snow, and more

Everybody enjoyed the snow! Iain experienced some frustration with his little mitts--he had such difficulty picking up the small shovel everytime he dropped it! Thomas threw his first snowballs, mostly at me, and was disappointed that there wasn't really enough snow to build a snowman. He announced this morning that he wished we lived in England. We were surprised by this revelation (since Thomas has never been to England); when pressed, he admitted tha the wanted to play in the snow as he had seen his favorite animated English characters (Kipper and Tiger, if these names are familiar to you) do. We'll wait and see.

Anna's eye surgery does seem to have been a success. Her opthamologist was pleased with the result; Anna's eyes are not crossing any more! Anna returns in March for a follow-up, when the doctor will determine whether Anna needs to continue to wear glasses. Again, we'll wait and see!

post-op news

Anna's eye surgery is over! We have to wait until Wednesday, when she is scheduled for a post-op visit to the opthamologist, to find out all the details. But she has recovered significantly this morning, and even asked for her glasses. She's still a bit puffy--the swelling has been made worse by the additional fluid she was given during the procedure. Some children do not need glasses following this type of surgery, but I suspect Anna will still wear them. After all, she has two parents who have worn glasses for many years.

I expect that by the end of the weekend I will have pictures of the kids playing in the snow: it has just begun to fall!

hats

who said people don't wear enough hats? granted, it's the same hat (Lewis's cowboy hat), but they all seem to make it their own. Iain has even tried to say 'hat', just to see if Lewis would give it to him. how could he say no?

all three of the children enjoyed the snow this evening--yes, snow! for a little while, it was really coming down. it settled on the patio furniture and accumulated there and on the grass. Iain stood with Lewis at the big picture-window and slapped the glass enthusiatically; all through dinner, he kept looking over his shoulder to see if it was still coming down. Thomas surmised early on that there wouldn't be enough snow to make a snowman. oh, well. the rain will wash it all away by morning.

Anna is scheduled, finally, for her eye surgery: this Friday noon. it is not supposed to be a big ordeal, but she will not experience it as such. we just hope it all goes smoothly and she recovers as quickly as the doctor says she should.

Ninth day

...of Christmas, that is. and we are still enjoying the things Santa brought. Iain loves to be pushed around on his little tricycle; Anna prefers How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? to her bike, still. Thomas's first ride on the street, on a family walk on the 31st, was a great success! He enjoyed it, despite having an ear infection--which was discovered later that day. Illness after illness has been the story here since just after Thanksgiving. We are hoping to get and stay well in the New Year!

Our next celebration, on the 12th day of Christmas, will be Lewis's birthday. And then we get back to school, Tuesday! Anna and Thomas are looking forward to seeing their friends, and getting back to the usual and ordinary routine.