Kate

Meredith came to me on Saturday to tell me that she needs a physical in order to try out for cheerleading TODAY. o.O So, I stayed home today to try to get her an appointment somewhere and also because I really just need some alone time. I'm almost never home by myself - James and/or Mer are always here. It's been driving me a little crazy lately. My doctor's office is booked, so I have to take her to an Urgent Care place, which will cost quite a bit more than my $10 co-pay at the regular doctor. But that's not the worst of it.

Meredith came upstairs after her shower to show me a rash on her shoulders and back. It could be poison ivy or something innocuous like that, but it looked an awful lot like chicken pox. She had chicken pox as a baby, but it was a pretty mild case, so it's entirely possible that she could get it again. Which would, of course, mean she'd miss try-outs, and several days of school, and I would have to quit carpooling with Becky for fear of passing something on to her while she's still in her first trimester of pregnancy. I'm not sure if I even could pass chicken pox on to her, but that's just not a risk I'm willing to take, you know?

And, on a more selfish & whiny note, it would mean that my alone time for today just got screwed.

Damnit.