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Got a text msg. and email last night around 8:30pm saying that on May 30th my card is in production smile.png YaY.....One step out of the way!!!

Hope all is well and hope everyone else hears something soon too.

 

Woohoo! Congrats J&J star_smile.gif


mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-06-01 15:57:00
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My bio appointment is for June 24th


mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-06-01 14:42:00
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Got my letter in the mail saying they got my stuff and extending my visa for a year on May 23rd. Now I get to wait to hear when my bio appointment is.


mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-05-25 16:27:00
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Thanks Vero. We haven't heard anything yet. Hopefully we will soon.


mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-05-20 14:43:00
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We actually got it sent out today because Sunday night when I went on the website to double check we had the right forms and the right amount on the check, I seen that there was a new form so Chris had to print it off at work on Monday because we don't have a printer. So it was sent today. Should be there tomorrow. I hope we don't get in trouble for it being late. I'm so bad about putting things off and then forgetting about them. I need to work on that.


mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-05-14 17:14:00
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Well we are sending it in tomorrow. We have our health insurance with all our names on it, Life insurance naming each other as beneficiary, bank account with both our names on it, Alex's birth abroad certificate, copy of my green card, taxes for 2012 and two affidavits (one from our next door neighbor and one from Chris' mom). I hope that is enough. I guess we will see.

 


mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-05-12 19:31:00
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Thanks guys! Well we are putting it together and will hopefully have it sent out by the end of the week. Can't wait for this to be done.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-04-23 20:23:00
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So we have been bad and just didn't get around to putting our package together and time has just flew by, so we are late now. I'm not sure what to send. We don't have our mortgage in both our name because Chris bought our house long before we got married and before we were even engaged. All our bills are in his name. We do have a bank account together, life insurance polices and I am on his health insurance. What secondary evidence did you all submit?

It says to send in birth certificates of children born into the marriage. Our son was born in 2008, do we send in his birth abroad or not? Im not really sure what "born into the marriage" means. Does it mean any children born after we got married or any children that we are both parents to?
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-04-22 18:22:00
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Decision Date: 4/16/2013
Status: Approved!

No interview or RFEs! Yeah!

Letter said new card should come in within 60 days. Never got a case update email though.. strange.


That's awesome! Congrats :dance:
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-04-22 18:13:00
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That's awesome Vero. Glad it went well and everyone was friendly. Wow a two hour drive for ten minutes lol so crazy!
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-02-12 01:36:00
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Good luck with removal of conditions everyone. I'm going to have to start mine soon too. :( I hate this stuff. It just stresses me out even though I know we will be fine.

J&J I'm glad your biometrics went well for you.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2013-01-03 16:42:00
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Hello Everyone,

Hoping everyone is safe and sound from Sandy, Vero did ya'll get affected from the storm?

How was ya'lls Halloween? We only got 4 kids..heh but we had a party on Saturday.

It'll be about 2 weeks till I got to send in my package for ROC..Crossing fingers it will go smoothly.

Not very sure about the questions about the passports, hopefully someone else will chime in, but I think you can renew it within a year of expiry???
mandaNchris, I don't think you have to have your passport for the ROC package..just a copy of the front and back of your green card.

Keep in touch and hope all is safe!!


Oh really? Awesome. I haven't even looked into ROC yet. I better start soon, I suppose.

Our halloween was great. We went to one of Chris' friends house so Alex had other kids to trick or treat with. He had fun but got too cold so he came back to the house and told Chris we can just go to Walmart to get candy lol
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-11-02 01:39:00
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Both my passport and green card expires June 2013. I was wondering how early you can renew your passport because I would like it back before I have to do ROC. Well I guess I kind of have to have it before then lol Glad everyone is doing well.

Brenda congrats on your house!

Nickbits I hope your bio appointment went well :)
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-10-28 00:14:00
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CSC cashed the check today, so it took less than a week. I had sent it priority mail.

What's everyone's thought on obtaining citizenship?

So far Katrina seems to want to get it when she's eligible, mainly so she can vote.


Wow less then a week, that is great.

I want to get citizenship when I can, so I can vote and never have to deal with immigration again. All this paper work gives me a headache lol
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-09-21 22:23:00
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Hey everyone! So I got a call last night from my sister in law, and my brother and her are bringing my parents down to visit in November!!! This will be my parents' first visit here and my mom's first trip outside Canada since 1985!!!! Crazy!!! I'm so excited, I don't even know what to do with myself!!!! :lol:


That is great Vero! I hope you all have a great visit. Are they coming for American thanksgiving?

My younger sister and her boyfriend are coming to visit us for American thanksgiving in Nov. I am excited. They haven't been here sense our wedding Nov. 20th 2010.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-09-16 20:22:00
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that's awesome vero!
my son is starting 5th grade next tuesday - this summer FLEW by. seriously, why did time stand still through the k1 wait and now everything just whizzes by!

anybody starting to stress about ROC yet?
i am - see those wait times???
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I haven't even looked into ROC yet cause I'm a bit scared to lol I hope its easy and goes as well as our AOS.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-08-22 21:10:00
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Hi everyone!
Well... I'm now officially a home owner! :dance: Chris and I are so happy to have a place of our own! We have a LOT of cleaning to do, and in retrospect, I think I should have taken 2 weeks off to get it all done without having to work during the day. I'm exhausted!!!

I also noticed that Passport Canada charged my card, so I guess I can expect my passport back soon?

How's everyone doing?


that is awesome! Congrats to you and Chris. Wow that was pretty fast for your passport. I hope mine goes that well when I have to do it.

Everything is going alright here. Just back to our normal everyday routine.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-08-22 21:07:00
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Hey everyone. Been a while since I've been on here.

Vero, my niece that was visiting is 13 years old. She was such a big help around here with Alex and she made me breakfast every day. It was wonderful and I miss her a lot. Alex told me today that he misses her and is sad. We are hoping to go visit for Canadian thanksgiving. My nieces and nephew are like siblings to Alex because we lived with them for 2 and a half years of his life. He is always talking about them and asking when we are going to visit them. I love that they have that strong bond.

How is everything with your house going? I hope you get the keys to it soon.

J&J how are things with you?
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-08-08 04:31:00
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I sure did, i'll let you know how it went. I sent it out on the 12th, sent it standard ups it arrived today. :)

mandaNchris, how was ya'lls camping trip? Hope it was a great time!!!


Our trip was great. Loved every minute of it. We all got sunburns though lol. I wish we didn't have to come home. My niece is leaving to go home on Friday :( I am going to miss her like crazy. Alex is going to be so lonely when she goes home too. I kind of feel bad about that.

lol @ "ya'lls"
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-07-22 21:51:00
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Have a nice trip at the beach mandNchris! I wish were going to the beach too!!!

Well, we finally got some good news; we tested the well itself, and it doesn't even have a trace of lead in it. So we got another test done for the pipes, and it should pass, which means we possibly will close like we were supposed to on August 10th! Woot woot! We'll change the pipes ourselves, Chris' dad wants a project to work on!

Well take it easy everyone! Stay cool!


That's awesome Vero. I'm so happy for you :D
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-07-22 21:48:00
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Sorry to hear that the inspection on the house didn't go well Vero. I hope the bank will fix it up for you but if not, keep your chin up because you will find a great place somewhere else if needs be.

We didn't celebrate Canada here cause DH had to work, so it was just me, Alex and my niece home. We did light off some fireworks for the 4th of july though. Alex loved them. We are going camping with my mother inlaw and step father inlaw on the 12th to the 18th. I can't wait. It is right near the beach. Gonna have a great time.

I hope everyone is doing well. :)
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-07-07 01:32:00
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Thank you J&J! The bank came back with a very reasonable counter offer, and we accepted it! We're one step closer!!! Very excited indeed!!!! Woohoo! :dance:

:dance: woohoo!! Congrats Vero. Sorry that the builder tried to rip you off. Glad you caught him before he was able to rob you blind. That must have been very stressful.

My mom and nephew are here visiting. We will be driving them back to Canada on friday. Can't wait to see everyone there. I'm so happy.

Thanks for the complements on the truck :D
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-06-12 18:46:00
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Hey everyone!
How are you all doing? Long time no talk! J&J, are you settling in your new home?

Chris and I are about to put an offer on a lot and build our house! It's very exciting, and a long time coming!!! It should be all done by December 2012 hopefully! It's in a super quiet neighborhood, full of woods! As a matter of fact, when we went looking around on the lot this past weekend, I was bitten by something on my back, and I have three giant bumps! I think I need to go see a doctor! It's freaking me out!!! :wacko:

I think Chris and I are also going to do a surprise visit in July for my mother's birthday. Just for a long weekend I think. It'll be nice to see everyone! And then we'll be going for Christmas as well. I think after the house is built, I'm going to tell the family that it's their turn to come and visit now! Hahaha!

One of my brothers is possibly moving to Guatemala, and I'd like to go visit and maybe have our honeymoon there or something. But apparently it's expensive to fly there? Not sure what'll happen with that.

I have to renew my passport before applying for the removal of conditions. I think I'll probably do that after coming back for the visit in July. Hopefully it doesn't take too long! I'm not going to change my name though I don't think, it might be too much of a hassle, what do you think?

Alright people, take it easy, enjoy the beautiful spring we're having! (well, here anyways!!!)


Did you get your lot? How is the house building coming?

A surprise visit for your mom's birthday sounds awesome. I bet she will be so happy :)

I'm not sure how long it takes to renew your passport from here. Mine doesn't expire till 2013. I will be changing my name when I renew it. I still have to change my name on my SSN card.


I have been feeling a lot better lately both physically and emotionally. I am excited that my mom and nephew will be here to visit soon. Alex asked my mom to make him some slippers and told her he wanted them to be pink. He also asked her to wrap them up like a present so he can open them lol. He is a bit crazy :) We have been enjoying our new truck. We are excited to see how it does on the drive to Canada. With it being a mega cab I know everyone will be comfortable and have enough leg room. Our back seats even recline so my mom can nap on the way home if she wants lol.

here is a picture of our new truck

Did you guys see the new 20$ bill? :lol: People are mad at it! So sensitive!!!


Haven't seen it. Why are people mad about it?

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mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-05-22 19:57:00
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We got our new truck on Tuesday :dance: It is huge! We are planing on visiting Canada in June. My mom and nephew are coming to visit at the start of June for my birthday and we are going to drive them back and stay for a week to visit. I am so excited.

I hope everyone is doing good and has a very happy Easter.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-04-05 22:27:00
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Welp we are on the move, We are going to be offically all moved out April 1st. Been changing our addressess over and gonna have to send in the immigration papers soon for change of address. We are just renting another house closer to where my husband works, near the Houston area. We found a nice three bedroom, 2 bath, fenced in yard with a garage. It's perfect for us right now. My plants are looking so good this year and I have to leave them :( heh I don't feel like digging up all my plants. Been packing like crazy and my head is spinning...lol

How was your trip to Canada Vero??

Hope all is well and we will be in touch :)


Congrats on the house. It sounds great. Sorry that your plants aren't going with you but I agree it's too much hassle to bring them with you. Good luck with your move. Hope everything goes smoothly for you.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-03-26 16:05:00
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Hi everyone!

The mountains were great! Just what we needed! I want to buy land there, it's so cheap!!! But maybe we should start by buying a house first :lol:

Going to Quebec on Monday to see my family, Chris is not coming though... This will be the first time we're apart since we were waiting for the visa! It's gonna bring back bad memories!!! Haha!
Quick visit; coming back Friday, just enough time to see everyone and eat a large poutine, miam!

Your boy turned 4! Gosh he's a big boy now!!! Time does fly by, it's crazy!!! Glad he had a good birthday!!!

J&J, when are you guys moving again? If it happened already, how did it go?

Toodles everyone! :star:


Hey Vero good to hear from you. Glad your trip went well. Buy some land and then build a house ;) lol

How did the trip to your family go? I hope you had a great time.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-03-15 22:39:00
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Hey Vero, how was your trip to the mountains? I hope you had a great time.

Today my boy turned four years old. It seems like just yesterday he was born. Where the heck did four years go?!?! lol He had a good birthday. We took him out to McDonald's, where he got to play with some other kids. Then we came home and let him open gifts. Chris had to go to work but other then that today was perfect.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-02-29 19:49:00
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Happy belated Valentine's Day everyone!!! Hope you guys celebrated in style! Chris and I are going to a cabin in the mountains this weekend! Can't wait!!!


Wow that sounds really nice and romantic ;) I hope you have a great time.

We didn't do anything for V-day. Sucks being poor lol A coworker told Chris that he better stop and get me something on the way home from work because if he doesn't get me anything I'll think that he doesn't love me. Chris told me this when he got home and I was like "really? lol" I don't need gifts to know that my husband loves me. I told Chris to make a fire for me and I'll be happy lol. He did make me a fire and we cuddled on the couch watching TV.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-02-16 16:46:00
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Nice! Dodge Ram! And a Mustang! :whistle: Glad you guys are finally in a better spot. 10 pounds should be OK, especially with all the good fried food available in the south!

J&J, glad to hear about the new job! That's awesome! More money is always nice! :lol: Plus, you get to shop for a house!!!

That part is going OK for us, we're actually to a point now where we might look into building a new house... We're just so picky! And nothing we've seen so fat is up to par... To be continued... :bonk:


Oh that would be so fun to build your own house. Then you can have it exactly they way you want it. I would love to be able to do that! Glad things are going ok in that department :D
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-02-10 19:31:00
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Hey Everyone,

Brenda2010, Nice to hear from you and glad everything is going well on your end. Hope you find your dream house soon!
Vero, I hope you and Chris find your dream house soon too. I know how tough it can be!
mandaNchris, i'm glad you are feeling better and ya'll were able to make some extra income with the car! It will be very hard to let go of the mustang, but it's all about making new memories and adjusting to the future.

We got some new things happening around here, My hubby is starting a new job this Monday, better pay and less hours. We are so excited about it. It is in a new location though, it's about hour and 30 minutes away from where we are now, so we are looking into renting a house or buying for the right price. The house searching hasn't been so successful yet though, hopefully something will show up.

How is the weather in ya'lls areas? It has been a beautiful winter down here. I'm loving it!

Hope all is well and we'll be in touch :)


Thanks J&J :) Chris apparently hasn't come to terms with having to sell his car, so he is trying to figure out a way we can manage getting a new truck without having to sell it. I told him if he can figure it out then we won't sell it.

I hope you find a new place soon J&J. What an exciting time for you guys. Getting to pick out a place together is awesome. I didn't even see the house Chris bought before he did it. I wish we would have gotten the experience of shopping for a house together but oh well. Hopefully some day we will be moving to KY.

The weather here has been beautiful. Alex and I have been enjoying blowing bubbles outside and having a picnic on our porch.... though that didn't turn out so well. He split his milk all over lol I just hope that this beautiful winter isn't meaning we are going to have a very hot summer.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-02-05 15:34:00
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Wow, seems like you're going through so much in such a short time! I believe that stress causes more diseases than we'll ever know! I'm glad you're alright now though!
Great news on the car too!!! :thumbs: What kind of truck? Like Chevy?


I agree stress can cause a lot of problems. I lost 10lbs in the last few weeks and I can not afford to lose any let alone 10! Last time I lost this much it took me over a year to gain it back :( but oh well I'll do it. Just gonna take some time. Thanks I'm glad everything is turning out alright too. The truck we want is a Dodge Ram 3500. Hopefully we can get one. Fingers crossed! lol We wont be getting it any time soon though. Earliest we can manage to save up for it (if everything goes to plan) is June. Luckily Chris gets good discounts through his work for Dodge :)

How is quitting smoking going? Are you cutting down slowly or going cold turkey? Hows the house hunting coming? I hope all is going well for you Vero.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-02-03 17:44:00
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The claim adjuster came by today to give us our check. We are going to save up and buy a new truck with a crew cab so it will be safe for Alex to ride in. That is going to be our "family" car. Chris has decided to sell his mustang so that is going to help put a down payment on the new truck. He is sad about selling it though and I feel bad for him because he put a lot of hard work into that car and a lot of money. It's his baby from before Alex or I was around. I know it's going to be very hard for him to let go of it.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-02-02 17:13:00
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So Sunday my heart started doing scary stuff. Went to the doctor he did a EKG which was normal, blood test and urine sample. Then he sent me to a heart specialist the next day to have a echo cardiograph done. Went there got the cardiograph done and they put me on a heart monitor for a month. Doctor office called and told me they found blood in my urine and wanted another sample. Went there today to give them it. Heart specialist called today to let me know the echo cardiograph was normal. Thank goodness! Then the doctor office called and said no blood in my urine today but some levels were high so they are putting me on antibiotics. My blood is low and they want me to take a daily vitamin with iron in it and to drink lots of fluids. Everything else is normal. So that was good news today but doesn't explain why my heart was acting up. Maybe due to stress, I don't know.

The claim adjuster came out and decided our car is indeed totaled. The insurance company called back the same day (surprise! lol) and informed Chris that our car is worth almost 9000 dollars (way more then we thought). Chris asked about buying the car back so we can use the engine and some other parts. They said it would cost 1400 and they will take it out of the money for the car plus our 500 dollar deductible. So we were pretty dang happy about this. More money then we thought we'd get for it and we can sell the parts and junk the rest to make more. We are planning on paying off some debt. That is going to be so nice. Oh and it will pay for my fathers funeral that we put on our credit card.

So that's all the new stuff that's been going on with us. Things are starting to look up :D
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-26 18:55:00
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Hi all - been off VJ for a while, have been enjoying not thinking about anything immigration related but I have been thinking about you all, wondering how you're doing.

Just read a couple of pages so probably missed a lot of updates from others but wanted to say I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad and your accident MandaNchris, that is absolutely terrible! I do think you're right though, you've got all the bad stuff out of the way and now 2012 should be full of good things. Take care of yourself and your family, think positive thoughts.

Not much going on here, which I suppose is good and bad. Bit bored. Still nothing on the work front. Kept myself busy fixing up our house for rent while we look for a bigger one to buy but haven't found anything yet. Recession hit Baltimore hard yet everyone still thinks their house is worth the overinflated price they paid for it years ago. So that's frustrating, now that all the housework's complete not really sure what to do with myself - besides cook and clean...this 1950s housewife thing is weird, lol!

Went back to Canada in August for 2 weeks and again this month for 2 weeks. Was nice to visit but glad to be back. Funny, don't really miss Toronto, probably because my friends and family come here all the time to visit, which is great.

Here's to a 2012 that brings us all much happiness! Will keep in touch.


Thanks Brenda. Glad things are going good with you. Get some good books and enjoy the free time while you can :thumbs:
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-25 15:21:00
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Well... We heard from the bank, and they rejected our offer, didn't even counter offer!!! So there goes that house!!! :ranting:


Oh man that sucks. I'm sorry it didn't get accepted.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-25 15:18:00
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Well now all three of us are sick. Last time I got a cold and was stressed out it turned into phenomia. I hope it doesn't turn to that this time. I don't even want to think how much that hospital bill would be.

The insurance company is sending someone out to our house to look over our car and determine if it's fixable or not. Not sure what day they are coming out but I hope it's Friday when Chris has off work.

How are you doing with your house hunting Vero?
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-19 16:32:00
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Oh my God!!! I can't believe everything that you and your family are going through right now... Are you OK??? Gosh, I'm sending all thoughts and prayers your way, and hope that through all this grief you can find a light and that things will get better. What a shitty start for 2012 though... Was your dad sick or is this completely out of the blue? Is your aunt feeling better?
What about your car situation? Does Chris have another one to use for work or was this one it?

mandaNchris, I cannot begin to imagine how hard of a trip this must have been... (F) My condolences (F)


I'm alright. I'm just thanking God that we didn't get hurt in the crash. My dad had sclerosis of the liver from drinking his whole life but he stopped drinking over 9 years ago when he almost died from it. So his liver was bad but he was doing fine. He got a cut on his foot that got infected and he didn't get it checked out soon enough. He died of a staff infection. So it was unexpected. I didn't know about the cut and infection until I got the call from my sister.

My aunt is doing good. They put her on some medication and told her to keep her stress level down as much as possible. The viewing was hard on her but she got through it.

Chris called our insurance yesterday and made a claim on the car. We don't know if they will fix it or not. Chris has to call them back tomorrow. Luckily we have a F250, his mustang and the motorcycle he bought to get to work and back. Gonna suck using the truck for grocery shopping because its a gas guzzler but oh well what can we do eh lol.

Thanks for the condolences and prayers.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-18 19:50:00
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Sorry mandaNchris for all that you guys have been going threw. There was so much that happend in such a short time, I knew about your dads passing, we give our condolences, but did not know about the car crash. I'm glad no one got hurt and are well. I hope that you and the family will be able to heal from all that has happend so fast. Wishing you guys peace for the rest of the year!!


Thanks J&J. It has been awful but I am so very thankful that we all are ok. I don't even want to get in a car again right now but no choice there if we want groceries lol My dads passing is going to take a while to heal from. It's even harder being so far away from my sisters and mom but I have Chris and Alex so that is good. Alex has an ear and eye infection and a cold. We took him to the doctors today to get him some meds. Found out he needs to have four shots at his next wellness visit, so that should be fun.... not! Maybe we are just getting all the bad stuff out right away and the rest of the year will be good.

I hope you guys are having a good 2012. What is new with you all?

Vero how is house hunting going and quitting smoking?
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-17 16:51:00
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Hahaha, ours is still up! Is that bad? It just smells so good!!!

Yeah, house hunting, both fun and frustrating! You're absolutely right though manadaNchris, we're taking our time... I just wish we could find one soon, but patience is a virtue, right?

I know, 2012!!! I don't like thinking about time passing by, makes me depressed!!! Do you guys have goals for the new year?

I have to quit smoking and buy a house, that should be enough!


Good luck with both quitting smoking and finding a house. I hope you succeed with both.

Well this year has started out really bad. I hope we can recover from it.

Thursday Feb. 5th I got a phone call from my sister telling me our dad is in the hospital. No one heard from him for two days, so my aunt went to check on him and found him passed out on his floor. She didn't know much at the time but said dad was responding and she'll keep me updated. Friday morning at 10am my sister calls and tells me that dad is on life support and we need to get to Canada asap they don't know what is going to happen. On the way to Canada we get a phone call letting us know that the doctor said there is no hope for dad and they will leave him on life support until Chris, Alex and I get there to say goodbye. We were also told that my aunt is now in the CCU because she had a heart attack due to stress.

We got to Canada at about 4am. Chris and I went in to say bye to dad and a little while later we told the doctor to take him off life support. He passed away Feb. 7th :'( We had to figure out how to do his funeral with no money because he didn't have life insurance and didn't work. We decided to have a viewing Thursday Feb. 12 and hoped that my aunt would be out of the hospital by then. Friday the 13th we held a grave side prayer and then went to a church to have a get together for everyone. Alex was sick and started screaming because his ear was hurting him so I had my brother in-law take us back to his house so I could give Alex some medicine and hope he would fall asleep so I could go back but we ended up waking Chris up and we decided to leave early to go home to Georgia. We made it to Ohio and got in a car accident.

We hit black ice slammed into a semi truck which threw us into the guard rail. We hit off the guard rail and spin around a couple of times, hits the guard rail again with the back of our car which threw us the other way around and we landed with the front end of the car in the guard rail with the back end in the fast lane of the highway. A sensor tripped and all our power to the car was turned off. So we were in a black car at night blocking traffic without lights. Yeah I was scared out of my mind. Luckily no one was hurt. The truck didn't stop at all. A couple people stopped to make sure we were ok and Chris had called 911. Police show up write Chris a ticket for not controlling the car and then the tow truck showed up. We asked him to drop us off at the nearest hotel and we had Chris' mom and step dad pick up a car carrier and meet us at the hotel to bring us home.

We got home at 12am Saturday night/sunday morning. So it has been a horrible week for me and I thought I was going to have a mental breakdown but I didn't. Now we just have to figure out what to do with my car. If we should make a claim with our insurance or not. We are hoping if we do make a claim they will total it out and we can buy the car back to sell it for parts. I don't know if our insurance will do that or not though. Probably not with the luck we've been having. I'll see if I can attach a picture of our car.

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mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-15 19:32:00
CanadaAugust Interviews Crew - AOS Journey

Hope everyone had a safe and fun New Years :) Can you believe it's already 2012?? Gonna go take down the Christmas Tree, i've been stalling because I like it so much..hehe.. Take Care All!!!


lol We just took our tree down yesterday. Alex enjoyed it almost as much as he liked decorating it lol.
mandaNchrisFemaleCanada2012-01-02 21:27:00