On The Books

We had a trying start to the day, but it picked up a little as the morning progressed. I learned by the fact that I was the one and only car in the drop off line at my son's "school" (Moms Day Out) that all schools in the county were closed due to icy roads. That made sense considering the asphalt was like an ice skating rink and my car was sliding down the driveway with the emergency break on. We sought refuge at my girlfriend's house for a play date and the morning started taking a turn for the better. I got a phone call from my pediatrician's office that all of Claire's pertinent medical records had been faxed to the pediatric allergist at Riley Children's. We got an appointment--for February 23rd. Grrr... That's a month from now. Once I recovered from my initial disappointment, I decided that I'm not in this to make friends. I called Riley and begged, bargained and pleaded from an earlier date. I think she realized that I wasn't going to hang up the phone until I got what I wanted and she pulled some strings to get us in February 9th at 10am. While I'm not completely satisfied, it's much better than the alternative. Maybe a special delivery of chocolate chip cookies would land us an appointment in January... :)