~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Haha you tricked them So do you think in marriages where both people speak English but are from different countries (like USA and UK) do the kids get to speak two different accents?

[StillThePrettiest 4]

generally not; if they're living in an English-speaking country they'll end up with the accent of the country, regardless of what their parents sound like

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

That´s a pity cuz I think British accent is cute

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

well, things with adriano's job didn't turn out exactly as we had hoped, so we are back to square one...

we showed up on tuesday at the house where the boss was going to explain to me the tasks to be completed, so that i could then relay the message to adriano...turns out the boss is a little bit off his rocker, because once we got there he started telling me that he didnt know what work he had for him that day, and he doesnt know how he is going to expain instructions to adriano since his english isnt so great...i tried my best not to get extremely angry since we had previously gone over both of these points and reached an agreement...also turns out that one of the workers on the site speaks fluent italian and was very nice (we struck up a convo with him while waiting for the boss to arrive)...i mentioned this to the boss and he basically told me that the other dude wasnt hired as a translator, and had his own problems to address....basically every word out of this guy's mouth made me more and more angry...not to mention that we didnt like him from the start, as he was a bit of a jerk at the interview, but we let it slide and decided to see what happens...so basically he told me that he would call us back later that day, because he had to look at the list of projects he currently has, to find something for adriano, which he could begin working on the following day...basically he wasted our time and doesn't know how to run a business, PLUS he is a jerk...so we decided to keep looking...wish us luck!!

and yes, StP and Marta, bilingual babies rock...there are studies that show that children who grow up bilingual tend to be more open-minded, since there are concepts in one language that can be captured with a single word, while in other languages, there may be no way to explain the same concept at all. it helps them be able to see things from multiple perspectives.

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Awww sorry to hear that about the job But since that guy is a jerk anyway Andriano wouldn´t probly like working for him for too long. Unless he doesn´t care about jerks since he can´t understand them I am sure you´ll find something better for him Does that mean he now refuses to go to the English class since he didn´t get the job?

[Jeraly 4]

the 9th it is! i am open for anything, you guys let us know and we'll be there! SOOOO excited!

we'll be flying out to oklahoma to be at erics grandparents 80th birthday next weekend. man..... i really don't like his family a whole lot.....

Awesome!!! Apparently there is a place called Big Nose Kate's in Tombstone that my mum went to in February - she said they do really nice wine and asked us to pick some up for her!!! I'll look into it a little more and see what I can figure out for a meeting place then let you know - woohoo!! We'll be "legally" married then too!! Heheh

As for family... I can kind of understand you... Jeremy's family are very sweet though but a lot of hard work. Spending time with his aunt is like looking after a five year old (no joke - Jeremy has got the uncommittal noises and phrases down to a tee: "uh-huh," "cool," "that's nice," etc etc - you get the picture...), his brother is very sweet but has special needs and as well as this insists on saying he is going to do something then doesn't (he's 23). I think his whole family frustrates me because they had a difficult life and upbringing and don't seem to want to help themselves and aspire to greater things - I just don't understand people with no ambition... Jeremy has proved it is possible but... it just frustrates me...

End rant!!

other, less fun, news -

Chase bank refuses to add me to Dave's account

first it was because they wouldn't believe I was a permanent resident, as I have no green card (yes, that old chestnut), and then once I'd convinced her otherwise it was because I didn't have proper official papers showing my residential address

mind you, I had the state-issued (and officially stamped) wedding certificate (which didn't count), and my social security card (which didn't count); they wanted a utility bill (which I'm not on as I don't have any money or bank account with which to organise payment) or a letter from a school or college where I was enrolled as a student... I brightened up at that, and said that I'll be starting my volunteer tutoring soon, so could the school write me a letter? she went off and asked, but came back saying that if I had been going there as a student, it would be fine, but as I'll be a tutor, they can't accept it

I admit my tolerance for this sort of thing is low, as it's pretty recently that I was persona non grata in the UK as well, with no credit rating, and no way to set up things like bank accounts and so on, but sitting there on Monday I was ready to lose it... I stayed very polite, but stalked out of the place and had to be very bright and chatty with Dave to stop myself crying; this sort of thing is so farking galling, to be treated like an idiot child wherever you go...

Hrmmm I must say I was expecting there to be a massive problem with getting a bank account set up as well - as it happens, after BofA screwed us over and stole Jeremy's money, he closed his account so we both needed a new account. We went to WaMu, explained what was going on and got a checking account each and a joint savings account. I only had to show my passport and visa and they created me a non-resident account. Then when I got my SSC I went back with it and they activated my debit card and changed my account to a resident one - I had to sign as a US person which I thought was funny

But yeah - all in all, much less painful than I was expecting!

Hi,

Just checking in to see what everyone is upto and how u guys are doing. My husband's greencard finally got approved a few weeks ago but then we had to move to the middle of nowhere . Hopefully will be back home soon!

Hey! Good to see you back!! Great news on the GC!! I can't believe some of us are getting them already - I haven't even filed AOS yet!! Hehe

and Marta, having a little boy!! oh, I'm so excited for you

will you guys speak to him in Czech and English? I always think it's such an advantage for a kid if they grow up bilingual

Hehe Poor little boy will catch bad English from me and bad Czech from Scott

Marta you crack me up - your kids are going to be wonderful I can tell Lovely bump piccie as well by the way Hehehehe

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Haha I´m not sure I would like the kids to have my sense of humor since sometimes it´s not so easy for other people to get me I think But on the other hand they could keep amusing themselves with it forever

[Jeraly 4]

I think you have a great sense of humour Marta - besides, you'd understand them and it would be the happiest family alive!!!

[StillThePrettiest 4]

I second that; I LOVE your sense of humour, Marta, and think it would be one of the best things you could pass down to a child

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

STP do you have that hurricane there where you are?

[StillThePrettiest 4]

nope, not even a bit of a breeze

we've had rain and clouds all day... which is quite nice, to be honest, and saves putting the sprinkler out... but otherwise things are normal

thank you for asking

(I am making proper pizza dough for the very first time, and it's working beautifully! it's in the bowl rising by the minute

and if anyone likes eating Indian breads, I have perfected paratha for two, and will share with anyone who asks nicely )

[Jeraly 4]

OOh - I was meaning to ask about Dolly as well but apparently it has been downgraded to a tropical storm now?

Just sun sun sun here... been a bit breezy but still over 100f so I'm just inside trying to put together the desk we bought from Big Lots yesterday - it was $60 and is perfect for the living room Of course, I can't screw in the screws all the way so now I am stuck and decided to see what this peanut butter and jam thing was all about.. I had it on toast though... It was ok but can't see what the big deal is

StP - I am so envious of your culinary masterpieces! You must just bake all day!! So do you look up recipes then just buy the ingredients and try them out? Or do you look and see what you have in your cupboards and go from there? We should have the gas connected today so it would be great if I could figure out how to use the oven at last... sad I know but gas ovens scare me

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

Awww sorry to hear that about the job But since that guy is a jerk anyway Andriano wouldn´t probly like working for him for too long. Unless he doesn´t care about jerks since he can´t understand them I am sure you´ll find something better for him Does that mean he now refuses to go to the English class since he didn´t get the job?

Well the class doesn't start until the end of August, so I am hoping he will have a job by then...please god!! lol and yea, adriano didn't like the boss from the start, and he is not really the type to negotiate with these sort of things...he figures that if the guy is a jerk at the interview, that he will always be a jerk, and is not worth his time...i was the one who talked him into giving it another go, and we see how that turned out!

[Jeraly 4]

Yeah - money is handy and all that, but happiness is more important

On that note, did I mention how Jeremy put the wrong account number down for our first money transfer? We have $8000 floating around somewhere right now!! I woke this morning at 8am to find him gone and figured he had left for work and just hadn't woken me up to say goodbye... Nope - he had been trying to sort it all out and called into work to say he would be late...

I think I am due at least a bunch of flowers now