just a routine eye exam

this afternoon the girls wanted to play Eye Doctor. naturally, i was the eye doctor and the girls were my patients!

first of all, the girls had to present themselves at the front desk with their names. i think they were really nervous because they didn't seem to know their names...then i had them wait in the waiting area until it was time for their appointments.




first of all, i took a brief history, asking them their age, where they live, what school they go to, what their favorite colour is, etc. i wrote it all down in their file! then the eye exam began! i found several tools to use during the exam lurking around the girls' playroom.



first was reading the eye charts. they couldn't read the alphabet (is this normal for a 4 year old?) so i used pictures instead. i had them look through binoculars and a telescope to test their eyes..."is this better, 1, or 2?"



then of course i had to administer some (fake) eye drops and check their eyes again. i decided they needed glasses! they had 3 pairs to choose from. i made sure the pair they chose fit well behind their ears and adjusted them accordingly.



then they came back to the front desk to pay for their glasses and sign their name.



then of course i was the patient and it was quite a painful experience, as several different pairs of glasses were shoved and pressed onto my face in quick succession. i hardly had time to read the eye charts before they were dropped onto the floor, ready to move onto the next thing! quite a whirlwind appointment, i must say! and i had to hold a doll the whole time, as this was my baby!

i think i'm set until my next eye appointment! how could i not be, with such skilled doctors looking after me???

on a completely different note...some firemen visited the girls' nursery school today and they got these paper masks to bring home, which the girls insisted on wearing out to the shops with me. yup, just me and a couple of firefighters!