Weekend Getaway.

We have recently realized that summer is quickly passing us by and we are not taking full advantage of it. With Brad's eye injury we have definetly had some road blocks but are getting back on track. He is still off of work but doing much better with every follow up visit. We took Jillian to a hotel outside of Appleton that had a small waterpark and enjoyed a pool for the first time this summer. She normally takes swim lessons at the YMCA every summer but really wanted to take ballet instead. She was timid at first but then settled in nicely to the water. I even got in too! Brad was sidelined for most of the pool activity because of the bacteria possibilities being open water and all. There was a cheese store nearby and we found some classic Wisconsin items in there- hence the corn hat. We spent Saturday night there and then headed to Bay Beach amusement park the next morning. It was extremely humid but we made it through all of the "kiddie" rides. It was a nice little get away for all of us.

We had a picinic and then went on an excursion last weekend in Whitnall Park. It was a nice spur of the moment idea and it worked out nicely. Jillian then got to play in the play area. We saw fish and Daddy even found berries to pick and feed to the fish...not sure if they were edible or not - whoops!

overview

So I have not been very good at keeping this site updated and feel that it's not going to get any better either. Brad is continuing to heal slowly and has a long road to recovery with his eye. I am working full time and he is at home with Jillian. She took a little while to adjust since she had been going to the learning center every day. Her and Daddy know how to push each other's buttons...

We have been pretty mellow as money is tighter that it was even before the eye surgery. We took Jillian to the zoo, and made it to the Circus Parade with my sister in law and niece. Jillian is now sleeping in her bed again(for the most part) for the bribe of 3 JellyBelly's if she goes to bed and wakes up in her own bed including naps which has worked well so far. She randomly decides sometimes that it is ok to wake up like at 2 0r 3 in the am and wants to watch cartoons!

I am almost off orientation and should start 12 nocs in 2 weeks which I am excited about. That will allow for me to much more time at home. I think that is it for now.

4th of July Weekend

We spent a low-key holiday weekend since Brad isn't allowed to do much these days with all of his restrictions plus he doesn't seem up to socializing much these days. Jillian and I went to the park. She hasn't rode her bike since last summer so she needed some practice but made it to the park and back. We all napped and then went to Nana and Papa's house. Brad's aunt and uncle were there and one of his sisters so not too many people. We all came back to our house and were able to see the Jackson Park fireworks from our front porch. We didn't watch them all since the mosquitoes were in full force. Brad revisits the surgeon early on Monday so we'll see what is in store for us the next couple of weeks...

Jillian awake before Momy and Daddy

So this is how Jillian greeteed me in our bedroom this am. Full head of clips and high heels with her pj's. Apparently she was up for a awhile before waking us up! I am working pm's to be at home with Brad and J most of the day and can't fall asleep when I get home and then end up (trying) sleeping late and Jillian is still up at 7am. Hopefull we can get back on schedule soon and I can get on my 12hour nights.

bad luck strikes again

Brad was working on his "new" car Sunday night and was drilling metal when a piece flew in his eye. I was woken up with him hysterically yelling he couldn't see. His eye was bleeding which made it hard for me to see anything. I took him to Waukesha where my insurance is through and he had xrays showing a piece of metal in the back of his eye that had lacerated his cornea and caused a cataract. He had surgery at the Eye Institute today to repair the laceration, remove the lens and blood and metal. The metal hit his macula which isn't ideal but not worst case scenario since the retina was ok so far. He will have at least 2 more surgeries in the next couple of months and we won't know the status of his vision for 5-6 weeks which is the length of the first healing period. We just know that it will never be "normal." We see the surgeon again tomorrow to get the patch off and eye gtts start. We are thankful that it wasn't worse and just have to now wait patiently for the best possible outcome.

So Brad found a diamond in the ruff at the car show Saturday and ended up going to buy it on Sunday. Not sure how I feel about it-it's hard to picture the end result...see for yourself.