Eye Update

This is my eye! Most people's eye balls do not have that huge white slash across it. Mine was damaged when I snapped a stretching band in my eye in September. I just had my 8-week check up and my rental specialist said that I am healing nicely. I officially had a chorodial rupture and the white slash is the scar on my eye that is healing. I still have a bit of a blind spot but he said it would heal in the next year as it takes a while to get the blood settled in the back of my eye. I should expect no permanent eye damage, as I am grateful for. If the slash would have been vertically on the right part of the picture, it would have caused permanent vision loss. While this has been a bit of a silly ordeal, I am so thankful for workman's comp insurance and to still have my vision. I am expecting no further check ups unless something changes. 

October Happenings

Collection from the month…

Ready for Cardinal Post-Season

 

Macy in Church Clothes 

 

Macklin takes advantage of the cozy reading nook, while Macy just runs out of steam! 

 

Ready for Halloween! 

Field Trip to the Dentist with Pre-School 

Baxter Love

Macy's Busted Head - Almost took her to get stitches, but decided against it. She feel head-first into our outdoor electrical outlet on the front porch while trying to get her bike out. She was such a trooper….now for the scar to head to heal up! 

Silly Macy - Macy is all about the silly faces, and now the silly hair! She wanted to match her Cabbage Patch Doll she is holding. 

 

Macy's Buddy Kaitlyn

Post-XC Season Flowers = Very Thoughtful! 

My Baking Assistant 

Celebrating Packages from Grandpa! 

Injuries and Allergies

Warning - Two sad pictures below! 

Melinda's Eye Injury

While helping an athlete during practice, I accidentally snapped a stretching band (Thera Band, the one with the plastic handle) in my eye. When I say in my eye, I really mean, in my eye ball. After the crazy amount of blunt force trama to my left eye, it didn't even give me a black eye - because literally all of damage was straight to my eye ball! It was so painful! I fell right to the floor and my whole body starting shaking because it was in so much pain. After the swelling went down, I saw the doctor the next morning. Long story short, I have a choridal rupture which means the back of my eye split open. I had quite a bit of blood in my eye as well. Praise God that my injury will not cause permanent eye/sight damage and I just have to give it time to heal on it's own. No running for two weeks though to let the blood settle…that is the worst part now that the pain is gone! 

Macklin's Allergic Reaction

Another long story short, Macklin reacted to something (of which we are not totally sure about yet) that caused a two day allergic reaction. This is the poor pic that I took after picking him up early from school on the second day when the Benedryll wore off. He is now better and hasn't had any trouble since. Just gotta watch and see if anything else causes him to react.