shrift, you never know, you might have a relapse and have to drive yourself to the ER on the 4th! So perhaps by a DMV stop, you will ward off the relapse and the need?

Hey, I use the same principle with umbrellas....

Kat, perhaps the tax laws work that way on the planet that admin comes from. So nice they're notifying you just before the end of the year when most people are away and couldn't do anything about it any way.

Over the weekend:

((((Cashmere and family)))) On an unrelated note, the county fair next summer should have all the cheese curds Owen can eat. Not that that helps now.

I vote Dulles over National. For distance flights, less chance of a stopover or a plane change. There's regular van service from the airport to West Falls Church Metro station (and if you rent a car, the Dulles Access road deadends into I-66 just outside Falls Church). Not to mention that National's noise abatement procedures are highly Not Recommended for those with any fear of flying whatsoever.

Kat, all I can say is that Taxes Is Weird and Freaky.

Teddy came home from the hospital yesterday. The current theory is that he had too much cyclosporine (immune suppressant) in his system, which led to nausea and vomiting. The vomiting led to dehydration, which caused the bad kidney values. He's resting comfortably and goes back for another ultrasound (to make sure there's no kidney damage) Wednesday morning.

shrift, you never know, you might have a relapse and have to drive yourself to the ER on the 4th!

Dude, if I have relapse, I'm calling a taxi or an ambulance. Driving would be unpossible.

But yeah, I have all my documents with me, so I'll be attempting the DMV this afternoon. I mean, it's across the street, so I might as well.

Does the DMV get to close early today?

On an unrelated note, the county fair next summer should have all the cheese curds Owen can eat. Not that that helps now.

We drove to a nearby dairy this weekend. Walked out with $40 worth of cheese made on site--including said cheese curds. We can actually watch the process through big windows and Owen seemed to enjoy it.

I'd call the DMV first just to check. Or you know, deal with it on the 2nd?

So nice they're notifying you just before the end of the year when most people are away and couldn't do anything about it any way.

well, yeah. And they didn't actually send the letter. I only saw it because I was on the website and I was tooling around looking for something else and I clicked on the PDF of the letter. People are going to be pissed.

Cash, in Ohio near where I grew up, there was a cheese factory in an Amish village. I used to LOVE watching the cheese being made. Even if it was A Very Smelly Place.

When I was a kid there was a small cheese factory about half a mile from our farm. Sometimes we'd stop by and get fresh cheese curds (sometimes we'd get to watch too). Curds are the best when they're fresh enough to be squeaky. Best of all is when they're still warm.

The place got closed down by the DNR because they were dumping waste straight into the river.

I have a slip of paper in my wallet that says I have a license. I'm waiting for them to mail me my new one. Freaky feeling.

Yeah, that's weird. The security lady at the airport the other day said I should white out the date on my license (expiring that day), and I was all, "Oh yeah! I have the piece of paper, too! You want that??" She was like, whatever, you're fine.

Last year I went to Ikea on New Year's Eve Day (or New Year's Day? I forget), and it was pretty good -- not too many people.

white out the day? WAIT? Like alter the license. The security lady was recommending that? WHA?