No he is not cute... anymore. I thought he was gone, but no such luck. And the other night I accidentally left pasta sauce out on the counter, and I woke up to little tomato sauce foot prints all over my house.
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No he is not cute... anymore. I thought he was gone, but no such luck. And the other night I accidentally left pasta sauce out on the counter, and I woke up to little tomato sauce foot prints all over my house.
what's wrong with mice? They're cute and furry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell
if you want to get rid of it, just get a few cats. I have four that need homes ^_~
I told you I would take Aura, as soon as you get that ramp built. :p
Now I am all itchy. Do mice carry fleas? I would assume so.
Yes, mice can carry fleas. It's probably all in your head, though.
Why do I have to build the ramp? Why can't you build one on your end? Hmmm?
Sigh, but I live no where near that lake. I can build you a raft so you can cross the Atlantic ocean though.
How would I get to the ocean? You're probably closer to the us border than I am to the ocean.
I am kind of close to Maine. Does that count?
That WOULD be the us border, yes.
:p :p I know that duhh! :D I meant close to you? I was more or less being sarcastic.
Nope, Maine is not close to me. Not as far as the ocean is, though.
I didn't think so. Back to plan A.
But what good will the ramp do if you're nowhere near the lake?
I'm telling both of you, I have a plan and it will work.
Bella and I pack a few things and head over to Heaths. While there we party until we puke or pass out (whichever comes first) and then at the end of our fun filled weekend, Bella and I each leave with a kitten in our pocket.
Plan?
Hey that works for m!e
sounds good to me ^_^
Okay, I have to ask this simply because hubby wants to know what all of you are going to say about it. Before I do though, hubby is not looking for all of you to change my mind, he's perfectly fine with it, he just wants to see how normal people react. Ya, I told him you all aren't normal but he won't listen.
Anyway, as most of you know I'm not a Canadian citizen, as such I have to get a German passport if I'm to travel anywhere other then Canada. The only way I can get a passport at this time is to go to Victoria. I've been putting this off because it's not a cheap trip and I'd really rather not go alone. Also, I'd have to stay for at least 2 days, it's not a one day trip. Sadly, hubby and I can't afford to go on a romantic weekend to Victoria because we have these two things called kids and no one to watch them.
So, I've been putting this on the back burner for a very long time. I have no valid passport right now. :( I really want to get this done, not because I plan to travel, but if I need to, I wouldn't be able to. I don't like leaving things to chance.
Well, yesterday my buddy in LA called. He's an ex-boyfriend but we dated when we were 18, very long time ago, and we remained friends. He's one of my best friends. He comes to Canada to visit because his son lives here and we always get together when he does. Hubby and him are also good friends.
So B (buddy) calls and we get to talking about him coming up here which he will be in August. Then he mentions that he has to go to Victoria in the beginning of July (Actually on hubby's birthday) for a wedding. I jokingly said that I should meet him there, I could go with him to the wedding and get my passport renewed while I'm in town. At first it was a joke but we started talking about it and it's a really good idea. We could share a room so that would cut costs in half. July is actually a good time to go, the flights are pretty cheap. Also, he's the kind of person that can be dropped into any town and find his way around. I have a hard time finding my way around my own house. He'd be handy to have along.
So I told hubby and he agreed that this was a good plan. Then I mentioned that I'd be going on his birthday and he started to laugh. When B was here in February for 4 days the only time we could get together was on Valentines day, so I went out with my ex for Valentines while hubby stayed home with the kids. Now I'd be going on a 4 day trip to Victoria with my ex on my husbands birthday. Hubby is finding this really funny and wonders if normal people would be shocked or also laugh.
Are you all still with me? Rolling your eyes yet?
Well, it's almost 2 am here. Time for me to hit they hay! Night folks. Talk tomorrow.
Wow. That's... a situation. So as long as the two of you are comfortable with the idea, than there's no problem. I can't say I would feel comfortable with my husband sharing a hotel room with his ex. However, I understand what you mean about you dating a long time ago and with that being said, I don't think I would feel comfortable with my hubby sharing a room with ANY woman.
How come you can only get your passport renewed in Victoria?
Hey, as long as he doesn't have a problem with it, then why should we?
I would suggest, however, trying to arrange for someone to take the kids overnight (or at least for an evening) the weekend before or after his birthday and having a date night for just the two of you. Not only will it celebrate his birthday, but I'm sure you don't get many kid-free nights.
Actually, I totally trust hubby to stay in a hotel with another woman. I'm a flirt, so is he, but one thing neither of us would ever do is cheat. I couldn't live with myself if I did and hubby's just too darn lazy. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell
Victoria or Toronto, those are my two options. Victoria is closer and the flights are cheaper. There's a new fingerprint thingamajig in the German passports now and only Victoria and Toronto have the fingerprint machine available. You have to be there in person to get it done. It's a pain in the arse.
We do have a German consulate in Edmonton, but no finger print machine. It's some kind of digital high tech thingy.
Nope, he's totally fine with it, he just thinks it's funny that I spent Valentine's Day with B and now hubby's birthday. It is a bit funny. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
We rarely get a kid free night. When we talked about this Victoria thing last night hubby said that he'd rather celebrate his birthday the weekend after. He wants to have a Sumo party, rent the sumo suits and have a BBQ. The thing is, his birthday is on a long weekend and most of our friends will be camping. It would be better to do it the weekend after, so it's all good. :)
then you could have a romantic evening/weekend after you get back and have the sumo party the following week ^_^
Sounds great to me. Actually, it sounds like something Cats and I would do except for celebrating his birthday. He isn't big on celebrating his birthday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altenweg
I just hope your health is behaving by then. I would hate for a problem to occur while you are that far from home.
It's not too far away. If I drove it would be, but by plane it's only a 1 1/2 hour flight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cat1864
I'm actually looking forward to going there, Victoria is a beautiful island, Butchart Gardens is there, I'd love to see it again (haven't since I was 11). There's also a really nice aquarium, a wax museum, a miniature museum, and lots more. I'd try to get as much into those 4 days as I can. :)
Ever going to become a citizen so you don't have to go through all of that?
LOL! I plan on it, but I'm terrible at putting that off. You see that's something I can do here, so I'm forever making excuses, putting it off, allocating the money to something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
The Victoria trip would be a good push because it's then or not at all. Once I get it renewed I don't have to worry about it again for 10 years. :)
Well, that'll give you 10 years to finally fill out the citizenship papers, I guess.
So does R and the kids have their passports Alty??
R and Jared do (actually, I think Jared needs a new one), Sydney doesn't, she's never needed one, we haven't traveled anywhere in her 7 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by friend4u178
For them it's easy, they're all citizens, it would be a one week process at most, more likely 2 or 3 days.
For me, even after going to Victoria, it will still take 6 months to a year before I have my passport in hand. That's why I'm eager to get it done.
WOW that's some outdated process??
So your parents never became Canadian citizens??
No, my parents never did. I'm actually a bit bitter about it. Had they gone through the application process before I turned 18, it would have been free and I wouldn't have had to take a test. Sadly back then there was no internet, so they had to send away for the applications and didn't do so until I was already 18. At that time it cost $800 per person which wasn't in the budget for the 3 of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by friend4u178
I could have actually had dual citizenship before I turned 18. Not anymore.
It's one of those twenty twenty hindsight moments. They didn't know, so not their fault. I just wish we had looked into it earlier.
You should have seen the crap I had to go through getting my passport changed when I got married. Just changing my last name took over a year. Back then they didn't have the fingerprint addition, so I could do it all here and then they just sent it off to the Consolate in Toronto. I did have to get every little piece of paper notarized. One year of back and forth, need more paperwork, you didn't dot this I. Arghhhhh! It was insane!
Makes me glad that the chances of me ever moving out of the state, let alone the country, and the chances of me ever getting married are both pretty much nil.
Geez what a hassle , glad my parents got their citizenship when we came to Oz. It made us automatic citizens for basically nothing :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Altenweg
Open your wings Heath , it's a big wonderful world out there :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
Oh, I know, and I'd like to visit it. I just don't want to live there. This state is my home. It's where all my family is. Even though they're 4 hours away and I'll probably only get to see them about once a year, it's still nice to know that we're in the same state. Once I get my license, and a car, I'll be able to see them more often, hopefully.Quote:
Originally Posted by friend4u178
Someday, I'd like to see the ocean. I'd love to go diving in a reef. And stand at the top of a mountain. And fly, I want to fly somewhere.
We moved because the possibilities of owning a home in Germany are almost nil, unless you're a multimillionaire. They have 100 year mortgages there.
Not a lot of new developments going up so finding a house isn't easy. Once you get one you keep it in the family, so finding one for sale, forget one under a million dollars, is not easy.
All my dads family moved here, we were the last ones to pack our bags and come over.
I love Germany, often miss it, but I would never live there. I'm a Canadian without the paperwork to prove it. ;)
Well kids, it's time for bed.
Sleep tight. :)
I hope you have a great trip Alty! I love B.C. I used to live in Victoria, but I very young. Still remember the beauty though.
How about a romantic week end with the sumo suits? :p
And you do know you're going the wrong way right? I am on the EAST coast :D
It's a wonderful rainy Monday to spend in bed in your jamma's eating mr. noodles watching day time T.V :) No classes, minimal homework, too cold and wet to work in the garden and NO housework needs to be done! Ahh relaxation.
Hey bella if your still around.
Sun is shining here its just really cold.
How are things today. Besides wet and lazy?
Things are going good. I got a little bored and pulled my bed, dressers, and night stands out of my bed room, I pulled all my clothes out of the closets, and SCRUBBED my room down.
See I have a mouse, he's in my kitchen but at night I get the heebie jeebies, so I pulled everything out and scoured the room with bleach and water. Vacuumed the floors, corners, base boards and ceilings. Smells delicious.
Last night I left some dirty dishes in the sink, and I heard him in there, so I boiled up some water and bleached my dishes. Pulled my fridge and stove out and bleached and vacuumed back there. I was a busy girl. Do you think bleach is enough of a disinfectant?
Oh my god girl you have been busy.
So um, have you ever thought to set a trap? Of course then you have to deal with a trapped mouse but at least you will have him.
I am known to just vanish after I start talking so let me warn you not to take offense. Especially today I am leaving work in 30 minutes to take my little man to the doctors.
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