her vision should be optimal in 6 to 12 months.

I just uploaded stuff on my knitting blog.

It's over there ------------------>
in the sidebar somewhere.
Except I forgot one project and blogger wouldn't let me upload it.
So here it is.

This is my poor neglected rag rug. It's just so bulky and it makes my arms hurt. You can't tel by the picture but the bottom log cabin part is 12 inches square and 4 strands of worsted weight cotton.
It's heavy too.

Random stuff

J (age 10) is reading My Side of Mountain and is completely engrossed with the story so far. I mentioned that there was a sequel to this book that I could not remember the name of, but was on our bookshelf available to read. J quipped, "It' probably called My Other Side of the Mountain.

I've had young children for so long that the I stay in permanent "sports announcer mode." I'm constantly explaining what I'm doing and why. Today, as I explained the mess in the kitchen that needed cleaning, 5-year-old "A", the resident smart mouth piped in, "I can see the mess. I have eyes, you know."

I have stuff for my fall decorating. The place is kind of overflowing with artificial pumpkins and silk foliage. But I lack the mood to put our the Autumnal colors when the temperatures are creeping to 90 each day.
I mean, really... if you can go swimming outdoors, can you still put out the cute Fall leaves flag?

I knitting like a mad woman. In fact, I plan to take pictures this evening of the various projects being knitted concurrently. I should just go do it right now....but that would take away from my knitting time.

I'm also considering starting my own little Homeschool Mom Stitch and Bitch here at the house. That way, no one will need sitters. It's getting cool enough to sit outside in the afternoons and the kids can just run feral in the backyard.
Hmmmmmmm.....need to plan that one. That might be a winner.

More Waiting Room Weirdness:
I love the waiting room. You never know what will happen.
Today,there was a lady who had just turned 71. She told everyone that walked in. She also asked them their ages. It was funny to see the way various people reacted. I'm 36 and don't care...So I just told her when she asked.
A 45-year-old lady (That's how old she said she was.) kind of balked but then figured that it would be rude not to answer such a question from such a elder. A 56-year-old man happily answered and even ratted out his wife who had just turned 50 this year. I couldn't tell if wife was mad about the 50 part or the hubby offering the information.
Or course, S was happy to tell the lady over and over again that he was "free-years-old" and the lady was genuinely surprised each time that he was so big to be only three.
I also re-met a homeschool mom there today. So that was nice.

I'm enjoying Dancing with the Stars this season. In fact Tuesday nights are great TV for me. I record "Dead Like Me" and "House," and then watch DWS.
Joey is creepy as a bald guy but I do think boy can dance. Mario is way too smug. They should let you call in to vote them off. Emmett is a hoot. The big boy can move. Willa Ford is NOT getting a fair shake. And I had no idea that Vivaca was so manly. I think this show will really bring out her feminine side and be help for her professionally.
Harry Hamlin is this year's George Hamilton. Homey is stiff and he's picking up George's "toasted" look.
I don't have a favorite to win. Anybody but Mario.

Just checking

making sure I could still log in.

Sorry I've been gone for so long. I'm unmotivated and a bit lonely.

ZooDad has arrived at "parts hot and sandy" and is all settled in. It was 118 degrees yesterday. He said he could actually feel his eyeballs sizzling.

Boys are well. School is driving on. The house is suffering but that can be fixed easily.

The skylight has been replaced. M's eyes are doing ok enough to avoid a 3rd surgery for now.
The same can not be said for my Mom's eyes.

Speech and OT is showing improvement in M and A. Both boys are 1-1 in soccer and J is loving baseball camp.

I'm eating fairly normal but my energy level is still low. (Hence the house disaster.) Even the knitting is going slowly.

Tonight is a smorgasbord of TV for me. I can DVR "House" and "Dead Like Me" for other evenings and just watch "Dancing with the Stars." (I can knit and watch TV. It help pass long evenings.)

So overall, we're fine, relatively healthy, well fed, clothed, and fairly tidy. But we're missing something very important. And unlike previous trips...will be missing it for a while.