See the Distance: June 2012

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Exploring Serendipity

is the title of

this sculpture

now our home base

in the Garden

which is certainly

an interesting concept

Serendipity meaning

happy accident

or pleasant surprise

and Exploring that

searching for something

serendipitous

huh... well does that

make it an accident

or surprise then?!

I'm not sure if this

serendipitous encounter

happened at the bridge of

Exploring Serendipity

by coincidence or what

but the incident

is too funny

not to share...

have you ever
heard of
Geocaching
yeah, me neither
till now.

We shared a moment

of serendipity
with real live
geocachers
they probably call
themselves
something different
considering they called
me a Muggle!?!
can you believe it
yes, me
someone ignorant
of their fun
a game of hide and seek
with GPS equipment
and guess where
what they were seeking

was hidden

you guessed it
at the very moment
we were on it
under the bridge to
Exploring Serendipity

Our Garden
as a whole
has been one big
serendipitous adventure

every time we go
we explore

we seek

we find
Serendipity

happy accidents

pleasant surprises

they are there

they are everywhere

even in the air

Exploring Serendipity

I can't get enough

it's concept

it's message

is powerful
and true

Exploring Serendipity

begins within you.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Something New

Something Old
Something New
No Borrowed
No Blue
wedding bells
are not ringing
we just found
a new reason
to be singing. :)

We have graduated
once again
to a new spot
what once was
Our Tree
for sitting and learning
how to explore and crawl
turned into
Our Fence
aka the runway
for toddlers who are
on the go go go
and now
introducing...
Our Garden!

Yes, all three
are at the same
destination
believe it or not
there is a "real"
playground here too
but who needs it
when you have
all these other
great places?!

I have been
eying up this spot
for a while now
and this week
I just jumped in
with two feet
and two toddlers
when the parent child ratio
out weighs your ability
to safely guide
and entertain
I always proceed
with caution
I honestly can say
I was pleasantly
surprised
at how much fun
these two had
together!

Note the fact that
they are together
in every single photo
yes, I did take some
single shots
but they weren't
anything amazing
what was amazing
was that somehow
my drastically different
toddler twins
managed to find
something in common
each other
running around
exploring climbing
touching smelling
smiling laughing
together!

Our Garden
is actually several
formal Gardens
all connected
with brick and stone
pathways
twisting and turning about
like a little mini maze
that initially made
me very nervous
what if they run
in separate directions
what if I can't
get to one of them
from behind a hedge
but believe it or not
they stayed
together
AND they listened
to Mommy!!!

Hey Guys!

Can you blow
Mommy
a kiss?!

Precious
they are Precious
the day was
Precious
and these pictures are
Precious

On your mark
get set...

Go!

Oh wait... stop!
Lid da la
remember
that would be water
according to Easton
we found a fountain
that wasn't on
but yes, still had
Lid da la!

Ok so maybe
they weren't
together
every single second
but she is still
in the shot! ;)

Here are the hedges

Under the trellis

They probably went
up and down
these stairs
for at least 10 min!

Yes, people come here
for wedding photos.

We come here
to play
and learn
about pine cones!

And how sweet
roses smell!

Our Garden
is most definitely
our NEW

favorite spot

I don't have a doubt
my mind is made up
and crystal clear

we will be back here!

Somethings are Old
I love this place
Somethings are New
again... I love this place!

Monday, June 25, 2012

Winning

What would our
life be like
if it didn't have
the Eye?
An interesting question
for sure
but pointless
because it does.
And really
at this point
the Eye
has woven it's self
right into the fabric
of our life
that from day to day
it usually goes
unnoticed
well, not really
I'm just used to it
so much so
that a fellow imom
wrote a post titled
You know you're an "imom" when...
and I had to laugh
because all her points
were so true
but again
I'm just used to it.

So when am I
not used to it?
the appointments
the anticipation
the endless
Eye
appointments
always the night before
worry
fear
with a teeny tiny bit of
hope
last night I laid in bed
restless
an entire thunderstorm
came and went
and I didn't fall asleep
I kept wondering
is this a sign
of the storm to come
and then I would
search
for the signs of
hope
the storm passed
I'm still awake
does this mean
we will get through it
tomorrow?!

Tomorrow is here
today we went
and we walked
out of the office
riding a giant wave
of relief
smiles so big
hearts so happy
that I think I was
floating on my own
exhale
we are winning...
today.

The PO put his patch on today... backwards. I'm cool with it, whatever works! :)

Pressure
in both eyes
low teens
Optic nerve
looked healthy
so much so
that it even
reversed
some of the cupping
a possibility in children
not adults
meds are working
continue with the drops
fine by me!

Wait... there is
more
here is what
brought tears
to my eyes
his vision
he can see
yes, we know but
the eye chart pics
all our studying
paid off
for the first time
we tested
his vision
and he participated
and he passed
so far we know
he has 20/50 vision
in his good eye
with glasses on
AND
he has 20/80 vision
in his bad Eye
with the contact in
the PO almost
fell out of her chair
she would have been
happy with 20/200!

Treasure hunted... treasure found!!!

At 21 months old
this was Easton's
first eye chart exam
so actually
there is still
hope
lots of hope
that it will only
get better
as he gets older
his attention span
was limited
it was a very
basic
initial exam
but I was speechless
I was so proud
he sat
he saw
he said
and there isn't
much more
to say?!

Amazing
Overwhelming
Confirming
Winning