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Tuesday, November 01, 2005Six Eyes My daughter's boyfriend calls me "Six Eyes." The reason? Because not only is my memory going, but so is my eye sight. So, I picked up a pair of readers from the drug store. After a while, I needed to increase the strength. Again ... and again ... and again.Eventually, my computer screen started to become fuzzy. So did the speedometer on my car (though the officer wasn't too sympathic when I tried to explain). So did the items on the grocery store shelf. So, I started wearing that first pair of readers up on the top of my nose and the 200-strength readers on the bottom of my nose (thus the "six eyes" thing). I've been living like that since last spring. I FINALLY had a break in my schedule and went to the eye doctor. Diagnosis: My vision cannot be corrected with contacts. I *have* to wear glasses. Have I mentioned I'm a bit on the vain side? A bit of a prima dona? Well, I am. I don't like wrinkles. I don't like gray hair. I don't like losing my memory. And I definitely don't want to wear glasses. But, it is either that or be "six eyes" for the rest of my life. So, I did what every good female in a crisis does. I called my mom. She is coming over at any moment to help me pick out glasses and then go to lunch with me. We have decided to make a festive event of it. I'm all dressed up and so looking forward to spending the afternoon together that I keep glancing at the clock to see when she will arrive. You know what? I ought to go out with my mom more often. Oh! There she is! Gotta go!
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8 Comments:
Ha! Poor baby. I've been "blind" since birth, acquiring my first beautiful cat eye specs at the age of 6. Now I'm putting off bifocals--which seem schizo to me--by using both regular glasses and reading glasses, tho not at the same time like you do! I take great comfort in Scripture verses that refer to the blind seeing, and the wisdom of the aged, and the beauties of white hair (as a powerful Jesus has in Revelation). :o)
1:15 PM
I started wearing bifocals in third grade in an attempt to slow down my eyes from deteriorating as rapidly as they were. So, I'm quite used to the trolling for new, cute glasses: hard to pull off when the glasses are as thick as mine generally are.
For the moment, I don't have to wear bifocals since my eyes are stable and I can still wear contacts although only a couple of companies carry prescriptions as high as mine.
*shrug* I've learned to deal with it and shopping for glasses has become quite fun now that I've learned the formula for glasses that look cute on my face (as small a width as I can stand, so the lens isn't thick, and plastic frames to cover more of the bulk of the lens in a darker color).
2:23 PM
I'm another one. I wear bifocals. Can't use contacts.
It seems like an awful lot of book-lovers need glasses or contacts. Do we turn into book-lovers because we can't see well enough to do anything but read? Or do our eyes go bad because we ruin them with too much reading?
How can there ever be too much reading??
3:01 PM
Well, I'm back and our sojourn was successful! I first took Mom to the doctor's office and showed her the obscenely expensive pair that were my favs. She ooohed and ahhhhhed and made a big ta-doo about them. (She never does this. She is *ultra* picky.)
So, we left them there and went to *six* different places. Mom's responses were "too wide" "nope" "too square" "too slanty" "too distracting" "those are ... okay" and so guess what I did?
Yep. Went back to the first stop and paid a truly *obscene* amount of money for my glasses. I don't even want to *think* about what the dh's reaction is going to be.
They are some of those rimless glasses with anti-reflective surfaces so they look completely invisible, except for the tiny little titanium bridge and ear pieces.
I get them in two weeks ... if I'm still alive when dh sees the bill. ha!
P.S. Did I mention his nickname for me is *Princess* ??
4:27 PM
Ah, but that makes him the Prince Charming, right??? Make sure you let us know what Mr Greg sez. Maybe you should wait to show him the bill until he sees how beautiful you are in them? I'm hoping for narrow and geeky red- framed reading glasses next time, something that will stun and amaze all who see me in them.... :oD
5:38 PM
BTW Miz Megs, I didn't read a whole lot before I turned 6, but I could see that voracious reading has led to the current ocular decline in my life. Cuz no, there can never be too much reading!! (And I like Valmarie's fashionable approach to the necessity of specs!)
And hey Miz Dee--Pastor Sarah told me yesterday that, altho she hasn't seen Wicked yet, she's listened to the music and it's terrific. So terrific that she's gonna put together one of the songs for a winter ladies retreat in our area (a song re friendship). So keep us posted on what you and daughter think of the show....
7:26 PM
Would you believe, Barb, that they are completely sold out? The only tickets available are on ebay for about $300. I'm sooooo disappointed!
7:52 AM
$300??????? Ack!!! I guess DVD's are the only hope anymore...
:o(
9:16 AM
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