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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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1 hour ago, Neonred said:

 

So Ruth left you...

 

What a shame.  Perfect opportunity lost.

So no Baby Ruth?

 

I know, kind of bad.  :)

 

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US Entry : 2014-09-12

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I-485 Interview: 2015-03-11

I-485 Approved: 2015-03-13

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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6 hours ago, Neonred said:

What a shame.  Perfect opportunity lost.

We would've had several accidents on the drive there, groggy we man.

4 hours ago, Dashinka said:

So no Baby Ruth?

She went Looking for Mr. Goodbar, see man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Awoke only 2 minutes before alarm went off, no time for Walmart and shaddap Bro G man.

Dawdled in regard to clean-officing, intimidated we man.

Breakfast/lunch was 2 ham-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man.

Decided to zzz, almost always good idea to zzz man.

 

Decided to visit local Urgent Care to caucus with favorite doc, long time no see we man she man man.

Clinic nearly empty, rare sight man.

However, intermittent computer/Internet/printer problems, staff slowed down man.

Took nearly 2 hours to see doc, nearly go-to-zzz we man in exam room man.

Great caucus with doc, fabulous she man man.

Got out just in time for peak afternoon traffic, :ranting:  man.

 

Called Mama T-B. to arrange retrieval of Aunt T-B.'s birthday card, Many'th birthday man.

Stopped at supermarket to buy Powerade Zero grape, one Manyzen bottles man.

Then it began to rain, dampened we man man.

 

Got to Mama T-B.'s and got yelled at for presumed speeding, :girlwerewolf2xn:  man.

Got yelled at further about Many -- si man, Many -- other topics, can't we just get out of here man.

Finally returned to casa and serviced outraged miu, Where's My Lunch/Treats/Love Daddy man.

 

Din-din was onejar of gefilte fish*, ingest we man.

     *bought on supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man

 

After evening TV news, determined to tackle clean-officing, determined we man.

In just Many-plus hours, we conquered left side of office, :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  we man.

It is vacuumed and with space for mini-fridge** to soon be put, amazingly spacious now man.

     **bought at an earlier ES for only $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 -2), financially savvy we man

 

During the decluttering, we found the following, see man:

 -- a great Many packs of file-folder and address labels, never need to buy any again we man

 -- voluminous numbers of file folders and flat envelopes and #Many envelopes, holy mackerel man

 -- another Swingline stapler, that makes Many (2+1) found here man

 -- several bank-deposit cash bags, used in POTS*** business man

          ***buy yours today, si man!

 -- then-Mrs.-T-B.'s business textbooks in Spanish, si hombre

 -- old telephone books, one of them a Manycade + half-a-Manycade old man

 -- Mini-B.'s book of fotos from his preskool, cute wee man man

 -- full box of disposable gloves, some immediately put to use man

 

A staggering amount of recycling was taken downstairs, stagger we man.

A highly respectable amount of trash was taken downstairs, highly respectable we man.

A heavy bag of expensive office supplies was taken downstairs for ex-Mrs.-T-B., better be grateful man.

A box of a few heavy books remains to be taken to Half-Price Books, potential $ale man.

 

During this entire process, miu was greatly interested and involved, participatory miu man.

 

In pouring rain, we curbsided the tonnage in the recycle bin, dang but that's heavy man.

In pouring rain, we curbsided garbage, office kitchen miu-box shredder man.

After all this, we rewarded our perspirational self with a shower, very good move man.

Our left knee is swollen like an illegitimate male child, take HSM at bedtime for that we man.

 

On Tuesday, we anticipate up-cleaning right side of office, chiefly out-of-place stuff man.

Tuesday afternoon is Aunt T-B.'s Many'th birthday lunch, looking forward to that man.

No party with the rubias tonight, left knee and back hosed we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Breakfast was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man.

 

Took Many (2x2x2 +2+2+1) books to Half-Price Books, bu$ine$$ typhoon we man.

They took Many (2x2x2 +1), not bad at all man.

However, they gave us just less than $Many, oh well man.

 

The rejects were ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s college books in Spanish, rather expected man.

We gave those and bagged office supplies to her at Aunt T-B.'s Many'th birthday lunch, convenient man.

 

The lunch (also adequate as our din-din) was at a Mexican restaurant new to us, very nice place man.

One Manyzen guests were there, family & friends man.

We consumed nacho appetizers, cheaps/salsa, and beef fajitas, thoroughly ingest we man.

Everyone else took doggie-boxes home, wimps man.

We consumed everything, macho we man.

We do NOT want to weigh ourself tonight, NO man.

After the party, we zzz'd at the casa, zzz we man.

 

We then resumed clean-officing, this is getting quite tedious and dull man.

We had to make room in the bookcase to handle books from the floor, mandatory move man.

We found Many more of ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s college books, save for ex-she man we man man.

We found Many (2x2x2 +1) Rand McNally road atlases from the last 2 Manycades, no idea man.

We kept Many (2+1) plus one for Mexico, that's plenty man.

We prefer the ones with cities actually on the states' maps, not indexed in the back man.

We also found more books for Half-Price Books, at least get pocket change we man.

 

We think that the scattered office supplies are now found and subdued, conclude we man.

We have another bag of them for ex-Mrs.-T-B., she ought to pay us something for them man.

We took things to other rooms that belong there, necessary man.

We untangled computer/phone cords, threw out a bunch man.

We are certain that we can clear the floor by Wednesday, finally at last man.

We are going to vacuum the hell out of it and resolve to keep it clean, :bonk:  :bonk:  :bonk:  man.

We also now know exactly what never to buy at GSs/ESs ever again, set for life we man.

 

Miu was highly interested and involved in the entire project, engaged miu man.

 

We must take Mama T-B. to the doctor on Wednesday, immobile senior she man.

No party with the rubias, no cavort we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

Took Mama T-B. to doc, chauffeur we man senior she man man.

Poor thing can barely move, painful to observe man.

We both got eaten by mosquitoes as she tried to get back into the T-B.-mobile, ingested we and senior she man man.

 

Took box of mostly Mini-B.'s books to Half-Price Books, try again we man.

Got barely above $Many, cheap illegitimate male children man.

Their buy-booking policy makes no logical sense, conclude we man.

 

Breakfast/lunch was Subway*, ingest we man.

     *WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man

A siesta was initially successful, wake up early we man.

 

We did not declutter our office further, no man.

We did call local children's hospital, call we man.

They will be quite pleased to accept Mini-B.'s remaining books and collection of plushies, long-outgrown man.

We bagged said plushies, bring back memories of wee man man.  :( 

We shall deliver all on Thursday morning, deliver we man.

We are keeping some of Mini-B.'s books, the exact ones we had at his age man.

 

Din-din was onejar of gefilte fish**, ingest we man.

     **bought on supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man

 

Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man.

On Thursday, we shall make aforementioned delivery, q.v. man.

We shall itinerary Friday's GSs/ESs, itinerary we man.

We shall intrepidly finish with our office, resolve we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Thursday report, see man:

 

Before bed Wed/Thurs, we looked for miu but couldn't find her, no miu man.

We then intuited where she might be, intuit we man.

We opened Mini-B.'s closet door and out came miu, in there for several hours man.

We have never seen miu so discombobulated, disoriented miu man.

We nearly had to take her to a Miu Psychiatrist, really whacky miu-behavior man.

Miu finally recovered somewhat after 2 thorough brushings, brush we man miu man man.

We've not seen anything like this before, no man.

 

Donated Many (2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2) of Mini-B.'s books and Many (2x2x2x2) plushies to children's hospital, donate we man.

Hospital visibly pleased to get them, happy too we man man.

In fact, volunteer with cart was waiting outside for our arrival, eager he man.

 

On way back, lunched at Red Lobster, only one left locally to our knowledge man.

We had not ingested there for Many years, not naturally near us man.

We were the first customer inside the door, timing is everything man.

We consumed a flounder sandwich, coleslaw, garlic mashed potatoes, hush puppies, and bread puffs, ingest we man.

It was very filling at a decent price, satiated all day we man.

Waitress had to be in her Manys, extremely seasoned citizen she man.

We tipped her generously, grateful we man.

 

Got Mother's Day cards at Dollar-Plus-Half-of-Half-a-Dollar Tree, financially savvy we man.

Returned to casa and siesta'd, zzz we man.

 

Retrieved Mini-B. from skool, ex-Mrs.-T-B. tied up on business man.

Mini-B. still not speaking to us but for grunts, icy wee man man.

Followed him into ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa to drop bags + M.'s Day card for ex-Mrs.-T-B., drop we man.

 

At casa, watched TV news, gringo Pope man.

Din-din was onecan of sliced carrots, ingest we man.

 

Finished clearing office floor and vacuumed it completely, :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  man.

Big pile of filing remains, :girlwerewolf2xn: but we can deal with that man.

We found a rolling Many-drawer ([2+2]-drawer) file in the garage* to bring upstairs, help with future clutter man.

     *bought at a GS a couple of years ago, financially savvy we man

Now to start on downstairs, motivated we man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

Friday morn, we should do our blood draw for next week's diabetes verdict, sweat we man.

We have itineraried 2 ESs and a GS for Friday, itinerary we man.

The GS is part of a square-mile community GS, most probably on Saturday however man.

We must declutter this casa anyway, OK with us man.

And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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We forgot to mention that we entered an online ES auction with less than 2 hours to go, enter we man.

We bid on 2 items and appear to have won one*, lose some win some we man.

     *a "round leatherette large storage ottoman," precisely man.

If we did win it, it was for $Many ($2+2+1) + Many% buyer's fee, deal or steal man.

We aren't sure where in the casa this will go, but storage is always desirable man.

Miu will certainly want to sit on it, this is what mius do man.

More details after pickup on Saturday, detail later we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Serious question, see man:

 

We have a bunch of bookcases that should be cabinets, sigh man.

Some of these bookcases are side-by-side, need access to either side at various times man.

Aside from constructing doors for them, what options are there to mask the contents, huh man?

 

Only idea we have is thick plastic sheeting to tape from the top, loose on the bottom, perhaps man.

This would keep out dust and avoid assaults on the eye, keep contents from Many00% visibility man.

The need would be to screen the bookcases' contents decently, but not opaquely, see what's there man.

However, plastic sheeting is not very tasteful, conclude we man.

 

We imagine that a paint store might have various choices of sheeting, si man.

Or, if correctly sized, some kind of mosquito screen, perhaps man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. has her garage door screened with the latter, held in center by magnets and looks very neat man.

 

We are also concerned that miu might chew on plastic, dentally energetic miu man.

 

Ideas and ordering-sources please, gracias man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Friday GS/ES report, see man:

19 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

We have itineraried 2 ESs and a GS for Friday, itinerary we man.

We attended one ES and the GS, attend we man.

 

The ES yielded the take, see man:

  -- Tempur-Pedic pillow, short pants, Many (2+2) laser Pendaflex-tab sheets, warshcloth = 

          $Many ($2x2x2 +2+1), OK and would've been cheaper if second day of ES man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+1)

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted

Thrilling Friday report, see man:

 

Awoke 2 hours before alarm, :ranting:  and we didn't go to Walmart so shaddap Bro G man.

Breakfast was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man.

 

We curbsided an incredible binful of garbage, unused cat beds Mini-B.'s old karate gear etc. man.

 

After first ES, went to hospital lab, submit to vampires man.

Got there at noon and results were posted within an hour, very good man.

A1c unchanged, :ranting:  :girlwerewolf2xn:  :cry:  man.

Glucose and other metabolic panel stuff normal, :dance:  man.

Will caucus with doc next week, caucus we man with MD man man.

22 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

We have a bunch of bookcases that should be cabinets, sigh man.

Some of these bookcases are side-by-side, need access to either side at various times man.

Aside from constructing doors for them, what options are there to mask the contents, huh man?

After the GS, we stopped at an old-fashioned hardware store for items, stop we man.

We mentioned the above issue to the cashieress, mention we man to cashieress man.

She said that they can construct screens (solar-type or regular) if we provide measurements, wow man.

They can probably put hinges and a magnetic or swing-hook closure, too, imagine we man.

The job would take about a week, excellent man.

We rarely get what we want without asking, glad we did man.

 

Got our hairs cut, hair today gone tomorrow man.

 

Lunch (at 2 p.m.) was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest we man.

A siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man.

 

Today, May Many'th (2x2x2 +1th), is the Many'th (2x2x2 +2+2+1th) anniversary of euthanizing Miu T-B. #1, sigh man.

We still miss her, match made in Heaven for Many (2x2x2 +2) years man.

We just brushed the dickens out of current miu, dickensless miu man.

We have set miu's fizzicle/manicure visit for next Friday, way past time for both actions man.

 

Had early Mother's Day din-din visit with Mama T-B., we man visit senior she man man.

We brought Subway*, bring we man.

     *WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man

We consumed a footlong Philly Cheesesteak, ingest we man.

Mama T-B. consumed half a footlong of Cold Cut Combo fully loaded, ingest senior she man.

We brought our and miu's Mother's Day cards, card we man senior she man.

We had also found a foto book from Mini-B.'s preskool, spiral-bound man.

Mama T-B. loved it, accurately intuit this outcome we man.

Nice visit until Mama T-B. began lecturing us about the usual topics, :girlwerewolf2xn: man.

We politely extricated ourself, extricate we man man.

We shall now resume decluttering the downstairs, resume we man.

 

We did win the ES auction item, round leatherette ottoman man.

It is Many" ([2x2x2x2x2]") in diameter and a foot tall, can't wait to see it man.

With Many% buyer's premium, it cost $Many-&-a-half ($2+2+2 + half a buck), financially savvy we man.

We shall up-pick our ES steal on Saturday amidst 2 GSs and 2 ESs, itinerary we man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

Activities per above, q.v. man.

And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted

Saturday GS/ES report, see man:

 

On 5/9/2025 at 9:27 PM, TBoneTX said:

We shall up-pick our ES steal on Saturday amidst 2 GSs and 2 ESs, itinerary we man.

The 2 GSs and first ES were busts, skunked we man.

The second ES yielded the take, see man:

  -- smallish American flag = $1, deal man

Total = $1

On 5/9/2025 at 9:27 PM, TBoneTX said:

We did win the ES auction item, round leatherette ottoman man.

It is Many" ([2x2x2x2x2]") in diameter and a foot tall, can't wait to see it man.

With Many% buyer's premium, it cost $Many-&-a-half ($2+2+2 + half a buck), financially savvy we man.

This ottoman is gigantic, amazing man.

The tub part is lighter in weight than the cover, barely could handle the latter by ourself we man.

We will have Ecu handyman remove it from the T-B.-mobile and carry it upstairs, conclude wisely we man.

This thing should solve our problem of having clothes stacked all over the bedroom, whee and glee man.  :dance: 

Miu will also certainly enjoy sitting atop it, something new for miu man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted

Thrilling Saturday non-GS/ES report, see man:

 

Lunch was at Popeye's*, ingest we man

     *WUOC, financially savvy we man

 

Went from ES-ing to hardware store, investigate bookcase-coverings we man.

Young salesman talked us out of hinged screen doors, honest and perceptive man man.

He recommended a retractable shade-type covering, resolve to investigate we man.

 

Went from hardware store to Home Despot, investigatory we man.

Caucused for a long time with store's #1 assistant manager, very nice managerial he man man.

He showed us what HD had, not really optimal or that cheap man.

He recommended curtains, interesting man.

He sold us Many feet of coated wire and a curtain that can be sliced, we'll consult Ecu handyman man man.

We paid for it with 2-Manycade-old gift card salvaged from Uncle T-B.'s old jalopy, financially savvy we man.

 

Siesta'd in well-deserved fashion, zzz we man.

Researched retractable coverings on Walmart.com, nothing quite right man.

Researched same on Target.com, found very cheap possibility man.

Ordered online and picked up within 2 hours, really good service man.

 

Din-din was onejar of gefilte fish**, ingest we man.

     **bought on supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man

 

Finished out-clearing downstairs bookcases, jumble of misplaced stuff man.

One pile for garage, one for office, one for bathroom, and one for ex-Mrs.-T-B., case of the piles we man.

Found one NIP feather-roller for miu, excited miu man.

Went through the shelf of stacked papers, analyze we man.

Created small pile of filing, continued case of the piles we man.

Sealed staggering amount of recycling inside scrap envelopes, good Lord man.

 

Miu was quite involved during this process, excited miu and Man's Best Paperweight man.

 

We have done just about all that we can with the bookcases, downstairs still a disaster man.

We must compile the list of what Ecu handyman needs to do, arrive far too early Sunday Ecu he man man.

We do think that this disastrous casa will look a lot better when all is done, still more to tackle we man.

At least we are no longer moping in torpor, feel productive we man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

Ecu handyman arrives Sunday morn, must be coherent we man man.

And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Sunday & Casa-Repair report, see man:

 

Awoke long before alarm, this is getting quite old man.

Breakfast was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man.

 

Ecu handyman showed up 2 minutes early, always-punctual he man.

In Many-plus hours, he did the following, see man:

 -- covered our downstairs storage bookcases with improvised curtains, all covered man

 -- replaced aerators on both master-bath faucets, what a difference man

 -- changed a (high) light bulb in master bedroom, thin air up there man

 -- carried our ES ottoman up to master bedroom, both pieces at once man

 -- carried mini-fridge up to our office, amazing strength man

 -- carried heavy wooden unit downstairs, gravity helps man

 -- tightened all Allen connections on miu-tree, miu won't shake them loose for a while man

 -- reattached backyard downspout with use of flexible plastic tubing, inventive man

 -- repaired/caulked back door, caulk he man

 -- reattached electric meter to side of casa with flex tubing + caulk, inventive man

 -- removed Many-inch ([2+2+1]-inch) tree stump with use of hammer & chisel, inventive man

 -- carried 2 filing-fixtures to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, so much of our casa space freed up man

 

Total charge was $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2x2 - 2x2x2) -- si man, only $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2x2 - 2x2x2) -- amazing man.

The only thing he wouldn't/couldn't do was try to paint our siding, beyond hope man.

We were very well-pleased, couple of items done that we hadn't planned on being completed man.

Miu viewed all indoor operations with great interest, interested miu man.

 

We did have to run to Home Despot to buy caulk and another curtain for the bookcase, buy we man.

The rest of Uncle T-B.'s old HD gift card covered half of that purchase, financially savvy we man.

 

After paying Ecu handyman, we gave him the remaining tubes of caulk plus a bottle of Bana-nina, generous we man.

 

Immediately after he left, Mama T-B. called, si man.

She wanted us to pick up stuff and talk about Mini-B., si man.

She gave us a rose for ex-Mrs.-T-B., cake for Mini-B., & lunch for us, si man.

She wanted to know why Mini-B. is upset and no longer wants to live with us, si man.

We explained as best we could, presumably correctable man.

Mama T-B. quite upset about this situation, sigh man.

 

Delivered stuff to ex-Mrs.-T-B., deliver we man.

During up-cleaning, we had found an old necklace that she had bought at one point, return we man to ex-she man man.

She paid us $Many ($2x2x2 +2) for the 2 filing-fixtures brought earlier, financially savvy we man.

 

We returned the Target.com purchase for refund, no longer needed after curtain installation man.

 

Lunch was salad, baked potato, dinner roll, & sliced brisket, ingest we man.

A major siesta was then taken, zzz we man.

 

Much casa-decluttering then occurred, declutter we man.

The downstairs sofa is now cleared of all extraneous stuff, now sittable man.

Many-year-old phone books behind an end-table are now in recycle bin, recycle we man.

Various collected items of unclear use are now trashed, never miss them we man man.

A heavy CD rack (?) from upstairs is now curbsided, should've had Ecu handyman lug it down man.

 

Din-din was toucans of Chef B. Beefaroni, ingest we man.

 

Our one LL is warshed & baked & to be folded, fold we man.

Warsher is dished, must de-dish later we man.

 

No formal plans for Monday other than chauffeuring Mama T-B. to doctor, chauffeur we man.

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Monday-on-Tuesday report, see man:

 

Actually got Many-(2+2+1)&-a-half hours of zzz overnight, amazing man.

 

Breakfast was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man.

 

At 1 p.m., took Mama T-B. to eye doc, always a Many-hour process man.

This time took under Many hours, pleasantly surprised we man.

 

Mama T-B. wanted Subway* for lunch/din-din, so did we man.

     *bought WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man

Mama T-B. ingested hers separately, ingest senior she man.

We ingested ours at the casa, ingest we man.

A nice siesta was taken thereafter, imagine zzz-ing successfully twice in a row we man.

 

We tackled the junk + papers atop our bar area, tackle we man.

It was a lot less work than we'd figured, one big pile already semi-sorted previously man.

We also went through the various drawers under the bar, clean & consolidate we man.

A very heavy trash-bag was created, hope bag doesn't break man.

Much more recycling was created, curbsided bin extremely heavy man.

We must now clear the little stuff from the bar and wipe it down, dusty man.

 

Next will be our kitchen table, piles of recent papers there man.

Then will come the moving of piles on the floor to appropriate rooms/locales, out-of-place man.

Then will come the moving of bowls et al. from atop the glass cooktop in the kitchen, declutter man.

The end of the downstairs process is almost in sight, almost see we man man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

Must take Uncle T-B. for blood labs early Tuesday, assist vampires we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Took Uncle T-B. for blood labs, we man chauffeur senior he man man.

We had made it clear that this was solely for blood-draw, no medical interaction till next week man.

Uncle T-B. dragged his medicines along and lobbied to see a doc, :girlwerewolf2xn: man.

We were embarrassed by his behavior, sigh man.

 

Gassed/warshed the semi-filthy T-B.-mobile, gas/warsh we man.

Ran pharmacy errands, run we man.

Got shingles vaccine #1, ouch man.

 

Breakfast/lunch/din-din was Chinese buffet, no not that one shaddap Bro G man.

We consumed Many (2+1) plates of mostly hibachi steak, ingest we man.

We then consumed a plate of Many (2+2+1) hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man.

We think that our daily protein requirement has probably been satisfied, conclude we man.

 

A siesta was then taken, zzz we man.

 

Dropped a bag of office/cosmetic goodies at ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s, donate we man.

Replenished Powerade Zero (grape) supply at supermarket, replenish we man.

 

Loaded T-B.-mobile with donations for Wednesday, load we man:

 -- marble-topped wooden table, heavy man

 -- 2 tennis rackets, such a racket man

 -- NIP mattress-protector, full bed man

 -- Many hangared ex-Mrs.-T-B. leftover clothes, in closet all this time man

 -- giant bag of purses, blouses, & boots, on downstairs floor all this time man

 -- large bag full of clean/untorn grocery bags for in-store cashiers to use, always appreciated man

We will purge our own clothing soon enough, going to be a staggering amount of that man.

 

We off-cleaned the last contents and massive dust from the downstairs bar, major milestone man.  :dance: 

We hope to keep it cleared of clutter from now on, must change habits mindfully we man.

Miu enjoyed the new place to jump on, altitudinous miu man.

 

Wednesday = donation, donate we man.

Then more cleaning/decluttering, Clean for Gene we man.

Mini-B.'s last-ever Band concert* in evening, of course attend we man.

     *going to take other stuff next year in hyskool, change-directioning wee man man

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no man.

And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

 

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