I’ve got an interview!

After waiting for over a month I finally have my interview booked for the US Customs and Immigration Services (www.uscis.gov). That means that I am on my way for the next step in getting that coveted green card. And so far all is good.

But some things surprise me. After having sent in all that paperwork, taking massive amounts of photocopies and all that they request that we bring the originals and copies to the appointment, just in case they want yet another copy of any of the documents. I think that is such waste of time and resources, and think that USCIS should just have a scanner there and scan any documents they want to keep aspare copy of. That way it could easily be attached to my file and used by anybody who needs to work on my case. But I know that is pie-in-the sky thinking, so I’m just going to start getting all those copies now. I have about 2 months to do it.

Happy ID

As happens every year a couple days into July, Kula becomes more clingy than ever. She doesn’t like most loud noises, pops, the dryer buzzer, or typical bangs and she hates firecrackers. So she’s always underfoot and needy for the first week of July. Fireworks are exploding right now and she’s in the bedroom in her usual place (under the bed) with Henrik. He’s watching Independence Day and I’m making homemade chocolate butterscotch ice cream. We had the usual 4th of July bbq and went for a nice walk at the beach. Pawka is sleeping through the whole affair. If you got to blow up any signs with your M80s, hope you had fun.

Henrik the 2007 tennis champion

Henrik and his tennis partner Melena won the 2007 Slamorama held in Mazama in May. My partner and I lost both of our games. Here’s a picture of that celebratory moment. We’ve been playing more since we got back home and are playing much better than in May. So we have higher hopes for May 2008. By the way, they need more female players. Ability isn’t the most important thing, it’s a great way to have some fun and exercise. And there is a trophy! So if you want to go next year let us know.

 Henrik wins tournament

Kula the All Terrain Dog

Kula got some new all-terrain booties, a travel water pouch, and a hiking pack. We’ll send you a picture from our first hike but she’s breaking in her new shoes right now. These booties are soooo cute.

Kul

The lime chaser

Kula was following Henrik’s every move around the house (as usual) and when he picked up a lime from the kitchen counter she acted quite interested. Well, Kula is afraid of balls, squeaky toys, vacuums, cameras, a variety of noises, and even her own farts. To show Kula the lime wasn’t anything she was interested in, Henrik rolled it across the carpet and to his surprise — Kula chased it! She never chases anything but she likes to chase limes. Go figure.