Well it's that time. My license will expire on Sept. 30th. I have seen friends and co-workers trying to scramble together all of the necessary forms of IDs so that they can get their licenses renewed and now it is my turn. Almost a month ago I went armed with what I thought was sufficient information/evidence proving that I am who I am, according to the paperwork they had sent me. They turned me away because my Marriage License was not the *official one from the state.* It had the state seal on it but was signed by the pastor who married us, so I was told it was the *church one.*

They gave me a phone number to call and find out how to get my official one. I was told that I had to mail two checks - one for $15.00 and one for $20.00. Can't even remember the reason now. Well, my bank statement just came and these checks are still outstanding. I just called the phone number again in Philadelphia where we had applied for our license. He said the check probably never came but he'd research it and get back to me. Why do these things happen? Why can't unimportant things get lost in the mail rather than something this important? Maybe the checks are just sitting on someone's desk somewhere waiting to be processed. *sigh* Anyone else have problems when it came time to renewing your license?