Ella & Abby : The Blog

3 month post LASIK checkup

sarah — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:32:58 +0000

I had my 3 month LASIK checkup last week. I had thought my eyes were doing better and the checkup proved it. My right eye is seeing a “good” 20/20 now. She said the right eye is down to 0 prescription. My left eye is a decent 20/25. She told me that last time it had been a slightly blurry 20/30. She said I still have a little bit of nearsightedness and little bit of astigmatism remaining in that eye. And the left eye is still more irritable than right and the quality of vision is very dependent on how wet/dry that eye is. I see great after putting drops in and it slowly wears off a few minutes later. So I have hope that it will continue to improve. The doctor was a bit surprised that eyes had improved, most people are pretty much the same at the 1 and 3 month appointments. So no talk of enhancements since they are still changing. I am hoping the left eye will improve a little more and then I won’t be tempted to do an enhancement.

Huh?

jeremy — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:51:53 +0000

Abby thinks this is how we wash cars…

Problem in the Bathroom

jeremy — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:50:34 +0000

We attended a party at a friend’s house over the weekend. Many of the people there were French, so we were actually preparing Ella for the fact that a lot of the kids would speak English as a second language so she would be understanding if they didn’t understand her right away, but it seems as though we should have prepared her for more mundane things. A couple hours into the party the host found us and said that Ella was, “Having trouble in the bathroom.”

Turns out she wanted to wash her hands but, seeing no soap, wasn’t sure what to do. Well, there was soap, but she had never seen *bar* soap before and had no idea what it was. Poor Ella!

“Shup up … WordWorld!”

sarah — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:57:58 +0000

“Shup up … WordWorld!”
— Abigail Frick

This week Abby was watching her current obsession the cartoon Word World when the dogs started playing and got a little too loud for Abby. She yelled at them to be quiet by telling them Word World was on. To be honest, I don’t think the dogs really cared.

Ella’s Poor Tulips

sarah — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:21:55 +0000

They just look so sad …

Easter Dresses

sarah — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:09:37 +0000

Here is a pic of the girls looking cute in their Easter dresses. There are lots more in the photo gallery here.

Who takes better Easter egg hunt pictures?

sarah — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:35:50 +0000

Jeremy and I both took pics with our phones since our regular camera battery was charging. He already posted his pics and here are mine …

Easter Egg Hunt

jeremy — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:26:08 +0000

Ella and Abby searched for eggs this afternoon.

Cousin Quinn

sarah — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:57:34 +0000

Ella and Abby have a new cousin. Quinn Amber Peterson was born late this morning. She was 7 lbs 14 oz and 20.5″. Mom and baby are doing well. Here a few pictures that Grandma Mindy took. There are a few more in the photo gallery here.

Ella, the personal trainer

sarah — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:30:10 +0000

Last week Jeremy was out of town for work. When I put Ella down for bed on Sunday night I told her that I was going to go work out in the basement and I wouldn’t hear her if she called from her bed which she does sometimes. I told her if it was really important she could come downstairs and get me. After going over what would be something really important I went down and exercised. Well come Wednesday night I was a tired and a little sore so i decided to read for a little bit and go to bed early. At about 8:00 Ella comes into my room and states “I noticed that you didn’t go in the basement to work out tonight”. I told her that my muscles were tired and sore so i decided not to lift weights. Her response was “So … no exercise today?”. I explained that I did get some exercise (playing chase, pulling her and her sister in a wagon while walking the dogs) and she eventually went back to bed. I didn’t realize I had to clear my exercise plans with my 5 year old.