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If I have to explain it, it's not funny.

I get it, I think......Kiwi, they would be front and center, wouldn't they?

Yes they would Cinders.

And how dare you make fun of that cute little bear!

What cute little bear?

I was making a very lame play on words. Sheesh, you don't need to get your knickers in a knot over it. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The little bear at the end of the video.

Some things are sacred.

The video was in Spanish and I got the general idea after about 4 seconds. I didn't see any little bear.

I'm seeing a pattern here. I skim read the rock, paper, scissors thing, I watched about 4 seconds of the video.

Either I have the attention span of a gnat or......

The SECOND video

Ever tried painting with latex in the sun when it's 125F outside? Paint powder comes off the brush as it hits the wood. Everything was going great until I discovered that the house is out of square. I'll finish my privacy fence tomorrow in the "cooler" weather. Right now I'm seriously dehydrated.

I did want to thank Resilient and BigK for kicking me in the butt. I do feel much better.

Thanks.

[did I spell resilient right?]

Didn't see this. Sorry.

Yes, you spelled "Resilient" correctly. But, you can call me Jo. Much easier.

So, curiosity has got the best of me. Did your wife get the pocketbook?

Jo

Before WW left for her trip, she want to get a new carry-on bag. Guess has a new model here that she really liked. Personally I don’t like nice luggage and I was not excited about getting it but she is a woman after all and they just see things differently. So we got the bag the day before her trip.

I saw on the DHL web site that the package had been received in BIL’s office on Friday noon. It was only then I realized that he had me send it to the office in the city where his company would then deliver it to his office which is in a smaller town nearby. He usually works on Saturday so I assumed he would get it on Saturday. What I did not know until later was that he had been away on a course and did not return home until Sunday. He sent me an email telling me he would get it on Monday and give it to WW on Monday night. He normally gets in from work at about 8:00 PM.

Our vacation plans have me going to the USA next week and then on to Mexico the following week. After time in Cancun, WW and I were going to travel to the USA to look for a house. Since WW had her green card stolen, that left very little time for her to get a “travel letter” from the US Embassy that would allow her to go to the USA.

I’m not sure if I have mentioned this before but WW and I had a long talk about the green card last month and we agreed it was more trouble than it was worth so it was our plan (before the theft) to travel to the USA, go to immigration, turn in the green card, get a temporary visa (INS is willing to do that) and then never worry about the green card again until we decided to move to the USA permanently (which is not certain that we will do anyway).

So WW decided to travel to D.F. this week because the Embassy processes these travel letters only on Mondays and Thursdays. To save money and because of logistical problems getting to an airport, she decided to take the bus (about 12 hours) to D.F., spend Sunday night at a hotel near the Embassy and show up early Monday morning, get the letter and take the bus back Monday night which puts her back at SIL’s on my Tuesday evening. So when WW calls me at 3:00 AM on Tuesday morning, I know something is wrong.

WW did take the bus. The bus had a wreck with a tractor trailer about 6 hours into the journey. Nobody was hurt. The driver controlled the bus to a stop but it was impossible to continue on with that bus. So the company sent out another bus. They boarded the new bus and continued on. When WW got off the bus in D.F., her bag was nowhere to be found and yes, unfortunately, she had put all her paperwork she needed for the Embassy in that bag. The bus company checked everywhere for the bag. Long story short is we will never see that bag again (this is what the bus company told her). So she was in D.F. with no bag, no purpose since the paperwork was stolen and she decided to go back to SIL’s. She went to the airport to buy a ticket to fly back but there were no seats available. So she went to the hotel, spent the night and then flew back the next day (Monday). So she gets back to the house Monday evening and calls me. She is totally distraught and crying.

As she is explaining everything, she goes in chronological order so it takes a lot of effort to find out whether she was hurt or not. Fortunately there is no physical damage. She will make a few more efforts to try to locate her bag but I told her to forget about it. It’s nothing we can’t replace. She did have one of her favorite pairs of jeans in that bag which is unfortunate. So this stolen green card is now becoming quite expensive too. It has directly or indirectly cost almost $2000 and we are no closer than when we started. WW now wants to come back here but won’t because the DDs are so excited about going to Cancun. As WW is telling me about all this she says she is just waiting for the dog to come over and pee on her leg because that is about the only thing left that hasn’t yet happened.

So while we are on the phone talking about all this, BIL walked in and gave her the package. So I do know that she got it. There is a downside. As is so typical of ignorant customs people, when they opened the box to check the contents, they put a stray pen mark on the back of the pocketbook. That upsets me because even the one good thing about her day is marred. But she did get it and she says it is beautiful. She got her note and the photos and DD1 got her GBA battery.

So now I need to contact INS to see what our options are. I have to cancel her flight reservation to the USA and see how much it will cost me to change mine or if I need to buy a new ticket. I also have to cancel the hot air balloon trip I booked. All I need is for my car to break down, set all this to music and I think I have a Country & Western hit on my hands.

Nothing like traveling in Mexico.................

Play it backwards Pio and you'll get all that stuff back.

Why do you continue to refer to Gemela as your WW?

Because I don't feel like a FBS. I still have serious trust issues.

BK, quit reading my mind dammit!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Mrs. W

Pio...Ever consider asking her to take a polygraph? Personally I'd welcome the opportunity to take one just to make certain that Mr. W knows how honest I've been and how trustworthy that I am now...He doesn't require one, but I guess knowing that I'm absolutely willing is enough...I've offered to have a GPS put on my car...I'd have no problem with a keylogger on my computer...Have you and Gemela ever discussed those things? It might help...

Mrs. W