ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
CanadaFinding a Job in the America
You may want to try associating yourself with a hiring company like Robert Half International. They have been doing ok with me. You may also want to post your resume on a website like CareerBuilder where lots of potential employers look for employees.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-02-09 19:44:00
CanadaGuilty Pleasures
Kathryn - I'll stand by you as I enjoy listening to John Denver too. I have a wide variety of music on my PC including Hillary Duff, Aqua, Barry Manilow, Brittney Spears, Dire Straits, AC DC to name a couple....*giggles*

I enjoy watching Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, NCIS, and all the CSI.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-01-27 17:00:00
CanadaWhat are you listening to?
I can faintly hear the country music from my pc playing, the fan behind me, hubby in the shower.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-09-12 08:15:00
CanadaGot a job
Congrats Laura. I'm sure Nick will find something too. Keep believing!!
BH45FemaleCanada2009-02-09 19:46:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (Rob and Mel @ Dec 22 2008, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've got this aggrivating co-worker here. To begin with, she is one of those people that is annoying, without saying a word or doing a thing. She loves to parrot catch phrases and buzz words she hears people say so that she can sound like an IT specialist. She always butts into conversations and will usually try to hijack it with some asinine comment that is completely unrelated. She will turn on new age music (instrumental) and sing her own lyrics. She will work her entire 9 hour shift and barely do her own work. During the day, she will volunteer to help everyone else around the building with stuff, and then she will come back at night and stay til the wee hours of the morning to actually do her own work (all unpaid). Recently, my pet peeve with her has been that someone told her that I was engaged to a Canadian. At first, she would ask me random questions, usually about 5-8 per day. They started getting more and more obscure, like "Why is there an "H" in the middle of the Montreal Canadien's logo?". I knew, but that was my snapping point. I told her, "I'm from the U.S.... i've been to Canada maybe a dozen times, i'm not an expert, you should check out wikipedia.". Now, I get a "daily fact" about Canada from her. How do you politely tell someone "Our jobs have no connection to each other, so, I think it would be best if we never speak again."? To make matters worse, she absolutely loved the last two garfield movies. wacko.gif



/rant


There was someone like that where I used to work. One of the girls finally said to her "Excuse me, but is your name ????. If not, please don't answer for her." You could suggest that unless she has something to discuss with you pertaining to work to please keep her comments and facts to herself, you don't want to hear them.



BH45FemaleCanada2008-12-22 18:34:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (Krikit @ Dec 19 2008, 11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Was just thinking of something and thought of this scenario.... Since the AP has already been approved and you've received the email saying so, what about going ahead with your plans and having someone courier the documents once they're delivered? You actually don't require them until you re-enter the US.

Then again, it may just arrive before you leave. smile.gif


Thanks Krikit. Those elusive documents arrived today. The approval may have happened on December 8 but they didn't mail them until December 18th. I'm headed north for Christmas to be with my baby girl for the first time in 6 months. crying.gif I can't wait.

BH45FemaleCanada2008-12-22 13:26:00
CanadaThe Vent
I'm thinking you may have a very good idea. My only issue with it is that if those documents don't get to me by January 2, and in Canada the mail closes down for 4 days (I think), it would mean my hubby driving back by himself and us having to buy a plane ticket for me to return once I do get the documents.

Why can't things be simple? tongue_ss.gif
BH45FemaleCanada2008-12-20 15:14:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Dec 19 2008, 03:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
^^ Is there anyone you can call BH??

Vent: It's Snowmagadden here in Toronto. I hate snow.


I could probably call National Customer Service Center but how would they get me those documents by Tuesday. unsure.gif
BH45FemaleCanada2008-12-19 19:21:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (Krikit @ Dec 19 2008, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Dec 19 2008, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yeah the Spanish thing happened to me before when I was at a doctor's office.. I was sitting in the room waiting for the doctor.. and she comes in and starts talking to me in Spanish..lol.. I said excuse I don't understand Spanish and she quickly started talking to me in English ...lol

There's a huge Spanish population here in Florida and whenever I go into Pollo Tropical the staff always talk to me in Spanish, as well as other places I've been! laughing.gif (I have that colouring so I guess they just assume I am.)


Oh and we went there last week krikit! I remembered you saying you liked the wraps so I had one - it was really good. Mike had the ribs and chicken, not so good - he should have had the wrap!


Mmmmm. Pollo Tropical. I love the Caribbean chicken fajitas!!! (That's what you're talking about, right?) I took my Mum there and she loved it!


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QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Dec 19 2008, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yeah the Spanish thing happened to me before when I was at a doctor's office.. I was sitting in the room waiting for the doctor.. and she comes in and starts talking to me in Spanish..lol.. I said excuse I don't understand Spanish and she quickly started talking to me in English ...lol

There's a huge Spanish population here in Florida and whenever I go into Pollo Tropical the staff always talk to me in Spanish, as well as other places I've been! laughing.gif (I have that colouring so I guess they just assume I am.)

the funny thing is I don't think I look Spanish at all ...lol

lol.. one time at a grocery store the teller looks at me and asks me if I lived around there and I said yes and she just kind of looked at me ...lol

95% or more of the population around here is Hispanic... so someone like me is going to stand out ..lol

oh and some times people don't think my hubby and I are together.. they will help him and then look at me and I am like, I am with him tongue.gif ...lol

I get that with my husband too. lol


QUOTE (BH45 @ Dec 19 2008, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
crying.gif It's been 2 weeks since the wonderful email arrived telling me they had approved my AP. I still don't have the documents and I was really hoping to spend the holidays with my baby girl.

What do I do? I need them by Tuesday. crying.gif

sad.gif

Can you make an InfoPass appointment? No idea if that would help or not, but it's all I could come up with. Maybe it will come in today's mail? smile.gif


Thanks Krikit. Today's mail has already been delivered. sad.gif

BH45FemaleCanada2008-12-19 13:50:00
CanadaThe Vent
crying.gif It's been 2 weeks since the wonderful email arrived telling me they had approved my AP. I still don't have the documents and I was really hoping to spend the holidays with my baby girl.

What do I do? I need them by Tuesday. crying.gif
BH45FemaleCanada2008-12-19 13:18:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (Southern_Canadian @ Oct 20 2008, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Oct 20 2008, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I STILL haven't gotten my SSN!!! crying.gif

It's been 9 weeks.

Nick called (because I can't get through to talk to an actual human being unless I have a SSN...DUH! mad.gif ) and the man told him that they don't have access to that information and we'd have to actually go to the SSN office....sigh.

He also said it could take up to 3 months...when they letter they gave me said 2.

Whatever.

We'll go sometime this week I guess.

Just getting so tired of all of this.


I'm having the same problem with my SSN. When I first went, the guy basically told me that I was crazy to be applying for a SSN and just because I was about to marry a U.S. citizen, doesn't qualify me for a SSN or any rights that a U.S. citizen has. I was sooo frusterated, trying to explain to him the whole situation and everything. I told him that I would print off a paper that states that I am entitled to it. So, I went back the next day and after he read it, his attitude quickly changed and he pretened like he never refused me the day before. Anyways, I filled out the information and he said that I should get it in the mail withing 6 weeks. 3 weeks went by and he called me saying that I was approved for a SSN but had to come back in to sign something. So, I went in the next day and had to fill out the application .. again.. and he said that it would be mailed to me in 2 weeks. That was almost a month ago!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! I'm gonna go in there tomorrow.. hopefully they have some answers for me!

Waiting.. waiting.. waiting.. will it ever end?? lol


Wow....I must have been at the office on the right day. I applied for my SSN on July 21 and received it just after we got married. I hope you both get yours soon. rose.gif
BH45FemaleCanada2008-10-20 18:15:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (trailmix @ Sep 2 2008, 09:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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QUOTE (trailmix @ Sep 2 2008, 07:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SpiritAlight @ Sep 2 2008, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For your daughter, keep talking to her like "an adult" and let her choose, feel responsible, and talk to her about her understanding of the word consequences.
What else can you do?
I am not too sure about raising children, and the experience I had over the years with age groups from 5 to 16 (teaching karate, and other activities), taught me a lot more than I ever taught them. I had bullying issues to bring up with the girls at one school (ages 11-13) and that was mind-blowing to all concerned. I believe I helped them see... And I had the boys of 7-8 sit and assist me in finding a solution to their own aggressive behaviours to each other. I got them to do the work and I facilitated.
Give them the responsibility and they will rise to the occasion, was my big lesson with kids.

All of this might not help at all...it is my experience with lots of kids all at once.


Good advice, but I also think, in my experience, how children react to their parents, or to their Mother's in particular, is quite different to how they react to an 'outside' person tongue_ss.gif



I guess it depends on the relationship with your mom, and also how it's brought up.


good.gif true

I'm just speaking from my own experience. I don't think I very much cared to listen to my Mom when I was 14 laughing.gif

My Mom is a very kind person, we also never had very many 'rules' (don't get me wrong, we weren't without rules laughing.gif )

When I was 14 I did think I knew a lot and really wanted to run my own life. In hindsight - I still think I was ready to make my own decisions.


My mother raised 12 children. None of us are any worse for the wear for having rules and consequences from breaking those rules. I know I put my parents through the ringer when I was in my teen years being the baby of the family. My mother also said to me that "I hope you have a daughter just like you." She got her wish.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-09-02 11:34:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Sep 2 2008, 08:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
14 year old daughters are a pain. I had one myself...actually I WAS one myself! laughing.gif I'm not making light of your situation, truly. I can't imagine long distance parenting. That being said, you mention your sister is her legal guardian? I think you have to let your sister handle this one. Her rules, period. If your daughter is complaining to you about the rules then you have to stay out of it. You and your sister are going to be battling if this keeps up. You'll be in the middle, a horrible place.

I too can't remember if you mentioned earlier why your daughter isn't living with you?


My sister is a teacher in the high school. She deals with teenagers daily and raised two kids of her own. I have never interferred in the last 2 months with her rules nor do I intend to start now. I, agree Carla, that it's my sisters call regarding rules and discipline.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-09-02 11:28:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (trailmix @ Sep 2 2008, 07:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (BH45 @ Sep 1 2008, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Oh boy....just finished a conversation with my 14 year old daughter. What have I done? I'm at fault for her having such a rough time now having to live with rules. She tells me that she wishes I hadn't met my hubby cause then I would still be there and she would be living with me.

I was very relaxed with rules. Now I get to see how much not having them is really afftecting her. The rules she has are not that bad but she sees them as being an intrusion on her personal life and the choices she wants to make in regards to certain friendships. She feels that no one loves her where she is living and I know better.

She can't go out on school nights - I would let her out after homework until about 9 p.m. She isn't allowed phone calls after 10 - well there weren't any of those during the school year with me. I guess she forgot that part. She wants to hang around a 23 year old male, that I had issues with when I was there and still do. It's been made very clear to him that he is not to call or see her anymore.

She's angry with me that I don't step in and tell my sister to let her do things. I'm still her mother but my sister is her guardian and she lives there. Am I wrong in not getting more involved? She really got to me - guess kids do that sometimes, right?

Things will be fine. Just have to have faith. Thanks for "The Vent".


Agreed, tough age and tough situation. I'm not sure why your Daughter is living with your Sister - is this because you couldn't get a letter from your ex that would allow her to immigrate with you or was this her choice.

I guess whether you broach this with your Sister depends on what ground rules you set up before your Daughter went to live there? If any?


She is living with my sister because my ex wouldn't give me the letter to let her move here. The ground rules were she would be living with my sister and her rules. I believe Kelsie was informed over and over and over that she would not like the "new" rules she would have by not only me but also her cousins.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-09-02 11:24:00
CanadaThe Vent
Oh boy....just finished a conversation with my 14 year old daughter. What have I done? I'm at fault for her having such a rough time now having to live with rules. She tells me that she wishes I hadn't met my hubby cause then I would still be there and she would be living with me.

I was very relaxed with rules. Now I get to see how much not having them is really afftecting her. The rules she has are not that bad but she sees them as being an intrusion on her personal life and the choices she wants to make in regards to certain friendships. She feels that no one loves her where she is living and I know better.

She can't go out on school nights - I would let her out after homework until about 9 p.m. She isn't allowed phone calls after 10 - well there weren't any of those during the school year with me. I guess she forgot that part. She wants to hang around a 23 year old male, that I had issues with when I was there and still do. It's been made very clear to him that he is not to call or see her anymore.

She's angry with me that I don't step in and tell my sister to let her do things. I'm still her mother but my sister is her guardian and she lives there. Am I wrong in not getting more involved? She really got to me - guess kids do that sometimes, right?

Things will be fine. Just have to have faith. Thanks for "The Vent".
BH45FemaleCanada2008-09-01 22:14:00
CanadaThe Vent
QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jul 24 2008, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
that's my problem.. I don't have any good girlfriends near by sad.gif

I felt like I had to handle a lot of this stuff on my own.. I had no one to call up and say hey can you come over? ..

back in December I was in the hospital for a week and no one really came to visit me.. I would spend all day by myself.. and the stupid TV only had a few channels.. I was bored out of my mind... hubby would come after work but he would be so tired so he wasn't much company.... if I was back in Canada, I know someone would have been there every day ....


waaah, ignore me I am having a pity party tongue.gif


Nah....we all have them - pity parties that is. In fact, I'm having my own at the moment.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-07-24 16:35:00
CanadaThe Vent
ohmy.gif nick & clau must be walking on air....man oh man ... they already have their interview and its tomorrow....pls pls pls ... let mine be that quick once we get our papers

brad, i certainly hope something begins to move for you ... the old cliche - patience is a virtue - must be overused but you need to keep believing ...
BH45FemaleCanada2007-10-18 20:01:00
CanadaHometown Canada
QUOTE (MissStacey @ Mar 3 2009, 08:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Born in Montreal- lived in Ville D'anjou, Point aux Trembles and a town about an hour east of Montreal called Rawdon.

Moved to Sherwood Park, Alberta when I was 9.

I moved back to Montreal for a little while when I was 21 but I got homesick and went back to Alberta.


My oldest brother lives in Sherwood Park. One house was on Ivy Crescent.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-03-05 17:14:00
CanadaHometown Canada
QUOTE (Travis & Kim @ Mar 2 2009, 05:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
born in St thomas, Ontario
raised in Rodney, ON, population 1,100
not even a traffic light in the town, haha!

interesting fact - they claim they have the tiniest jail in north america!

The tiniest jail in North America is in Rodney, Ontario, near the southwestern Ontario city of London. Built in 1890 and now a tourist attraction, the 24.3 square metre jail had two cells.


At one time, Cochrane only had 2 jail cells too. They build a new OPP office and included more jail cells.

QUOTE (Danu @ Mar 2 2009, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Mar 2 2009, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Okay I'll talk about each town/city I have lived in...

Toronto.. I don't think an explanation is really needed, I grew up in a not so nice area called Regent Park and my mom went to UofT and worked her butt off to get us out of there.

North Bay.. my mom transferred to Nipissing university in North Bay. North Bay had the highest teenage pregancy rate per capita in Canada for many years, I think it has been beaten by Orillia though... or maybe some other place by now. My highschool had a daycare, in highschool you knew someone who had kid(s) or was about to have kids.

Barrie... I went to college here. Thats all.

Midland... its the home of the first European community in Ontario... the Jesuits came and created a home base, then the Iroquois pwned them. But now its a historical village called Sainte Marie Among the Hurons and I worked there for a few summers. It was grand. Midland is a tourist trap in the summers but its also a very picturesque and beautiful town and I really did love it there. It was fun.

Wow talking about these places is weird.


Sooooo true. Out of all my friends only 2 don't have kids yet. Most of their kids have disabilities, and a lot of them drank through their pregnancy. West Ferris still has a daycare. They have nothing better to do there I guess. *sigh* sooooo glad to be out of there lol.


I have a great neice going to West Ferris...... wacko.gif

BH45FemaleCanada2009-03-05 17:11:00
CanadaHometown Canada
Cochrane, Ontario - population of 5,000......home of the Polar Bear Express, Maple Leaf Tim Horton, and a polar bear habitat....it's 4 miles north of the 49th latitude and 1 mile east of the -81 longitude. If you are in Toronto and get on Yonge Street and travel north you will arrive in Cochrane.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-03-01 21:36:00
CanadaWill the references I have from Canadian employers do me any good?
When I was hired at Accountemps, they called both my references in Canada. They had no problem as they knew I'd only worked in Canada.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-03-19 19:52:00
CanadaSometimes You Just Get Homesick
In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride does me in now. This will be my first Easter away from my baby girl....it's already getting tough.

((((( hugs ))))) Krikit
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-05 15:54:00
CanadaNot a happy camper this morning
Udella....I feel for you. I have a teenage daughter, not living with me, but it's still tough. I would love for her to come and visit this summer but her dad is demanding some time of her summer vacation as well. She was supposed to go see her dad on the west coast for her spring break but she procrastinated until it was too late to make any kind of arrangements ($$$$ being an issue).

Here we are the beginning of April and she is procrastinating yet again at committing to spending time with either parent this summer. I've already told her that if she hasn't made decisions by the end of April, we will be making them for her. She will be spending time with both of her parents this summer and she may not be happy but she is only 15.

I know I have time yet to get this settled. I just want you to know that you are definitely not alone when it comes to "difficult" teenage daughter.

I agree with Ontarkie - get her a sitter. That may just be what she needs to prompt her into going on your vacation. I hope all works out for the best.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-04 13:27:00
CanadaAfraid of the Po-po!
Well Sprailenes....Cochrane seems to be the "training" spot for those asses...... rofl.gif At one time, there was never an issue to walk home after being out at the bars. In the last 5 years, they don't even want you walking home. The girls and I were going to "challenge" that but didn't think it would go over to well to have the following in the local newspaper - "Municipal Staff arrested for walking home inebriated!"

Here in Palatine, our "ghost cars" are usually black dodge chargers. I've had no issues with the police here. The one accident we had, the officers were good and explained things clearly. Yes there are lots of them out watching for speeders but I just think "There's another idiot who was in a big rush to get nowhere."

Edited by BH45, 06 April 2009 - 04:36 PM.

BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-06 16:34:00
CanadaBeen a while
hey Mephys.....I was thinking about you the other and wondering how things were. It's so good that your mom will be here to visit with you and get to meet your family. I hope our sunny weather sticks around for her visit and give her a break from the white stuff and dullness. Have a wonderful time with her!!!
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-07 16:12:00
CanadaRFE's
In Ontario, I was a Division Registrar who handled the registrations for birth, most of them are hand written. The form is given to the mother after the birth of a child. She is required to complete it and forward it to the local municipal office who registers the birth and forwards this same document to the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay. So for anyone in Ontario, when you request the long form, it will be hand-written with parents information, place of birth, and doctor's information. It will be on 8-1/2 x 14 with the seal for Ontario.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-05 16:09:00
CanadaRecipe Board
Opps...should have posted this one too.

Looking for a quick meal, try chicken mushroom casserole.

2 boneless chicken breasts - cubed
1 can of mushroom soup
1 box of chicken stove top stuffing
1 540g of medium cheese (or marble cheese)

Fry the chicken until cooked. While chicken is cooking prepare the stove top stuffing and shred cheese. Once chicken is cooked, place in the bottom of 9 x 13 pan. Mix mushroom soup with 1/2 can of water and pour over the chicken. Layer 1/2 the shredded cheese over the soup. Add the stove top stuffing and cover with remaining cheese. Place in the oven at 300 for 20 - 25 minutes.

Enjoy!!!!
BH45FemaleCanada2007-12-19 19:00:00
CanadaRecipe Board
Well...on another topic I saw a few that were missing perogies. I have a very simple way of making them and you probably know this too but I love them...

Perogies

Frozen buns - pkg of 12

Mash potatoes

shredded cheese

bacon / onions


Place frozen buns on wax paper on counter to begin thawing.

Give the buns about 20 minutes headstart then proceed to make mashed potatoes; shredd cheese; and cook bacon/onions. Mix the shredded cheese into the mashed potatoes.

Once the buns are soft, with a rolling pin, flatten them to about 1/4", place a tablespoon of mashed potatoes, with a small amount of the bacon/onion mix. Place into a 9 x 13 baking dish and brush with butter. Let them rise. Cook the buns as per the directions. After they are cooked, brush them again with butter.

Enjoy.....
BH45FemaleCanada2007-12-19 18:47:00
CanadaLittle Differences Between Canada and the U.S. (Easter Time)
QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Apr 6 2009, 06:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hmm, that's interesting that you from Canada don't know what they are. Perhaps it's a generational thing?

Here's a pictures of them. My Mom would make them with candied peel. Ick! I'd pick all that stuff out of them.




I picked all that stuff out too, Carla. I know what they are - my dad loved them so we had them whenever we could get them.
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-06 16:41:00
CanadaAPPROVED!!!!
Congrats!!!!
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-17 10:45:00
CanadaTravis & Kim and July09Bride - Good luck with your interviews in Montreal on Thursday!
Good luck to those who had interviews today and for those going tomorrow. First step in being together..... kicking.gif
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-15 14:57:00
CanadaMTL and POE review (port huron, MI)
Congrats CBR! I'm sure you are glad to be home and together. I have 10 days to go before I head home with my hubby-to-be. I can't believe its finally here - moving day is almost here. kicking.gif

Hope I have a good POE experience. I'm going to enter at Sault Ste Marie MI. I've called to ensure they do the K-1 Visa process.

Edited by BH45, 19 June 2008 - 06:12 PM.

BH45FemaleCanada2008-06-19 18:11:00
CanadaHomesick
QUOTE (raphael7546 @ Nov 3 2008, 06:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE
And for BH45 who is without her daughter...I cannot even begin to imagine what that must be like.


I do know exactly what your feeling BH45.
I had to leave my little girl, then 9 yrs. old behind cuz my ex decided that not letting her move would be the best way to hurt me.

I'm lucky though as she does get to move here next year. Custody agreement states that she can choose to move now that she is 12.

We talk on the phone & online and she visits 4 times a year (American T Giving is her next visit) but it's not the same. I can't tuck her in at night or take her trick or treating, or see her first recital.
It tears my heart out everyday and truth be told if I could turn back the clock I would never have moved and left her. There isn't a single day that goes by that I don't tear up thinking about her.

It's hard for my hubby as well because he knows how hard it is for me. He loves my daughter to death and is an incredible father to her.

I just wish things were different. That I really felt like I belonged here, but I don't.


I hope that's true for you. When I was in Mtl for my interview, we told that the child had to be 16 to make that choice.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-11-03 19:28:00
CanadaHomesick
QUOTE (SpiritAlight @ Nov 2 2008, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
crying.gif

So much sadness and disconnection to ...hmmm...to what exactly?
What you said Cat about your sweetie being/behaving "disengaged"...yes, and other things in all these posts I can relate to.
And for BH45 who is without her daughter...I cannot even begin to imagine what that must be like.

What prices everyone has paid.

Is this it?
Is this life?

Yes, we have choice.
We always did.

And yes, as you said Cat, that we have our own bootstraps to find and pull ourselves up with.
The things we all imagined and planned and daydreamed that got us here to this point...well, what were they?
And why have they or some of them not transpired?
Of course leaving all known behind and coming to what we might have thought was the known...well, that is a big, nay, huge deal.

I speak to myself as much as I am speaking to you.

That is all I want to say...for now. Hee, hee.

May we each find peace in our hearts, and may we each keep pouring the love onto ourselves (first) and every body else we come into contact with (physically and virtually).
What we each do affects the other.

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I talk to my daughter daily on the phone and as Amanda said - "It's not the same." but it is contact. My daughter is trying diligently to convince me to stay longer when we go for Christmas. I have considered it seeing as I'm not working but have yet to discuss it with my hubby. I'm torn as it will be winter and I'm not sure I want him driving back alone or me. I'll just have to have faith that what is to be will happen.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-11-03 09:39:00
CanadaHomesick
I don't think there is a Sunday go by that I don't tear up at church thinking of my orginal home church and the members there. When certain songs are sung, I think of different people.

Of course, I think of my baby girl (who's 14) daily and there are days when thinking of her brings tears to my eyes.

Doesn't make it any less real or mean that I'm not happy here cause I am. It's all part of the process I suppose. You are definitely not alone Gypsy.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-11-01 15:19:00
CanadaDriver's license or state id
I got my DL at the end of Sept '08. It doesn't expire until Jan '13. My 2 yr GC expires on April 8, 2011. Go figure - IL has it's own set of rules. unsure.gif
BH45FemaleCanada2009-06-16 14:00:00
CanadaMy Florida DL experience
Wow. Sounds like I had it good here in IL. I just went in, gave them my documents, paid them $10 and wrote the rules of the road test. I passed it and they took my picture. I left with my DL that has to be renewed in 2013.

Go figure!
BH45FemaleCanada2009-04-15 15:02:00
CanadaWhat's For Dinner?
Thinking it will be a pizza night when hubby gets home after 8 p.m. We haven't had pizza in over a month!!!!
BH45FemaleCanada2008-11-14 18:42:00
CanadaWhat's For Dinner?
QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Nov 11 2008, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, I did BH45s chicken casserole tonight - yum! That is definitely a keeper. I had about half a cup of couscous left over so I added that in with the chicken and used cornbread stovetop stuffing mix. Joe went back for seconds - and is having leftovers for lunch tomorrow.


Glad you enjoyed it. Larry usually always has seconds and takes the leftovers for lunch if he is working the next day tooo.

Tonight will be pork chops and home made mac n cheese.
BH45FemaleCanada2008-11-11 10:58:00
CanadaWhat's For Dinner?
Letting the casserole finish up while waiting for hubby to get home from work.

Simple dish of chicken, cube and fried, chicken stove top stuffing, can of mushroom soup and shredded cheese. Put cubed, fried chicken in bottom of casserole dish, cover with mushroom soup, layer of shredded cheese, cover this with stove top stuffing and add another layer of cheese. Put in oven for 20 - 30 minutes and voila!
BH45FemaleCanada2008-11-09 19:45:00