And Life continues........

Things are going pretty well here. I took Keith in for his post op check up today and we got great news! Keith can now see the big E on the eye chart! He can also see some bright colors and can count fingers up to 4 feet away! This made me cry at the docs office today and the doc was ready to do a dance for Keith as this is the most he has seen from his eye in about 5 months! The only sad news was that he has a small cataract on his eye. We will have to watch that and see how it progresses. So the doctor said we did not have to come and see him for another check until after our trip to Boston! Yeah! Hopefully this last surgery has done the trick so we can maybe have a normal summer!
Sarah is still loving school! She loves to learn and loves to be with her friends. Unfortunatly I have realized that she has inharited her Mother's stubborn head! We but heads frequently, but we also have a great time together. She is my little artist. She can make  beautiful art from anything. She also amazes me with her ease with numbers! They come so easily to her. She gets that from Daddy. I told Fred the other day that in a few years I will not be able to help her with her math homework as she will be over my head.
Logsn is just awesome to be around. He is such a funny kid. It is hard to be mad at him as he can make you laugh even when he is being naughty! He loves to sing! We have a casio piano in the livingroom with a mic hooked up to it. When no one is in the room he will turn it on and sit and sing a song to himself. I have yet to catch him with the video camera. I need to get it ready as this will be so cute to look back on in 20 years....especially if he becomes  famous.
My husband, Fred, whom has been with me for 16 years now, is still the love of my life. Don't get me wrong...we still get on each others nerves from time to time! But I am amazed at how easy it is to talk to him and share the craziness in our lives. With everything that has been going on in our lives for the past 8 months, he has been there to help me through it! I know that I would not have been able to do it without him! My church family and some close friends have also helped me to understand that there is light at the end of this dark tunnel and we will get there. I am so blessed to have such great friends and church family and my children and husband!
So hope you liked my sappy post, as I have had such an amazing day that I could not possibly say anything negative! Tomorrow is another day though!!

February trip to Boston

At it again. We went to Burlington for a check up to see how the January surgery went....and we did not get good news. So we were sent back to Boston for another surgery. This one was much different though. We have been going down for laser and cryotherapy treatments. This time they wanted to do a vitrectomy. Which is the removal of the fluid in the eye. They stick in three needle like things into the eye to remove the cloudy fluid and they replaced it with a gas bubble and saline like fluid. The gas bubble is used to put pressure on the retina to lay flat and hopefully reaatch itself. Sarah came down with a stomach bug the morning we were supposed to go so Fred had to stay home with Her and Logan. Keith and I made this trip by ourselves....Not Fun!!! I really need my other half to hold me up!!! Keith's nerves got the better of him the morning of the surgery. I think that nerves, mixed with an empty stomach and the super hot waiting room really wreeked havoc on his system! Keith cannot lay flat on his back, run, jump, fly on an airplane, change elevations for the next 30 days! So, basically not be an 8 year old boy for 30 days. Impossible you say???? We will only find out soon enough!?!? It has been tough as we have had to do the drops 4 times a day and those of you who know Keith well know that this is not an easy task!! We did find the cocktail for anesthisia that works for him!! Only 5 surgeries before we got the right one!! We are opting to go with the intramuscular injection rather then the "yummy" sleepy juice that never seemed to work, or taste good for that matter!! So we have been in for the one week post opp visit and all seems ok. His eye pressure is in the normal range, they cannot see much due to the gas bubble but we will go back in two weeks to see how he is holding up. Hopefully if all goes well we will not have to go to Boston for 6-8 weeks! I love to visit Boston but this is getting rediculous! We are going to have to find an apartment down there if we keep this up!! Here are some new pics to ponder at! He loves to gross his Mom out as he knows how much the eye bothers me and makes my eyes water just thinking about it!!