My sister just bought a Mac

I am so excited my sister bought a Mac. It's an i-mac like mine, but bigger 20". Her boys have made their own files. They don't have internet yet, but it is coming soon. I cannot wait to video chat with my sister and her family. It's going to be so much fun. I wonder how many others we will convert to Mac....

Green Blog

Hello everyone. What do you think of all the green??? I decided to change the color for March because of St.Patrick's day and green reminds me of spring. We had some really nice weather the past week and then wham-o we are back into winter. We had a skiff of snow and all the mud puddles were frozen this morning. I even had to scrape my car windows, a first for March as far as I can remember. I was watching the news last night and I was shocked to see all the flooding in the lower mainland, especially Maple Ridge, where my sister lives. My sister told me her back yard was like a swimming pool, but luckily it didn't flood into their home. I just keep telling myself that spring will be here soon. I miss going bike riding and hiking and just going for walks. I've been cooped up inside for too long. This Saturday we are having a birthday party for my son who will be 11 next Monday. Our house is still in mid-reno, so I am really hoping for some warm weather so the boys can go outside. Spring break starts this weekend and our kids have 2 weeks off. The second week they get off because they start school 8 min. early and knock off 7 min. from their lunch break. That gives them 2 weeks extra off each school year; 1 week at spring break and 1 week in mid Oct/Nov for fall break. I like it because I get more time with them and they are old enough not to have to be in daycare or that would cost a small fortune. The school district is looking at changing the school week to 4 days instead of 5 days and those days would have to be longer than they are now. They are also talking about changing schools from grades 8-12 to grades 7-9 and grades 10-12 by Fall 2009. It will be interesting to see the change, but who knows if we will be in WL in 2 years. I guess we will just see what happens. Have a great day you all!!!

Happy weekend

I agree with my friend when she says TGIF. I am looking forward to the weekend. My kids will be away and my Hubby has to work all weekend, so I am going to spend some quality time reading my friend's book. I don't know how much I will be able to read at one time due to my blurry vision, but I hope to be able to jump right into it. I just love reading and it's even better when you get a sneak peak at a book that is not published yet. I cannot wait to see my friend's book for sale in the book stores. It will be so cool. I think we are going to get a book shelf for in my bedroom for all my books. If I am feeling up to it I might wash the walls in the livingroom and get them ready for being painted. I need to start my spring cleaning. My uncle and cousin are coming for the weekend and are staying with my parents. So I am sure it will be a happy weekend. I am also caught up at work after taking some time off, so that is great because I don't like to be behind and think about that all weekend. Too bad my friend isn't coming for a visit this weekend. Maybe she'll be able to visit soon and by then I will have my new couch.

Update on my appointment

I went to see Dr. Hopp today and he sent me to the Kamloops Hospital for a flourentine test. This test involved getting yellow dye shot through my vein and then they took pictures of my eyes at 30 second intervals. Big bright flashing lights. It was making me feel ill, but I made it through. I had my eyes dialated 2 times today. They didn't really say what the problem is and basically I will have to live with blurred vision in my left eye until I go back to see Dr. Hopp in 4 weeks. How frustrating.

Starbucks

I don't know what it is about Starbucks, but I absolutely love their coffee. I was dissapointed when they stopped getting in the Vallencia Syrup, but that's OK because I have found other flavours that are just as tastey. I would most likely go broke if we had a Starbucks in WL. So, I make sure I treat myself to a Grande when I am in the city. So, tomorrow I'll be enjoying Starbucks with my friend in Kamloops.

Eye sight troubles

I am having troubles again with my sight in my left eye. It all started about 4 years ago when a chunk of old paint got into my eye when I was scaping the paint off the shed. In the spring of 2004 I was having my eyes checked and they noticed that I had scratches on the back of my left eye. I figured it was from that darn paint chip from the previous year and thought nothing of it. That was until my vision started to go down hill. By the spring of 2005 I was not able to drive at night because of the glare of the headlights and if it rained it was hard to see the road. I was refered to a specialist and found out that I had an eye disease called PIC, an eye disease common overseas. Since I hadn't left the country in years they wondered how I ended up with PIC. This disease causes swelling in the back of my eye causing blurred vision. I had to take a stereroid that helped reduce the swelling in my eye so I was able to see and do my job. I never at that point ever thought about how my life would be different if I couldn't see. It scares me a lot. In the fall of 2005 I ended up having to go to Vancouver to see the specialist. They injected a neon yellow dye into my eye and took over 100 pictures. Those flashes were very bright. The stereroid seemed to work and my eye sight was better. I was thankful not to have to take the medication because It had horrible side effects for me. Plus, I made it to age 30 before I even had to take a tylenol, so I wasn't used to taking pills. For the entire year 2006, I went for a check up every 3 months at the WL clinic. Last October, things were looking great and the Eye Doctor thought I should start coming every 6 months because my eyes were doing so well. I was back to my regular perscription from 2004. I thought this is great, I might qualify for laser eye surgery. When checking into it, I would only qualify if my perscription didn't change or have an eye disease for a minium of 2 years. So for now, I guess laser eye surgery is out of the question. I'm OK with that because it is still quite costly. So, we decided to get new livingroom furniture instead. I will be going to see Dr. Hopp in Kamloops next week to find out what to do next. I am glad to have the option of going to Kamloops instead of Vancouver. I have friends there and I am starting to know my way around Kamloops. I will keep you updated of the results. Thanks to everyone who is praying for me.

The Ring is here!!!

My hubby wanted to get me an anniversary band for our first anniversary, but he was not able to get one from the company the original ring came from in Courtney. He had talked to a local jeweller and they said they could possibly make one, but the price was outrageous. He started saving up the money for it, but I told him to forget it because I thought it was far too expensive to go that route. What was I thinking...diamonds are a girls best friend right??? So along came anniversary number two and he really wanted to get me the ring and by the end of January he had the money to get it. So, he decides he had better get an updated estimate of the cost, which took almost 2 weeks. Then he was hoping to have the ring by Valentine's day. No such luck. So his next goal was to have it by the time we went to Kamloops for our road trip this weekend. I thougt maybe it might come by my birthday on March 24th. Surprise!!! It came yesterday and the cost was $150 less than the 1st quote. It was still a lot of money for a ring, but I guess I am worth it. I have the 3 rings sodered together into 1 ring (which they did for us at no charge). I am very happy with it. My hubby bought me a white gold diamond necklace at Christmas, so now I just need the matching earings and I am all set. The part that amazes me the most is the fact that it still happened even though we are in the middle of costly reno's. I was willing to wait for the ring until our 5th anniversary in January 2010.