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Didn't know there'd be drama. I've been married to my husband for nearly 3 years, together for 7 and the only dad that my 15 year old son really knows. So the boy was accepted to a sister city exchange trip with scholarship to Japan this summer. He had to fill out an application, provide 2 letters of reference and go through an interview with 2 members of the city committee. Pretty big deal IMO. We found out in October that he was accepted and in November we learned we received a scholarship to help pay for the trip - awesome :). So in January, we went to the post office to apply for the boy's passport. He had his birth certificate and picture ID (took drivers ed last summer) and my husband and I filled out the application...we waited our turn and sat down. Then we learned that the father's signature has to be the "father" listed on the birth certificate. It's a LOOOONNNNNGGGGG story that I'm not sure I want to fully go in to here, but despite the ...

Topics ranging from KCAI Art & Design Auction to getting a passport for my 15 year old kid to finding out the trip may be off to learning it's only with nearly 1/2 the kids who were originally accepted into the program. Oh and there was local hail and tornado activity recently and my day job is just turning into a bit of a nightmare... And then my postcard for my dentist appointment came in plenty of time and so I called this morning to reschedule since it was in the middle of my kid's 9th grade recognition ceremony tomorrow. Turns out it was actually today! and I called to reschedule about 10 minutes into what would have been the appointment...yeah, the least interesting story to tell, but the one that takes the least amount of effort :) I'll save the rest for later! enjoy the day...

• Pick up art from the Sabatini Gallery in t-town • Photograph my work for the filthEdesign Studio fire sale • Add Excalibur rehearsal dates to my iCal for the rest of the semester • Ask off for swim meet dates, and just general time off • Get quotes back on M. Boyer business cards • Talk to David tonight re: his website • Work on more BailOz drawings • Start sending TPS graphics to the programmer • Mock-ups for NoD • Apply to Lawrence Art Guild 's Art in the Park fair • Do SOMEthing on my website, gallery, redirect, something... • Piece for the KCAI art & design auction • Talk to Starbucks about hanging more art • Wii Fit every day • Consume less calories, fat, carbs • Pay off Japan trip • Pay CJHS • Sears batteries • Ace Gutters • Tires for the Fit + get the Volvo running again • Sell ruckus - buy macbook • Pick-up John's glasses

So excited! John applied, was interviewed and accepted as 1 of the 20 delegates for the Hiratsuka, Japan Sister City exchange program thought the City of Lawrence!!! They will be going during the Tanabata Festival in 2011 for a total of 10 days and then 2 weeks later we will host 2 Japanese exchange students for 5 days :) I'm so proud and a little jealous! :)