Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	My vent for today! I can't seem to get a decent sleep now a days! This shift work is sure taking its toll on me! Only 3 months left...... I just got off a 5 night rotation and I am exhausted...the 4 days I had off prior did not feel like any days off as I had so much to do with wedding planning! Now that I am on days off again I can't even relax! Woke up @ 4:30 am and could not fall back asleep! Fell asleep @ 12 am. Was tired this afternoon, tried to nap, as soon as my head hit the pillow....wide AWAKE!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-06-18 17:17:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	So I think I got food poisioning sometime yesterday....What a nice end for a trip to Vancouver.... It was either the EggRoll and Fried Rice @ the Harbour Centre in Vancouver or the Chicken Caesar Salad at Montana's at the Calgary Airport. Just an overall horrible way to wake up in the middle of the night, mother nature has the worst way of suprising you!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-29 16:58:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ May 12 2009, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh you just reminded me of one of the most delightful wedding 'presentations' I have ever seen. They called for the Toast to the Bride and named the Best Man. He stood up, apologized profusely that he misunderstood - he thought he was supposed to 'roast' the bride, not 'toast' the bride, and put together a slide show to do that. Since he didn't have a toast prepared, he hoped everyone would understand and watch the show, since it was already done (that was a good intro too). He then proceeded to 'roast' the bride (and groom) through the slide show. He had gathered all sorts of photos of the happy couple from babyhood to adult hood that I am sure they thought had been thrown away (and probably were right afterwards) and were obviously provided by family members who were in cahoots with the Best Man. There was nothing mean or insensitive but there were some embarassing shots and some very candid shots! It was great - often hilarious - and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone - even the bride and groom. That is cute! I am definitely putting some funny pictures in there of me and I am putting alot of my family members that will come to the wedding in some of the shots as well! I am going to have to convince my fiance to put a few embarassing shots in with his photos. QUOTE (JillA @ May 12 2009, 07:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (minnew @ May 12 2009, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am horribly indecisive!! I have 6 photo albums strung across my room trying to figure out which pictures and how many to include for our wedding slideshow!! I have so many baby pics and elementary I don't know what to do with! Then I have got to go threw all of the pictures we have as a couple! This is definitely more time consuming than I thought it would be! I am just glad I am not the one doing it, my fiance who is better with powerpoint and putting music and all that jazz together! Has anyone done a slideshow at their wedding? if so How many pictures did you include of the two of you growing up and then as a couple before getting married? Hellooo, this should be in the wedding thread Hehe! I know I thought about that after...I needed to Vent! Now I need to Vent that I am done....hopefully....I am exhausted...now to figure out how to send them to my fiance so he can do the design stuff!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-12 23:31:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	I am horribly indecisive!! I have 6 photo albums strung across my room trying to figure out which pictures and how many to include for our wedding slideshow!! I have so many baby pics and elementary I don't know what to do with! Then I have got to go threw all of the pictures we have as a couple! This is definitely more time consuming than I thought it would be! I am just glad I am not the one doing it, my fiance who is better with powerpoint and putting music and all that jazz together! Has anyone done a slideshow at their wedding? if so How many pictures did you include of the two of you growing up and then as a couple before getting married? Edited by minnew, 12 May 2009 - 05:39 PM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-12 17:38:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (beans @ May 12 2009, 01:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> RAGE! "We still have not received your file. Your file was shipped to Vancouver via Diplomatic pouch, which could take as long as several months to arrive. " First Sydney...now this! I hope this will all get sorted out soon! Absolutely ridiculous!! I don't know if Senator intervention would work at this point in the process, but its worth a try? Absolute madness! Edited by minnew, 12 May 2009 - 03:51 PM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-12 15:50:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (MrsCat @ May 9 2009, 01:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I knew Annie. I jumped at every chance to dog sit, because she was just that great of dog. She originally belonged to my BF. After 2 years, Leahann and Adam had to give her away because Leahann's allergies were growing too severe. Leahann called one day to say that they had finally found her the perfect home in the country. I saw on FB today that she was sad about the loss of Annie's life. I googled to see what she was talking about. She was the sweetest dog. I hope they catch whoever did this cruel act. http://www.cbc.ca/ca...-dogs-shot.html That is horrible! I hope Annie can RIP.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-09 09:05:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (easytarget @ May 8 2009, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok...this is a vent so I can be a little off topic. Today I get a phone call while at work. Our phone system has a different ring if it is an internal call vs outside call. It is an outside call. I am always a little bit surprised when someone from the outside calls me directly since in my job position I don't get phone calls. Normally it is just the person has called the wrong number and is looking for a different department. I pick up the phone, and say Hello, this is M....and I am 100% freaked out by the voice on the other end of the phone. Imagine the creepiest voice you can imagine...Hello M, it is your "uncle". I freak out and hang up the phone. I instantly recognized the voice. The creep is a mentally disturbed individual who stole my identity, tried to run me over with his car, broke into my apartment and while in my apartment an altercation ensued. I was stabbed but was able to hold him, while my ex called the police. He was convicted and sentenced to jail. I moved from the Northeast USA to Hawaii. Get as far away as possible from this nut job. It has been 10 years - which was the length of his jail time. I guess his free and now I feel like I am being stalked. Right now I am so freaked out, I can't concentrate on work. Wow! Is there any way you could put a trace on the phone call? Where I work if the caller is abusive or won't identify themselves we trace it just in case anything happens from it. Totally different situation, with children but still! Is there any way to report him? If he just got out of jail, this guy is probably still on probation or something! Stay safe!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-08 20:53:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (beans @ May 5 2009, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I can related to all of this. BUT does your f*cking boss go all around your work place saying you met a boy on the internet and that I have cyber sex and thats all I do in my spare time. Or does your boss say he's going to write a letter to immigration saying what a terrible person you are? When you hit that stage let me know what you do. Because I'm thinking assualt is the only solution. Holy smokes beans! Your boss is a jerk! I think you would have strong grounds to file a complaint for sexual harassment!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-05 22:27:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (Emancipation @ May 3 2009, 05:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (minnew @ May 3 2009, 05:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well that was definitely not a way to spend an evening....waiting in the hospital ER for 3 hours!! I still don't understand it! How could it just all of sudden be painful and swollen! How could someone who has not had a ring in their belly button for 2 years all of a sudden look like the damn area was going to pop! That would have been painful! I never had an infection! I always cleaned the area even after letting the holes grow in! Now I have to wear a gauze dressing for the next few days!! Was it a granuloma? hmmmmmmm interesting.. I had a nose ring and after a few months (but not years) I had to take it out.. I made a mistake and had someone put it in that wasn't a pro.. *sigh.. What did they say was wrong? Well the ER doc (he was so HOT, lol), anyways he said that it was not an infection, but I guess it was just "puss" buildup. I had one large "nodule on the top part where the old hole was and another one on the bottom. When I asked him how this could happen...never had any problems, no ring for 2 years. He just said "these things can happen." I also had a nose stud for almost 4 years, haven't had a problem with it since I took it out about 2 years ago as well. *knocks on wood*	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-03 14:22:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Well that was definitely not a way to spend an evening....waiting in the hospital ER for 3 hours!! I still don't understand it! How could it just all of sudden be painful and swollen! How could someone who has not had a ring in their belly button for 2 years all of a sudden look like the damn area was going to pop! That would have been painful! I never had an infection! I always cleaned the area even after letting the holes grow in! Now I have to wear a gauze dressing for the next few days!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-03 04:03:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Ok back to some real venting now...27 days until the interview! This is going to be the longest 27 days!! I just want it to be over with! On a lighter note I just got the engagement portraits from the photographer and they turned out wonderful! Edited by minnew, 30 April 2009 - 05:29 PM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-30 17:28:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (JillA @ Apr 29 2009, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rob and Mel @ Apr 29 2009, 12:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well then you have justashooter who encompasses both narcissism and arrogance and adds a bit of undeserved condescending attitude to boot. Ohhh there must be something exciting going on in OT, *going to look* Or Effects of Major Family changes on immigration benefits.....some sensitivity would be appropriate!! Ugh I can't stand it!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-29 12:43:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (Ber + Ter @ Apr 28 2009, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WHY IS IT SNOWING IN APRIL. ITS ALMOST MAY. SUMMMER. I can feel my summer not existing this year. `_` I am with you on that one! Its snowing in Regina!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-28 10:14:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (beans @ Apr 27 2009, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My brother does that but he doesn't even have the deceny to stop at 11 (legal quiet time) he stops between the hours of 2AM and 4AM. My vent: Jeremy recieved a letter from NVC saying they transferring our case from Sydney to Montreal, when jurisdiction states I go to Vancouver (which is slightly faster anyways so thats where I want to be) Called NVC talked to a lady who is convinced all visa cases go to Montreal. I try explaining to her what is stated on travel.state.gov and the Vancouver embassy web pages, and based on the information I received from Vancouver via e-mail. She still says sometimes Vancouver takes interviews but 95% of them go to Montreal. This is my angry point because I thought everything was getting fixed and now they're ###### it up again. I ask to speak to a supervisor. Then I get a Betsy she's nice but she doesn't know either and tells me to call back in two days. This is all ridiculous. I am sorry beans about all this confusion! I hope it gets cleared up soon!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-27 21:18:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Waiting....Waiting...This really sucks!! I could handle waiting for the NOA2 alot better because I did not know when it was going to come! When other filers in my group started to get approved I became obsessed..LOL. Now that I KNOW when the interview date is and its 4 weeks away! I am a total wreck! I just want to get it over with already! This has been and will be the worst part of the whole process!! Freaking out about the interview!!! I say that now, but I am probably going to kick myself for saying it because once I get the VISA (*knocks on wood*) I won't be moving until September!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-24 10:49:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (Tankgurl38 @ Apr 21 2009, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you get to the Embassy right at 2 pm or 2:15 pm, you will basically go through the two sets of security and be able to pick up your Visa right away. My interview was last Thursday and Friday I just popped in at 2 pm and picked up my Visa right away, took a total of 10 - 15 minutes to get in and out of the Embassy. Thank you Tankgurl! I will be having my interview on a Tuesday, medical on Wednesday. I read about someone a few weeks ago that had the same situation as mine and they already were printing off her visa by the time she got to the consulate to submit her medical results on Wednesday afternoon. I can onlyl hope right? LOL. I am wondering how bad the traffic situation is around 3 pm from the Consulate to the airport? My cousin will be driving me most likely, anyways to be safe I am going to book one of the latest flights on Thursday. I think I will have to risk it and book it tonight....or maybe tomorrow...we will see	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-21 17:17:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	ARrrgh! I was so set on purchasing my airline tickets to Vancouver today as the end of the seat sale was midnight tonight! Now the seat sales have been extended and I don't know if to chance it and wait one more day! $20 difference between Air Canada and Westjet!! $89 one way on Monday and Thursday for Westjet! and $89 and $109 for Air Canada! Now I am all frustrated, about what time to leave Vancouver after (hopefully) picking up my visa after 2 pm on Thursday! *sigh*	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-21 14:44:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (beans @ Apr 14 2009, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> THEY SENT OUR CASE TO SYDNEY AND NOT VANCOUVER. sorry i'm so mad like so so mad Oh my gosh! I am so sorry beans! I hope it gets worked out soon!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-14 16:33:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Sorry Krikit don't mean to bring up the T word again! But I am starting to get aggravated!! My parents and I sent off our taxes in the mail the SAME day!! His epass says assessed and will be direct deposited on the 15th of April!! Mine only says received!! What is up with THAT??? I want my $3300 refund!!! It would sure come in handy right about now with a medical and flight to Vancouver to pay for!!!!! Oh yes another thing! No mail delivery in Canada today!! I saw mail trucks out and about though! I want my Pkt 3 letter! Tried to go to travel clinic (public health) and get a Td booster, of course closed because of easter monday!! Everything else including banks are open today!! ok I am done now! Edited by minnew, 13 April 2009 - 05:50 PM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-13 17:48:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	So I told myself I was not going to start obsessively checking and counting when the time got closer to when we could get our NOA2!! But I am!!! I also told myself that I was not going to freak if I saw people getting approved that filed after me! But I am!! It's been 62 days since our NOA1! Someone today got approved only after 43!! I am sitting here on pins and needles going absolutely nuts!!!! The only thing calming me down is that I am going to visit my fiance next week and we are going to start scouting out some venues!! I just hope that if NOA2 comes!!! Maybe next week while I am visiting, then I can help him get Pkt 3 stuff together!! There have been people getting approved all over the board!! 40-90 days it seems!!! Arggggh!!!! I just hope we are not one of the cases that gets left behind or stuck in checks!!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-03-16 18:00:00
Canada	Importing Vehicle	Depending on the year and condition of the vechile as well the van may or may not be EPA or DOT compliant. It may cost you more $$ to make it compliant than its actually worth. I think you have a certain amount of time after you import it to make it compliant? There may or may not be recalls as well, but Ford should pay for that. Maybe your family can drive the van down to Kansas and return it to Canada? So that you at least have a means of moving your belongings.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-08-03 22:51:00
Canada	November 11 - Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day	Happy remembrance/veterans day! I wish I asked my parents to send me a poppy I can't find my one from last year! To those who have served and those still serving, thank you for all that you have done and you continue to do.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-11 11:04:00
Canada	Phone Call from Citizenship and immigration	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Nov 17 2009, 06:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (trailmix @ Nov 16 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Someone here did not so long ago, can't remember who it was or why they called, that's not very helpful is it I can't remember who it was either, but the call was to confirm the petitioner's address! It was me! The Vancouver consulate called my fiancé (now husband) to confirm his address. I remember he said they called 2x because the first time no message was left. Edit: this was after the k1 visa was already approved. Edited by minnew, 17 November 2009 - 08:54 AM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-17 08:53:00
Canada	Medical Coverage in the US...	Whenever I would go to visit my fiancé(now hubby) I would get GMS of SK travellers insurance, even if just for a week. At that time my benefits were not effective with my job that gms would cover travel. When I moved to the u.s.a I used www.sevencorners.com inbound immgirant medical insurance. I based it on vj Canada members using it, and also had no problems. It gave me peace of mind for the month and a half before my tricare benefits were effective after marriage. For the time I needed it, it was around $100 for a single person. Hope this helps, Good luck	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-18 22:55:00
Canada	A friendly rivalry	All of the examples talked about have been subjects my then fiancé and I harass each other about. He still calls a toque a beanie though. The how many times I've tried to order a pizza with HAM & pineapple and the person corrects me and says Canadian bacon, I say NO it's HAM!!! The line usually goes silent...... My husband and I before our wedding last month were joking around saying that the bride & groom would be acting as translators for the entire wedding.. It was going to be clash of the cultures.... My side of the family who sound veeery canadian , my dad who puts eh at the end of everything! And his family who all are from the south! I constantly harass my husband about the US coke and everything else having HFCS, and yearn for a coke with real sugar.... LOL one of his coworkers was bugging him about marrying a Canadian and says to him.... It's just Canada.... The Salvation Army can kick their ####!! I met this guy at the Halloween party, I'm still thinking of a good comeback!! lol	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-19 10:30:00
Canada	Canadian Drivers in California	QUOTE (Inky @ Nov 18 2009, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you should move to nebraska instead !! all they do is have you answer 25 questions and you need 20 of them right and they give you your license, I didnt even have my G only my G2 it was so easy. Its so weird how all states and areas are so different!! Hehe! The 25 question test was easy for me..... The second time around...LOL.... I failed the first time, had to wait until the next day to retake it. Do NOT go to a DMV on a Friday!! Ugh! So many state law questions about points for offenses... I got the random hard questions!!! There was this question abou what do you if you see a blind man walking down the street with a cane... I said you slow down.... The correct answer was STOP.... Ummm ok stop dead in the middle of traffic if you see a blind man walking parallel on the sidewalk next to you driving? Seriously.....If it said the man was going to approach an intersection...ugh!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-18 23:14:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	Congratulations everyone who got approved in MTL today!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 13:00:00
Canada	Interview Review at the US Consulate in Vancouver	Congratulations!!!! Sounds like we had the same interviewer, she was really nice to me but I've heard some ppl say she was very rude to them too. Sorry to hear they made you wait so long!! When I had mine I wasn't even called up for interview until 2:30 and I was 2nd out of three.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 09:38:00
Canada	Good Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face	I've encountered too the ignorant people one of my husbands best friends mom when I first met her said to brad " you couldn't find an American"? I left with a horrible first impression of her for other reasons as well. When it comes to hanging out with my husbands co workers at social gatherings there are 3 types.... 1 the ones who find out your from Canada and ignore you/ they don't know what to say ( cuz we are aliens from a diff planet....lol) 2. The ignorant big mouthed that say/ask stupid things about Canada. & 3. Friendly/accepting that can hold a conversation. Edited by minnew, 21 November 2009 - 12:02 PM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-21 12:00:00
Canada	A US/Canadian Citizen is born in July!	Congratulations and enjoy being a new mommy!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-08-10 20:54:00
Canada	Raise in Unemployment Benifits makes some ineligable for food stamps	QUOTE (thetreble @ Jun 16 2009, 06:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (AntandD @ Jun 15 2009, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> .it is the government that made the "meet once in two years rule" not me... So aren't they the ones passing judgement on potential immigrants there, in assuming that a couple can make a lifelong marriage commitment just in one short in-person meeting/visit in a long span of two years in between? So if the government shouldn't decide, who should? I mean come on! You are talking about letting people in and out of your country and keeping your resident's safe. Ant- You seem very judgmental of the government and at the end of the day, we elect the people who serve as our representatives. Every country in the world deals with immigration at a federal level. You can't expect immigrants to be the judges of themselves and their relationship or else it would be chaos. They have to set standards and guidelines because that is what government's of the world do. I agree that hardships can fall on us all, without a doubt! But i've also seen people abuse the system and spend their welfare cheques on candy instead of socks of their child. I think it all depends on what and who you are exposed to. I used to live in the most densely populated area in the United States where A LOT of people are on an array of government assistance. If someone's making almost as much money as I was working full time, but they are on welfare and benefits, then what is the incentive to go get a job? Even in a bad economy, there are jobs out there. My husband has a lot of restaurant employees who he hires to try and get them off the system in a way, but in a few weeks they don't like work so the stop showing up and it happens all over again. I like the idea of social welfare; I don't like when people continuously drain it. They have made the system, specifically here in the US, to benefit the same people over and over again. If I lost my job all of a sudden tomorrow, and we were on one income and started to feel the pinch, I still wouldn't qualify for government benefits so I'd have to suffer through it even though we would be really tight money wise and I don't know if we'd make it. Just like how I didn't qualify for OSAP in Ontario but yet my parents didn't make enough money to live on and put me through university at the same time. So, I had to borrow from the bank at a high interest rate and begin paying it back the second I pulled the money out. I don't think the systems are set up in a way to help ALL people. I think there are limitations. So as a middle class tax payer, I pay large amounts into the system but if I fall hard on my luck (for me, what is "hard on my luck") I still don't qualify and what ever contributions I have made throughout my life thus far I'm never entitled to. Right now in NJ, we have a problem with "Abbott School Districts" which were districts termed in the 80s. They get more funding because the schools are overall in poorer districts. Well, 30 years later, these districts that receive 2, 3, 4 times the money that the others do in New Jersey from the state still have the same graduation rate as they did before this all started. Nothing has really improved, even with additional funding. You can't throw money at a problem like education in poor areas. Many of the parents simply don't care and therefore, the child doesn't care. But yet I, as the tax payer, will keep putting in more than my fair share (as I have no children) and when I do have kids, it won't even really go to my children's district. Any ways, that's way off topic. I hope none of you are offended by what I'm saying. I was always very liberal in Canada because I think generally, programs are run very proficiently and people get the help they need. I feel COMPLETELY different here in the US, and maybe it's because of where I live...I really don't know. I have just seen SO many people take advantage of government assistance, which means they are taking advantage of me. Right now I'm working 10 hour days with a long commute...and the only assistance I would like is some SLEEP. Ditto to what you said! I have seen people abuse the cash benefits, its so sickening. I have also seen coworkers who did not want to accept a wage increase because it would put them over the edge for food stamp benefits for a family of 5. The wage increase was not substantial enough for them to be able to afford food on their own. Or those who work only part-time to keep themselves under the limits, purposely, even though they are more than able, so much for TANF working to get people OFF welfare! The system is broken, the stupid part about all this is that the UI increase was intended to help those who have lost jobs due to this economy...now all it has done is hurt those who need food assistance in the form of a NON cash benefit. UGH!! I feel like getting that bumper sticker that says "I work so that millions on welfare...." Only pertaining to the people who abuse it, not the ones who genuinely need it. Edited by minnew, 16 June 2009 - 07:48 AM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-06-16 07:47:00
Canada	Raise in Unemployment Benifits makes some ineligable for food stamps	So an extra $25 a month in UI makes you ineligible for almost $300 worth of food stamps...absolutely ridiculous...Unfortunately its the fallout like the article said of Congress pushing through the Stimulus Package which had the increase in UI in there. I hope they can change the cap for food stamps as well. Its not like its an increase in a cash benefit, like TANF!! In this economy people need it so badly, its a basic necessity! Jobs are scarce! Most of the food stamp programs now are administered through cards, (like a debit or preloaded Visa or MC), so it takes away the demeaning aspect, except like Carla said you cannot use it on TP, toothpaste, sanitary products, maybe it has something to do with it being a program run by the USDA. Edited by minnew, 16 June 2009 - 07:23 AM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-06-16 07:20:00
Canada	Tree or not to Tree	QUOTE (Inky @ Nov 19 2009, 07:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I went with Minnew today to look at the trees again and she likes the one I like but then we both saw another tree that was AMAZING! and then saw the price tag! haha just about died almost 300$ for it. Im likely going to go and get the tree ( hopefully they have some left ) within the next week, my mom gets here on the 26th and im going to take her shopping with me. Target has some really nice decorations for a really good price as well as a lot of selection for lights that are all on sale too. Too bad they didn't have the canadain pine on display @ menards!! Now I have to drag my husband out this weekend to possibly buy icicle lights and show him the selection of "our first x mas ornaments" ( we already have one, but need one as a married couple. I never know what he's picky or not about.......lol. I can't do any home decorating without his approval. Heheh! The hallmark ones are nice lil bit pricy but only gonna buy one special one a year to fill up our tree.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 12:02:00
Canada	Good luck today's interviewees!!!!	yay!!!!! Your back!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-23 13:28:00
Canada	Good luck today's interviewees!!!!	Good luck ladies!!! You will do great!!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-23 08:55:00
Canada	Mother lost her grip, child dies..	That's so sad My thoughts and prayers are with the family	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-24 10:51:00
Canada	US to Canada calling . . . Cell Phone Providers?	QUOTE (antdirt @ Aug 16 2009, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ALLTEL!!! 900 anytime minutes. 1000 night and weekend, no matter where you are or where you call in the USA or CANADA! ONLY!...$59.99! AND, texting costs nothing at all! Its totally free as if it were a US number! I checked all cell providers that service my area, and Alltel has them all beat I think! I had AllTell the last time I lived in the U.S. they were not bad at all. Verizon nickel and dimes you for EVERYTHING, my fiance will not go back to them! He currently has AT&T which he is happy with and has an Iphone, he uses the Skype application to call Canada for long distance, a much better deal than using LD minutes. I would LOVE an iPhone too and we could get a family plan, but I am not sure I would use it to the full extent my fiance does, who knows, maybe given the opportunity I will become an iPhone addict too!! The cell phone coverage where we live in the Omaha metro is really crappy, we lose signal ALL the time, its so annoying, my fiance said something about how they are putting up a new tower soon, but we'll see, if they don't I will invest in a landline with an unlimited LD calling to Canada and Mexico, I think Qwest has one for $15 a month.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-08-17 10:55:00
Canada	CFl football	What a game!!!! Riders lost in the last few seconds of the game!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 23:00:00
Canada	CFl football	LOL!! 4th quarter!!!!! 27-11 in favor of SK!!!! Go riders!!!! Bring home the cup!!!! Edit:Well damn...... Now it's 27-19........ It's gonna get interesting! Edited by minnew, 29 November 2009 - 09:25 PM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 21:23:00
Canada	CFl football	Go Riders!!!!! WoW!!!!! The crowd is GREEN!!!!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 18:39:00