Bureaucrayzeee
09/09/10
(Let’s all pretend I wrote this on the 9th of September rather than today, the 21st)
Caroline started work this Tuesday, the day after Labour Day. Today she had a day off so we could get some stuff done. Sandy, our knowledgeable and helpful relocation agent, came along with us and together we:
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Enrolled Lily at Clinton School, which took much less time than I had expected. Received a stack of forms to save for another dayDuration: 30 minutes
Child status: Nervous -
Were introduced to Aussie, the Bearded Dragon lizard who lives in the school office, by a friendly teacher called Mr KDuration: 10 mins
Child status: Fascinated -
Waited to apply for Canadian Social Insurance numbers in hushed public office with only two magazines to entertain the kidsDuration: 3 hours
Child status: Absorbed, becoming rampant -
Successfully applied for Canadian Social Insurance numbersDuration: 3 mins
Child status: Deranged -
Caroline opened a bank account while I bought pizza slices and took the kids to the park Duration: 90 mins
Child status: Relatively content -
Registered for health cards in another hushed public office. We had a tense 15 minutes while the man checked with his superiors that Caroline’s work permit, which had a minor handwritten amendment made by the immigration office, could be acceptedDuration: 40 mins
Child status: Loud & lively -
Registered for Canadian driving licenses, where a horrible man in the waiting area made rude comments about Harry’s volume levelDuration: 30 mins
Child status: Louder & livelier
…and that was about it!
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Ok you have those bureaucratic monkeys too…I reckon Harry did very well for all that waiting.
He did do very well. He got very excited towards the end of the 3 hour wait, like a long-term prisoner on the brink of freedom.
Every time he saw a bus outside he screamed with joy.
Hope Harry taught the man some old fashioned Anglo-Saxon.
(It is your duty to teach this to Harry)