I've fallen behind here. I wrote something yesterday, but got so sidetracked while writing it that when I submitted it, there was a timeout (forget how it was worded). I did the back page, but it was lost. In such cases, it might be best to copy the text before submitting.

Yesterday we achieved an important task that allows us to move on to another, leading to the public health insurance. Finally! I certainly hope they all work out. We have this funny superstition that things always work well when we go to municipal or ministry offices and get sent to window # 1, which we've been. On our way to that municipal office, we struggled a bit finding parking. I got frustrated with Hubby about something. When entering, I didn't notice that he suddenly stepped into a paternoster lift (elevator) at the last second. When I realized, I let out a yelp because he was already about 6 inches (16 cm) above the floor level. I jumped up into it at the very last possible second. For those unfamiliar with paternoster lifts, they are doorless elevators that move continuously from floor to floor. Hard to fully explain, see Paternoster lift - Wikipedia if interested. There are very few in the world now, mostly because they are dangerous. I had only seen and been on one one time before, in Prague. That was years ago, but that time I at least knew what I was in for before having to get into it.

I made a majorly delicious coffee cake yesterday. It is plenty full of sugar, but as a special treat, who cares. Baking has been a little adventure since moving to Czech Republic. I've had to figure out how to deal with the different flours. Though I already knew how to make my own brown sugar, it became very necessary after the move.

We've been waiting forever for an important document my sister sent International Priority from the USPS. It turned out that the extreme delay is because she packed some jewelry with the documents, as a surprise. She meant well, but it has been stuck in customs because of that "surprise". She eventually also told me she insured the contents. If it had just been paper, there wouldn't have been a need to and likely wouldn't have been the delay. I'm not mad at her, but still frustrated. She has virtually no experience with this kind of thing, only rarely venturing outside of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She does know now. I don't think we'll have to pay a duty on it, but we will struggle to get the sucker. If we have to drive to Prague, we'll drive all the way to Prague. As for the jewelry, if it's some costume stuff that's one thing. If it's something from a grandmother or great great aunt, that could be another. If she needs to send more documents in the future, I will ask that she only send paperwork.