I thought you were getting ready to fight those serpents in your backyard. You can always write a book about your adventures, Snakes on a Plain.

Nick and I picked a time to move!!

July 19th weekend!!! WOO!!!

Happy happy!

That's fantastic news. I cannot wait to pick my moving day.

OH MY! I had to read his reply 3x, and my jaw is still on the floor.

Congrats and have a great time moving to the Garden State.

That was my reaction the first time that I read that crap, could have sworn I was reading a speech from Goebbels or Streicher.

Good morning! Coffee's ready!




Happy Birthday Marilyn! Here is some tea and cake for you this morning!

Good morning, Canada Forum. I'm back in sunny Florida again. Got home late last night/early this morning. It was cloudy and 10c/50f with a cold wind when I left wintery Ontario. Since I am not a 10c kind of person, you can imagine how happy I was to get home and get out of my woollies.



Happy belated birthday, Marilyn! If you send me your address I will send you a happy birthday jar of Cheez Whiz. Unfortunately, I cannot send you a Mr Big bar because I did not bring any of those back with me. Please put in your order a little bit sooner next time.

You guys should see the stuff I brought back with me. I literally had almost 50 lbs worth of items that we can't get here. But I can't believe I forgot to bring my rye bread and Alphagettis, dammit! Though I did remember the malt bread. In fact, I will be toasting some later.... as soon as I wake up. Takes me a couple of hours to get hungry when I first wake up.



That guy is one of the biggest a$$es on this board. Enuf said.



That is absolutely hilarious, Mumsie. I'm going to have to send it to my girlfriend who absolutely HATES Pop 'n Fresh. I got her one for her birthday one year (as a joke) and she kept poking him in the tummy going "Ew. Ew. I hate you." Too funny.



Happy belated birthday, Laura! And Yay for July 19th weekend! I will be in Venice that weekend and will buy a nice piece of glass in your honour. Well, actually I will be buying it in my honour for my birthday (July 17th) and my dining room table. I would like a nice large colourful bowl. I'm thinking sunset colours. But we will see what catches my eye.

It's nice to be back home again.

The message manager was probably full because people forgot it was a holiday!

WOW Isn't THAT weird!!! I was replying to a thread on taxes and it showed up here on the OT forum??

Well, it makes me feel better, anyway. I was looking at that message thinking.... "How did I miss that? I could have sworn I caught up with this thread."

But I asked the financial advisor in Canada about that very thing and he said you cease to become a resident when you spend 183 days out of the country and that the GC has nothing to do with it.

good morning carla, i see you have the coffee ready

Good morning to you too.

IR5

Welcome back to the Sunshine State krikit!!

Just sitting here in the cave, yes sometimes this place looks like a cave, the apartment has no windows in the living area, just the patio doors and since it is overcast today, it's pretty dark in here, however the glow of the computer monitors lights it up enough to move around (krikit did mention it was cave like when she reviewed the potential rental accomodations - and of course, she was right - if you ever need someone to thoroughly inspect potential accomodation - ask krikit!).

This whole warm weather thing is funny, often I walk out the door, or open the car door and i'm surprised when it's warm/hot. Yesterday when we got out of the car at penneys, it was a hot/sunny time and with the concrete parking area it felt like 105 degrees.

awww thanks..


actually you wishes are not belated.. my Birthday is today .. I would have put my order in sooner but I didn't even know you were going to Canada

how could you forget Alphagettis ??? are you serious about the cheese whiz? I don't want to take from your stash

Thanks! Yes, I know what you mean. I'm still surprised when it's hot. Oh, and if you go to JC Penney's again I have a 15% coupon I can send to you. Or anyone, really. Just ask.



Oh! Well happy birthday today then!

I know.... I am kicking myself about the Alphagettis! And, yes, I'm serious about the cheez whiz. Just send me your address and I'll wrap it up in bubbles. I guess they allow that, don't they? Sending jars of cheez whiz through the mail, I mean?

I think so.....

one of my favourite meals is alphagettis and a toasted bagel with cheese whiz.. yum yum

I brought back bagels too!

I'm seriously going to take my car next time, though. I need less restrictions in the packing department.

last time I flew I brought back on of those tins of heinz ketchup.. lol.. I packed it in my suitcase.. and we went to a small airport where they check through everyone's bags.. I wished I could have seen their face when they saw the tin of ketchup

I had brought my laptop bag with me (you know.... the rolling carry-on bag kind), along with two bags of checked luggage. Inside the laptop bag I had stuffed bags of Uncle Ben's Natural Select rice which you can't get here. I knew as soon as it went through the scanner at Security that I'd get dinged so I was prepared. The guy tells me he's going to go through it then yells over to his buddy at the scanner for all and sundry to hear.... "It's rice, Gene." I didn't care. If they moved away from home they'd do it too. Oh. And my checked bag full of goodies was searched also. Whateva. Do what you gotta do. Just don't mess with my groceries.

ROFLMAO that is too funny. I can't wait to go back and bring things across. I will be taking an empty suitcase, and if hubby is with me he will be taking an empty suitcase too lol.

That reminds me of when we came back from visiting my family for Christmas two years ago. I had two large tins of Tim Horton's coffee in my luggage when it went through the scanner. Without missing a beat the guy looks up at me and says "Tim Horton's coffee, right?". I smiled, said yes, he smiled and said 'It happens a lot". Hehehhe.

Dang it, we need a Canadian store down here somewhere. We're flying home this summer (YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!) and we're taking an empty suitcase just so we can bring some goodies back with us, especially Tim's. I know there are Cdn websites where one can buy all these goodies and have them shipped...I just think it would be the thrill of actually going *into* the store to buy all these lovely goodies.

Seven weeks til we fly out...and we've got a direct flight from Atlanta to Halifax!

Make sure you keep room for at least one bag of Dad's Goodie Ring Cookies - they go oh so well with Timmys.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning! Mmmmmmmmmm *sniff* smell the coffee?




Karen, I'm thrilled you're going to be able to travel to Canada soon! You must be so excited!

Hope everyone has a glorious day!

Good morning, Carla. Thanks for the coffee.

Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day here in sunny Florida. Lots to do today. But first I need to read VJ and finish my coffee.



That's hilarious.



Shopping's the best part! And that's so exciting that you're getting to visit! Yay!

yay carla canadian coffee! g'morning everyone.

Good morning everyone!

So my Sister, her Husband and Son and their 2 border collies are heading out of Nebraska today and driving to Calgary. They are selling their house and they want to drive up and paint, put in a bit of new flooring etc etc, so they can get a better price for it. They have their air mattresses and sleeping bags and are all set!

They plan to spend about a month up there doing renovations. Taking about 2 days for the drive, staying in Rapid City, S.D. and Great Falls, MT. She likes that drive about as much as I do, so I feel for her.





This would be a good coffee commercial for Tims!

OMG!!
A huge congrats Sweet Liz!

(now please sprinkle some faerie dust around and dance for mine to be comin' up soon)

Mmmmmm....oh I already miss that solid heat.
I would love it if all of my clothes fit into a duffle bag...unlike when you live in places with seasons you need a forklift to carry it all.
Back in Chicago (burbs) and trying to make sense of things.
*sigh*




WOw that is so beautiful...and quick!
Thanks a zillion.
I have not even had a touch since they transfered it to Cali.

I hadn't had an AOS touch in I think about a month (maybe more) and was giving up hope myself when it came!
And to get it with no interview!!

I'm 100% sure you're going to get the same msg in your email out of the blue!! =)

Ya, as you see in my sig, apr 4th was my last aos touch!

I am truly happy for you Liz.
And honestly I am no great hurry, what with AP and EAD in hand.


How are things at home with your sweetie?
Have they settled?
(if you care to talk about it)

FABULOUS MY GIRL!!!!

things are pretty good on my US and Canada home front..

I think the week's visit to Canada did good for us all..
Gave Oliver and I a break =) I think sometime's couples need it so you don't strangle each other in our sleep

and it totally was overdue for a visit to my Mom and Dad.
I got my mom to join a local women's gym (kinda like curves) and we went together for my last two days of my visit
and she genuinely seems to like it now!

She went on her own yesterday for the first time...

and wedding plans are coming along pretty well..
I had a great interview yesterday and have a 2 hr orientation/observation day with the place tomorrow btwn 5 and 7 pm.
Hopefully they make me an offer after that =)

Wow. Congratulations on everything, Liz!

Really though, I'm still kinda holding my breath for this job DerekKJ are trying to help me get into....

It would be so amazing!

but who knows, maybe it'll come somewhere down the road and that would be awesome too!

thanks guys. you really are my sanity sometimes..... =)

and shopping

OH, AND I SENT OLIVER'S APPLICATION FOR ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER YESTERDAY =)

What job is DerekKJ trying to help you with?

it's very hush hush
hehe

how was your trip to Canada Krikit? other than all the shopping...

oh, and I totally didn't see any sign for me at the airport from you! hahah

Hopefully he gets a chance to participate in the show, Liz. Would be totally awesome!!!!!

Congrats on the GC

and if he gets on the show, don't worry I'LL TELL YOU ALL

Oh. Okay.



My trip was GREAT! Caught up with all my friends and family, got to eat out a lot, and brought home all kinds of goodies! Next time we'll have to time it so we travel together.

so question, after you get your green card (conditional), do you still need the AP to come back into the US?

Congratulations liz!! No...once you have your GC, you don't need AP anymore.

holy crap!
this is awesome!

Indeed. When you get your green card look at it carefully. If it's the old series it will have a picture of Lorne Greene on it and if it's the new series, it will have a picture of Tom Green on it. This is in sharp contrast to the Canadian Permanent Resident Card which has Red Green on it.

I think I'd prefer a Red Green card =)

or Detective Green if we're going for looks.............. =)

Woo hoo, got my 3rd heart and didn't even notice!!!

David Cook Won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!