Matilda and I had scheduled getting our passports done this morning in Petaluma and also going to the DMV to update the registration on my car.

But I failed at Adulting! I thought I had my birth certificate with all the passport papers, but it was nowhere to be found. Did I check to make sure I had everything together before the day of the appointment? No I did not.

Also, I forgot that I needed a smog check to do the registration. I tried to ad hoc the whole thing and at least get Matilda's passport in progress and do the smog check up in Petaluma but decided it would be better to cancel and regroup.

Which I'm glad I did. I just ordered my birth cert online and scheduled a smog check for this afternoon so we can give it another try next week.

Does everybody know where their birth certificate is? And their passport? And all their other certifications? (Marriage license, death certificate, deed to your house?).

Of course you do. Because you've mastered the concept of files.

Anyway, we're getting our shit together one piece of important paper at a time.

Right on. In my experience, the whole midwest should love that like ambrosia or cream of mushroom ETA: Hec, the only reason why I really know that stuff is because my mother is a file maven. Left to me, meh..

(Ugh, did not like the dis on Stormy Daniels in that Law and Order thing. Unnecessary. They could've hit that point without using that tone on "porn star" or her picture.)

They could have used another term and lost nothing from the message. I felt gross every time it was said. That said, I loved last night so much.

Does everybody know where their birth certificate is?

I know where my birth certificate is, but at my Mom's memorial, my sisters informed me that it doesn't work any more! I have to get a new one!

Does everybody know where their birth certificate is? And their passport? And all their other certifications? (Marriage license, death certificate, deed to your house?).

Of course you do. Because you've mastered the concept of files.

falls over laughing at the idea of files...

I actually think I know where my birth certificate is and my very expired passport. Maybe.

My aunt J and her ....partner ? paramour--we need a term for someone's romantic partner they aren't married to for adults so you aren't 70 talkign about your boyfriend who is 80...anyway. His name is Jack and they are going to the UK for 2 weeks on the 8th. I'm really excited for them and Aunt J asked me what I liked way back when I went and I told her but they are doing things differently. First it's not a coach tour that they are doing and so they can make their own plans and 2 they are going to spend time down in the Jurrasic area where they can hunt fossils and spend more time in Scotland.

And life at home was going fine, M's cousin wasn't spending so much time here but he's been here since Friday, when according to M's mom he was only staying the night. On Sat M and I had sushi and we also toyed with the idea of going out to eat again for dinner as a splurgy day but I was like "I'll bring home steaks!" so I did, for 3 people. M is going to grill those for dinner. But M's mom realizes this today and says "there are only 3 steaks ? What about Cousin?" and said I should get another for him. which no, I told her I had no idea he was going to be here this long and if she wanted to share her dinner that was fine but I'm not going out and buying more steak.

Then at work we had the partial power failure (but didn't lose really any product). And the former store manager came in for some reason...not to shop I don't know why. By all accounts she was rude to everyone and yelled at team lead for something.

The store remodel continues, they started on the restrooms and we have Executive Portable Toilets, which aren't bad. Except the a/c wasn't working so it was blowing hot air and feeling like an oven. The company that owns them was made aware of the issue, we are supposed to have that for 2 weeks. We had complaints and I even had one lady complain and ask why they couldn't have kept part of the womens' restroom open while they remodeled. I didn't even try to answer that.

it doesn't work any more! I have to get a new one!

What? Do birth certificates expire?

I'm not going to talk about my mastery of files and knowing where important stuff is because it a sad state of affairs that I'm not going to try to fix any time soon. Kicking that can down the road has been working out okay for a while and I'm going to keep doing it a while longer. You may all feel superior to me if that helps anyone!

we need a term

I have long used Significant Other, abbreviated S.O.

It is vague enough to cover a wide variety of relationships.

it doesn't work any more! I have to get a new one!

Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again? Jumper cables? AED?

It seems that New Jersey stopped accepting birth certificates unless it included the parents' names, which mine doesn't.

partner ? paramour--we need a term for someone's romantic partner they aren't married to for adults so you aren't 70 talkign about your boyfriend who is 80...anyway

DH's vocally anti-marriage aunt always said "partner" (even after they eventually got secretly married for the tax/health insurance/etc benefits).