Follow up:

So, as a follow up to my post about the French administration, I did eventually get my carte vitale and my carte de sejour.  I am good and legally covered to live here and receive health care for at least the next 5 years.  I am currently working on transferring my US drivers license for my French one.  I am all good except for one, pesky little detail.  I had laser eye surgery in 2004.  Seeing as how most of my life I had worn glasses, my license says I need corrective lenses to drive.  Not thinking at all about this little detail after the surgery, I never thought to change said item on my license.  Well, it came back to bite me in the ass.   Not too bad, I just have to wait (the KEY to administration here) for them to make an appointment for me to see their doctor.  Then, I should be good to go.  Since nothing occurs in the administrative world from the middle of July until September, I just have to trust that I will receive a letter with an appointment.  I beat them once, I will do it again!!