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Well, I deserve to have one occasionally, though - once again - I was ripped out of a dream by the alarm at 7. But I had important things to do, such as getting ready to go into the outside world for the first time in three months! Because my hair is a disaster, I wore my red satin scarf. Because my toenails are equally aesthetic disasters, I had to d a pair of black socks to wear under my house shoes. Yuck - tight, tight, tight.
Anyway, after a cool night, the weather was gorgeous. High just slightly above 70, with lots of sun and no humidity. We set off at 10:20. We arrived at the Zoo about 15 minutes early, but the zig-zag driving between the pylons ate up the time. Before leaving home, I'd used my atropine eyedrops (to dilate my right pupil). Consequently, I was able to see much more than I normally do. Even so, it was a challenge being with two fully sighted people. They got to see more animals along the back road, but I was still thrilled to see a stork (it was HUGE!!!), an adorable zebra, a couple of rhinos, a camel, goats, and a few more. There were hilarious things such as a rhino entertaining itself by kicking a bucket, some Canada geese making themselves at home in one of the pavilions, and hearing the inelegant squawk of a peacock. Just to be outside and listening to the birds while driving along lush greenery was magical. Via the podcast, we learned about the zipline installed under a bridge going down to the river valley.
After that, SuM and S. stopped at another bath reno store. I stayed in the car with the windows open. Finally, we drove to the nearest Burger King because I wanted a bacon cheeseburger and onion rings. We had lunch at home on the back deck and just relaxed. Finally, I had to go indoors to start chopping Vidalia onions and four coloured peppers which I threw into my slow cooker along with the lambchop bones, water, and white wine. Many hours later, I sucked the bones dry and put the rest into the fridge. I wasn't hungry and - in fact - was in a lot of pain. It could have been from sitting in the car for hours.
As my vision began to dwindle (but still pretty awesome), I lay in bed and watched my regular TV. I played telephone tag with my sis RS. And, now, I'm going to reply to a wonderful email from someone in the blind group. I'm also going to cheat by taking my pills a little early. Because … ouch!
Anyway, after a cool night, the weather was gorgeous. High just slightly above 70, with lots of sun and no humidity. We set off at 10:20. We arrived at the Zoo about 15 minutes early, but the zig-zag driving between the pylons ate up the time. Before leaving home, I'd used my atropine eyedrops (to dilate my right pupil). Consequently, I was able to see much more than I normally do. Even so, it was a challenge being with two fully sighted people. They got to see more animals along the back road, but I was still thrilled to see a stork (it was HUGE!!!), an adorable zebra, a couple of rhinos, a camel, goats, and a few more. There were hilarious things such as a rhino entertaining itself by kicking a bucket, some Canada geese making themselves at home in one of the pavilions, and hearing the inelegant squawk of a peacock. Just to be outside and listening to the birds while driving along lush greenery was magical. Via the podcast, we learned about the zipline installed under a bridge going down to the river valley.
After that, SuM and S. stopped at another bath reno store. I stayed in the car with the windows open. Finally, we drove to the nearest Burger King because I wanted a bacon cheeseburger and onion rings. We had lunch at home on the back deck and just relaxed. Finally, I had to go indoors to start chopping Vidalia onions and four coloured peppers which I threw into my slow cooker along with the lambchop bones, water, and white wine. Many hours later, I sucked the bones dry and put the rest into the fridge. I wasn't hungry and - in fact - was in a lot of pain. It could have been from sitting in the car for hours.
As my vision began to dwindle (but still pretty awesome), I lay in bed and watched my regular TV. I played telephone tag with my sis RS. And, now, I'm going to reply to a wonderful email from someone in the blind group. I'm also going to cheat by taking my pills a little early. Because … ouch!
