My Sweet Husband had Laser Eye Surgery Today

My dear husband went to the hospital this morning because he had been having blurry vision in his left eye all weekend. He had started getting "floaters" in his vision and was having a hard time seeing at all. He went to an eye care center this morning and they sent him to a specialist. Apparantly, he had a large tear in the retina of his left eye. After they dilated his pupils and had a good assesment of the situation, they decided he needed immediate laser eye surgery! What a hard time to be on opposite sides of the country. It was very hard not being able to be there for him today, but I hung by the phone for any information. He called finally this afternoon when he returned to his hotel and told me everything that had occurred. I am relieved that his retina did not completely separate, which is what the doctor said would have happened if he had let it go a few more days. Aside from his eye being sore, he should be fine. The doctor said that the blurry vision and the floaters should clear up within the week, so his vision will return to normal. It is so hard having him so far away. I miss him so much. When things like this happen I long to be next to him, to be his support. I am grateful, though, that the Lord watches over Scott, and He was there with him today as he experienced this procedure with his eye.

It's Been a Long Time...

Wow, I can hardly believe that an entire year has flown by. We have been so busy with "life" that I have barely had any time to spend online. Currently, we are in the process of yet another move - hopefully to be the last. Scott is already in place, having just finished his training this last week. Because of a variety of reasons, some of which I am sure to remark on at a later time, he decided to change companies. So, we are no longer employed with Home Depot. The company my husband chose employment with is Tractor Supply Company (TSC). I am, so far, quite pleased with the experience. He has been promoted to Store Manager, which is something that will allow him a lot more flexibility to spend time with the family and it also allows him more freedom to create the environment in which he works. He is very happy with this decision and aside from some of the health issues he is going through, he is very content.

We can hardly wait to join him. We are taking this month and going through boxes that we haven't gone through since we started this whole "round the country" move from Maine to Arizona to Wyoming. Now, thankfully, our last move takes us to Connecticut. This will put us halfway between both of our parents, mine in Virginia and his in Maine. The land is beautiful, and it is in a rural enough area that when we are ready to once again start our farm, we will be in a good location. Our move is scheduled for the end of this month and the children and I are excited! We understand that there is a fairly large homeschool group in the southeastern part of CT, which is where we will be - Griswold. Plus, we will be close enough to see the ocean again, which is something I have missed terribly. God has blessed us incredibly with the beauty of His creation we have been able to see on this side of the country. I can find no suitable words to describe the majesty of the mountains here. However, the Northeast is "home" for us and I long to see the pine forests and the rocky coasts once again.

Scott was able to be home for Christmas which was a blessing. It was a nice time to spend together. We recently got a digital camera that can be put on a timer, so we finally were able to take a picture of the whole family at one time! All of the children had been passing a cold/virus around and in this picture Mae-Marie was right in the middle of it. But she was quite a trooper and tried to manage a smile!