HAPPY NU YEAR!

We just wanted tu take a minit tu 

let u'all know that

we found our Nu Yearz Eve ball or 

dance or pawty or WHATEVER!

Thanx tu Wyatt'n Mayor Frankie

we r over at

Max the Quilt Cat'z place 

fer hiz

1st Annual Nu Year'z Eve Pawty.

It's NOT just a pawty BUTT

there r prizez tu!

Stop on by fer a hole lotta fun!

(Az u can c, the Diva Shasta iz 

havin'tu rest after 
all the dancing) 

HAPPY NU YEAR TU ALL!

In serch of the Nu Years Eve Ball (dance)

Like the subject line sez-

we Beaglebratz r lookin'fer

sumwhere'z where we can 

trip the lite fantastic on


Nu Year'z Eve.

(whatever that meanz butt we really don't wanna trip - butt that iz what hoo-minz say)

Pee-S - we will not b around much on Saturday- 
mom will b cleanin'n we will b serchin'fer our dance

Here's an update but not much

Ok, remember the Herpes eye infection was just discovered yesterday afternoon.  

Treatment began soon after but I saw my specialist earlier this afternoon.  

So that means the treatment has only 

had one day to work.  

My specialist thought he 

might have seen a small improvement.  

You would think that as quick as this infection came on that it wouldn't take long for it to go away once treatment began and 

it may be that way for someone with 

"normal" eye health but 

that ain't me.  

So for the time being I will take that "might have seen a small improvement" and 

run with it.

Next Monday (1/2/12), I am off work for the New Years holiday and have my next eye appt. with my local doc - two weeks from today I see my specialist again.  I have additional appts. already set for the next 6 weeks after that IF they are needed - I am hoping and praying 

 they are NOT needed!

So now it is time for bed - just not organized and keep getting here late.
Rarely seem to have time these days to 
visit other blogs.

Shiloh'n Shasta are waiting for me to let 

them outside so they can go to bed so

guess I will stop for now and

get some rest.

Ya'll take care and stay safe.

Kim, Shiloh'n Shasta

This is my Mom on Monday post but again kinda late

Not much going on - finally got a paycheck the Friday before Christmas but already had Christmas presents for my family courtesy of a Christmas club savings so besides helping buy Christmas dinner for sis and her son - also went shopping today and was able to pick up a few really good bargains.  I think Shiloh'n Shasta want to post about a "Santa invasion" so will just say that I was able to add to my Santa Clause "family".  Between a couple of Christmas presents and the shopping today, my sis was able to add some to her snowman "family" altho it is not as extensive as what Frankie Furter's mom has.

Ok, now for a little drama - seems like I can't go long without it and I bet you all can't guess what it's about - yep, my eye - less than five weeks since the transplant.  We had to cut short our shopping trip since I had a previously scheduled local eye doc appt.  One of the drops I HAVE to use after a transplant is a steroid drop which can lead to the development of a Herpes Simplex eye infection and after you get it once then the virus never totally leaves your body but is dormant until something like a physical or emotional stressor can cause it to flair up - my first infection with it was several years ago and now it has flaired up again. There is much GOOD news about this infection tho - it was caught early and treatment has already begun.  Even my vision has improved one more line on the eye-chart since my last visit with the specialist.  And that specialist just happens to be here in town Tuesday afternoon so my local doc wants me to see him if the specialist wants me to come in AND since I was previously scheduled by the specialist's office then that should be no problem.

Well not much else to report - was close to pulling my hair out last week as I tried to get everything done that I wanted - I don't think I have ever had a year where I was so dis-organized.  My original plan included being off work the week before Christmas but I lost those days since I was off so long earlier this fall so I ended up having to work.  Don't get me wrong, I was sooooooooooo glad to be able to return to work but I missed having those days off and I hope I can get them next year.  Well my eyes are trying to shut and I am starting to have to correct my spelling more and more.  I need to let Shiloh'n Shasta outside before bed so I will try to do an update tomorrow evening.

We wuz hit with a whirlywind....Merry late Christmas wishez

Our mom wuz so furry much bizy the past 

few daze - we hardly ever saw her BUTT

at least she wood take time to feed us BUTT

otherwize the ONLY way we Beaglebratz nu

mom wuz here wuz when she blew by us

on her was tu du sumthin else.

Anyway, we wanted tu stop by b-4

we go tu bed tu say we hope 

all had a furry much

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

We had a gooder one an'will share a few 

pikz in te next day or so.  

Santa Paws brought Beaglebratz a 

NU BED!

He also left us ALOT of treatz in

our stockinz BUTT

mom woodn't let us eat them all.

We think she shooda since 

it WUZ OUR treatz'n

Santa Paws gave them tu us, 

NOT HER!

OK, we iz goin'tu bed now-

we ALL went tu Aunt Sis house all day.

We will try tu git bak in a day or 2.

My thoughts about why .... and work - Mom on Monday - sort of

(WARNING, could be an excessively long post ahead)

I get a few comments from people sometimes about my perseverance and dealing with all the stuff going on related to my disabilities, especially my eyes/vision since that seems to be what I'm bothered by the most.  I really do appreciate all them and I just had the thought that they, at least in part, help to motivate me to keep going the way I do.

And I'm sure no one would be surprised when

I say that Shiloh'n Shasta play a big part of my

"keep on keeping on".

Of course I cannot deny that my family at home

and friends here in Blogville also play a part in my

"keep on keeping on".

Now for a little of my own "philosophy" or where else

that thought came from.

Until November 22, 1976, I was pretty much of

a "normal" kid of 19 then

I had surgery to remove a large benign brain tumor.

Don't let anyone ever say that if a tumor is not cancerous then

no problems - now I have to admit that today it would not

have caused the problems it did then but medical advances since 

then have greatly reduced the complications and problems

that would result from such surgery.

Let's suffice it to say,

I was almost like a newborn when 

I came home from the hospital-

I had to relearn much.

At that time my parents, sis and I lived on a small farm

just north of town.

So that means that at that time my 
family played a HUGE part in 
my rehab and MANY of the things I do today would not 
take place if it weren't for them. 

I am sure that this in part is 
responsible for what goes on today.

And there are 2 or 3 beliefs which I know motivate me-

not sure how others feel about this subject BUT

this IS MY (and the Beaglebratz) blog.

After that first surgery and any other subsequent surgeries, 

 some people might have just given up or at least

not tried so hard and not want to

"keep on keeping on".

I will be the first to admit-

I have had a few thoughts like that 

tho they were fleeting.

Then my faith in God intervenes-

I do believe that God wants His

children to be happy 

and to have a 

good life and to do the best they can with what they have.

The next belief can be somewhat of a challenge-

it is for me sometimes.

I really do believe that miracles do happen BUT

the biggest problem I have with this is I forget

that miracles do happen-

IN GOD'S TIME and

IN A WAY THAT GOD KNOWS IS BEST FOR US! 

Now this last belief I want to share with you-
in a way, this is the same belief that Sandra mentions
after that horrible fire at the
Houston Pittie Pack-
about God not giving you more than you can handle.
OK, FIRST I want to make sure people know that I believe 
NO ONE has an incorrect thought - EVER!
I agree with the psychologist, Bowen who said something like 
your feelings, thoughts and beliefs are never wrong
because they are automatic-
maybe like that of a dog's instinct 
in that they just happen- 
we don't really have any control over them but
only how we react or respond to them.
Now I have had people say that to me about my disabilities
that God never gives you more than you can handle  and at times, I have had that same thought but
then I thought, ok if God wants his children to be happy
and enjoy life then why would He give anyone things like
disabilities or a horrid fire that took the lives of 
5 loving creatures?
So a few years ago, 
I heard a pastor say
God doesn't GIVE the bad things in life-
sh*t just happens.
In other words, it is all a part of life and 
sometimes stuff in life just happens.
(My words now) In other words, life sucks sometimes and 
things happen that we don't understand. 
But like the pastor said- 
God is there for us to turn to when we need Him and 
believe me, I have needed Him alot since 
that day in November, 1976.

Ok, I'm done with my speech above-

now you all know that when 

Mom is quiet for too long, then 

when she does talk (or post)

SHE NEVER STOPS!

Work is going well, I guess-

my job is about 95% computer work and

after 90 days of non-use then

your access is taken away.

Oh I will get it back BUT

it could take up to 2 weeks.

And for those of us who have ever worked this time of year, it is almost impossible to get things like computer access very quick.

Plus they have to check that my account at the regional office in Austin, Texas was not deleted.

Oh well, such is life-

"keep on keeping on".

I am just so glad to be back-

HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE!

~Kim~

So Sad

Me and the Beaglebratz have only been gone from Blogville a few days - since going back to work (everything with that is going well) this has cut down on my at home computer time and I am tired after getting home plus getting ready for Christmas.  But now, when I do get here and on Facebook, I read so much about the unfathomable and most terrible tragedy that has struck the 

Houston Pittie Pack 

We at Team Beaglebratz are so

very thankful for the human lives and 

the two puppers who were saved but

we mourn the loss of

Coco Chanel, Guerro, Shelby,

Lucky and Tiger.

This would DEFINITELY be something

no one could ever dream of happening-

not even in their worst nightmare.

I don't know what I would do if 

I ever lost so many loving companions.

There has been a 

Chip-In page

 set up for Sandra and her family-

thanks to the generous communtiy of Blogville,

it has exceeded well over 
the original goal

BUT 

please don't let that stop anyone else-

recovery from such devastion is never cheap.

So maybe insurance will help 

BUT

there will be many other expenses 

NOT COVERED.  

Besides their furry companions they lost

the fire didn't leave much else.

And please stop by their blog

to express your sympathy-

this devastation will take a LONG time 

for Sandra and the rest to recover from.

Kim, Shiloh'n Shasta

Hi - Ho Hi - Ho, it's off to work I go (Wordless Wednesday - sort of)

Yep - tis true tis true.  Of course if I was independently wealthy or at least had a good source of a second income then not working would probably not be such an issue.  And of course, I do hate terribly having to leave the Beaglebratz behind - I am SURE they will have a few choice words I mean barks for me when I do get home.

Anyway, at my appt. last week, my vision was still between 20/150 and 20/200 - an improvement believe me but I was worried - would it be enuf.  I should not have worried - today when I saw my specialist, my vision was up to between 20/60 and 20/70 AND my specialist expects it to improve even more-

WHAT A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!

We Beaglebratz R Still Stoopervizing

Well az ya'll know, 

mom left us here 

ALL ALOME yesterday 

ALMOST ALL DAY!

An'she shut us in the 

kitchen or else

we JUST MAY-B cooda helped her

git that indoor tree all 

dekorated while

she wuz gone.

BUTT NOOOOOOOOOOOOO - she must haf fergot how good we can help soooooooooo-

now she haz tu du it by herself cuz

we iz tu bizy 

stoopervizin'agin.

As Shiloh'n Shasta would say - WOWZERZ WOW WOW!

 Ok, first of all, I must take a minute to thank my wonderful Beaglebratz for the nice post wishing me a happy birthday.  Then I need to thank all of you who left me happy birthday wishes.

NOW for the REALLY GREAT NEWS-

today was another follow-up appt. with my cornea specialist who has got to be

one of the smartest and great eye docs around.

Remember last week my new cornea transplant

was NOT healing-

vision improving and no signs of rejection BUT

just not healing.

Well, thanks to all the prayers here

and the method of treatment my eye doc

used to try to resolve that problem-

TOTALLY HEALED!

Now I am not the least naive when it comes to 

the health of that eye-

I know that does not mean there will never be a problem again-

however at least my eye doc is taking

preventive steps to at least try to keep this healthy at least for awhile.

For now he is continuing the use of that bandage contact lense plus he will see me 

next week when he is here in Topeka.

I am feeling better about that-

I hate being put off to more infrequent doc visits when I know I have an eye condition that needs a tad more attention-

at least for awhile.

Sis'n I were gone most of the day today so we did a little shopping in Overland Park.

I had a couple of tater tots that found their way bak to my kitchen so I flattened them out a bit

then melted a bit of cheese on them and 

added them to the 

dogs kibble after they cooled-

between that and 

their late evening treats I

hope that helped Shiloh'n Shasta feel better

a little after leaving them most of the day.

Ok, bedtime for us all here-

more later sometime.

Kim, Shiloh'n Shasta

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

We Beaglebratz r givin'our mom a break frum her uzual Mom On Monday post->
she iz du-in'that stuff tu our livin'room tu git it lookin'all purty an'Christmasy tuday an'we

r du'in our most furry best tu stoopervize->

 She iz takin'a break rite now so 

we d-sided we NEEDED tu 

take a break frum our laboreeus an'teedius werk of stoopervizing the dekoratin'an

stop by tu 

wish our mom a 

super HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 
Shiloh'n Shasta

Cornea Transplants - not jst bad off and good on (from mom)

Ok, well this past Wednesday when I left my specialist's office, I had learned further info of what is exactly involved in the entire process of a cornea transplant - I fuess that info maybe was explained to me years ago ( after all, this was my fourth time) actually I probably should have known but in the whole process maybe I forgot that part.  

I guess I always thought that even tho it is a intricate surgery, it just involved taking my old bad cornea out and then putting in the donor tissue then of couse there was always the possibility of the new cornea being rejected but  as of now rejection is not the issue with me - no, that is a relatively easy problem to take care compared to the issue I am dealing with now altho it too is nothing new to me'  my vision has improved and as I said, no signs of rejection of the new cornea however after the new cornea is put in place, I still had to regrow my own tissue to cover the donor cornea - when the specialist examined my eye, this regrowth had yet to begin - I did not realize this was suppose to happen but once I knew then I was not really surprised because I know how slow that area heals for me.  As a result I am now wearing that bandage contact lense  again - the one I can see thru but has no power in it.  It helped a bit - for my piece of mind - to know that my specialist was not surprised this happened.  So now I am bak to waiting - I go bak to the specialist next Wednesday, 12/7 so I hope I will know more then - especiall since I am set to go bak to work on 12/12.

We are all doing well otherwise - just trying to stay warm.  May get a little freezing rain this weekend.
Kim, Shiloh'n Shasta