Visa Day

Let the preparations begin! Helmut, Sam and I drove downtown this morning to drop off his passport at the Honorary Dutch Consulate. It was a small office atop the Compass Bank. We were sandwiched in line between the Iranian family and South African gentlemen trying to get their visas as well. By the look of the stack of the Iranian family’s paperwork, it is more difficult to get a visa if you are from Iran. The consulate will send Helmut's passport onto Miami to have the visa put in. The nice Dutch lady at the window assured us it would be back to us by Friday.

We also went down to Sam’s Club and bought the boys’ new mattresses. When we got to the parking lot, we realized two mattresses and two box springs will not fit into the back of a Ford Ranger. Helmut and Sam drove one set home while I hung out on the sidewalk with the other set.

All in all, there is nothing too exciting to report here. We are slowly making our way down our to-do list.