Right.
So I packed up my two-year-old, my seven-month-old, the Legos, the scarf that S loves, the markers that only color on the special coloring book, the coloring book that said markers color on, a few more things for S to put in her mouth, S's blanket, my contacts, and me. We arrived and plopped down in the waiting area. About two minutes later, or just enough time for the girls to unpack everything, the nice girl calls us back. We go to the back waiting room and she watches us unpack all our stuff on the floor and then asks me two questions. Then asks us to move into the exam room. Really? You couldn't have asked me those two questions in there?
So we pick up everything and move into the exam room. The girl smiles and asks me, "How old is your baby?" I tell her 7 months and she smiles shyly. She tells me she just found out she and her husband are going to have a baby. Like yesterday found out. Oh, I see legos and potties and slobbery kisses in your future. Its quite a ride.
The eye doctor comes in and says, "So did the contacts not work for you?"
What gave it away? The fact I was wearing my glasses?
"What was the main problem?" he inquired.
"They made me want to rip my eyes out."
So now I'm trying a pair of contacts that are comfortable yet not my right prescription. And this week I'll pick up other ones that are my right prescription but perhaps not as comfortable. I'm very tempted to just get a new pair of glasses for crying out loud.
(Did I mention that we were in there an hour? And- can I brag a bit?- the girls were wonderful. Like much better than they are at home. I'm thinking of becoming a stay-at-the-eye-doctor's-mom.)
And the next morning when I was putting my contacts in, Kiran said, "Mommy you have your eye doctors in your eyes?"
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This afternoon we kept checking outside to see if the rain had turned to snow. Once it finally did, Kiran disappeared for a few quiet minutes. When she returned, she announced she was ready to go out in the snow!
By our last official check (which is taking the ruler out to measure the snow on the deck rails), we have 4.25 inches and its still coming down hard! Snow day tomorrow. Which of course is the same as every other day... just with snow.
7 comments:
It will be fun in years to come to call your contacts "eye doctors" just for the memory. My parents still love to remind me of flowers being "la-las" and RVs being "Grandmas".
Kiran is such a beautiful 2 year old.
You called RVs "Grandmas"??? I'm guessing your grandparents drove around in one?
Every time I put my contacts in I picture these teeny tiny men in white coats running around my eyeballs, adjusting my vision.
Aren't you so glad when the kids behave when you are out. What a blessing.
I just went through the same thing just before the holidays. Although my eyes aren't as quirky as yours it had been 4 years since my last appt. Also, it had been about 8 years since I wore contacts.
I tried a pair for two weeks and it was so bizarre. Besides getting used to that feeling again I just felt like everything was "off." I could see cleary but still felt unstable and had terrible depth perception.
When I went for my recheck, I just told him I would rather have glasses even though he assured me we could find contacts that would work. Glasses are cheaper, anyways.
So cute! And Kiran is beautiful!! I love her boots. :) Did y'all play in the snow?
I love that last picture - that is too cute!!!
We did go play in the snow- last night and this morning. I have some great pictures I'll post.
Yes- glasses are cheaper! Which is why I want my insurance to pay for my contacts then I can get me some cheap back up glasses. I found a new cheap glasses website the other day.....oh I can't remember now.
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