Fall Memories

Ooooh the memories.....

Ed called me at work and said that he had raked the leaves today and that he just didn't have the time or the stamina to rake them and bag them like he used to do. I remember when the girls were little, they would come outside and play for hours in the leaves - the piles of leaves that their daddy had just raked up. I miss those days!

Chattanooga

Ed and I just got back from Chattanooga. We had a continuing education meeting that we needed to attend to get CME credits. (to keep our radiology license up to date). It was so gloomy and rainy, but the colors of the leaves on the mountains were so beautiful. We wish that the rain had let up so that we could have spent the whole day admiring God's beauty! Maybe another time.

What a fantastic getaway! Jillian's fall break was this weekend so we rented a cabin in the mountains of East Tennessee - Gatlinburg. Christie flew from Tampa to Nashville (even though she doesn't get a fall break - she said that she could miss her Friday class to spend some time with us) and Ed and I both took off work Friday and Monday.

The cabin was wonderful. It was very cold. In fact there was snow on the higher mountains.

Our cabin was tucked away on the mountainside away from everyone. Very secluded and about 4 miles of crooked roads to get to it.

It was so wonderful to have the girls together and enjoy some R&R. Ryan and Alex also came to join us as it was their Fall break too.

More pictures in my shutterfly album to the right.

Peek a Boo

Thought this was a cute X-ray

Fall is in the air!

Just love fall decorating!

Eye Trouble

Yep...I starting having pain in my left eye since last Friday. It progressively got worse over the weekend so Monday I called my eye doctor - Dr Ming Wang - the doctor who did my lasix eye surgery 8+ years ago. They squeezed me into their schedule today. I told him that there was a lot of pressure behind the eye - it felt very dry, but yet there was more tearing from that eye than my other. The Dr said that I had Ocular Surface Disease which is an inflammation of the surface of my eye and that an eye drop called Restasis should help. They said that it is common for women over 40 due to hormonal changes and especially with women who have had eye surgery. I called Tony - (my brother - in - law and in my opinion the BEST eye doctor ever) to confirm he agreed with this diagnosis - and he did.

So I guess that means I stop by the drug store tomorrow and get some of these special eye drops. They both said that it will take at least a month to even start feeling a change and will take at least three months before the inflammation is gone. Hmmmm I guess that is one of the prices of getting old.

Armed Intruder at Christies College - Under Lockdown

Armed Intruder on University of South Florida Tampa Campus where Christie goes to school. She called me and said that emergency sirens were going off on the campus - that it sounded like a tornado siren in Nashville and then all of a sudden she received a text message warning them of the incident and to take cover in the nearest building or dorm and stay away from the library.

The campus was locked down for some time after someone reported a man with a gun and a bomb near the library. Police had one person in custody and was looking for a second. There was also a man apprehended on the campus bus after he stood up and stated that he was the person authorities were looking for. Police responded immediately and got him off the bus. When the siren interrupted the classes an announcement came out over the loud speaker saying there was an intruder and students should stay inside and lock their doors. Christie was close to her car so she got in and headed back to her apartment off campus. She had a class later on that night - but called me and assured me that she was fine and that she was given an all clear to come to class.

If it's not one thing it's another - I'm just glad she and the other students are ok.....another gray hair just popped up!