Oldest Daughter, Youngest Daughter and myself all had eye doctor appointments the other day. They took me in first and the daughters joined me in there so they could see what happened. They were especially concerned about having their pupils dilated so they wanted to watch that part in case it involved screams of fear or pain on my part.
I finished my exam without incident. I am doing fine with distance after having lasik surgery almost three years ago. However, my need for some assistance in terms of reading has become apparent to me and was obvious to the doctor. I'll be the proud owner of reading glasses in the near future so I'm officially an old fart.
Youngest Daughter wanted to go next and sat in the chair. The doctor handed her the paddle that you hold over your eyes, told her to cover the left one, and then asked her what she could see on the wall. There was a long pause and when I looked at YD she had her eye covered and the other eye closed. LOL She thought you were supposed to look THROUGH the paddle covering her eye and was concerned because she couldn't see anything.
You can tell that I've been doing this blog for a while because as soon as we finished laughing she asked, "Are you going to blog about this?" None of the kids read my blog though they know of its existence. I think I'll either wait until the find it on their own (unlikely) or reach adulthood and then I'll tell them.
It will be like a right of passage...I have no silver or gold to give you my child, but such as I have is yours...the URL to my blog. Use it wisely.
Posted by bbarton at August 12, 2005 10:45 AMBwhaahahaha....ahhhh the riches.;)
Posted by: Katy on August 12, 2005 12:45 PMLu - I'm sure if they could read my blog they'd feel differently but the just imagine that it is the harmless ramblings of their uncool dad. I'll be sure to post a pic with my sexy glasses then, Lu. ;)
Katy - Yep, gotta love the wealth of information provided by teenaged daughters. :)
Posted by: Bob on August 12, 2005 02:27 PMlmao!
Posted by: christie on August 12, 2005 08:30 PM"Oh my God Dad I had no idea you were such a perv!"
Are you going to get one of those cool lanyards for your glasses? You could hang your tasting glass and corkscrew off there too! You would be sooo cool at the next Wine Expo! I can just see you throwing a glass of wine in your face as you attempt to open a bottle with your glasses.
Posted by: David on August 18, 2005 01:28 PMWhen do we get to see you in the new glasses?
Posted by: Antipodeesse on August 18, 2005 06:22 PMHEY, NEEDING READING GLASSES IS OK WITH ME. LIFE COULD BE MUCH WORSE, that's how i look at it. I found these amazing EURO looking glasses, they are amazing and they make me look Soooo hip. Buy a snippy looking pair and see the looks and comments you will get. I bought a pair of SEEQA (I think thats how you spell it) on the net. There are others but I liked seeqa'a styling, not the regular 3 for $9.99 look, which you find in flea markets all over florida. Have Fun !!
jessy Z
Ha! I get that all the time, but it's more to the tune of, "Mom, you are sooo *not* gonna blog this!"
Bob, whatever! You are not even close to being an "old fart." Glasses are very, very sexy.
Posted by: lu on August 12, 2005 11:44 AM