Just came inside from some stargazing. Tonight's sky is excellent! Really, really cool outside. :o) We exchanged the telescope because the angled mirror part kept sliding out, the screws weren't doing their job, and we found a better telescope elsewhere, and the view through this one is amazing! You tell the telescope what you want to look at, and it find it for you (after you align it properly, that is).

Didn't do much stargazing, personally; it's still painful to bend forward, and sit down, so I'm either lying down or standing -very taxing for my hips, legs, and feet. Extending the tripod legs would have meant having to prop my son onto some kind of stool or chair for him to get a good view. Until we get a stable stool, that's out of the question. No need to go chasing down any additional injuries for this household. So, I just downed a Darvocet for the pain, which is on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate a 9 right now. Always worse at the end of the day, particularly in the lower lumbar region, my hips, and of course, coccyx. I know my body is over-compensating, shifthing the weight elsewhere, trying to avoid the pain, but that just give you more pain somewhere else. Thing is, as a mom, it's almost impossible to take time off. Yes, you moms out there know exactly what I mean.

Still, it was awesome to be outside, and I was extra lucky, I saw 2 shooting stars. Cheered me up right away. I go to bed really happy, and in my dreams I hope to travel the stars.