iBeth

Middle-Aged Eyes

Lately, I've had trouble reading from a printed page.  The words look blurry.  I stop, rub my eyes, try again, same problem.  When I mentioned the problem to my husband, he suggested that I push my glasses to the tip of my nose, hold the book farther away, and try again.  Et voila! the blurriness resolves into perfectly legible text.  I haven't been so depressed by a solution since my cough was cleared up by a daily application of nose spray (yuk).

Now I have to decide--keep futzing with the glasses & book position, or get measured for bifocals?

The Bored Sheep

Emma's acting debut took place this year in the church's Christmas pageant (a cute musical written by one of the older Sunday school students).

She took her role as a sheep seriously.  As we drove to her first rehearsal, she said, "Mama, I'm not being annoying, I'm just practicing."  And "Bah.  Baah.  Baaaah.  Baaah." floated from the back seat all the rest of the way to the parish hall. 

After her one musical number (wherein the livestock all sang, "The angels sing--la, la, la" etc. with appropriate hand gestures), the play wasn't quite so exciting.

Most Ironic Dog Name Ever

Edward Kennedy's dog's name is Splash? 

Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your . . . Oh, Never Mind

This gift idea is only for those of you who are over 18.   Go. Click.  Be sure to read the comments, too.  I'm not going to say anything more in a family blog.

New PJs for a New Year

We bought the girls new pajamas to wear for the first time on New Year's Eve.  Amelia chose bright red "pajamases" with Violet on them.  Emma chose an ultra-feminine princess nightgown + bed jacket combination (we passed on the matching high-heeled maribou slippers).  When she wears her nightgown, Emma reports, she feels like a real princess. 

"Mama," she asked me, "when I feel like a real princess, do you feel like a real queen?"

I told her that I feel like a real queen all the time because I have so much to be grateful for, including special daughters like her and her sister. 

Happy new year, everyone!  I wish all of you that new pajamas feeling throughout 2006 and beyond.