The "I could have been killed in that accident" club

Last Saturday morning, one of Michael's nephews, who is a Gwinnett County policeman, was involved in an accident while on the job. He was going to a call and had his lights on. Another vehicle did not yield in an intersection and struck Jeff's police car. The photos show the result of the accident.

I don't know all the details but we were told that he came out of this accident without injuries.

Since I was involved in the accident in Oklahoma right before Christmas, I have heard of people being killed or seriously injured in accidents where their cars went off the road or down embankments. I don't know why I was so fortunate but there must be a reason. I was blessed to be spared so I know I must have some purpose. It's just been difficult for me to understand what it might be. OK - enough of that.

The house

Work on the house never ends. There is always something else to do.

Well, we recently reached a milestone. We finally finished installing the new flooring in the third bedroom. Next is the hallway and the front bedroom (bedroom #2). We're also going to be painting the hallway and bedroom. Normally, we could move along at whatever pace we choose. Since Jennifer is living with us while AJ is in Iraq, that changes things a little. We want to get the hallway and bedroom finished as soon as we can so that we can get her and the baby back into the front bedroom. I don't know if we'll be able to finish that much before the baby arrives.

And we've decided that in addition to replacing flooring and repainting rooms, we're going to replace the interior doors to give the house a fresher, updated look. That was my idea - I had to do a lot of talking to convince Michael on that one.

It's difficult to get work done during the week because we're both tired after working all day. Our weekends are limited by the fact that we have Tara every other weekend. And since she thinks she has to be wherever I am and right in the middle of everything, it's not possible to do much in the way of painting or installing flooring with her around.

Oh well, nothing ever gets done as quickly as I think it should, but it eventually gets done.

Trip to the eye doctor

Today was one of my regularly scheduled visits to the eye doctor - I usually go every 4 to 6 months. In addition to getting my pressure checked, it seems there is always another test of some kind being done. No extra tests today, but with no discussion or advance warning, he (the doctor) apparently had decided to do a laser procedure on my right eye to get rid of "vitreous strands." Apparently these vitreous strands can develop after eye surgery around the site of the incision. The use of the laser itself does not hurt; however, the eyedrops to constrict the pupil can and do cause a headache. The lens they put in your eye (like a really big contact lens) before they use the laser is REALLY uncomfortable. Add to this the fact that I had a headache before I went to the doctor. After it was all done, I had a really big headache and my eye felt really scratchy (which the doctor said was normal). What am I supposed to get from this? Supposedly the vitreous strands can cause blurred vision. So I guess this is supposed to help the vision in my right eye - the eye that is the weaker eye.

In other health news, I recently had blood work done at the endocrinologist. My triglycerides are way down - all the way to 118! Yay! Still need to get my LDL and HDL where they need to be. Also my insulin levels have improved to the point where I think I'm not considered insulin-resistant any longer. Another yay!