R and I are still struggling to get both cars registered through South Dakota since that's our state of residency. The Nitro was pretty straight forward because we just bought it in December in the US. The van, however, is another story entirely. Since we bought it from another American who lived in Belgium but who apparently bought it in the US at some point, we've been playing registration detectives. However, after three weeks of invaluable assistance from the South Dakota treasurer's office (this woman is amazing), we think we have all the paperwork, affidavits, notarized documents and assorted proof that we need. My temporary plates are good through the end of February, so I'm hoping it will all be done by then.
So, today we had to go by the legal office and get some stuff notarized and then mail off the package at the post office. I don't know what efficiency expert organized things here, but let me just say - excellent job, sir or ma'am! It took us, including a dash home to pick up something we forgot, less than 30 minutes. THAT'S what I'm talking about!
On our way to the post office, R and I were talking about kids and behaviors and such and I had a brilliant idea. What needs to be invented is a behavior bubble. I'm not good with engineering and design, so anyone else feel free to jump on this. It should work like an over sized balloon - but it needs to float because that way you can lead your screaming child about by a string above your head. Or tie it to your shopping cart. They get to thrash and scream and throw themselves about in a safe and soundproof environment. Everybody wins. No dirty looks from all those parents and non parents whose children would never behave that way. No one is dragging around kicking, screaming, hitting, thrashing toddlers because they are safely ensconced in their behavior balloon. No wanting to crawl under the nearest shelving unit or clothing rack out of complete and total embarrassment. No worries about child protective services being called because the child is already protected! The only real concerns are how to get it to float, how to inflate it (and then deflate it) when needed, the obvious issues of proper oxygen supply and cleaning capability - but I think this could be a totally workable idea. Any thoughts?
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