So I've been super lax on blog entries. I guess life got in the way for awhile, but I'm hoping to get back into more of a "habit" of documenting events.
November . . . was a busy month. Jason, Roxanne, and Annikah were with us from October 27 - November 27. Our house was sort of a home base for them in CR, but they spent time also with Justin and Annie in Iowa City - even spent a few overnights there; and also planned activities with Jorie and Mark's family. Annikah was able to have lots of time with her cousins, and we enjoyed several fun family times - including celebrating Thanksgiving together. A highlight was family bowling, which was a first for Joel, Silas, and Annikah. We all had fun, and after bowling, always say we should do that more often!
Our whole gang at the bowling alley
In early December we had a blizzard here - about a foot of snow arrived, and we coped with shoveling snow for several days. 
On December 12 . . . we enjoyed attending a Christmas concert by Tribute, a local women's group. This has become an annual event for us - I think we've attended for four years in a row now. We gave tickets to Jorie and Mark for Jorie's birthday, and babysat all three boys so they could attend. We also gave tickets to Justin for his birthday, so he and Annie could go with us the next night. It put everyone in a festive mood and getting out in the snowy weather made it seem even more Christmasy.
On December 17 . . . I had my second corneal transplant surgery. The first one was just four years ago, on December 21, 2005. This will be the fifth surgery I have had on my left eye, all due to my rare disease - I.C.E. syndrome. All went well as far as my doctors are concerned, but in my opinion this one was more painful and is taking longer to heal since I had to have five sutures in my eye. Ugh! I know I am under the best of care at the University of Iowa opthalmology department, but am anxious for my eye to heal and look normal again.
