See, my PCP is only in on Wednesdays. It just so happens that Wednesday is my crazy day at school, and there is no way I can get back to MGH for a doctor's appointment. So, she said I needed to decide if I want to continue to miss classes because of my asthma or try to be proactive and miss class to fix the problem.

And then I explained that I *was* missing classes to see her today.

ita speaks truth, in this instance somewhat unfortunately. At least I'm in decent company, though, then. I hope he's not jerking you around malignly at least, Tep.

Don't know about Teppy's Crush!Boy, but vw's PCP definitely needs a footrest up her ass.

It's so cool hearing everybody's Halloween activities and gear!

Robert got me a Halloween present, since I was feeling down about missing the holiday...and I got him one, same reason. So that was cute. And we put Mallory in his pumpkin outfit and took him out to eat with us, and EVERYBODY stopped by to tell us how cute he was, even tough young men wearing bondage pants and manga head.

I was more surprised that a couple Greeks referenced Anne Geddes than that everybody knew about Halloween.

well, fuck you very much, NP.

She did come around when she had more of the full picture, but it was very frustrating and lecturey in the meantime.

yeah, that's why, say, maybe NOT LECTURE the person who's been having trouble breathing for the past 2 days UNTIL getting the full picture??!??!

I SWEAR. Why do people have to express every thought in their head as soon as they have it. Hold back a second to see if your lecturing is justified!

Dear NP,

Most people work or go to school more than 1 day a week. Most people have 1 or 2 or even 3 days a week that, due to work or school issues, it is difficult to do anything unschedual. Welcome to this century. And , BTW, if a patient has been in the ER twice in one weekend, THEY NEED TO BE SEEN NOW, not on the PCP schedual.

Thanks ever so, Beth

what Beth said. And also?

Dear PCP,

In what way do you justify calling yourself a primary anything, working only one day a week?

It's so cool hearing everybody's Halloween activities and gear!

We gathered Emmett's costume together this morning, and stuffed it in a bag for later use at school while JZ ran around getting her costume on.

JZ is wearing her 50s bronze colored Sophia Loren dress with crinolines and a tiara. She worked on her sash proclaiming her Miss Information on the way in.

We swung by EM's house to collect Halloween cookies she'd made and left out for us. Fortunately she had them hanging from a bag on her doorknob because the neighborhood scruffy cat was perched just underneath them puzzling how to get them out.

Got to Emmett's school where JZ's dress drew an admiring "Are you a princess?" from a 3rd grader. Emmett opted to wear the top hat portion of his costume to the schoolyard to play handball while we dropped the cookies and rest of the Harpo costume off in this class and talked to his teacher, who assured us she'd get his hair up under his Harpo wig.

JZ was practicing her MissInformation in the car: "Did you know that the Chrysler Building is made entirely of Chryslers? Do you know which model Chryslers they used? Subarus and Mustangs! The capitol of Wyoming is Lansing, Michigan!" She's opted for a cheery Buffybot tone.

EM collects Emmett from aftercare at 4pm and whooshes him into the city. JZ and I descend upon home by 5:30, we head out to Belevedere Street as we can afterwards where Emmett gleefully honks his horn and plays charades much to the annoyance of all the candy givers. (His Harpo-like charade skills are lacking, but he's very committed to it. He does have the whistling down.)