Then they had vision screening at school. I picked up Daryl from school and he told me proudly, "The lady at school told me I need to see an eye doctor!" I still wasn't buying it. He has had eye appointments before, his last one was probably when he started Kindergarten, and he was always normal.
Well good thing we know an eye doctor, Aunt Nikki! So Kelly took him to his appointment and I get these texts:
Kelly-"It's pretty bad."
Kelly-"He needs glasses."
OMG, my poor baby couldn't see! And he knew he couldn't see, and I didn't believe him! Oops! He is anxiously awaiting his new glasses, and I will post a picture ASAP.
I have to write this next story down, because it just sums up Daryl, and the kid he is right now. You may not get it or smile at it like I did when it happened, but when he is 18, I'll reread this and smile.
I have been bugging Daryl for a couple of weeks about what he was going to sign up for for 4-H club days. In the past he has done project talks, but he doesn't really like doing them. I just want him to continue to practice his public speaking. There is an event called Historical speech, where youth recite a famous speech, and they dress like the person who gave the speech.
Daryl loves presidents, and listens to their speeches all the time. They inspire him and teach him about history, which he loves! He was with Kelly on Tuesday for a snow day. I texted Kelly and asked him if Daryl had decided on a speech yet? I needed to print it off so he could start memorizing it. I was thinking JFK's "Ask not what your country can do for you" or, Reagan's "Gorbachev Take down this wall." Both speeches he loves to listen to.
So imagine my surprise when Kelly texted back, "He said Eisenhower's military industrial complex speech."
Me-"What?! I have never even heard of that speech!"
Kel-"Me neither, but he spends hours listening to speeches!"
That's our Daryl. :-)
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