I was so excited when we got up this morning (which is odd enough since we usually wake up in the evening being on night shift and all). I was going to get new glasses! *YAYS* It has been about >5< years since my last exam and my glasses were so kaput that I've had a wire holding one side together for the last year since the stripping in the screw's hole wore out. I was indeed a bit (A LOT) embarrassed as I showed my old frames to the gal who helped us . (Us since Tyler helped me as I can't see well enough without visual aid to actually see what I was trying on).
We picked out something more stylish which will somewhat match our wedding bands. I can hardly wait until we can pick them up next week! Also, the gal who helped us was so sweet that she managed to put some specially weird screw into my decrepit pair of frames which is quite an improvement until then.
Dr. Deal and staff were so awesome because the dilation solution NEVER stung and I didn't have to do that annoying puff test at all (they had a different test for glaucoma). My eyes were feeling so weird from the numbing agent put in them before they were dilated. It made watching the explanations and various adds (Nike makes glasses now!!!!) on their television after my exam more interesting than usual.
The part where we were explained how light comes through the lens of the eye to hit the optical nerve which sends the information to our brain for translation started some thought processes. Just think about how much most of us know about the people we love and the outside world from what we see. How we take in so much of our life experiences throught sight, which we so easily take for granted.
It has me in awe to think that so much of my comprehension relies on a little bitty nerve doing it's job properly. It's possible to live without vision. Sure, cause those in the medical profession say that when it comes down to it you could live without tonsils, an appendix, a gall bladder, part of a liver, a kidney, part of a lung, even a (small) part of the heart after a heart attack.... and we do know that blind people can function in society. But when you think about it, there are SO many ways for something to not work right, for things to go wrong, of all the conditions, illnesses, ailments.....it could be a bit depressing. And then the gift of sight, which most of us have to varying degrees, relies on the function of such a small nerve that could otherwise seem so insignificant? And even more amazing is how our bodies even as they break down are able to compensate to keep us functioning up to a certain extent. What an intricately designed work is the human body and how amazing a creator is the God who constructed it. And no matter how insignificant one can feel, you can still be a part of the body of Christ, a part of God's family, and to Him you are beloved and anything BUT insignificant. After all, He thought you were worth dying for. ; )
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Dazedoodler
Put a writing utensil in my hand and some bitty doodle will come to life. If we hadn't finally tossed my old notes from nursing school (eradicating the evidence) when Tyler moved in after the wedding you would have seen how little notes I took. The title of this blog comes from the true story that during looooong lectures (or short ones) my time-challenged attention span force me to either fall asleep or doodle. (I had professors who would ask me what I had drawn that day). After all, if I had not become a nurse, I would have gone to art school.
I've been doodling my whole life. And after twenty-something odd years of doing this I've developed quite a knack for it. It just comes natural. It's something I enjoy immensely and now that has been amplified by having a loving, supportive husband who enhances my cranial emesis with his own crazy talent. You can see a bit of this as my blog changes. The title is a computer enhanced version of my plain black and white scritchings. My sweet Tyler took the time to smooth out the lines an colourize the rest of it. All in all, I am quite pleased. = )
Hopefully at some point I will have the surrounding edges filled with some of my more adorable (in my opinion) characters that I've become quite fond of doodling. Each character has their own bit of history and perhaps something shall come of it some day....
I've been doodling my whole life. And after twenty-something odd years of doing this I've developed quite a knack for it. It just comes natural. It's something I enjoy immensely and now that has been amplified by having a loving, supportive husband who enhances my cranial emesis with his own crazy talent. You can see a bit of this as my blog changes. The title is a computer enhanced version of my plain black and white scritchings. My sweet Tyler took the time to smooth out the lines an colourize the rest of it. All in all, I am quite pleased. = )
Hopefully at some point I will have the surrounding edges filled with some of my more adorable (in my opinion) characters that I've become quite fond of doodling. Each character has their own bit of history and perhaps something shall come of it some day....
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Vertically Challenged
It's nice to have just a couple days off to stay home and relax. Work on some projects and things we just can't do anywhere else.
Last week when we went to Augusta to visit my brother and his sweet (and energetic family) Tyler took the camera though he somehow managed to never have it when we needed it. Tyler and Scott (my brother) had a blast playing Gears of War together while I was able to hang out with Jessica and the kids. All of us some friends went to the field to play some good ol' fashioned baseball. It had been YEARS since I last played but I'm still a decent player and managed to make it on base several times. Tyler impressively hit a couple triples and even some home runs. Short game due to the heat though but Ty and I were able to take our niece (Ana who is 7) and nephew (Zander, affectionately called "Zee," who is 3) to get ice cream. It was so much fun to watch Tyler try to eat his rapidly melting ice cream while trying to entertain Zee.
And this past Sunday we had a fun time this weekend going to a family reunion on Tyler's Nana's side of the family. My husband of course, as is his custom, left the camera at home so no pictures. But it was neat getting to meet everyone and the food was DELICIOUS. We were also able to fish a bit with Uncle BK and cousin Frank (on Ty's side). Well, at least Tyler tried to teach me how to fish. I think we may have to get a pole or two of our own and practice more. Either that or stick to fishing at the grocery store. Guaranteed catch every time!
And then lastly on Sunday we were able to meet my Uncle Steve, who is a trucker, at a nearby truck stop. We had fun chatting with him and had more ice cream. It was good to see him and he can still pick me up over his shoulders. Hopefully we'll be able to pop up to North Carolina to see him and his fiance before school starts back for Tyler this fall.
BUT now we get to the title of this blog, vertically challenged. Being that we still have a few days off to relax, do chores, and other errands around our apartment I decided to get my little blue duster thing and wipe some dangly cobwebs off the ceiling. I have a fairly low tolerance (almost none) for clutter and dust anywhere other than our desks so I had to eliminate these randomly spaced dust danglers from our ceiling before I could vacuum. Without using the stool I have to jump from my tip toes four or five times while swatting maniacly to get one of these little dust danglers down. My Tyler, on the other hand, came along and JUST REACHED up with his fingers and PLUCKED the danglers from the ceiling. Ty's height has never bothered me but something about him being able to reach up and touch our ceiling without his heels ever leaving the floor both amuses and irks me. Oh thee well. I love Ty even if I get to be short compared to him. ♥
Last week when we went to Augusta to visit my brother and his sweet (and energetic family) Tyler took the camera though he somehow managed to never have it when we needed it. Tyler and Scott (my brother) had a blast playing Gears of War together while I was able to hang out with Jessica and the kids. All of us some friends went to the field to play some good ol' fashioned baseball. It had been YEARS since I last played but I'm still a decent player and managed to make it on base several times. Tyler impressively hit a couple triples and even some home runs. Short game due to the heat though but Ty and I were able to take our niece (Ana who is 7) and nephew (Zander, affectionately called "Zee," who is 3) to get ice cream. It was so much fun to watch Tyler try to eat his rapidly melting ice cream while trying to entertain Zee.
And this past Sunday we had a fun time this weekend going to a family reunion on Tyler's Nana's side of the family. My husband of course, as is his custom, left the camera at home so no pictures. But it was neat getting to meet everyone and the food was DELICIOUS. We were also able to fish a bit with Uncle BK and cousin Frank (on Ty's side). Well, at least Tyler tried to teach me how to fish. I think we may have to get a pole or two of our own and practice more. Either that or stick to fishing at the grocery store. Guaranteed catch every time!
And then lastly on Sunday we were able to meet my Uncle Steve, who is a trucker, at a nearby truck stop. We had fun chatting with him and had more ice cream. It was good to see him and he can still pick me up over his shoulders. Hopefully we'll be able to pop up to North Carolina to see him and his fiance before school starts back for Tyler this fall.
BUT now we get to the title of this blog, vertically challenged. Being that we still have a few days off to relax, do chores, and other errands around our apartment I decided to get my little blue duster thing and wipe some dangly cobwebs off the ceiling. I have a fairly low tolerance (almost none) for clutter and dust anywhere other than our desks so I had to eliminate these randomly spaced dust danglers from our ceiling before I could vacuum. Without using the stool I have to jump from my tip toes four or five times while swatting maniacly to get one of these little dust danglers down. My Tyler, on the other hand, came along and JUST REACHED up with his fingers and PLUCKED the danglers from the ceiling. Ty's height has never bothered me but something about him being able to reach up and touch our ceiling without his heels ever leaving the floor both amuses and irks me. Oh thee well. I love Ty even if I get to be short compared to him. ♥
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Fingerprint Frustrations
In preparation for our eventual move to Florida I need to obtain a Florida nursing license so that I may work (and all those years of education I still have to pay for don't go to waste). It seems like the Florida board needs everything EXCEPT the kitchen sink, our firstborn, a DNA sample, and the toenail clippings of the doctor who delivered me. Okay...that might be an exaggeration...
Firstly it cost $223.00 JUST to apply for a license. Then there is a laundry list of things I have to do which the simplest of these things would seem to be having my fingerprints put on cards and mailing them to the nursing board. It says simple enough just go down to your local law enforcement center and get fingerprinted on a specific type of card. Should be easy enough. NOT.
We talked to someone at the police station in Florida when visiting family. Down there they said we needed a written order, almost like a prescription, to be fingerprinted. WELL....the Board simply said just go down to see the cops and get it done. So we tried going to the police station here at home........well they fingerprint BUT only if you provide your own cards. They sent us over to the UPS store which by the way will NEVER apparently give you actual cards because their fingerprinting service is all digital and inkless. Not to mention you also have to register through a site (supposedly takes about an hour) that will electronically send your fingerprints to the requester IF you have an order number from said requester. (Nursing board fails to have an order number). They did mention that a larger UPS store in Savannah (an hour away) MIGHT have cards, be able to print cards, or offer more help.
Checking back it looks like the Florida board does happen to offer an opportunity to order the appropriate fingerprint cards through their own site, which of course I will also need to spend time inputting all my demographic data and after paying a fee I will have to wait for the cards to arrive, again go to the police station, and mail them in.
Obtaining fingerprint cards seems just about like obtaining the Holy Grail.
*sigh*
Firstly it cost $223.00 JUST to apply for a license. Then there is a laundry list of things I have to do which the simplest of these things would seem to be having my fingerprints put on cards and mailing them to the nursing board. It says simple enough just go down to your local law enforcement center and get fingerprinted on a specific type of card. Should be easy enough. NOT.
We talked to someone at the police station in Florida when visiting family. Down there they said we needed a written order, almost like a prescription, to be fingerprinted. WELL....the Board simply said just go down to see the cops and get it done. So we tried going to the police station here at home........well they fingerprint BUT only if you provide your own cards. They sent us over to the UPS store which by the way will NEVER apparently give you actual cards because their fingerprinting service is all digital and inkless. Not to mention you also have to register through a site (supposedly takes about an hour) that will electronically send your fingerprints to the requester IF you have an order number from said requester. (Nursing board fails to have an order number). They did mention that a larger UPS store in Savannah (an hour away) MIGHT have cards, be able to print cards, or offer more help.
Checking back it looks like the Florida board does happen to offer an opportunity to order the appropriate fingerprint cards through their own site, which of course I will also need to spend time inputting all my demographic data and after paying a fee I will have to wait for the cards to arrive, again go to the police station, and mail them in.
Obtaining fingerprint cards seems just about like obtaining the Holy Grail.
*sigh*
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