Eyeball Update...

So, on January 15, I had Lasik done to my eyes. A few hours after surgery, I had a check-up. The doc told me there was a blister in my left eye. Not visible to the human eye, but literally INSIDE my eye. This made it look like I was looking through a blister - or water. (I couldn't see the big E on the eye chart. It was SO irritating. For those of you who wear contacts, it was like having one contact in and one out. To read, I would have to close my left eye. I needed sunglasses constantly, and it gave me a big headache. (The Bishop on Sunday told me it looked like I was out a funeral sitting through sacrament with sunglasses on.) 3 days after surgery, I went back in or a check-up. He announced the blister was gone, but my eye was STILL really blurry. I was really frusrated! I had just paid $3000 to fix my eyes, and all I wanted was my contacts back! He instructed me that they were VERY irritated and to keep the drops going every 20 minutes. I was to go back again in a week. Well, that week, I would wake up and my eyes would be great, but by 1:00 I could barely see. It as IMPOSSIBLE for me to drive at night. Every afternoon I took a nap in hopes that when I woke up I would be able to see. If you know me, I rarely take a nap...Nothing worked. So, my last appointment with him was Monday. (Troy was out of town this whole week, which made it even harder!)

He said that the old Radial Keratotamy (didn't look up the spelling, sorry) about 50% of the patients would have sporatic vision...sometimes can see, sometimes can't, but that he has NEVER had ANY patient with Lasik who has had that problem, so he thought there was an underlying cause. So, he inserted colagen plugs into my tear ducts to try to keep more moisture in my eyes. He said that in 5-7 days they would dissolve, but if that worked, he would insert permanent ones. So far, they have been much better than last week, but my left eye is STILL not as good as my right. He said 3 months after surgery he can do a touch-up if needed. Just cause he needs to make sure what the correct perscription is. My guess is that I will be getting a touch up in April. Whatever...I paid lots of money, and I just want to be able to see!

Even after the pain in the A$$, I am glad I did it. It is truly amazing to be able to wake up and see. Not have to wear glasses to the gym early in the morning. My eyes are no longer red. That in itself was worth it. I am confident I will get a perfect outcome, it just may take awhile...

So, that's my whole eyeball story...well, so far. I have an appointment in 1 week, and we'll see where I am at then. So, in the past month, I have had 5 eye appointments. The hardest part has been the whole eye exam...better now, 1 or 2, 3 or 4, better here, better there...is it just me? I CAN'T TELL ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!

Should I, or should I not?

My kids are off-track for the next 3 weeks. It's crappy. Crappy weather...restless kids...so I had a thought...I should take them to Disneyland! Let me explain...

We have annual passes that expire in March. So, the park would be free. I NEVER buy lots of crap while I'm there, so I'm not worried about the 'cost' of the park. (I usually take a $20 in my pocket and return home each night with most of it still there.) I will priceline a hotel. Troy is WAY busy at work, so he can't take time off to go. My 2 brothers live in Long Beach...they may be able to spend a 'little' time with us while we are there. I may be able to stop in Bakersfield and say hi...if anyone wanted me to...We could visit our Fonnesbeck friends in Vegas on the way there or on the way home...I LOVE beach pictures...

So....what do you think? Should I go, or not?

The month of December..

I know, I haven't blogged for awhile. I had Lasik Surgery a week ago. I have had some complications which have made my week insane. I am hopeful for a full recovery, but wish I could determine the time table. Excuse my typos...I thought I'd update the blog of things we did the month of December...it's long...here goes...as I was typing the above, Jake just lost another tooth. He now only has 7 teeth on the top of his mouth. Kristin has 12...if that puts it into perspective. We saw "The Tooth Fairy" today, so he's excited for the tooth fairy to come.

So...back to December.
First off...our microwave broke. It was torture going 3 weeks without one. This is how we melted butter one afternoon...

We got our tree up and decorated. This year, I let the kids decorate, and I didn't even go behind them and 'fix' the tree.


We made Gingerbread houses with our friends. Then, I went and helped Kristin's class make some. Next year, I am gluing graham crackers to boxes before we decorate.




Cherice and I worked hard and made some friend gifts. I took this photo of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and we made prints and we even made all the frames ourselves. We gave them to close friends and family. We made 26 total. It was definitely a labor of love.

Saw Santa. This should be a blog post in itself. When I get around to writing the mall an email, I will post it on here. Santa was a COMPLETE jerk. You weren't allowed to take your own photos with Santa, yet the cheapest package was $25. The Elves went on a break when we got there, so I snapped away anyways. The Santa noticed and proceeded to be a big jerk to the kids...stating he had a copyright on Santa. Seriously? Not on your life. The mall is so stupid. Shouldn't Santa be the 'ploy' to get people to the mall to buy things at their stores? I am more than happy to pay $5 to take my own photo. Bottom line is...Santa, should be nice to the kids ALWAYS...regardless of anything else...



This is our third year in a row going to see the Nutcracker with my mom. We go just the girls, and eat lunch at a nice restaurant before the show. Kristin loves EVERY second of this. Next year, I think we will go to a different play. I'm sick of the Nutcracker.



Christmas Eve is spent eating lunch with my family, and then opening presents. Followed with a PJ party with Troy's family. My grandma came down to eat with us on Christmas Eve. Then we opened presents. We should have warned her, but something we let our kids do every year, is buy presents at the Dollar Store for everyone. They are allowed to pick out whatever they want. I think my grandma got some cleanser, some kitchen utensils, and I can't remember what else. Jason scored 3 bottles of mouth wash...hint? I think so. Anyways, it's a fun tradition. The kids think it's great they can pick ANYTHING the Dollar Store has to offer. They are so excited to wrap and give their gifts.

The Korth PJ Party is just game playing. The kids play, the adults play, and then we go home. We had a great time, and the kids were anxious for Christmas morning...






I think this post is long enough...I will work on a Christmas Day post for later in the week...My eyes are about done for the night...

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Korth Family Photos

Today was a big day, that only happens once every few years...The Big Korth Family Photos...Jon and Donnarae are in town from Notre Dame (Jon's in grad school there) and we decided to get a family photo. Naturally, the only time this could happen was on a Sunday...with almost 40 people, you do what you gotta do...Everyone was there except for Troy's brother Kourtney, and his family...For some reason, they don't enjoy being around us, and it is very rare that we get to see them. We invited them numerous different ways, and our calls and letters (through the mail) weren't returned. We were hoping they showed up, but they did not. We decided to go through with it anyways...
EDIT: Apparently they called and left messages on Sunday afternoon...hopefully we can do a re-take in the summer with baby Phillips as well...

The Set-up...
I posed everyone (well, I tried to) and then set my camera on a tripod and had my dad snap the shutter. A few people were late, and the sun was moving fast, so we had to make a few improvisions...

The Photo...(yes, I say one, because there is ONLY 1...a combination of 5 different photos...thanks to blinking...grabbing boobs...and bunny ears...and no, none of the children did this...only the adults...(thanks for the extra photoshop work...I appreciate it).

Here are a few other photos from the day...









That'll have to do until the next time...