Oh BOY! Thought that those in adoption land would get a kick out of this story…. I am still laughing as I think about the whole situation….can’t help ignorance right?!
We needed to get a social security number for JJ and so we filed (to make our tax return easier) for a temporary number – which included filling out a form and mailing a copy of our NYS adoption decree with it – with promises of a temp number in 6-8 weeks. So, we did that and waited and waited…. finally two days ago we got a denial letter in the mail stating that in order to file for the temp number we first needed a denial letter from our local social security office stating that we couldn’t get a number at this time. So, it gave me a form number to file at our local office. I printed it out and realized that indeed we had all the documents necessary for a permanent number soooo… off I went this morning. The office opens at 9am (or at least that is what the internet said) but when I arrived at 8:40am I was in a waiting room with about 15 other people! Anyhoo – waited for my number with all my proof of existence and completed forms — finally after about 40 mins it was my turn!
I walked up to counter and handed her (her being an “older” woman) my documents and she said “whew – not sure exactly how to do this – I really don’t do them that often – it’s not a popular thing to do you know.”
THANK GOD I brought just about anything they did ask for and some things they didn’t ask for but later asked for… like an insurance card with all of our names on it.
Sooo, we get to the part where she asks me verify that JJ is from Hanoi, Vietnam — of course I say “yup” and then she says…. “well is that North or South Vietnam – the computer is asking me.”
I answer…. “well if you mean where is Hanoi in Vietnam — it’s in the North.”
She then says “Ohhhhhh my goodness…. I didn’t think that we were friendly with the North”
I just stare in disbelief. HUH?!
PAPERWHITES…..
For Christmas, Cris, an officemate, bought me a beautiful potted plant kit of paperwhites! We (Ian and I) planted them about 2 weeks ago and Ian has done a great job reminding me to water them and turn the planter so they don’t grow crazy towards the sun – and they are blooming and SMELL AMAZING! My entire front room smells just like SRING. Its sooooo fabulous and a great gift! I am loving every minute of it —- I keep walking into the room just to take a big sniff! Everyone who has snowbanks up to their windows should run out and buy some to plant. You won’t be disappointed!
Wow Dawn, you must be doing your part to bring about peace after the war…… hee hee. As I tell my children, “people aren’t idiots, but they act like them sometimes”. Love the flowers!
I have to say people never cease to amaze me! Pretty flowers! Come on spring!!!!!!! 🙂
I am headed out tomorrow to buy paperwhites! You guys are probably used to the cold up north, but it’s wearing me down. We had two inches of snow the other day! Yikes!
Sorry for all the of the ss# problems, but I was just about to mail our form for the temporary one. I guess I won’t do it and just go to the social security office later in the week.