Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Another Sign of Age

Well, today another sign of middle age creeped into my life...my reading glasses arrived.  They were ordered over 5 weeks (military efficiency).  The doc wasn't kidding.  I really was seeing everything much smaller than it really is.  Not sure what the next step into middle-age is, but I'm sure I'll find out soon enough.  (I already complain about not understanding current music and fashion if you're wondering).

The last 2-3 days have been in the low 90s.  I know that doesn't sound bad to my friends and family in the southeastern US.  However, most of them haven't lived in a house and worked in an office without air conditioning in quite a while.  It was also a great weekend at home with Emily and the kids.  We did a little cleaning.  The kids played in the pool.  I tried to do a long run and discovered that I'm not acclimated to 90 F (thanks Belgium).

That's the overview of the last couple of weeks.  The picture you see is from a trip the kids & I took to the zoo.  It was kind of nice to send Em of to work for a change while I got to take the kids on an outing.  Sadly, I think I was more excited to watch the hippo walk on the bottom of the pond and then surface.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You were seeing EVERYTHING much smaller than actual size? Just don't tell Emily! In Leoma, we've been experiencing temperatures in the upper 80's - low 90's the last couple of weeks, plus low humidity the last couple of days. Is that a picture of Isaac looking at a hippo? Oh yea, tropical storm Isaac is out there working his way to becoming a hurricane! Love y'all and miss y'all bunches! Momma(Shelia)