The attention to detail is *chef's kiss*

LITERALLY just finished a memo collecting cases from around the country of how different courts are handling this issue. So, so many examples.

I went years ago and have been meaning to take the kids.

In the latest chapter of perimenopause sucks, my cycle has gotten irregular but hadn't stopped.

Then I thought maybe it stopped?

Then I woke up with facial redness and was sobbing in the car this morning from just "normal" stress and thought, uh oh, and made sure I had supplies and...

Yep.

The girls (15 and almost 14) asked to watch the Princess Bride last night because it's a "comfort movie" and when they were quoting and laughing along I had one of those "parenting achievement unlocked" feelings.

Foot in a pink pump showing some white scuffs and a thinning sole. Sad, really. Setting is a office, drab carpet, honey colored wood file cabinets. Also kinda sad.

My iconic pink shoes have seen better days. I got new heel caps last fall. Talking myself into it...

This is the way.

Dark cherry red pumps. On sale.

I am the "lady at the office who wears colorful heels."

But I'm also 50 years old, so I prioritize comfort. Although I have others, I basically live in Lifestride pumps. I own SO MANY.

Barbie pink, fire engine red patent, forest green, silver, all the neutrals...

I need these, right?

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.

I distinctly remember Parker Lewis; I am fuzzier on Dream On

Teerifying

She's just lovely and talented and I want all good things for her

A common man looking at this decision of the very learned Judge, might possibly object to it.

I was like COOL BINDERS ... oh wait, that's confidentially redaction.

It is INFURIATING

My office calls me the "Ai Queen" because I am DAILY circulating the latest bench slap that makes it to Bluesky and sending new listers to @badlawyerpod.

Another one today by counsel. Three fully hallucinated cites and several wildly inaccurate "see" cites to real cases.

I am operating on three hours sleep and *gibbers incoherently*

So anyway, everything sucks but there still are good people and I am appreciative.

I get an appointment for a month away. LF and I are disappointed but resigned.

And then the cardiologist office calls and says we've got an appointment at 3 tomorrow if we want it because the nephrologist REALLY DID start making calls after we left.

She was like, I am LOOKING at the referral. It SAYS cardiology. What are they even DOING?

She sends us on way with directions for rescheduling but says she's gonna try to back channel.

She involves a supervisor who assures me that this is the correct specialist for her suspected issue as referred by ped.

Weks pass. Today was the appointment.

Nephrologist does not treat this issue and was NOT amused when I told her what happened.

Story time. LF is having a medical issue. Pediatrician referred to a specialist affiliated with large hospital. Scheduler for hospital calls to set appointment with pediatric nephrologist. I told her I'm supposed to be scheduling with cardiology. We go around and around.

For sure -- UCONN staged a late comeback and was only ahead in the last 1/2 second when there was a wild three point shot at the buzzer.

Honestly I'd do the same. Kids can be so interesting about very specific interests and funny in ways you'd never expect.

F*** yeah UCONN LET'S GOOOO!!!

Right now, the family group chat, for reasons that defy explanation, has devolved into "Jesus Threats."

I WILL MULTIPY **ALL** YOUR LOAVES AND FISHES

Don't you MAKE ME walk on water now.

That weak water is about to be WINE.

You WILL be fishers of men.

How we Sunday, I guess...

Slept in my Rob Thomas shirt and woke up Sunday Morni ng New York Blue.

These are words but I don’t understand them in this order and to this audience

Answers include:

"Disney owns Star Wars. Hunter from Bad Batch. Genetically modified is not magic."

"Luz from Owl House. Thugged it out in the demon realm, she'll have no problem in the human one. Very creative problem solver."

"Wait they can bring an object, right? Rapunzel with a cast iron."

With the usual caveats of *waves hand at everything*

One of the great joys in life is teenagers and the family group text thread. Right now, mine contains a robust debate around which Disney Human Character (with no magic) would last the longest on the reality survival show ALONE.