Hannah turned 11 last monday. yesterday we celebrated her with a birthday party at a local skating rink. we had a blast. she's turning into a beautiful young girl. she is kind, and thoughtful, and (most of the time) gentle ... and wants SO MUCH to care for people...

Scott and Becky and Breanna and Colin came up for the better part of the day, and that was fun as well.

Tomorrow is shaping up to be a fun day. The kids are out of school (Columbus Day, in-service day? not sure ... they had last monday off, and i thought THAT was for Columbus Day...) in any case, we're hosting a Rappahannock Baptist Association brotherhood meeting and dinner at Church ... Pork Loin, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit cocktail, and apples and cinnamon ... we're expecting over a hundred people -- it's always ladie's night when they have these dinners ... so it should be a good turnout, mostly because Jerusalem is centrally located to the association. will post again tomorrow night... :-)

Back To Contacts

Had my eyes checked last week, and found that the glasses i've been wearing for about 8 years no longer fit the bill for what i need.

The exam was on Thursday, and I got the call from the Vision Center at Wal-Mart that the contacts were in on Monday. Pretty quick turnaround! Drove by to pick them up, and brought them home, soaked them overnight, and popped 'em in yesterday morning. Aside from initially feeling like I had put two SAUCERS in my eyes, I got over the initial discomfort and the rest of the day went well. Today is day 2. For what I have, nearsightedness plus astigmatism, (are those two the same thing??), Rigid Gas Permeable lenses do better at correcting the problem than soft lenses, which is fine, since that is what I've been wearing since I first got contacts in ... 19... 77? 78? (eek ... that's almost 30 years ago!)

oh well.

New glasses soon to follow. :-) yeah, they are different too. (stylewise)

grace & peace