Counting the days...

Until my new glasses arrive. YAY!

Went on Wednesday for the two week follow-up on my right eye cataract surgery.  Things are going so well, the dr. felt comfortable saying it was time to order glasses.  I am sososo anxious - the good kind of anxious!  I knew going in I'd still need glasses after the surgery.  My astigmatism is bad enough that things aren't quite crisp around the edges.  And it's been (more than) a tad frustrating having to reach/fumble for readers to do anything closer than a few feet.  Since I've had such great success with corrective lenses in the past, I'm really used to seeing things clearly.  And I've missed that.

So, not only am I going to be able to get new glasses, we've also ordered prescription bifocal sunglasses so I can see and read even in the sun. 😀 What a huge luxury.  And to sweeten the experience further, we've dropped my previous piano glasses off for the lenses to be replaced so I can say yes at church when people ask me to play something or sub on the organ.  I can just feel my tension about my eyes diminishing.

Cropped and cropped = blurry

I've loved being out on the trails in the morning. The other morning a deer and I played hide-and-seek along the creek at the park.  I took several pictures because it was so fun.  Was surprised when I discovered I'd managed to capture the deer mid-leap across the creek.  Fun way to start the day.

We met our friends from out of town downtown for dinner.  Wandered for a bit on Temple Square and in City Creek. It was too hot out for much outdoor time.  But I loved the way the moon looked over the Temple.

And while it seems like I've a lengthy list of frustrations and concerns, there have been some delights.  I've a tall stack of books to read that promise hours of enjoyment.  The lesson for my next turn at teaching Relief Society is coming along fairly well.  I completed a needlework project.  I always want "perfect" in my handwork.  And of course, perfect is always just out of my reach.  But it was very fun to learn something new and it turned out "ok".  We tried an eatery I've wanted to go back to (The Husband has been a bit reluctant) and it was very very yummy.  We'll go back.  We've a birthday to celebrate this weekend that will provide a reason for shaved ice (haven't yet had one this summer).  And I've plenty of socks in my sock drawer!!

So I'm grateful for enough delights to offset at least some of the grumpiness. I'm grateful - so very grateful - for air conditioning.  I'm grateful for enough left in our Health Savings Account to pay for my glasses without too much pain.  (I'll be sad when balance has completely dwindled away). I'm grateful that the eyedrops will be over soon.  And I'm grateful for "vitamin H" - those hugs that feed my soul.