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OK, flisters, hands up: did you feel the earthquake this morning?

It woke me up with a "what the hell?" Once I figured out that it was probably an earthquake, I calmed down a bit, while the sliding closet doors shook for a least a minute afterwards.

The husband slept right through it.

ETA: And another couple of shivers right now. Exciting!

Glasses redux

So, to add to the earlier excitement, this morning the Emperor and his dad went to the eye doctor for another follow-up. For the first time since his initial appointment in October of 2006, his prescription is being adjusted, from the previous +7.0 to +8.5, plus some correction for astigmatism. His doctor said not to worry, that his vision could still improve. But dang! That's some strong measures needed.

*sigh* We really didn't need another big expense like that right now. I'm hoping we can just get new lenses for his current frames, and that Lenscrafters won't give us too much grief about that.

Go Fly a Kite

A couple of weekends ago, our good friends the_sween and hecateuse proposed that since it was such a beautiful day, we should go fly kites. They drove over with revjack and we took the wagon to our nearby park, along with their dog Lance and our Mika.

In the rush to get everything together (snacks, drinks, bubbles, kite equipment), we completely biffed on bringing a camera. Luckily, revjack brought his.

We had a great time that day, flying our cheap kites and dashing back and forth from the playground. The dogs even behaved themselves. However, the Emperor now wants to fly kites every chance he gets; when I pointed out last weekend that the cold and rain would not be a good day to go outside, he suggested that we put on warm coats and boots. *sigh*

Anyway, we recently got copies of the pictures from revjack, and it being Friday and all, I figured I'd share some with you guys.
( Pictures: Cute Kid with Kite. )

Happy Friday, everybody!