tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post923324361969881245..comments2023-06-12T16:10:50.655+02:00Comments on The Beet Goes On: But I DigressThe Expatressehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-77625047064300863482009-03-12T23:02:00.000+02:002009-03-12T23:02:00.000+02:00I'll look into the AIDS test for the kids - hubby ...I'll look into the AIDS test for the kids - hubby said "just have them all done just in case . . " but I would rather not have them poked. I had baby's passport pic taken when she was 6 weeks and after a million shots we got a good one, and I, not being of sound mind, didn't get extra copies, so now I have to do them again, ahh, live and learn!katbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449056908312825422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-82493940801154069292009-03-12T07:07:00.000+02:002009-03-12T07:07:00.000+02:00katbat: When we went for AIDS/HIV tests, they told...katbat: When we went for AIDS/HIV tests, they told us if we (the parents) came back negative, then they would not stick the kids. Of course, if either of us turned up + there would be no Russian visa and the whole thing would be moot. But the kids, who were prepared to be stuck, were relieved.<BR/><BR/>I remember getting Skittles' passport photos done at a few weeks old. I had to hold her in my lap, and the photographer zoomed in close. The Spouse had to wave and make faces to get her to look up because she was just a lump. She looked . . . well . . . lumpy in the photo.The Expatressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-86815711235404909442009-03-12T03:03:00.000+02:002009-03-12T03:03:00.000+02:00Those strawberries look tasty!I need to get a new ...Those strawberries look tasty!<BR/><BR/>I need to get a new passport when I get back. My current one will be 9 years old at that point, and I look nothing like my photo.Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057778340760717886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-24891641321319499172009-03-12T02:31:00.000+02:002009-03-12T02:31:00.000+02:00WEll I despise sushi but being allergic to soy and...WEll I despise sushi but being allergic to soy and fish/seafood accounts for that...oh, no kelp either.<BR/><BR/>I am happy the visa/passport thing went so smoothly. How amazing that they had the directions and map together for you! How unexpectedly fabulous!<BR/><BR/>Today was my last day of classes and I am always wistful to say goodbye to my students of whom I have become so fond. But I got about 8 of them on board for next term's Humanities class which is love and sex in 19th and 20th c lit. So I am happy about that.<BR/><BR/>Now I just have a zillion papers to grade before my finals come in on the 18th. Then I will really grade furiously until my grades are due in on the 24th and then I am liberated until school begins again on the 30th! <BR/><BR/>Today was veritably springish and my cats couldn't wait to escape out into the smells and fresh air when I came home tonight.<BR/><BR/>The strawberries look lovely and it is wonderful for the girls to realize what a special treat something so simple can be. My friend Johnny and I would buy a little box of raspberries and some half and half and think that it was the best treat in the world for our lunch.<BR/><BR/>Hope you can find them again! xovvalentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594647719641535734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-21415744532675547602009-03-12T01:52:00.000+02:002009-03-12T01:52:00.000+02:00The strawberries looks very fresh and yummy. I bo...The strawberries looks very fresh and yummy. I bought a big box yesterday for $2.50 but they aren't that great - not sweet like in the summer.<BR/><BR/>I am sure you are happy to have the passport pictures and renewal behind you.Tina in CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389744278715174313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-24298321176589581042009-03-11T20:49:00.000+02:002009-03-11T20:49:00.000+02:00yeah - I am glad you were able to get all that don...yeah - I am glad you were able to get all that done! It is the kind of thing that worries me when we go - getting things like photos done, buying food, not getting lost . . . We are still waiting for our visas - middle childs passport expires in 2 years and her visa application was denied until we renew her passport - which I received yesterday after waiting 2 weeks for it (I even paid the extra to have it expedited!) Now I need to get all the kiddos pics done again for the visas (not that easy to get a 2 month old to look forward, eyes open, hands down, etc) and HIV tests done on all of us. fun! The strawberrries look delish!katbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449056908312825422noreply@blogger.com