Stick it to Me

Yesterday was hot. Today was HOT. But was it Washington summer uncomfortable? Only INSIDE, where one would expect to find AC. HERE? not so much. So I type this missive lying in bed, dripping with sweat. Air conditioning people! Air conditioning! Lordy.

This was certainly our first unpleasant day here thus far: Heat aside, we suffered a loud

neighbor with a bit of drunken party outside our bedroom window last night (where I discovered that we have an annoying streetlight aglow. So at 2 a.m. I was calculating how much new curtains with blackout lining will cost, sigh).

But really, the biggest, baddest problem was Paul's Virginia driver's license, which DMV cancelled, we discovered, when he changed his home address to our APO. Really? REALLY? It took two weeks of faxing and phone calls (expensive phone calls), to convince them he is indeed a US Citizen and a resident of Virginia (we're paying property taxes!).

Without that license, we learned, his Air Force issued license is void and our cars are uninsurable. And with no insurance, we can't pick up the new cars, which we hope to do today. Just a nightmare. But it's all worked out now (after a lot of bickering between us). I'm glad yesterday is over...and the cool rain has returned. Can't believe I'm saying that.

Some photos from the better part of our day, spent on Jesus Green (and a cool picture Harry took of me)