VWL Lovers & Groupies thread: It all started with a Moose

[Granny]

85 days to go til we are HOME!!

And we're 4 days right behind you! Though we won't be coming to our beloved home.


1,000 posts on this thread already. Wow!

 

[wildernessDad]

Go for it, Eliza! It's great to try something new.

 

[blossomz]

Wow Eliza! That is great news! Keep moving forward!!

 

[eliza61]

I've worn glasses/contacts pretty much since high school, so generally it comes as no big shock when I go to the eye doctor and have to have my prescription tweaked or strenghten buuut....

Had the yearly eye exam last night and doctor gave me a prescription for a new contact lens from Acuvue called Acuvue Presbyopia.

Presbyopia comes from the Greek words
Presby meaning OLD MAN or Elder
opia meaning sightedness.

I just spent $275 bucks to be told I have old men eyes. that's just plain wrong.


Have a great holiday guys. Be safe.

 

[Granny]

Eliza...thanks for the Friday morning chuckle. I'm thinking the marketing people at Acuvue need a little refresher course on product naming.

 

[Nicoal13]

LOL Eliza! Thanks for the laugh.

First day of school for DS went well yesterday. He is in 4K. He ran straight into the classroom, and didn't even say goodbye to me. I'm glad he felt comfortable and confident. But I did wish for a hug at least. Again, this was better than him crying and not wanting me to leave.

I did get a nice hug and an "I love you" when I picked him up. He really liked school. Now he gets to enjoy a 4 day weekend.

Last year, we were at WDW for the holiday, arrived on Sunday and stayed the week at BWV. Wish I was there now.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[Muushka]

I've worn glasses/contacts pretty much since high school, so generally it comes as no big shock when I go to the eye doctor and have to have my prescription tweaked or strenghten buuut....

Had the yearly eye exam last night and doctor gave me a prescription for a new contact lens from Acuvue called Acuvue Presbyopia.

Presbyopia comes from the Greek words
Presby meaning OLD MAN or Elder
opia meaning sightedness.

I just spent $275 bucks to be told I have old men eyes. that's just plain wrong.


Have a great holiday guys. Be safe.

Ha! I have had that 'old man' pres..... since I was 38! What a killer for me that was. I had perfect, with a capital P vision for my entire life. The nerve! I needed glasses! Who thought of that one!!!

Speaking of eye exams, does anyone else get their eyeball picture taken? The first time they wanted to do it, I shook my head and thought 'oh boy, another money maker for the optos'. Come to find out that I have a couple of diseases going on that they never would have found had they not taken them. Diseases that have a slim chance of turning into anything, but still need to be watched in case they worsen. Ugly, informative pictures!

Nicoal, I am glad that your son is adjusting to school. He sounds like a sweet kiddo.

 

[eliza61]

First day of school for DS went well yesterday. He is in 4K. He ran straight into the classroom, and didn't even say goodbye to me. I'm glad he felt comfortable and confident. But I did wish for a hug at least. Again, this was better than him crying and not wanting me to leave.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Glad he had a great day!!

Speaking of eye exams, does anyone else get their eyeball picture taken? The first time they wanted to do it, I shook my head and thought 'oh boy, another money maker for the optos'. Come to find out that I have a couple of diseases going on that they never would have found had they not taken them. Diseases that have a slim chance of turning into anything, but still need to be watched in case they worsen. Ugly, informative pictures!

Nicoal, I am glad that your son is adjusting to school. He sounds like a sweet kiddo.

Me too!! Now I always tell folks to get the picture taken. Evidently I have very small arteries which could put me at a higher risk for diabetes and stroke. who knew? Just one of those cautionary "as you get older, watch what you eat type of things" but I was amazed about what the back of the eyeballs can tell you.

 

[twokats]

Speaking of eye exams, does anyone else get their eyeball picture taken? The first time they wanted to do it, I shook my head and thought 'oh boy, another money maker for the optos'. Come to find out that I have a couple of diseases going on that they never would have found had they not taken them. Diseases that have a slim chance of turning into anything, but still need to be watched in case they worsen. Ugly, informative pictures!

Muushka,
My eye doctor has been doing that exam on us for the last two exams and I go every other year. He is very thorough and I now have my whole family plus Mom and my aunt and uncle going to him.

 

[wildernessDad]

Eliza...thanks for the Friday morning chuckle. I'm thinking the marketing people at Acuvue need a little refresher course on product naming.

Yes, perhaps they could call them deluxe studio contact lenses.

 

[Muushka]

Glad he had a great day!!




Me too!! Now I always tell folks to get the picture taken. Evidently I have very small arteries which could put me at a higher risk for diabetes and stroke. who knew? Just one of those cautionary "as you get older, watch what you eat type of things" but I was amazed about what the back of the eyeballs can tell you.

One of my diseases makes it impossible to wear contact lenses. I wonder if they do the pictures before fitting for contacts?

No stroke for our Eliza!!

Muushka,
My eye doctor has been doing that exam on us for the last two exams and I go every other year. He is very thorough and I now have my whole family plus Mom and my aunt and uncle going to him.

A good eye doc is worth his weight in gold. I had a good one last time and will always request him.

Actually any good doc is worth their weight in gold!

 

[DaveH]

For the last few years, our eye doctor was taking pics of our eyes. Apparently I have a small growth near the eye. Just there not doing anything. Still keeping all in need in our prayers. Hope everyone have a great 3 day weekend. 84 days to WDW and 86 days until B2B cruises.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

I'm now an offical student of the Restaurant school at Walnut hill College in Philadelphia PA. I've always had this secret alter ego fantasy where I was pastery chef/bakery owner by day (and Agent 99 from Maxwell Smart by night but I can safely say that ship has sailed. ).

Anyway it's a really good school and I half applied on a lark not really expecting much to come out of it. Classes start 9/16. so I'm excited. It's been an easy 25 years since I graduated so this should be very, very interesting.

Congrats Eliza!!!! That is so exciting!

We are in a down time with Mom's chemo. She is very weak. But we only have 3 more major treatments. If everything stays on schedule we have six more weeks.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom.

I've worn glasses/contacts pretty much since high school, so generally it comes as no big shock when I go to the eye doctor and have to have my prescription tweaked or strenghten buuut....

Had the yearly eye exam last night and doctor gave me a prescription for a new contact lens from Acuvue called Acuvue Presbyopia.

Presbyopia comes from the Greek words
Presby meaning OLD MAN or Elder
opia meaning sightedness.

I just spent $275 bucks to be told I have old men eyes. that's just plain wrong.


Have a great holiday guys. Be safe.

Thank you Eliza! Now I don't feel so bad about what the hygenist (sp?) at my dentist's office told me! We were talking about my gums receding and he said something like "we get problems like that when we get old"! He then realized what he said and said "I should say older". Too late! You already said it! Rotten kid!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Stopher - Have a great trip with your DD!!!!!!!!!!!


Beautiful day here is Iowa. Hope everyone else is having nice weather and has a great Labor day weekend.

 

[jimmytammy]

OK, so DS and I were riding up the road earlier and listening to the Millennium Celebration CD that has Illumnations and a few other songs on it. The old Epcot parade was on it and I remembered how I wish they still had that around.

So with that in mind, what do miss at WDW that is gone and you wish they would bring back? It can be a ride, attraction, food restaurant, anything!!!

 

[Granny]

OK, so DS and I were riding up the road earlier and listening to the Millennium Celebration CD that has Illumnations and a few other songs on it. The old Epcot parade was on it and I remembered how I wish they still had that around.

So with that in mind, what do miss at WDW that is gone and you wish they would bring back? It can be a ride, attraction, food restaurant, anything!!!

I know I was in a distinct minority, but I liked the Hunchback live musical show at MGM. And the Legends of the Lion King at Magic Kingdom (can you tell I like the shows? ). Though I do like Philharmagic quite a bit.

And I only saw pictures of it, but the way they used to light up the individual lands in EPCOT before/during Illuminations looked like it was really cool. I had always wanted to see that.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I know I was in a distinct minority, but I liked the Hunchback live musical show at MGM. And the Legends of the Lion King at Magic Kingdom (can you tell I like the shows? ). Though I do like Philharmagic quite a bit.

And I only saw pictures of it, but the way they used to light up the individual lands in EPCOT before/during Illuminations looked like it was really cool. I had always wanted to see that.

The minority just got a little more crowded Granny. I loved the Hunchback show at MGM! I miss Tarzan rocks at AK as well but not like Hunchback. And I miss them having a show at the Diamond Horseshoe at MK.

For rides I miss Mr. Toad but at least can get that at DL. And the Skyway.

For food - the Galley Salad at Columbia Harbour House. We used to eat there very trip b/c I just LOVED that salad.

Oops - forgot to mention that I also wish they'd bring back the Tapestry of Nations parade. That was a great one.

 

[stopher1]

I've worn glasses/contacts pretty much since high school, so generally it comes as no big shock when I go to the eye doctor and have to have my prescription tweaked or strenghten buuut....

Had the yearly eye exam last night and doctor gave me a prescription for a new contact lens from Acuvue called Acuvue Presbyopia.

Presbyopia comes from the Greek words
Presby meaning OLD MAN or Elder
opia meaning sightedness.

I just spent $275 bucks to be told I have old men eyes. that's just plain wrong.

Have a great holiday guys. Be safe.

Pretty much me too - except I've worn glasses since the 4th grade. I've tried contacts 3 different times, and just CAN'T do it!!! Just having anything close to my eyes is way too difficult. I cannot stand it when the eye docs have to touch or put anything in or near them. I shudder just thinking about it sitting here now.

Speaking of eye exams, does anyone else get their eyeball picture taken? The first time they wanted to do it, I shook my head and thought 'oh boy, another money maker for the optos'. Come to find out that I have a couple of diseases going on that they never would have found had they not taken them. Diseases that have a slim chance of turning into anything, but still need to be watched in case they worsen. Ugly, informative pictures!

I've had pictures taken 3 or 4 times now. So far there's nothing there, but it's nice to see them - strange thought I know - but they are such fascinating parts of our bodies, especially the back part that you can't see in a mirror!

Stopher - Have a great trip with your DD!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! I'm sooooo looking forward to being back there. I'm soooo looking forward to treating her to a special time. I'm sooooo looking forward to having some fun with her. And just letting her be "in charge" for once. The only ground rules are the two meal reservations we have, and her BBB appointment Monday morning. Other than that - it's pretty much what she would like to ride/see/do. We're both pretty excited... but I guess I should get off of here and go through some stuff in my suitcase now. She's been packed since Monday. Me? I just finished some laundry a hour or two ago so that I could pack.

And I miss them having a show at the Diamond Horseshoe at MK.

And the Skyway.

I miss both of those two myself. I actually got to be in the audience of the final performance at the Diamond Horseshoe - so that was pretty cool.

At DL I got to be in the final performance of America Sings, Country Bear Jamboree, ride on the final day for Adventure Thru Inner Space and on the final day to see CircleVision's American Journeys film. That's one that I really miss.

 

[Granny]

The minority just got a little more crowded Granny. I loved the Hunchback show at MGM! I miss Tarzan rocks at AK as well but not like Hunchback. And I miss them having a show at the Diamond Horseshoe at MK.

Ah, Tarzan Rocks! Good catch, I forgot about that one. That goes on my list too.

And I hate to say it but I never made it to the Diamond Horseshoe show. But I'll bet it was a good one!

 

[twinklebug]

what do miss at WDW that is gone and you wish they would bring back? It can be a ride, attraction, food restaurant, anything!!!

EMH wristbands. With the crowds, EMH is no longer any fun as everyone stays and many off-site folk attempt to (and do) get on rides. Besides, kids and I used to make a game out of seeing how many wristbands we could collect before going home.

I also miss the way the fountain in front of Spaceship earth as you enter EPCOT looked. It used to cascade a smooth sheet of water off the edges, but they added stones to it to break it up for some reason. I would also love it if they could remove the memory monuments, they give me the creeps.