I am a proud Marylander today!
Last night, after midnight, I emailed and faxed my senator and congressman about my passport situation. First thing this morning I got a call from the senators office saying that they spoke with the passport office and gave them notice that we have to have those passports asap. The kind gentleman told me that he would call them and then me back in a few days with an update. We might have to drive to Washington DC to pick them up but I don't care. he also said to sit tight and don't worry and I might be able to get them expedited without being charged...that would be nice. As of now, I am a much calmer person and have put the xanax away :)
I have never been much of a political person but after today I appreciate them so much more. Now if only they would give me the same phone number that they used I could have called them myself.
Hang in there Krista, we are still coming!
Passport Nightmare!
Whatever you do...get your passport now. Even if you haven't any plans for overseas travel, do yourself a favor and apply today. No I do not work for the U.S. Passport office, I am a disgruntled customer. I applied for the kids passports in early February for our trip in April to Italy. As of now we still are without them. Initially the passport office said we should receive them around mid March. Now they are saying early May. I call and email but to no avail. Why? You can't get through. They say "according to high call volume please call later" click. Even at midnight. They are supposedly open from 7am until midnight, last night I sat and redialed from 9pm until midnight and not once got through. Pitiful if you ask me. The voice mail says, "don't worry", but I am worried. My plans are made, the kids time off of school was approved and I am ready to go. Hopefully I will get an answer soon via email. What a travel disaster. I will let you know when they arrive buy in the mean time my friends apply for that passport today or you too will be sorry.
A day early the celebration has begun!
Tonight we celebrated Alex's 11th birthday by having dinner with his Godfather Pat, his wife Betsy and the kids friend Rowan and my friend Christian. We went to the Original Steak House and Sports Theater in Edgewater and had a fabulous meal of Prime Rib, Filet Mignon, Roasted Chicken and Alex chose Crab Legs. Always a good choice with a casual atmosphere and awesome food. Many large screen TV's for all the sporting action and even a kids channel for the ones that are not too excited over sports.
Alex will actually turn 11 tomorrow evening, the 14th of March, at 5:19pm. Yep, I remember that and no I didn't look it up. You go through labor and you don't forget when it's over trust me. It was a Thursday too, so how do like that for a good memory?
Unfortunately I attend class on Wednesday nights so we celebrated a day early. No complaints from Alex however he did ask if he gets more gifts tomorrow. We'll see now won't we. He received an electric guitar, amplifier and his wonderful godfather gave him the gift of guitar lessons. I already called the place and he starts next week. Mommy gave him money and grandmom gave him money too (Alex's favorite thing) and we are going to the bank in a few days so that he can make a deposit. He NEVER spends his money. He will be a millionaire, no doubt about it. He got a few other things and now if I can strap him down ling enough, he will writing the thank you notes. Attached are a few pictures of the big night.
Good bye my dependable old friend...
Last night I sold my Dodge Caravan. She was a trusty gal that never left me stranded. She was purchased by Russian car dealers who are planning on shipping her to the motherland. Very cool cucumbers those Russians let me tell you. Showed up around 9pm after driving from Ocean City, paid cash and didn't try to talk me down in price. So take that Tate Doge Chrysler of Annapolis. The Ruskies paid me $2000 more than my dealership offered me. I am actually kinda jealous of my van going into the Eastern Bloc...always wanted to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg...at least in the summertime. BUT onto my new baby and I must admit I do love her already...:)
One Nation, Under God!
Alex spent the afternoon in our nations capital today. His daddy picked him up from school around noon and they headed to DC for the day. Both kids love visiting the museums and we try to make sure they get their yearly fill of the worlds most powerful city. Attached are some of the sites one would expect from DC but what's up with the deranged bunny sculpture. Alex's birthday is next week and we were going to try to make it a ski day but the weather warmed up to the 60's last week and we decided that it was too risky to plan. So what happens?. We are now expecting snow again. Not alot, just 2-4 inches BUT Wisp (the ski resort) is expected to get around 10 inches. It would have been perfect but we missed out. oh well , DC was a nice alternative for the boy....NOT! He did have fun and he loves to leave school early, so all in all he had a nice day.
The Real Deal
Here is my newest baby in the flesh...or sheet metal. I think she is a beauty and wanted to show her to my friends. The last post was just a website photo but this is the real deal and she looks so much better in real life.
This is a edited post as my good friend Krista knocked some sense into me. She ragged on me about having my license plate plastered on the world wide web and so I deleted that post. I also took off two photos with evidence of my whereabouts :0 What was I thinking?
