Cataracts can be bothersome but they can also be wonderful. Why do I say that? Well, sometimes you don't even know when you have the cataracts, I didn't but the Optometrist said they were ready so in two separate visits to the hospital, I had the cataract surgery in 2006. To tell you the truth, I didn't even know that I could see better because the Optometrist still prescribed glasses for me and naturally the Optician was in his office. So, I continued to pay almost $400 everytime that he said that there was a change in my eyes. Imagine my surprise when the Opthalmologist informed me about 3 months ago that my vision was 20/20 and all I needed was reading glasses. It seems as though this happens to some of us when we have our cataract surgery. When I asked why the Optometrist kept prescribing glasses for me, I was told that an Optometrist was in business...  Read More

Well it is a new year and so far we have had rain, rain, rain and loud mouthed politicians. Are you as sick of them as I am? It wouldn't be so bad if they stuck to what they should be talking about....what they will do if elected. But no, they have got to bad mouth each other and that only turns people off. At this point, there is nobody that I want to vote for next year, but vote I will as I always do. I, for one, will be so glad when the 2012 elections are over and done with. The only problem is that I just looked at my calendar and realized how far away that is. Do you think that we will live through all of it?

As for the new year, I am bound and determined to make every minute of it count and enjoy my life and my family, especially the grand kids. I just wish that I could see the two that are in the Marine Corps more often....  Read More