Melia needs glasses!

Woo hoo... I am actually feeling really bad for her for some reason. Well, I hated glasses and looked like the biggest dork in the world. But it doesn't matter, here is the story!

It all started because she started doing a "stink eye" whenever she was looking at someone or watching a movie and she started doing it more often in the last like 4 months. Treven would mess around with her and sound like he was angry, but have a happy face or an angry face and she would do the "stink eye" and then based on what she saw she would react happy or sad.

So we decided, "Okay, we need to take her to the eye doctor." I finally called about 2 weeks ago to go in and see him. Today was the day. He first did the eye test, which included pictures not letters, and she would tell him what she saw. She got really frustrated about the 4th or 5th line down and just gave up. She just kept saying "Boat. Boat. Boat". Then he dropped some eye drops in to make her pupils nice and dilated. When we went back in, he had her watch a cartoon in a machine while he looked at her eyes and then he looked at her eyes with two other machines. Then he told us... She is EXTREMELY far-sighted. He said her eyes are trying so hard to focus on things around her that she just gives up and does the "stink eye". It makes sense even more though, because she gives up on coloring and just wants us to do it and we are trying to teach her what the letters look like and she gets frustrated and gives up.

So now it will be fixed with glasses. I will definitely be getting her contacts when she is old enough because that was the BEST thing ever for me in middle school. Her glasses will be in the office in 3 weeks at the longest. The doctor picked them out, not my favorite, but they are pink and they do look cute on her. He said they are the best for her age because they are durable. We will have to get new ones in a year because of her growth so I figure I can pick out cuter ones then.

Well there is the excitement at our house right now! Hopefully it will help her with things that she has been having problems with!

Today I had to give a talk AND teach Young Womens AFTER doing the activity Wednesday night. Toss on top of that registering Sadie at her new school, school supply shopping, closing out our old house (FINALLY- scheduling conflicts), interviewing and trying out a new Respite person for Ellyn because Rebecca thinks she needs to move to another country and have an adventure:), and knowing that Saturday morning you have a ten mile run and that is the farthest you've ever gone and you put that all together and well, let's just say it wasn't a "feeling right at ease" sort of week.

The Low Down
I think my talk went well, okay I'm faking humility. My talk went very well. I can say that, I worked hard on it, I prayed about it, Mike made fun of how stressed I was about it, but I'm much more comfortable being uber prepared when it comes to speaking in front of large crowds. It's to make up for all those years of finishing talks with a pen and a program during the sacrament hymn. I was nervous, sick to my stomach nervous and it didn't help when the Stake President "joined us on the stand." A woman in our ward came up to me after Sacrament Meeting was over and asked if I could email her a copy of one of my quotes. I told her just to take the page it was on that I had it saved on my computer (I write out every word, it helps me memorize what I'm going to say and then when I need to I can look down), then about two minutes later she came back and asked if, since I had it on my computer, she could just take the whole thing. I know, I know, I sound like I'm boasting. I'm not, I'm sharing in all humility. It was funny and kind of flattering.

Lesson in Young Women went fine, no hitches.

Our run yesterday was fabulous. I was sick to my stomach nervous about that too. We went to bed at 1:00 am Friday night after staying up late and playing games, then we were back up at 5:20. So not my time of day. The run was beautiful. I downloaded an audio book to listen to along the way and the time just flew by. I had two issues, 1. when I needed to go to the bathroom REALLY badly and there was NOWHERE to go until Mike spotted a biffy at a house that was being built and I hopped the fence and sprinted across the yard (honestly there weren't even bushes to hide in, I'm not afraid). and B. the last mile we had to run back across the golf course and joggers are supposed to be off the course by 7:30 and it was 7:25 and mile 10 and Mike was encouraging me to go faster (very nicely by the way, I LOVED running with him). I was pretty certain my legs were going to fall off. So we averaged a 10:40 pace. Slow for Mike, just fine by me. I am incredibly grateful to my good husband for sacrificing and staying with his slow wife. I don't think I could do it without him.

The kids are awesome. Ellyn has had some off days, not unhappy if she's getting her way, just entirely unwilling to leave the couch. She doesn't even want to go to the table to eat. It has been tricky. I am anxious to get the all clear sign from the orthopedist on Tuesday and really work on getting her moving again. School will be a good thing. AND, if I haven't mentioned it, she is going to be getting swim therapy. I am thrilled about that. Luckily the kid still loves going in the car.

Jane and Sadie are both getting excited for school to start again. A little excitement, a little nerves- those back to school jitters you just can't avoid. Jane is determined to work really hard starting now, to get good grades, go to High School, go to BYU, and then do their nursing program. I think it is a great idea, good goal to work toward. Sadie is still acting very grown up, even with Jane at home. It has really been enjoyable and I am anxious to see how she fares at school this year with her new TUDE.

Sawyer is Sawyer. He is now scooting the step stool around the kitchen enabling him to reach counters, cupboards, and food items that I do not want him to reach (i.e. the bag of M&Ms we use for positive reinforcement for Ellyn). He thinks he is so clever, and he is.

Mike is doing well, homework is not completely consuming his life like it once was. It's been nice. We've been able to play some games, go on a few runs, spend time with a couple of friends, normal happy family stuff. His glasses did decide to suddenly break this week (no, really, just broke right on his face) and that has stressed him out. The only day for appts. is also his busiest day at school.

Wow, novella. That's okay. Journal, family history, recording our ordinary lives. There it is- with a disproportionate amount all about moi. But I'm the authoress so that's the way it goes.
Blog out.