CONTACT LENS CRISIS!

Nine days ago I had a run in with an ornery contact lens!  It was flipping around on my fingertip, and when I  finally got it into my eye, it migrated right up under my lid~I swear it was in my brain!   I couldn't get it out.  My co-worker tried, but she couldn't get it out either.  By the end of my work-day it was really irritating me~one of the Docs froze my eye and fished out.......half a contact!!   He looked some more, but couldn't find the other half, and of course my eye was frozen, so I couldn't feel if it was still there.  And that's how the rest of the week went~some irritation, but just as many days when my eye felt OK.  Tonight I rubbed my eye and next thing I knew something was falling into my eyelashes, and there it was, the elusive half contact in a blob of eye goo.    My Daughter was grossed out, but I was thrilled!   My eye feels so much better, but I'll be continuing the contact lens rest for awhile longer...

HOUSEKEEPER FOR HIRE!!

Great job, DJ!

ELVIAGE PEARL..

This is exactly how winter should look,

and I can't tell you how much I love this photo by Jennifer Squires.

So peaceful, so quiet, so beautifully winter!

 This year, on the 'Wet Coast', our winter has been incredibly mild.

We had the warmest January on record!

So I long to look out the window and see snow on the ground

and the bare trees silhouetted against the sky

instead of the usual grey skies and rain, rain, rain.

And once this is framed, I'll be able to see winter as I like it, everyday!

[wonderful photo by Jennifer Squires~/http:www.jennifersquires.ca/blog/]

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LENA LOU WHO...

sleeping on my bed~on my hoodie!

ya, she's settled in well!

TRAMPLED..

Saturday my Daughter was tossed off her horse.

She landed in front of her

and took a front hoof to her face.

She's stitched up,

red and swollen and bruised.

and very, very lucky.

We are so grateful that her injuries weren't worse.

So, this is probably my best Valentines gift ever~she will be OK.

BRINGING LENA HOME...

It nearly broke my heart tonight to hear her frightened, plaintive cries after we put her in the carrier to bring her home.  She's under my Daughter's bed now.  I remember Julie hid under the bed for almost 2 weeks~Poppy spent most of that time with her head under the bed too~licking her and yipping!  Poor Lena!  No dog this time, but so scared none the less!  I hope she'll come out soon.  I feel so bad for her, and hope all the time spent gaining her trust hasn't gone down the tubes...

HE'S HOW OLD??!!

Happy Birthday, Big Guy!!  We'll celebrate at the pub tonight, dinner, drinks and the hockey game!  Sounds perfect!