Four Eyes...

I have been wearing glasses for a week because my left eye got an infection. I have been wearing contacts since I was a senior in high school. I loved getting rid of my glasses. I never felt that glasses suited me. I can remember getting them when I was in about the 4th grade, and I would rather not see the board than wear them. I'm not sure what the deal was, but for me it always felt like they may as well have been neon orange and flashing. That's how I've always felt wearing glasses. So, once when Ashley was just a few months old, I got infection in BOTH EYES! So bad, that the doctor had me wear patches on both eyes. This rendered me blind. I was living in Parma at the time and Angela was staying with me. She must have been 15 years old, because she only had her permit. Here's the fuzzy part...I'm not sure where I wanted or NEEDED to go, but I couldn't drive obviously. But....wait a minute...Angela had her permit. She could drive me. She insisted, however, that she couldn't because 1. she'd never driven on highways that dealt with on ramps and exit ramps, and 2. she had to have a licensed driver. I told her the highway would be a piece of cake, and I, after all, was a licensed driver. Nobody said that your licensed driver had to be able to see, right? Perfect plan. I'm not sure why I felt it would be okay to transport a few months old baby in a car with a girl who had hardly driven and a blind mother, but at the time I thought it made perfect sense. I don't remember the details, but I'll let Angela finish the story with her recollection when she posts a comment, and I KNOW SHE WILL!