Passports @ MindSay

That's what my family did all afternon... tried to rene them because apparently you need one to be able to go to Greece.  Who knew?  It was quite a time but then we ended up going to eat at Olive Garden for dinner and any day you go to Olive Garden just has to be a good day.  Then, I got home and worked with my dad on college applications for over three hours, and I just now got free.  Goodness, that was a fun time!  (the sarcasm's kicking in).

Last night, I went over to Matt's and we watched a Jack Black movie called Nacho something or other, and it was not that great of a movie but we had a nice time.  He's amazing.

Tomorrow will be filled with lots of college application work, which will be a ton of fun, let me tell you.

I have more deep thoughts to share, but unfortunately I think I'm nearly brain-dead tonight so I need to get to bed sometime soon. 

My daughter and I applied for our passports today.  I thought I was so on the ball.  I filled out the applications in advance, made sure I had birth certs for both of us, and other documents if needed.  Since my daughter is a minor I made sure my hubbie could slip away from work so he could sign the paperwork.  All we needed were pictures and we would be set.  Since I had to drag my husband out of work during the middle of the day I decided to go to the downtown Clerk of Court office.  Ok, I picked today to do this because my daughter had a half day of school, and while we had the afternoon free I decided to take her for her flu shot.  The joys of being organized and getting stuff done, woohoo.  Well, her flu shot was a nightmare (which I've documented on her blog) and by the time we were done with that, my makeup and hair was a mess, and she was all blotchy and boogery.  What a pair!  Now, let's go get our pictures taken and then down to Daddy's office! Luckily, it was a bit of a drive, and by the time we got to the photo studio to get our passport pictures taken my daughter appeared presentable.  I've got to describe this photo studio to you.  Imagine...Fred Sanford's junk yard turned into a photo studio (and if you're so young you don't get my Sanford & Son reference then bite me).  I mean the photogragher was nice and professional, but the atmosphere was tres trash.  Truly, I didn't give a hoot, as long as I got the pictures done.  Twenty bucks and 5 minutes later we had our pictures in hand and we were out of there.  We pick up Daddy and in a hop, skip and a jump we were at the Clerk of Court office.  No line, few peeps already waiting, it looked promising.  Stepped right up to the desk, nice young lady asked if we have completed apps and docs and...checks.  WTF!  Who uses checks anymore!?!  Apparently, the US Dept. of State.  One quick trip to our nearest bank and we have our checks.  Back to the old Clerk's office, where I politely hand over our completed paperwork, and then I'm told what every government employee learns the first day of training, "Please wait until your name is called."  Amazingly, we waited less than 15 minutes.  I mean my daughter barely just finished the lollipop she got at the bank, it was that quick.  Ah yes, sometimes the system does work.  I probably shouldn't have said that since I still have yet to physically receive the passports.  Oh well, since it was a positive post maybe the karmic gods will shine down on me :)

alrightie...well...not much has happened since I last wrote...

its vakation planning time YAY!! it all originally started with Mark wanting Mich to go to Jamaica with him and shes all set on going now and shes getting my mom into the mindset that shes wanting to go now too which is good koz they know I dont wanna go...even tho its pissing my mom off koz she thinks that Im just gonna stay home...little does she know haha

so seeing as how Im not going to Jamaica me and K are planning on going to Florida...hopefully we kan like go the same time that Mich and my mom are going koz I dunno apparently shes taking Mo with her which is good koz I kan get some me time but then K really wants to take her to see his family and stuff...so I told him that its gonna hafta wait till next time...god...Im skared as fuck to meet his family haha (note to self - buy new shorts)

anyway...so last night we took Mo to take her pik taken koz Mich put her hair in piggietails and we ended up getting 2 passport photos fer her which then lead to me and Mich filling out our passport papers koz we need new passports and Mo needs one...god now I gotta save up like $200 bucks fer both of ours...Im not gonna send hers in yet koz shes got a doktors appointment on the 28th of March so I'll probably send it in that day or sometime after koz I need to find out her height and weight...

tomorrow Mich has the day off...dunno what we're gonna do...Im gonna see if we kan go to Chapters or something so I kan check out some books on religion...I want that book Religion For Dummies...not that I have money to get anything right now koz its all going to the kredit kards haha which is better than me buying shit I dont need...see...Im learning

well...Ive got laundry to put away