3 - Painting with Sparklers

The boys and I had some fun this evening in the backyard playing with sparklers and lightpainting. We generally go to firework shows, but don't really mess with ourselves (the drought the last several years made it kind of irresponsible, frankly). So the boys were a little intimidated by them. But after they were satisfied that the sparklers weren't going to blow up, they got into the spirit of things.

 

2 - Eyeglasses

I broke my glasses while camping.  It literally went down like this:

"Honey, I put my glasses on the storage box.  You didn't knock 'em off did you?"

"Crap.  I think I did because I don't remember seeing them."

"Okay, I'll look for them."

Crunch.

Fortunately my vision isn't too bad so I limped along for a couple months while waiting for an appointment with the optometrist and waiting for my new specs to arrive.  I finally got them today.  I like not having to mess with eyeglasses, but I sure missed the acuity when watching movies or trying to read street name signs while driving.

1 - Inaugural‎ Post

Today I turned 48 years old.  Time is accelerating.  Each year seems to pass faster than the one before it.  It doesn't seem very long ago that I was in my twenties, feeling invincible, and enjoying my body and brain at its peak.  But I'm thankful for my 48.  Every day is a gift.