Kids and Glasses

Ella has been complaining about her eyes for the past few weeks and although we had a basic check up at the pediatrician we scheduled her for a thorough eye exam with an optometrist.  She was really nervous and went crazy over having the puff of air blown in her eye.  We had to do the same eye four times because she kept moving.

After a full exam we got the news.  She is a little farsighted and needed glasses for all day wear.  She was excited, I wasn't so much.  We only have vision insurance for my hubby since everyone else was blessed with my excellent vision (or so I thought).  Wow there is an upcharge for everything in the eyeglass world.  Instead of making the decision that day, I decided to take the prescription and shop around for a decent deal on glasses especially for a 9 year old who isn't very careful with her things.  I found what I thought was a reasonable deal and she was very happy with the end result.

It was funny how they kept telling her how it will help her see the blackboard better and help her do better in school.  Every time they made a school reference, Ella would just look back at me and give me a wink.  When they asked her if she liked her teacher, she said "of course I do, she's my mom!"  Then she tells them she's homeschooled and that's when you get a few looks and a lot of questions but mostly we got really cute glasses.

Cute.  Right?