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PJMcK

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47. An appointment at the Panamanian Tribunal

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 08:06 AM

Jan 10

On Christmas Eve, our lawyer’s paralegal texted us that she had secured an appointment for us at the national Elections Tribunal to secure our cedulas which is an official ID card. These appointments are very difficult to come by and the earliest we expected one was March or April. Although we will not be eligible to vote in Panama, it is the highest form of ID here that even supersedes our U.S. passports. The appointment was last Monday and we will receive the cards this week.

This is the final and most important step for us to complete giving us full right and authority to stay in this beautiful country. Previously, we got our drivers licenses and Pensionado Visa cards. With all of these documents secured, our one-year journey to create an escape plan is now in place. Recent events have shown that our premonitions about the direction of the U.S. appear to becoming true. Very sad and disappointing.

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What did you get for Christmas that you love [View all] malaise Jan 9 OP

Peace and Quiet w/o no traveling either. Staying at home finally after so many years traveling for the holidays. SWBTATTReg Jan 9 #1

With you on that 100% malaise Jan 9 #2

I'm sorry to hear about the hurricane mess...I hope that it gets cleaned up/fixed up in a reasonably amount of time. SWBTATTReg Jan 9 #3

A Santa painted on natural wood Marthe48 Jan 9 #4

Went to the 50th birthday party for a kid I used to babysit malaise Jan 9 #6

Sounds nice, Marthe! LuckyCharms Jan 9 #23

Carhartt gift certificates. johnp3907 Jan 9 #5

Nice malaise Jan 9 #7

A visit from my 22 yo grandson, xmas eve day, out of the blue. quaint Jan 9 #8

Now that was wonderful malaise Jan 9 #9

My kids took me deRien Jan 9 #10

Lovely gifts malaise Jan 9 #11

Apple TV box. The picture quality is outstanding. Intractable Jan 9 #12

Sounds great malaise Jan 9 #18

I don't love it, but a detached retina and surgery to fix it. greatauntoftriplets Jan 9 #13

OMG Kali Jan 9 #14

Thanks. greatauntoftriplets Jan 9 #16

oh I am glad not painful Kali Jan 9 #21

Holy shit that is serious malaise Jan 9 #17

Thanks. greatauntoftriplets Jan 9 #19

May every day get better, greatauntoftriplets. LuckyCharms Jan 9 #24

Thanks, Lucky. greatauntoftriplets Jan 9 #38

that there wasn't too much "stuff" Kali Jan 9 #15

Rice cookers are great malaise Jan 9 #20

ha! Kali Jan 9 #22

He can still cook little else malaise Jan 9 #26

A phone call from an old friend, and some delicious home made cookies. LuckyCharms Jan 9 #25

A young man I mentored call me on Jan 2 malaise Jan 9 #32

Nice, malaise! LuckyCharms Jan 9 #34

Time with my daughters leftieNanner Jan 9 #27

Sweet malaise Jan 9 #33

A Spotify membership, dinner with au gratin potatoes - a favorite! Oh, and beloved family was at the dinner too! Scrivener7 Jan 9 #28

That sounds good, we always called au gratin potatoes, "old rotten potatoes" as a joke... wcmagumba Jan 9 #30

I'm stealing that! Scrivener7 Jan 9 #31

Hehehe malaise Jan 9 #35

I really DO adore them! Scrivener7 Jan 10 #49

Mr. Dahlia gave me a framed New Yorker cartoon. yellow dahlia Jan 9 #29

Love it malaise Jan 9 #36

I love it, also. yellow dahlia Jan 9 #37

A box of chocolate-covered cherries. Croney Jan 9 #39

We gave my dad a box every Christmas! johnp3907 Jan 9 #42

Ha! One of the ways my dad chose to bond with us was to take us individually (there were 6 of us) to the Scrivener7 Jan 10 #50

Nice malaise Jan 10 #43

We didn't really "do" Xmas buzzycrumbhunger Jan 9 #40

Glad you got some rest malaise Jan 10 #44

I didn't get anything for Christmas Grim Chieftain Jan 9 #41

Well here's a belated hug malaise Jan 10 #45

Thanks. malaise Grim Chieftain Jan 10 #46

I hope you gave yourself a New Year's gift! quaint Jan 10 #55

An appointment at the Panamanian Tribunal PJMcK Jan 10 #47

Congrats malaise Jan 10 #48

Not any more. I ate it. Sneederbunk Jan 10 #51

Hehe malaise Jan 10 #52

Furnace fixed after days of 30degrees. And some chocolates for comfort. cbabe Jan 10 #53

Hmmmmmmmm malaise Jan 10 #54