I'm tired of waiting too. Its been since Jan since we saw each other we dont even have web cams. We had our interview in march and i was fine with the wait up till then, even when i knew we would not get the visas that day cause i didnt have that dang court paper that ive been fighting for since last summer. Yup i was all prepared for a bit a bit longer but know its been a month since they got that dam stupid piece of paper that tells them the exact thing i told them. and still they havent gotten off their butts to send me back my passprts with the visas in em. The last email i sent them they told me the consul would review my file soon thats it and that was over a week ago now.

I've been sick for a month think its the stress hitting me hard. I got pneumonia then had a reaction the the first meds they put me on then it took my family doctor 4 days to get back to me and change what i was on.Then i ended up in the hospital Tuesday night cause i cant breath i'm asthmatic too. Spent 5 hours there getting treatment after treatment and then chest xrays and find out the meds my doctor switched me too are useless for pnuemonia so i get another one and now things are getting harder to give me since i'm allegic to 2 kinds they like to use.

So ya i'm freaking out. My house is sold, i'm outta here on the 30th, I have 4 kids 1 dog 2cats a hamster and a bird to deal with moving somewhere temp if we dont get our visas soon plus on top of that we still got to get that troup to Arkansas from the Sault 2 days trip freaking out time has set in really really big time. I'm on the verge of crying 24/7 oh ya and on top of all that, ive never been anywhere in my life i live 30mins from where i grew up. Every thing has me freaked out at the moment I dont even want to think obout how my kids are going to adjust to schools that have houndreds of other kids in them the school they are in now has less then a 100 and thats jk to grade 8 the older 2 in highshool will be going from a couple houndred to over a 1000 ya mommy is freaking out ive goone so far as to researching home schooling. I'm going to be no wait I have already lost my mind. I just want to scream yell and cry. Its the not knowing thats killing me now the wait till now has been fine my troup kepted me busy but now they are annoyed about still being here and are ready to go.

Ok going to stop now cause I will just keep thinking of more stuff to freak me out. Oh ya really sorry about the typos and grammer stuff i suck at it on a good day.

Danielle

Wow! I can't believe your brother was 8 lbs at 7 months! Who knows what he would have been at 9! *shudder*

This doesn't have anything to do with that court case and the hiding of dead bodies, does it?

Awwww, you guys. We really know how you feel. Group hug.



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I'm glad that you haven't let your relationship be defined by the aribtrary whims of some mindless beareaucrat whose dream in life is to be a breathalyzer. When Pop was in AP, I wasn't that worried because he doesn't worry that much about these things. These wasn't a sense of immediacy, "it'll come" was his refrain. With you I always felt bad about the whole thing. The fact that you had the decency to share your feelings during these very short days and long nights certainly was not lost on me. As a human being I couldn't help but be moved and now feel honoured to revel in the dawn of this time of providence, this time of mercy, this age of Fortunate Ron. Fortune favours the prepared mind and you are most certainly prepared. Please post when you feel the need, we will always pay homage to your silent dignity and unwavering resolve by reading them with the same.

I need to vent about my Drivers license exam yesterday. I thought I could just try to "let it go" but I can't. The written part went fine- I was more nervous about the written than the actual driving.

The driving test- the girl was extremely unfriendly- she didn't speak very loudly or clearly so I had to ask her a few times to repeat herself. I thought everything was going along great- I was calm and in my opinion, driving very well. I have been driving for over 15 years- I wasn't cocky but I was confident in my driving abilities. I have always felt that I am a safe, courteous driver.


Anyway- we get back to the DMV and she tells to sit down and walks away. A little while later she comes back and tells me I almost failed the driving exam. She said I drive too fast. I said "Excuse me? I was never over the speed limit." She says "You don't have to be over the speed limit to be driving too fast." I was stunned- she told me she was passing me and went on about my driving exam. She told me the things I was good at too but I didn't hear much of what she said.

I know it shouldn't matter but I am still fuming over this. Being a speeder or overly fast driver is not me at all. I keep replaying the driving exam in my head and really feel I was I was driving at a safe and comfortable speed with the flow of the traffic.

I am happy I finally got it and don't have to deal with the DMV for another 4 years.

I need to vent about my Drivers license exam yesterday. I thought I could just try to "let it go" but I can't. The written part went fine- I was more nervous about the written than the actual driving.

The driving test- the girl was extremely unfriendly- she didn't speak very loudly or clearly so I had to ask her a few times to repeat herself. I thought everything was going along great- I was calm and in my opinion, driving very well. I have been driving for over 15 years- I wasn't cocky but I was confident in my driving abilities. I have always felt that I am a safe, courteous driver.


Anyway- we get back to the DMV and she tells to sit down and walks away. A little while later she comes back and tells me I almost failed the driving exam. She said I drive too fast. I said "Excuse me? I was never over the speed limit." She says "You don't have to be over the speed limit to be driving too fast." I was stunned- she told me she was passing me and went on about my driving exam. She told me the things I was good at too but I didn't hear much of what she said.

I know it shouldn't matter but I am still fuming over this. Being a speeder or overly fast driver is not me at all. I keep replaying the driving exam in my head and really feel I was I was driving at a safe and comfortable speed with the flow of the traffic.

I am happy I finally got it and don't have to deal with the DMV for another 4 years.

So, if this is a place to vent, here I go...
Jim and I were talking how nice it would be to just be able to fall asleep together, wake up together...the really simple things that MANY people take for granted...
I'd be more than happy to take the place of a US Citizen that is in an unhappy marriage and wants nothing more than to get away! Most people don't think about how GREAT it is to be loved and in a happy marriage (thinking back in MY first marriage, if it wasn't for my son, I dunno if I even would've gone 'home' it was soooo uncomfortable!)...all we want to do is start our life together...set some goals as to what we want to achieve together (as we'll be building a house in Oregon & moving there within a few years)...almost seems like at times, it's too much to ask for...
I'm not a religious person by any means but I thank God every night for allowing me to meet such a beautiful person and have him in my life as MY husband! We have complete and total respect for eachother, compliment eachother soooo very well, it's almost freaky sometimes...how we can be thinking the exact same thing and not even be talking about it until one of us mentions something...has been like that since day one. I thank God for answering my prayer after being a divorcee for 12 yrs.. Jim is more than I could have EVER asked for/wished for...

jen

and I agree, it only gets worse in the US

Stinkers, I agree wit h comrade Nikolai on this one. You're better off doing it in Canada - believe me sister, health care in the US absolutely SUCKKKS, and it is beyond stupidly expensive!!!

I have a confession, I'm a rabid anti-Dentite. I feel for you but a root canal can last a good long time and what most people don't realize is that the act of brushing your teeth actually damages the enamel as can grinding your teeth, various acidic foods and carbonic acid (pop) and even trying to gnaw through your own leg ( don't ask, growing up with Len as your sister was nothing if not interesting and more than a bit painful.) It is possible to have a perfectly healthy-looking tooth without even a cavity yet have enough microfissures in the enamel that there has been an insult to the pulp. I'm taking a wild guess, but by any chance were the caries in the molars? Depending on how many roots the tooth has, will affect the cost, since each root canal has to be obdurated with gutta percha (same stuff they use in golf balls.) Most people drink pop heavily and it is reflected in the increasing number of caries that are seen today.

BTW, there's an old mechanic's trick to unstick an engine that is seized with rust, pour a little pop in the cylinders and let it sit overnight. It works pretty well, and an engine is an alloy of iron and nickel. Can you imagine what the stuff will do to your teeth? Always drink some water or gargle after drinking pop.

Does Nick have dental insurance? Might be lots cheaper here actually. I have dental and don't pay much at all for dental care and my dentist is top notch. And root canals are covered. I realize not everyone in the US has dental, but if he does...

Sounds like you have your mind made up already though...hope it doesn't get too expensive!! That really stinks. The money would be better spent on your honeymoon. At least if he does have dental, you can go in for your regular checkups and avoid yucky work like this in the future. And for those visits (preventative) you don't pay a dime usually. Perhaps a sterilization fee of $5, but that's it.

Does Nick have dental insurance? Might be lots cheaper here actually. I have dental and don't pay much at all for dental care and my dentist is top notch. And root canals are covered. I realize not everyone in the US has dental, but if he does...

Sounds like you have your mind made up already though...hope it doesn't get too expensive!! That really stinks. The money would be better spent on your honeymoon. At least if he does have dental, you can go in for your regular checkups and avoid yucky work like this in the future. And for those visits (preventative) you don't pay a dime usually. Perhaps a sterilization fee of $5, but that's it.

That is all.

OH REALLY??????????? Well, I'll take your and double you a triple -- so there

Laura: STFU. NOW.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and *&%#. You read it right folks.

I am so sorry Laura but you know how granma brings out the worst in me.

Laura, Mumsie - to your rooms without dinner. NOW.

You should know by now that my BFF will sooooooo retaliate:





Now - go to your darn rooms already.

Tsk, tsk, Laura don't be too cross with Granma, she hasn't her prune juice today and you know how that makes her.

That is great!! Its so good to have nice parents!

P.S.- you do have amazingly beautiful teeth.

As far as the root canal goes- you can always hold off. If the tooth is extremely sensitive and really bothers you or starts to hurt then you may want to go for it.

I don't know if you have ever had one before- it really isn't that bad to go through.

I thought Laura was in pain. She does have great teeth, of course she doesn't go around biting people. GRRRRR.

That is great!! Its so good to have nice parents!

P.S.- you do have amazingly beautiful teeth.

As far as the root canal goes- you can always hold off. If the tooth is extremely sensitive and really bothers you or starts to hurt then you may want to go for it.

I don't know if you have ever had one before- it really isn't that bad to go through.

few yrs back, wife badly sprained her ankle! Went to the ER. Sat there for like 3 hrs, finally got admitted. Saw the Dr for all of 2 minutes, had an xray to confirm nothing broken, and that was it!! Bil was close to $1500!. Luckily we have insurance. Since she had an xray, they did a pregnancy test, same one u buy at ur pharmacy for $20, they charged $60,lol Hospitals are not here to make ya better, there here to make $$$$

That really depends on the type of hospital you go to. If you head to a private hospital, sure -- they want to make money, why wouldn't they? The only way they can stay in business is by charging patients. They get absolutely zero from the government. However, private hospitals generally have the latest-and-greatest in medical technology and gain the best physicians, since these places are the nicest working environments to be in and offer the highest income potential (this, of course, differs by region).

State-run hospitals (and we do have some of these, although they are of much lower quality, as is the case with government-run healthcare) are free to the public. But you can expect huge lines, tons of people (most of whom would you could classify as "unsavory" characters, such as your homeless, drug users, drug pushers, pimps, hookers, and sometimes a dead person is even "dropped off" as well), including a general lack of overall supplies, room to house the patients, and the necessary staff (physicians, nurses, techs, etc) to deal with the high influx of patients. All in all, state-run hospitals are very much a nightmare. However, they don't cost upfront nor do you require health insurance (these are paid for by taxation), so if you are completely broke or some wandering vagabond, these places might be your only bet.