Cyclops

I am glad March is over...oh what a month.  It all started out well enough, march madness, work, a trip to Utah, and Jane's 1st birthday.  Somewhere in the middle of all of this I decided I needed to get my eyes checked-the last time I have had my eyes checked was when I was a freshman in high school.  I couldn't see the score of the basketball games while sitting on the couch.  Obviously if I can't see that far ahead of me, I am not a safe driver...which would be evident by the number of tickets I have accumulated over the years.  I went to Dr. Anderson, who saw a little problem with my left eye and sent me to a retina specialist.  The retina specialist told me I had a detached retina and needed emergency surgery.  I thought he meant at the end of the month, but he scheduled it for the next day and told me I would be out for a minimum of 2 weeks.  When I asked him what would happen if I didn't go ahead with the surgery, he informed me that I would be blind in my left eye.  So needless to say 2 weeks ago yesterday I had eye surgery.  I was told that I could not clean, do laundry, cook, vacuum, pick up my children, give them baths, bend over, stoop, or get water in my eye.  I have been a one eyed cyclops with out make-up for 2 weeks!  Jake and my family have been so wonderful, turns out Jake is a better mom than I am!  Morgan brings me gift's all the time and says, "Mom, close your eye.  Now open your eye.  Surprise!"  I have been surprised with tree branches, a volleyball, and a rock.  Today I was given clearance to return back to work and to resume all activity.  This makes Jake really excited since today is the start of the Masters.  I have developed a cataract in my left eye which makes my vision very blurry and so I continue to be one eyed, only this time I have make-up on.  I go back to the doctor in 2 weeks and if this cataract does not go away on its own I will have to have another surgery.  I am praying that it does go away, because this eye stuff is for the birds!