Oh man, Kristin. ~ma for you and mom. Cheap plane fare to you too.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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d - Jul 27, 2007 3:43:33 pm PDT #8450 of 10001
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
meara - Jul 27, 2007 3:44:50 pm PDT #8451 of 10001
d, where is your family, that you need a passport?
Best of luck, Kristin
amych - Jul 27, 2007 3:45:54 pm PDT #8452 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
{{{d}}} and {{{Kristin}}}. Worrying about family is bad enough when they're not thousands of miles away!
d - Jul 27, 2007 3:54:06 pm PDT #8453 of 10001
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
meara, my parents live in Nice, France. I was an idiot and let my passport expire in 2005. I wasn't planning to go back to visit them until next year, so I wasn't feeling terribly pressed to renew. With all the passport nonsense, I wasn't sure what to do now. But I think I'm going to go ahead with the expedited process, hope they actually process in 15 days, and if not go stand in line if I have to. I'll feel a lot better with an actual plan; I feel so helpless at the moment. My mom said she thought my dad still didn't want visitors, but I'm really planning to also be there to support her. My brother lives in CA, my sister in FL, and I'm in PA so in person support is a little challenging.
Pix - Jul 27, 2007 4:01:28 pm PDT #8454 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
{{{d}}} I hope everything goes okay for you and your mom.
More good outcome it's nothing outpatient ma for Beverly, and also for lisah.
I meant to say this earlier but got distracted. I wish you both nothing~ma.
Just got off the phone with my mom. Her friend Karen has been over all afternoon and is helping her to get everything set up on the main floor. It looks like the break isn't too bad--she's mostly off her feet for 3-5 days and then will get a walking cast. I talked to Karen, and she has promised me that she has time to help out with Mom and Gram this week and will call me if it gets to be too much. So. Not flying home at this point, though that may change. Luckily Mom has a huge support system, so it looks like she's going to be okay. Now if I can just stop feeling guilty about being 3000 miles away when she and Gram need me...
brenda m - Jul 27, 2007 4:01:48 pm PDT #8455 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ah. I'm in Chicago, so I'd suggest just going with the in-person, but I'm guessing they don't have an office near you?
Atropa - Jul 27, 2007 4:04:59 pm PDT #8456 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
{{{d}}}
Kristin, I'm glad your mom has a good support system around her.
Hey, the passport stuff reminded me: so, like a doofus I let my passport expire. Is taking a day off and going to the office the best way to get it renewed without waiting for weeks and weeks?
libkitty - Jul 27, 2007 4:05:26 pm PDT #8457 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
That's great news, Kristin. I'm glad that your mom's injury wasn't as bad as thought and that there is someone local who can help. Still,
{{{Kristin}}}
And d, passport ~ma to go with the health and coping ~ma. From one who has put off getting her passport for mumble, mumble.
brenda m - Jul 27, 2007 4:09:51 pm PDT #8458 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Is taking a day off and going to the office the best way to get it renewed without waiting for weeks and weeks?
You can only do that if you have proof - like a plane ticket - you're leaving the country in the next two weeks - plus it costs more, though I can't remember for sure how much.
beth b - Jul 27, 2007 4:15:36 pm PDT #8459 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
{{kristin's mom}}anti-guilt ma~~ to Kristin.
{{d}} may someone figure something out.
passports: fastest - go to an office pay beaucoup bucks
next expedite- a couple of weeks. much money. tell your passport agent when you want to leave, they will tell you the best way.
the regular way - some money. usually the tell you 6 weeks - but in my experience - they over estimate the time. Late spring/ early summer it takes the longest.