Today I decided to move beyond my funk and plunge forward into the hunt for the most adorable pair of glasses I could kind for little Mymy. My opthomologist recommended a great place called Eyes 4 Kids that specializes in fitting children in glasses. So I took both girls to the eyglass store this morning after a good solid nap, in hopes that they would tolerate the duration of hemming and hawwing that I was sure I would create. Much to my delight, not only were the girls SUPER well behaved for almost AN HOUR (all the other customers kept commenting on how good they were being) but Maya actually let me place several pairs of frames on her without trying to take them off. I am hoping upon hope that this is a good sign of things to come. So After much deliberation and Q&A with the optician, I decided on a "oh so sweet" pair of flexible metal frames in "Dusty Rose". I wanted something subtle that would compliment her skin tone while still accenting the fact that she is indeed a girl. :) A view of them can be seen at:
http://eyeglasses.go-optic.com/enlarge.asp?id=4747&cat=DFRAMES (although the one in the picture is not the color frame that I ordered for Maya.)
I was also pleased to hear that the turn around time is surprisingly quick. I should be able to pick them up early next week...and then the real fun begins. I anticipate several weeks of trying to get her to keep them on for increasingly long periods of time. But perhaps the more significant (and frustrating) "X" factor will be her sister Zoe and her sly little ways. I predict that Zoe will be magnetically drawn to Maya's new glasses and attempt to swipe them for her own new chew toy at every possible opportunity. It is a good thing these suckers are made out of the same "memory-metals that have also been used in jet aircraft construction, NASA research, super-computer electronic connectors, and experimental medical products." Jeesh...it better be the same stuff NASA uses especially for the whopping $300 bucks I had to slap down. Although it will be worth every penny knowing that little Maya will be able to see the world around her in crystal clear focus! I feel better already about her new facial accessory. I am "almost" excited to see how she looks in them next week. I will post pictures when she gets them.
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Those are some super cute glasses you picked up, Amy. And what a BARGAIN! OMG...I can't believe they (whomever "they" are) can get away with charging prices like that for childrens specs.
Am anxiously awaiting pics.
Oh Amy, I'm so glad I read this post before reading "Sad about Specs," so that when I *did* read it, I already knew you were over your melancholy. Samantha isn't old enough for me to have felt that way about her yet, but everything you said makes total sense. I think Maya will come to look completely natural in her glasses, and in any event they will be much better than the helmet! I agree, your big problem is going to be keeping them out of Z's hands!
Can't wait to see the pictures of MyMy in her spex!
Karen
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