Great!
I told my mom to stop looking for the missing lens, I'd just take the boys to the store and pick up the replacement lenses.
Now, I was concerned when I actually placed the order. I did so over the phone (as I had done several times before this year), but I was a bit nervous because I actually spoke to the male clerk at the store. This is the same guy who, the last time we were there for lenses, put in Sh.awn's nose guard backwards. To me that is pretty much glasses care 101 and shouldn't have happened but whatever.
Anyway I was worried at first, but I tried to tell myself that there was no way the guy could screw this up. We had only bought one type of glasses at this place (both boys have the exact same frames). Plus, they both have the exact same prescription. It should have been no problem.
We get to the store to pick up the lenses. We chit chatted with the salesperson there while she took the old lens out of the frame. We commented about how it was really lucky that I had called in the order last week. In the process of taking out the old lens, she did the usual asking if we have dogs (no just a child who chews on his glasses when his mom ticks him off).
She went into the back to get the new lenses. I knew something was wrong the moment she pulled them out of the package. They were clearly the wrong lenses.
Shit.
Not only had the idiot I spoke to ordered the wrong lenses, he didn't even manage to order lenses that had even a remotely similar skew number. There was absolutely no reason why he ordered the lenses he ordered.
The salesclerk offered to allow me to take the lenses in whatever frames they fit as loaners until the lenses we need came in. We couldn't even do that because the lenses were large and fit a woman's frames. There is no way the frames would stay on Sh.awn's face. She said she'd put a rush on the new order (which won't even be placed until Monday morning) but that didn't do a whole lot for us when he only had one lens to look through.
Grrrr.
Back to my mom's we went. We tore her house apart looking for the stupid lens. We finally found it in the strangest of places.
My little guy had apparently hid the lens once it fell out of his glasses. It was in the back corner one of her kitchen cupboards UNDER the contact paper shelf liner! It was pure luck that we found it. (I am still in awe.)
So, the bad news is that he still has scratched lenses.
But,
The good news is that the boy can see again now that he has two scratched lenses.
Oh, and I guess someone competent will be reordering the lenses is good news, too. Annoying. But good news.
The sad thing is that this kind of escapade is fairly normal around these parts. Sigh.
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In baby news, I've felt the baby move several times over the last few days!
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5 comments:
wow - he's good!!
you felt the baby move already - how exciting!!! are you doing an NT scan?
when do you think you'll put up the pregnancy ticker for us to follow along with on your blog??
Ahhhh.... you just erased all the other things out of my head when you talked about the movement.....
I am sure my comment would have been lame anyhow....
Movement.... ahhhh....
It's funny that you would post this. J thinks I'm crazy because she'll search the house high and low looking for a binky and will go out of her mind looking for it.
I will come upstairs open a random cupboard pull out the pan at the back of the cupboard take the lid off and hand her the binky. I tell her....you have to think...where is the LAST PLACE ON EARTH that you would check. Check there first. :)
I honestly can't believe you found that lens. You are amazing.
Nice job boys...but you have to be quicker than your mama.
After thinking that the Wolvog had swallowed a plastic toy, we finally found it tucked into the place where the two ends of the bumper meet. How he got it to the crib and up there is a mystery. Seriously, I think twins try to outdo each other for the strangest hiding places. I'm so glad you found it. I'm trying to picture your son in enormous women's glasses :-)
I'm so glad you found the lens. For future glasses escapades, consider checking out Zenni Optical We have been using them for about 5 years to buy our glasses (3 out of the 5 of us wear them) and prices are low enough that you can afford to buy a back up pair. We have never had any problems. The glasses always work perfectly. My oldest son's glasses include the light sensitive lenses and they only cost $75 for the lenses, frames, and tinting.
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