Hubby and I have been so extremely busy lately that it's taken a toll on us. Luckily today brings a little break. We wanted to sleep in, but the realtor for the seller of the property we're buying had to come this morning to have us sign a new contract. We've had to extend and extend and extend because of annoying bureaucratic issues that slow the final transfer.

In early/mid December and since returning home this month, I've had blood taken a total of five times. I had it taken twice this week alone. This week I also had two abdominal ultrasounds, a CT scan, an EKG, a two hour glucose tolerance test, a full physical examination, and urine samples taken. I thought it would end for a while, but I have to do the blood and urine thing again in two weeks and then again in two months. In early February, I finally see my new psychiatrist in the area after a whopping four months not seeing a pdoc The longest span since before my first psych hospitalization about 18 years ago. Enough already!

Tomorrow I go to hopefully get my new Czech long-term resident card. Next week I go to the US embassy to get a new passport. Everything is close to expiration at the same time. If I don't get the former soon, I'd not be allowed to stay in CZ much longer. If I didn't get the latter, the only country I'd be allowed to visit outside of Europe beyond five months is the US, but then I'd not be able to return to any country beyond the US.