Bifocals Again

Well, we are back to bifocals for C.    Her eyes are straight when viewing distance.  Her eyes cross a bit when viewing up-close so the goal is to make her not work so hard up-close.  Her prescription is still +3.50 and +4.00, but now with a +3.00 added for the bifocal portion.

This is probably a very minor point to mull over, but it’s hard to find frames that fit a small child’s face AND that are round/big enough for a bifocal lens.   I tend to the like the more rectangular frames, and it seems there are more of them.  But, the bifocals to help with strabismus needs to bisect the middle of the eye/pupil so that the bifocal portion for a child is larger than for an adult.   And, with a rectangular frame, that doesn’t leave much room above the bifocal portion for viewing.

We found some cute frames for C though.  We’re back to more round/ovalish frames. 

C adjusted to the bifocals easily – probably because she had worn bifocals before her surgery.  I have to observe her more when she views up-close.  It’s harder to do so because she is often looking down (ie. reading a book) so I have to get down to her level or lower!

Where Does the Time Go?

I don’t know where the time goes.  Being a SAHM, you’d think that I have a lot of time while C is playing.   I haven’t had a chance to write anything in over a month. 

I do have to say that I’m looking forward to the nice Spring weather.  Being outside.  Of course I say that now – I’ll probably want to be inside with the AC when it’s hot outside. 

Here’s to Spring!

Fun on a Rainy Day

I often like to stay home when it rains, but today, C and I put on our raincoats and stepped out.  We took a trip to see some water fountains.  It was great – there was a break in the rain, no one else was around.  C ran around, screaming in delight, seeing the water.  I’m sure she wanted to run though it! 

I love how she stood there, captivated, whenever the water would come out.

Birthday Time

The candles on my burnt almond birthday cake is not representative of how old I am!   And, this cake was yummy!

My birthday gift – new lens for my camera.  I’m learning so much about using my Canon DSLR camera.  I hope to capture great portrait shots with this new lens!

7 Layer Bean Dip

This yummy 7 layer bean dip was a hit at our Super Bowl party.   And, it was so easy to make!

I wish I had some now.

Books to Read

I’m looking for a good book to read next.  Sometimes I read several books in a row, and then I take a break.  My method of finding new books to read is pretty random.  I often browse the Amazon bestsellers list to see if any titles sound interesting.  Then, I read the description and download a sample to my Kindle.  Or, I may see some popular titles reviewed in a magazine and decide to take a look at the book. 

I checked out Positive Discipline for Preschoolers at the library a few weeks ago, but I don’t count that as reading for pleasure.   (C is pretty well behaved, but I wanted to see what this “approach” is all about.)

S tells me that I should review books on Amazon so that their system can give me good recommendations.   Perhaps I’ll do that.