well, that explains it...

Turns out there was no need to have been cranky about M's visit; aside from the fact that he was "on" all night (as usual) he didn't say anything irritating, at all. My bad.

And here's the reason for the crankiness: my period is here today, full-force. (But not before noon, so by my RE's office calculations *tomorrow* is CD1. At least I will be able to get my CD3 bloodwork before we go out of town on Thursday.)

Back to update on the big 95th birthday party later.