Life of Ryan » Scared

Look, Ryan! Look!

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:19:00 +0000

Look, Daddy! A Hawk!

Look, Ryan! Do you See Where the Hawk Landed in that Tree?

No, Daddy. I Don’t See the Hawk Sitting in the Tree.

There, Ryan! There!

Where, Daddy? Where?

Maybe we need to See if you Need Eye Glasses to See Far-Away, Ryan?

We can Stop at the Eye Doctor’s Office on our way Home from Myakka State Park this Afternoon.

Here we are, Ryan. This is the Eye Doctor’s Office.

Let’s see if they have Time to Look at your Eyes.

Hello, Ryan. Would you Please Come In and Sit Down in this Chair?

Oh–! What a Nice Bunny Chair, Ryan!

You’re Scared… aren’t you, Ryan?

Don’t Worry, Ryan. Everything will be O.K. I’m Doctor Susan. Your Eye Examination will not Hurt.

Here– Let me Look Into your Eyes with this Little Light.

I can see that your Beautiful Brown Eyes are Fine. No Scratches and Nothing Else Wrong.

Now– let’s Put Some Eye Drops in your Eyes, Ryan.

The Eye Drops will Relax your Eyes so that we can do Some Vision Tests.

We will see How Near and How Far Away your Eyes can Focus, Ryan.

Your Daddy says that you Could Not See a Hawk that was Far Away.

Look Up at Me, Ryan– Don’t Blink ❊❊ ..!!

That wasn’t Painful… just a *Surprise* when the Eye Drops go in your Eye.

We use this Machine, Ryan, to Measure the Strength of your Eyes.

Each Eye is Different and this Machine Shows us if you will Need Eye Glasses.

Then it Shows us what Strength of Eye Glass you may Need for Each Eye.

See– From Your Side, Ryan, it does Not Look So Big and Scary…

…just Two Little Glass Lenses to Look Through!

Please Look Through the Lenses and Read this Chart, Ryan.

Read it from the Top to the Bottom.

Can you See the Letters on All of the Lines?

How About the Last Line of Letters? The Really Small Letters?

It’s Good that you Know your Alphabet Letters, Ryan.

But if you Didn’t, Doctor Susan has a Chart that Has Pictures.

Ryan– you could not Read the Last Line of Really Small Letters.

Your Eyes are Very Good, Ryan. They are Healthy and Fine.

All this Eye Exam Shows us is that you can Not See Things that are Very Far Away. That is O.K.

You can Get Eye Glasses to Wear that will Allow you to See Perfectly!

Many People Wear Eye Glasses, Ryan. Your Mommy just Came In for an Eye Test last Month

and she Got Some Eye Glasses to Help her Read. You can get your Eye Glasses where your Daddy

does– from Mr. Dan Schmidt. You will Like Him… he is Quite Nice. Good Luck, Ryan.

Very Nice to Meet you.

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Here we are, Ryan. This is my Friend Dan’s Eye Glass Shop.

He will Help you Find Eye Glasses that you Like.

Dan has Lots of Eye Glasses that you may Choose from– in Many Colors!

Look, Daddy! A Monkey! I have Lots of facebook Friends who are Monkeys!

Oh, Look, Ryan! Your Sister, Pinkie, would Love these Pink Eye Glass Frames!

How Funny, Ryan… I think that they are saying that you *Toucan*

(too can) Enjoy Eye Glasses!

Don’t be Afraid, Ryan. Getting Eye Glasses Fitted does not Hurt!

Look at this Eye Chart, Ryan. It Looks Similar to the Chart at Dr. Susan’s Office.

My Eye Exam wasn’t Bad, Daddy. It Did Not Hurt!

That’s Right, Ryan. And Nothing Scary Happens Here when you get your Eye Glasses Fitted.

Let’s Check your Eyes, Ryan. Look Straight Ahead and I’ll Cover One Eye.

Now, Look Straight Ahead and I’ll Cover your Other Eye.

Your Eyes Look Fine, Ryan.

Let’s Try-On this Pair of Glasses, Ryan.

They Match your Hair Nicely, Ryan.

First, we Measure your Pupil Height.

Then we Measure your Pupil Distance, Ryan.

If you Need them, you can even get Prescription Sun Glasses; Brown or Grey.

Daddy. I Like my New Eye Glasses!

They Look Great on you, Ryan! I’m Glad that you are Happy with your New Eye Glasses!

Our Buggy, Buggy Night

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:47:00 +0000

Watch as Ryan and his Friend, Dog, Relax and Play with Ryan’s really Neat-o Candy!

Look, Ryan. Look at the Pretty Designs the Setting Sun is Making on our Floor.

There is Your Wicker Chair, Ryan. Let’s Move it Over a Bit.

Now– There is Your Wicker Chair and Mommy’s Pretty Cut-Glass Door.

Isn’t the Sky Pretty as the Sun begins to Set?

Nightfall will Soon be here, Ryan.

Daddy? Since it’s Getting Darker, May I Please Open my New Candy Tonight?

Sure, Ryan. Soon it will begin to get Dark and you will be able to have Fun with your New Candy.

Look, Daddy. There is a Tool inside!

Yes, Ryan. You use it to pick up the Candy Bugs.

Let’s ask Dog to come Play, too, Daddy.

What do You Think about My new Lightning Bug Candy, Dog?

You’re not so Sure that you Would Eat Lightning Bugs, Dog?

Dog wants to Watch from Behind me Daddy. I think that he is a little bit Scared.

Don’t be Afraid, Dog. It’s just Candy that Lights Up!

When I Squeeze this Tool it Lights Up My Candy Bugs.

It’s Fun!

Tastes Sweet! It Does Not Taste Like Bugs at All!

Here Dog, try one Without the Light.

Now, Try it With the Light. Here Dog, I’ll Hold it for You!

Give it a Lick, Dog. See? Lightning Bug Candy doesn’t Hurt!

My Lightning Bug Candy is Delicious!

You are holding it yourself, Dog. I see that You Like Lightning Bug Candy now.

Dog, It’s getting Dark.

Real Dark!

I Think we Need need a Light!

Let’s Eat MORE Lightning Bug Candy in the Dark!

Ryan the Explorer

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:20:00 +0000

Good morning, Ryan. Come on in to Breakfast.

Oh – I like Fruit, Daddy.

Will you please put Honey on my Cereal, too?

Look, Ryan! You’ve got Mail!

Oh! A Package for Me? Oh– Wow!

What’s in it, Ryan?

Daddy! – Look! It’s a Safari Outfit just like I wanted!

Now, I can be an Explorer and Hunt for Fossils like You!

Oh!– There’s even Noculars! Thank you So much!

They’re ‘Bi’ -noculars, Ryan. Go put on your New Outfit.

Look!, Dog. I have a Safari Outfit. I am going to be an Explorer!

Do you Like my Safari Jacket, Explorer Hat and Noculars, Dog?

Daddy. Dog Likes my Safari Outfit!

I’m Thinking Explorer Thoughts.

Look, Dog! I can see you in my Noculars.

These Noculars are Really Neat, Daddy!

That’s ‘Bi’ -noculars, Ryan.

Dog, do you want to Try my ‘Bi’… -noculars?

They are kind of Big for you, Dog. I’ll tell you what I see, OK?

The ‘Bi’… -noculars are Really, really, Neat!

I see You, Dog – and you’ve got Fleas!!!

Just kidding!!!! :-}

Daddy. I want to Go and Explore. Now!

Sorry, Ryan. I can not go Exploring with you Today. I have to Work.

Why don’t you Explore around the House, today, Ryan?

Why not start at the Kitchen Table? Here! Look at the Fruit.

Daddy, Fruit has Bumps!

I think I’ll Explore the Bread.

Daddy, Bread costs Money!

What’s there to Explore in this Bowl?

Oh– Look! The Feather has got ???! …Daddy?

Those are called ‘Barbs’, Ryan. Birds always use their beaks to comb their Barbs together smoothly. Together, the Barbs make up a Feather.

Daddy, I see your Truck through my Binoculars.

You’ve got a Company!

Oh!, Daddy! I can hardly wait to go Outside and Explore!

Hurry back from Work, Daddy! Hurry! Hurry!

I will, Ryan. Tomorrow, we can go out and Explore together.

We’ll Hunt for Fossils! You’ll Like That, Ryan. Be Good for Mommy!

End of Part 1

(If you are reading this to a child… this is a good stopping point – tomorrow is another day!)

Part 2

(Ryan has been Patiently Waiting for Daddy to have Time to take him Outside to Explore)

Today is Daddy’s Day Off – and Away they GO!)

Before we go off to Explore, we should Learn about What we are Looking for.

Here is our Library. What a Pretty Library Fish Tank they have, Ryan.

Let’s ask these ladies about Exploring for Fossils.

They gave us this Number.

The Number tells us Where the Books we want are Located in All These Many Books.

I think that we will find Fossils much like that one today, Ryan. It’s a Trilobite.

The Fossils we may find are all going to be Underwater Fossils from Animals that lived Under the Sea. We may even see some Similar to These.

All of the Fossils we find will be from the Same Time that Dinosaurs lived – but we will not find any Dinosaurs. Where we live now was all Under Water long ago – but the Dinosaurs lived on Land.

I think we may find Underwater Fossils like those fish and that Ammonite, Ryan.

Look, Daddy. I am Using my Magnifying Glass to Explore the Am… –nite.

We may also find Fossils of Animals that lived in Swamps

–– and we Will Certainly Find Fossils of Sharks Teeth.

O.K. – I’m ready Daddy! Let’s EXPLORE !

Let’s stop here, Ryan. Places where People are Digging with Big Machines are Good Places to Explore for Fossils. Since it Rained Very Hard last Night many Fossils may be Easy for us to See. Let’s Ask if we may Explore here, Ryan.

Sure, you may Explore for Fossils here, Ryan. But you and your Daddy must Stay Far, Far Away from our Really Big Machines. We are So Busy moving Dirt that we may not See you and we may Accidentally Hurt You. See here – I move this Big Machine with my Hands using these six Control Sticks, Ryan.

You’re welcome to go ahead and Climb Up and Explore my Big Machine while I stop for Lunch, Ryan.

Oh! Daddy! It’s High up here – but I’m not too Scared! Exploring is Great Fun!

Daddy, now I feel Very Small… and a little Scared of these Big Machines…

Well, my dear Ryan – you have a Big Heart and Big Ideas and your Mommy and I have always Believed that you can Do Big Things. Remember, Ryan – we build Big Machines to do Big Jobs – but We make them Work for Us… so don’t be too Scared of them. Now, let’s go somewhere Safe and Explore for Fossils!

Let’s go to that Hill way over there. It is Safe. There are no Big Machines working there Today.

O.K. Follow, me, Daddy.

Is this a good enough Place to Explore for Fossils, Daddy?

Sure, Ryan. Look down by your feet. There is a Fossil of a Shell that got Exposed by all that Rain last night. A Hard Rain will Wash Off some of the Dirt that covers Fossils.

We just found a Lovely Example of a Fossil Shell.

Look, Ryan. While we were Walking, I Found and Picked Up these small Sharks Teeth. I can see them easily because they are Black and Grey on the lighter colored Dirt. This will be a Good Place to Stop and Explore.

Daddy! I Found Something! Come Quick!

Oh! Ryan! You found a Fossil just like in the Book at the Library.

It is a Creature that Crawled on the Bottom of the Sea that used to be here a Long, Long Time Ago.

I’m Digging over here now, Daddy.

I think I Found Something Else!

Very Nice, Ryan. It is a Ammonite of some kind. Pretty!

Exploring for Fossils is Hot, Hard Work, Daddy. But it is Fun!

Look, Ryan! See what I Found here. It is a Trilobite.

It looks like I found a Whole Family of Trilobites, Ryan!

Daddy – I Found More Fossils! They look like Fish, Daddy!

Oh! Ryan! Remember at the Library, I said we might Find Fish Fossils? These are Wonderful Fossils of Fish from a Very Long Time Ago. What a Great Find!

Look what I Found in my Fossil Sifting Pan, Daddy!

I think it is one of those Am… –nites, Daddy.

Yes, Ryan. It is a Fine Example of an Ammonite. You really are a Great Explorer, Ryan. A Great Explorer is someone who not only Works Hard – like you – but is Lucky, too. Wait till Mommy hears what an Excellent Explorer you are. She will be So Proud of You.

Daddy…? The Wind Blew my Hat Off of my Head and my Fossil Sifting Pan Rolled all the way Down the Hill. I’m tired and my Eyes Hurt from the Sun and the Blowing Dirt. Can we go Home?

You look Quite Tired, Ryan. Why don’t you Nap on the way Home?

Adventuresome Dreams, little Explorer!

Note to readers: Please do not tell Ryan – but Daddy did ‘help’ with the fossils on his fossil hunting adventure. Florida does indeed have a great many fossils – just NOT the fossils pictured in this story for the sake of making the story flow well – these lovely (polished) fossils are from Morocco, North Africa
(except the first grey fossil shell and the sharks teeth).