I am so very grateful for my family and friends!
Amber was here to take me to the surgery center in Coppell.
We had to BE there at 7:00 - as in the MORNING!
I didn't sleep much the night before but no one ever does the night before surgery.
Everyone was so kind from the receptionist to the nurses to the doctors......
The procedure went well and I felt no pain whatsoever.
In by 7:00 and out by 11:00!
Amber was so good in staying with me and then took me to Cracker Barrel for lunch and some shopping.
We scored on some 70% off treasures and then visited over a really good breakfast!
I couldn't take pictures since I had a patch on the left eye and that affected my depth perception....
so I groped around like a blind lady!
From there we went to Aldi so I could get eveything I needed for the coming week and Amber - who only shops Target - found some good buys of her own.
Surgery Day went well and the patch I had to wear to cover my eye kept coming undone.
I solved that problem by wearing a headband over it to hold it in place.
Amber got me settled in at home and put my groceries up and I took a nap after she left.
Brenda and Billy brought our dinner in from Angelo's....salads....
and lasagna for me and pasta with grilled chicken for him.
Today was another early morning - though not nearly as early as yesterday - and Ilene took me to the doctor appointment to get my eye patch off.
It was so exciting - I could see things so much brighter and all the colors were so pretty!!!
Ilene treated me to breakfast at the Country Cafe in Irving and it was so warm and cozy and the home cooking was delicious.
Another lovely outing that totally counted as a time of 'respite!'
I slept nearly all afternoon and then did some art....
I embellished this printed canvas and it looks really good to me!
This scene is from a photo from my friend in Finland....
I started it last year and hope to finish it and get it in the mail soon.
In news about our car.....I will file a claim with State Farm and move on from there.
I still can't drive just yet but hopefully soon and hope to get a rental car.
Amber took pictures of the construction area where my car was damaged.
The metal plate allowing traffic was not in place when I drove into the ditch and I did not know what had happened until it DID!
I saw no workers around warning about the danger and no signs.
AFTER my car was stuck in the concrete ditch, several workers appeared and only one spoke English.
My car was really burgered up!
My poor car!!
