Well - school was a slight problem again but not because of Deniss. This time, we got a nasty letter from the school saying that they would take Deniss off the roles if we didn't give them his social security number by the middle of October. Well - that is a problem because we don't have one. We can't get his SSN until we get his citizenship papers. We can't get his citizenship papers until his "swearing in" ceremony on October 26. So - I had to go to school today and sign a paper saying that I objected to giving his SSN. Crazy stuff! Here he is in this country legally but they give us a hard time! Go figure.

Anyway - the school is happy for now. Hopefully we will get his papers in October. So much depends on that. We need the SSN for school, for taxes, for him to get a learners license, for getting a passport etc. Life just revolves around those numbers.

Robin