the doctor is out

this year for Halloween the boy wanted to be a doctor. so today, on this, the umpteenth day of dreary, rainy fall weather, I got to work.

it turned into one of those sewing days. ugh. the kind where your stitches aren't straight no matter what you do, and the pattern reads like some ancient lost language that you have no hope of ever deciphering, and the whole thing leaves you so discouraged and frustrated you say a lot of words your kids shouldn't hear. and then you cry.

there is a generous amount of time left before this costume is actually worn, but for now it stays like this.