Amy is having eye surgery on Wednesday

My daughter, Amy (age 31) went to the retina specialist today. After a lengthy eye examination, he recommended eye surgery to be done on Wednesday at 10:00 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He will laser holes into her iris (if I understand that correctly.) The doctor said she won't be any pain and that she she can return to work after the surgery. The iritis IS better BUT her pupil has apparently been "stuck" for quite some time ~~ the retina specialist said probably for longer than she even knew she had the iritis. She already has the start of a cataract but that can be corrected with surgery to replace the lens when needed. The drilling of the holes is so that the eye fluids can adjust as the biggest danger right now is that the eye pressure gets too high. Glaucoma is a threat to eyesight so they are working to avoid any pressure dangers/damage. Another WEEK and the specialist said she would be in there CRYING from the pain of the pressure building in her eye. It sounds like God sent her to the right doctor today for sure. We praise HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amy is fine... just glad to be getting the necessary steps taken to help retain her eyesight!! God is good!! Mama Susan thanks you for your thoughts and prayers for Amy's eye.

Our Guests This Week

L-R: Raquel, Sarah, and Emily.

We are thrilled to have Sarah P, her sister Emily, and Emily's friend Raquel visiting this week. They arrived on Sunday night and will leave on Wednesday morning so it is a quick trip but hopefully will be a fun time for the girls. Sarah graduated from college here and was our much-loved campus daughter during her college years. Emily and Raquel are about to begin their senior year in high school. Anyway, they are about to head off to the beach. Have fun, girls!!

THEY ARE HOME!!!! Travel Trailer Arriving ~~ Sunday Night 7:45 p.m.

Here comes the travel trailer ~~ our gang is home!

Here come the grandkids~~ they're home

It was so good to see those kids come bounding out of the suburban when they got home. Grandma and Grandpa got lots of sweet hugs!

Jarrett is home

Jarrett is home!! We will celebrate his 14th birthday on Wednesday. Welcome back, Jarrett.

A happy grandma

It's soooooooooooooooo good to have my grandkids home! Jarrett snapped the pic so that's why he isn't in this one.

Brian and Amy home from vacation

It is so good to have Brian and Amy home. They had a fabulous 9-day vacation, and now it's back to the REAL WORLD. Welcome Home!!

Our NEIGHBORS are due back home today

I'm sure that some people have awful neighbors, but Richard and I have always been blessed with good neighbors. For the past 5 years, we have been blessed to have the BEST neighbors: our son-in-law, daughter, and 4 grandchildren!! Our neighbors have been away on vacation in their travel trailer for 9 whole days, and we have MISSED them! Guess what! They should be on their way home RIGHT NOW though not arriving until later this evening. Brian, Amy, Jarrett, Isabella, Joshua, and Jaden: We are praying for a safe journey home and can't wait to see you guys. ~~Love, Mom/Grandma

Tim, Yvonne and Emily

Yvonne is Richard's niece -- Larry's daughter. She is my FRIEND. She and I share a lot ~~ our blessings as well as our spiritual struggles. When Richard and I married, Yvonne was about 5-1/2 years old. Isn't it funny how the age difference doesn't mean a thing now? Yvonne and Tim dated all through high school (I don't believe that either of them ever dated anyone else!) and married probably in September 1993. I believe it was Amy's freshman fall in college and that's why the date sticks in my brain. (If I am wrong on any of this, please correct me, Y-Von-E.) Tim is from good stock ~~ a family that has been stalwarts of the Christian faith and in our home church. They adopted their lovely Emily from Russia when she was just a little tot, and now she is about to enter the 2nd grade. Emily is a cutie-pie~~ not only in looks but in personality, too. She shines like a new penny and brightens up her world around her. Of course, it was fascinating to us that she was adopted from Russia and our first three grandchildren were adopted from Ukraine. How fun that these 2nd cousins (or are they first cousins once removed??) have that common bond. Anyway, I have been blessed to watch Yvonne grow from a very shy quiet little girl into the lovely Christian wife and mother that she is today. Thanks for letting me share your family on my blog, Yvonne. You are so very special to me. ~~Love, "Aunt" Susan

Below is a pic of Yvonne's Emily with Amy's Joshua as well as a pic of Yvonne made at our wedding nearly 34 years ago.

Yvonne at our wedding ~~ 1973

Richard's niece, Yvonne, at our wedding.