Yesterday was one of those "best-laid plans gone astray" days for me. I had sewing that I wanted to do and cleaning that I needed to do, but we ended up playing Emergency! with our dwindled supply of Legos instead.

Did any of you ever watch Emergency!? This was my all-time favorite show growing up. I must have seen it in syndication, but I can clearly remember waiting so impatiently on Saturday nights for it to come on. I think it was at seven, right after the Lawrence Welk Show. On some particularly long weeks, I would watch the LWS in hopes that it would help pass the time until 7 p.m. It never worked, and as my friend Megan pointed out, "time slows down on the Lawrence Welk Show, that's why old people love it."

While everyone was ga-ga over Paramedic John Gage, it was pissy doctor Kelly Brackett who caught my eye. I think Rampart Hospital and the Cherry Ames nurse series by Helen Wells are what made me want to be a doctor or nurse. And we see how long lasting and significant those impulses were!

So I'll make do with introducing Emergency! to my kid, and hope that more than just the 1st three seasons come out on DVD.

Callum made Station 51 and I made the squad car. We imported a hook and ladder truck.

Here we are at the fire. See how the flames have burst out through the roof? I was the dispatcher and Rampart Base, and Callum was Johnny (of course!).

Lucy was Dr. Brackett, who had been opposed to the paramedic program since the pilot episode.

In our other pup-date, we took Neel to meet Mandy at the SPCA (a requirement for adoption). She was still there and as sweet as ever. I must have misunderstood two key things (I have to say that while everyone there is so nice, the process is very confusing.). The first is that I thought the 1st applicant had until Friday to decide if they wanted her and could pick her anytime. No, they have to wait until Friday just like we do. Still not completely sure why. Also, I thought we wouldn't bring Lucy to meet Mandy until after the adoption had gone through. Nope, they need to meet for us to be approved. This means that I have to make another trip to an SPCA almost 20 miles away for a dog that someone else is going to end up adopting. We muster on.

In Josephine news, I'm about 80% finished with the back. Need a few more inches of the all-over pattern before I start binding off arm-holes, etc. I'm enjoying this project very much, and liking the Knitpicks Shine Sport as well. We muster on. It's all we ever do.