The answer is simple

My mum recently suggested that LB and I should get married. For the kids she said. Ha! I said. Not bloody likely. Oh sure there was a time when LB and used to talk about it as a possibility. Mainly because I like to party and dress up but I have to say that was basically where the desire began and where it ended. Later I asked Baby if he cared that LB and I weren't married, he told me he used to think it would be good if we were but now he doesn't care. Even a seven year old can figure it out. 

The conversation really gave clarity to an idea I've had for a while, that everyone is looking at this marriage equality situation all wrong. Same-sex marriage should not be made legal, heterosexual marriage should just be abolished. People could still have parties, they could declare their love for each other in front of there friends and family, they could get married in the eyes of  'God'. They could get married in the eyes of whoever they wanted. But legally it wouldn't matter. Just abolish legal marriage and make everyone equal. De facto status gives you all the legal rights and obligations that marriage does and anything if there is anything lacking just amend that law. It's 2017 people. Let's embrace the future.

Four hours sleep is not enough (PM)

Whoa! Applying for a visa sounds just like being pregnant. In terms of sleep deprivation at least. For the last 8 months I have basically woken up at 4am every morning and then, if I'm lucky I may get back to sleep at 6 or 7 only to have to wake up within an hour for work or the demands of Baby. And if I'm unlucky, well Morpheus just seems to be too busy to give a shit about that.

Still at least I don't have to live with my parents anymore. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I mean we're really lucky that living with our parents is an option! 

Look, we've all heard visa horror stories, like the one where L-Bomb was meant to move home to Australia with her English husband before Christmas but then it turns out that it takes months and months for Australia to process marriage visas, even for the English. But for every horror story there is a success story, like how Mondonna had to come back to Australia a month after she'd holidayed here to get a working visa for USA and then bammo, despite her paperwork almost not being here on time she met with the embassy and was processed and legal no probs! Woot!

Wait, is this not helping? It's probably not helping. Look, I'm pretty sleep deprived ok, gimme a break. The point is everything will be just fine. Even in all the horror stories people end up getting the visa, so really worst case scenario is that the passport is return a couple of days late, you get to fully enjoy that wedding you're going to the night before you were meant to leave and you arrive in Wales after Appleheart has set up house nicely.