Photo Friday

The Jaceman's precious eyes did not follow the typical pattern... they work independently rather than together, and that has become more pronounced over time (see pics below).  His wonderful and attentive Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Garner, had this same condition and it eventually set in permanently.  She's the first one who caught it when he was in Kindergarten, and after going to an eye doctor who was somewhat clueless for a while, they tried the doctor she recommended, and he really understands this problem and how to correct it.  He showed them how Jace sees the world and how he focuses with one eye while his brain shuts the other eye off.  This will require intense eye therapy (45 minutes a day at home + one weekly office visit, starting with 55 weeks!!), but it is fixable. If they did not take it seriously and work to correct it, he would be unable to drive a car when he turns 16... crazy!  It heavily affects his depth perception and certain things with his reading and writing, and I'm excited for him to be free of those limitations in school and sports!!

Well, iOS 14 is out and they introduced "widgets."  Not a fan of that word, but they're kinda fun.

Speaking of phones, I was trying to open mine to look at it while laying in bed this morning, and I dropped it right onto my lip... ouch!! lol  I was half-asleep and it was startling, and then it was really funny.

Today is Aspyn Jane's 5th birthday. Praying for Lindsay and Jon.

Always a funny memory!

 

 

That's me! =)

Fun fact:  As of Wednesday, there were 100 days remaining in 2020.

I had lunch with Kristin Foster at Red Robin on Wednesday and got the tortilla soup and caesar salad... yum!

A good reminder especially this year...

Peloton introduced Barre strength classes on Tuesday... it's harder than I expected, but I'm a fan!

Truth:

Labor Day with Holly Dei

 The first weekend of September was Labor Day, and Holly Dei came to visit from Thursday to Tuesday!  She flew in and out of Tulsa, but we spent most of the weekend with the fam in MWC.

We had dinner Friday night at Packard's downtown with Rachael and Megan, the old CHA gang.  This was a pre-dinner pic at Mom and Dad's.

And one with the Parrish kids!

On Saturday, Holly and I joined Paul for a boat ride on Lake Draper!  (My first time at that lake so close to Mom and Dad's house).

It was a beautiful day, but we were going fast enough to scare me, especially with all of Mom's anti-lake stories.  After I insisted on getting a lifejacket (I was the only one but I so don't care), the boat ride was much more fun and peaceful!

We stopped for a bit to chat and have some snacks (wine, cheese, grapes, strawberries, and crackers). It somehow failed to occur to me that I get seasick, so I was slightly nauseous with the rocking boat and getting worried about that, but I didn't throw up, so I'm calling the day a success!  It was entertaining listening to Holly and Paul.

He taught us to drive the boat.  I only drove for a tiny minute, but still fun that I tried it! lol

This pic makes me laugh!

We had to help pull another stranded boat in to the dock area... Holly caught the line they threw over and was super proud of herself! lol

Holly had dinner with her parents that night, then Judy brought her over.  We chatted and looked at some of Holly's travel pics whilst Mom and I baked a 3-layer chocolate cake (something Holly had talked about being a first-tier dessert). lol

Sunday was a relaxing pool day, and Kate and Evelyn came to join us!

Me and the kids swimming! (T-man was at Nate's house)

This one turned out great!

I had to join the group photo!

Me and the mini Miss K!

It was a really nice summer day and a good way to "end" the summer season!

J&K read to Holly and Megan.  Holly was coaching and judging them as if it were a college presentation, but they did an excellent job even with that extra pressure!

Mom made us some tasty desserts, along with strawberries and dip + chips and queso.

Carter Lee and Mamaw!

At Holly's request, we went to Ted's for dinner.  There was a 50-minute wait and sub-par service, but the food was still good!  (Rach, Jace, Kate, and Evelyn left early and had burgers to go so that the baby could go to sleep on time.) This is during our long wait...

Taking fun selfies with Holly's phone while she was out of the room. lol

One last group pic on Sunday night!  After the Parrishes went home, we all chatted around the kitchen table for a while then finally went to bed after midnight.

Monday was a lengthy game of Uno with Holly and the kids (where Holly paid Carter $20 to help keep me from winning -- mess).

After that, Holly and I went back to Tulsa, where we Doordashed Chinese food and watched Indian Matchmaker on Netflix.  She left just after I went to work the next day.  All in all, a fun and memorable weekend!  Her visit in March was at the very beginning of the pandemic, so we were hoping her visit this time would signal the end.  No such luck so far. lol

Catching Up

Happy September!!

So this was one of the best live rides I've taken... on September 11th, Robin coached a ride where she talked about 9/11, NYC, honoring those who died by living fully, and finally announced she was pregnant with her first child!!  They've been trying for a while, so she was very emotional... and I was too as she announced it.  Her husband, Drew, came out to surprise her with flowers, and it was all fantastic and full of joy and hope on a day that was already emotionally charged with hard memories.

Chet Lee and Tater-Tot - the Wilson fam had me and the Fultons over for dinner last weekend!

Tate shared his fireman's hat with me. 🎔

Group pic!

A good reminder:

Yay for my new bumper sticker!

I've been taking the Personal Development School classes with Thais Gibson... I'm working toward secure attachment and keeping this list close to remind myself:

I arranged this veggie tray owl for Eric and Rosa's baby shower!

Sarah and I at the shower

And now one with Chet Lee

The Fulton and Heiskell fam!

And a quick slideshow from yesterday:

Blogger has updated to a new system, and while the new font choices are fun, there are still a lot of bugs and issues, so the following photos are in exactly reverse order from the way I selected them. 😞 So going backwards, here are some memories from August 27 to September 10, minus Labor Day weekend with Holly, which will be my next post.

My new XOXO hoodie... yay!!

FaceApp -- Me as Harley Quinn - creepy!

Some cute flowers I put out for the weekend Holly came to visit - Reasors had a 2 dozen for the price of 1 sale.

I did another full closet cleanout and gave lots of stuff to Goodwill this past week!

The Parrishes helped Mom and Dad paint the front side of their door... Mom and I did the inside while they were at SeaWorld last year.

I was excited to catch this mileage number! =)

Truth:

(Me being excited on the 777 day - not sure why it inserted the other pic in between. lol)

I miss Vegas and Mon Ami Gabi. lol

A lovely walk/jog to one of Robin's outdoor classes at the Gathering Place!

More encouraging truth:

We were practicing with Microsoft Teams, and it really zoomed in on my smile - this was Laura's computer screen. lol

It's been such a strange year.  I'm over the Bluejeans and video dockets, but I fear the attorneys are loving them and we may be in this for the long haul.  If so, I'm gonna need Creek County to step it up and provide better WiFi.

That's my photo-filled update #1.  One more catch-up post coming today.