me here and i'm at work........again!

At work also, coffee sure is good!!!

I am here too…waiting to hear the news from Hassana – today is the interview. Its almost end of January so I guess the spring is around the corner, right? I know, wishful thinking…it is just this office is so fricking cold…well…
Hope that everyone has a great day!
Dorothy

wow interview today, be sure to let us know soon as you know something, how can you be at work? i will be so nervous (soon) i hope

I soooooooooo did *not* want to get up today!!! Any word from Hassna?

I dunno if anyone here wheres a sleep mask or not. Yesterday i was fitted for one and i got all of 3 hours of sleep because I couldn't get used to the stupid thing.

I need lots and lots of diet coke today to get me through this day!!

WORK - now that is a real 'four-letter' word

work, work, work, workity, work work...

I learned how to knit this weekend. I made a little blankie for the teddy bear my husband gave me last valentines day Next, I think I'm going to make a scarf for my stuffed cat.

Got stuck in Madison this weekend, and missed work yesterday. I got a winter coat - black wool, kinda pea coat style - for 70% off.

Yup, that's my news. Back to work I go.

Can I borrow your coat?? Sounds like a coat that I've wanted for the past 15 years or so.

I tried to learn knitting. I took a class last year but the class wasn't that great and I have no idea what to do. I haven't given up on the thought but it's not forefront on my mind right now.
But I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with it. They make some really neat yarns these days.

From JC Penny - they take an extra 40% off at the store I got the black, not the green.



I had a friend of my grandma's teach me. I got distracted by her beaaaaaautiful persian kitty who loves to snuggle, but I managed to learn how to do the basic stitch, cast on and tie off. Next time I visit my grandma, I'll learn how to pearl I think.

So I called the DOS again this morning...pending. But the lady that answered was actually really nice, she sent an email to follow up on the case to see why the visa had not been issued. Something different.

I got that same lady or at least same reply last Friday when I called. yeah for us... Maybe something good is going to happen!!!

This is the same lady I talked to the first time I called back in October. She told me at that time that the particular check they ordered taked 3-4 months. So hopefully they are finishing up because it has been 3 months going on 4.

I hope it's over for you soon, JP Seems every "visa specialist" has their own story. Hmmmm kinda makes you wonder how they got the title "specialist".

I am off today..

My assistant laughs everytime I call and they "the next visa specialist will be with you shortly", she also gets a kick out of the way they say "Hello".

Some of are good, some suck. I have a list of the ones I like and don't like, when I get one I don't like I hang up and call back.

Good morning everyone! Oh wait, Good afternoon everyone! Just got to work. I had a doctors appointment this morning for a follow-up on my migraines and had to get some shots. Got called to go into my other job tonight. Not too happy about that, but what can I do? At least I get tomorrow night off instead. My hubby had to go to traffic court this morning and it's been over 3 hours since his scheduled time, and I have yet to hear from him. I'm a little worried since he had to drive all the way to Deleware in the snow. I hope he calls me before 3 or I will be totally freaking out.

Anywho, I love to knit too. I taught myself. The only thing I have knitted so far have been scarves. Pearl isn't too hard, it's pretty much the backwards knit. Once you learn that, you can pretty much do about everything. Good luck Rahma!

i'm off every day

I'm bloated.

I have never learned to knit or crochet. I would love to learn cross stitch. My friend, Asiya, is going to do an Islamic cross stitch for me. These are 2 websites with free Islamic and Arabic cross stitch patterns if you are interested.

http://www.grynmoors.org/crossstitch/shahadapatterns.html
http://www.islamiccrossstitch.bravehost.com/

Hope everyone has a good day!

Meriem

I just got off the phone with the phone company (At&T) to discuss a completely different matter and 30 minutes later I was signed up for some completely new services.

I added my cable serivce to Att&T with something called Uverse. They gave me over 300 channels (all the movie packages and a sports package), two free months, free DVR, no instalation fee and a supposedly better picture as it is through high speed fiber optics plus internet at the same price I was paying for much less channels and bad service.

They also lowered by landline phone price, put me on an international plan for morocco at 57cents a minute (it was $4 a minute and I learned that the hard way back in march), and doubled my internet speed.

overall my bills for all of this lowered by abotu $10 a month and i get more stuff!

I've never called DOS.....I didn't even know there was a real phone number to reach them at. Could someone provide me with that number so I can call and bug someone - been in AP for about same time as JP now.

202-663-1225, options 1,1,0 and you get connected to a live person. Give them your case #, the AMM######## thingy. Good Luck!

Oh Lord, JP....she's a DOS virgin she should be kept that way!!!!!

LOL I thought everyone liked that daily slap in the face from the DOS. It's how I start my day everyday, better than coffee! LOL

Thanx JP, you rock! You should start your own Visa services business.....you'd make big bucks. LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM GIRLFRIEND!

I had an afternoon slap in the face today. It still hurts

I have graduated from the VJ academy. There are people here that know ALOT more than me. But thanks!



If you call everyday, your face will get numb and you won't feel them anymore.

Have ya'll tried the Knifty Knitter looms? They rock. I have 8 of the dang things and my house is one big ball of yarn If you get hooked on it (insert group groan here) you have to get some of Moda Dea's Eden yarn.... oh so sinful.

Oh now you're recruiting all of MENA to become Knifty Knitter Knutts!!

This sheep is going straight to the tangine!

oh well sheep Tajine....yummy