I am so disappointed in our passport application process so far for Henry. We went to the USPS in Schaumburg that advertises that passport services will be available from 10-2 on Saturday. We arrived at the passport station at 12:15PM on Saturday thinking that over 1 1/2 hours would be plenty of time to get Henry's passport app approved. We were wrong b/c apparently only 4 application can be processed in that amount of time and the two ladies who were working the passport app desk had placed a handmade "Passport Closed" sign on the edge of their table to indicate that they weren't open, but actually I think it meant that they would not be taking more applications that day. So when we asked if there were other POs nearby, they responded that they didn't know. Secretly we knew there were not other POs nearby with passport app. processing. The real pain in the butt is that both Martin and I have to appear with Henry. So instead of going to rudeville again we will try again with Henry on Saturday at the local PO.

Also I have always been a closet fan of Samantha Brown's travel shows until I realized that her shows always have her doing stuff that NO ONE would ever get to do on a normal vacation. Flying in a stunt plane in Key West? Meeting Kinky Friedman in Austin? Joining a c&w band in Nashville? Come on! I just went on the Travel Channel website and wow, they have really pumped up the website for this gal. Of course I shouldn't complain. Her show is one of the last few on the Travel Channel that doesn't mix travel with food. I love eating when I travel as much as the next gal, but she doesn't really eat that much on her trips whereas Anthony Bourdain only cares about food. They even say on the website that she has a stylist. This woman is not travelling as light as she would have us believe! She seems like a nice person and maybe it's the fact that the show is no longer the hidden cute gem it once was. I mean, after all, she does showcase my suitcase int eh opening credits. The girl would probably be my friend on that alone.

And while I'm on the topic of channels not airing what they say they air (I gave on Mtv not airing videos a long time ago) why in the world does DIY and HGTV air only home improvement and real estate shows all day long. And most of the supposed diy shows show people ripping out entire bathrooms and laying tile and adding ac units to homes. I always thought diy might include some knitting or bedazzler how-tos. I'm just saying. Maybe there needs to be a Crafts channel that just airs Knitty Gritty, Martha Stewart and Creative Juice.