Tunnel

We are in 11 inches of snow. People are walking more and smiling more. Instead of going to work people are going sledding. It is snowy but not cold. Just cold enough to have snow. That's the good kind of winter. I have forgotten how much I love shoveling. I shoveled half our block and the steps of John's house because he is kind of old. Nobody owns a shovel here. Nobody owns a shovel and people are really into coffee. I don't know if either is very true.

White

There has been no school this week so we have not gone to Boyer and we probably wont have coop tomorrow. Burmy has been over working on the house design. Today we made a snowman. I feel like Finn should be restless but he doesn't seem too bothered. He is starting to watch videos a little. We have a couple nature videos and an HBO bit with Aaron Neville singing. Yeah, I'm working on finding better stuff.

Birthday Party

We celebrated Finn's Birthday and then it snowed.

Christmas lights in Renton

We went to Renton to see Santa Claus with Dana and Renae. Finn still looks uber tough and asked Santa for a new eye. Santa said he didn't know if he could get him a new eye. Finn said that he better make it happen because brake lines can snap at unfortunate times and that would be a shame to lose control when going at the speed of the love of little boys and girls or whatever powers his sleigh. They seemed to understand eachother. Then we went and got pizza.

The eye

Surgery Day

We went to Swedish Hospital at 5:30 this morning. The children's waiting area got busy fast. There was a Russian woman and her daughter with a translator. Maybe there to surgically correct all of her backwards Rs. Our anesthesiologist had a beard. There was a mixup on the schedule and he said he had been at home reading the paper and talking to his dog when he found out. They cut the left eye muscle on one side and lengthened it on the other to help correct the crossing. They use a scissors. The eye was crossing and the brain was beginning to ignore it which was causing vision to decline. The surgery won't directly improve his vision but it will make it so it doesn't get worse. So, now it is over and the surgery went well. Finn's eye looks like it has been headbutted by a badger but he is doing well. Mostly sleeping and throwing up a little which is common after this surgery. Thanks for all your thoughts and calls.