Yesterday started out pretty great. I made the reservations for our family vacation. We are going to go to North Carolina's Bear Island. We will be camping on the beach! I have only been to the ocean once. When I was 10, my aunt and grandmother took me with them to Panama City. That was fun but I havent been to the oceans since. I am really really looking forward to this trip.
Also, James and I have decided to go away for our anniversary weekend. We are going to go to a mountain and camp for 2 days. We will hike and swim and just enjoy being away for the kids for a couple days. We have never been away from the kids except for when one of us has been in the hospital. So this will be a nice treat from the everyday.
So after making the reservations, my mother and I went out and worked in our garden. It is growing so well. We are very happy about that. We had to thin some of our plants. I felt so bad pulling up perfectly good corn plants and okra plants. But I know that if I dont thin them they will not grow as good. We didnt expect all the seeds to grow. We bought them last year but were unable to get a garden in at that time. So we put them into the freezer and saved them for this year. I think all the seeds we planted grew. I am really looking forward to some good veggies this year. I also hope our watermelon plants grow good and produce a couple big fat juicy watermelons!
Then I worked inthe house for a while and lost track of time. I mentioned something about calling my doctor and my mother said, "oh! What time are you supposed to be at the eye doctor?" I had completely forgotten about the kids eye appointment and it was 45 minutes from the appointment time! So I said "eat your lunch as fast as you can and go get dressed to go. MAKE IT FAST!" I was amazed we were fed, dressed, and in the van on our way in 15 minutes! That was a record! It usually takes at least twice as long. But then again I only took 3 of my 5 kids with me, so that helped. So we get there and I fill out all the paper work. They called them back and did the first part of the eye exam. I got really frustrated at the woman who was doing this part. She had me sit in a chair and hold Jordan, my 3 year old, up so he could reach the machine. She got a little frustrated at him because he was holding perfectly still. I mean come on, he's 3! How many 3 year olds will still perfectly still for an eye exam? But then when he was done and I has helping my daughter Chyenne, Jordan wanted to wander around the room and look at the different machines. She was freaking out, running over to him grabbing his shoulders and bringing hm back by me, like he was going to damage something.
Anyway, They said Chyenne and Jordans eyes were great. Hannah has lazy eye. She was diagnosed with that at 3 years old. When they first dound it her vision was20/400 but now its around 20/30. It hasnt changed in the last year so they are going to try to see if it will improve by patching the good eye and forcing the bad eye to see better. So now she has to wear an eye patch for 2 hours a day. She is very unhappy about that but it hopefully will help her to see better. So I only have to deal with the whinning for 3 months...
Than I made a mad dash into Wal-Mart to get a few things to make a dinner for my best friend and her family. They are going through a really dificult situation right now. So I got home and threw the diner together and we drove out there and took it to them. I am really thankful to be able to see the hand of the Father at work in thier lives. Its truely humbling to know how much he loves each of us and takes care of us.
So I will write next time about some other adventures we have. For now I just know life is certainly unexpected everyday.
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