Necrotica

Congrats Necrotica! That's amazing!

Thanks!

Can someone advise me on what the best phone card is for calling Canada? I don't have free long distance on my phone line anymore, and I know there was a topic on it at some point. I know there's Skype, but with my husband always out on the road, that's not going to work.

Actually, I just found the thread. Looks like pennytalk.com was recommended. This is exactly what we need!

Good morning!

Can someone advise me on what the best phone card is for calling Canada? I don't have free long distance on my phone line anymore, and I know there was a topic on it at some point. I know there's Skype, but with my husband always out on the road, that's not going to work.

I don't think I'm going to make it down to 238 lbs. by Sunday morning. Oh well... 38 pounds lost in 6 months is still very good. I just wanted it to be a round number.

Ummmm... nevermind...

08/21/09: 268 lbs.

08/28/09: 261 lbs.

09/04/09: 260 lbs.

09/11/09: 263 lbs.

09/25/09: 260 lbs.

10/10/09: 260 lbs.

11/06/09: 255 lbs.

01/15/10: 238 lbs.

01/22/10: 236 lbs.

01/29/10: 235 lbs.

02/05/10: 232 lbs.

02/12/10: 230 lbs.

...

02/19/10: 228 lbs!!!!!!!

40 pounds lost in 6 months!!!!

:dance: :dance: :dance:

I don't think I'm going to make it down to 238 lbs. by Sunday morning. Oh well... 38 pounds lost in 6 months is still very good. I just wanted it to be a round number.

Ohhhhh... I am ALL OVER this thread!

I've lost 38 pounds so far. If I can manage to lose 2 more pounds by this Sunday, I will have lost exactly 40 pounds in exactly 6 months.

Weigh-ins:

08/21/09: 268 lbs.

08/28/09: 261 lbs.

09/04/09: 260 lbs.

09/11/09: 263 lbs.

09/25/09: 260 lbs.

10/10/09: 260 lbs.

11/06/09: 255 lbs.

01/15/10: 238 lbs.

01/22/10: 236 lbs.

01/29/10: 235 lbs.

02/05/10: 232 lbs.

02/12/10: 230 lbs.

Short-term goal: To weigh 200 pounds by June 1st.

Long-term goal: To look somewhat like this (slightly NSFW), minus the implants.

Anyway...maybe we should start a Weight loss support thread??????

I've actually been thinking about starting one for the past couple of months or so. I say go for it!

I highly recommend persuading your husband to be come a suga daddy. When my wife started making all types of monies I noticed that my stress level dropped significantly haha

I should, considering he's been the cause of about 70% of the stress in my life since he's been here. I'd be THRILLED if he would do something to reduce that.

I've been perpetually stressed-out since I was 11 years old.

I'm 28 now.

When will this end?

We received my husband's green card in the mail yesterday.

Best of luck to everyone on their journeys!

*headdesk*

Husband: The date on my green card says it expires on the 11th, eh? (he was driving at the time, which was why he asked me rather than looking at it himself)

Me: No; it's on the 8th.

Him: O...k. I have to pass through [some place I don't remember] and they'll look at my green card.

Me: You have your NOA1 that extends your status for another year.

Him: I forgot to bring it with me.

Me: ...

Him: It's ok; they'll see that I'm legal when they look up my status in the computer.

I SURE HOPE SO. He's in El Paso right now, and I have absolutely no way of getting his NOA1 to him if he's detained.

*rips hair out*

Thanks, everyone! I'm editing our approval date. We just got a letter from USCIS in the mail today on plain paper congratulating my husband on his removal of conditions approval! On the letter, the actual "date of decision" was listed as 02/03/10. The 02/04/10 date that I had originally entered was the card production order date according to the e-mail. I'm still in shock.

California Service Center (28 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10....

ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10....

JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........01/19/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10....

SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........01/11/10.......02/10/10........02/03/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10)

ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10....

LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KALIS...............01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........01/14/10.......02/25/10........--/--/10....

GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........01/13/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

JOECANUK............01/12/10..........--/--/10.......02/09/10........--/--/10....

SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10....

SCIPIO..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10....

CH1CH1..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

OHIODUTCHIE.........01/15/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ELGUEVON............01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KARMASXOCEAN........01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

MIRCIOV.............01/19/10..........01/20/10.......02/24/10........--/--/10....

CONVERSE34..........01/19/10..........01/25/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

DAKOTAK1............01/20/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

RAVENSCROFT.........01/21/10..........01/22/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10....

IMABACK.............01/23/10..........01/25/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KNOBBY_WHEEZER......01/25/10......... 02/02/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

Vermont Service Center (29 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......02/04/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10)

SAU.................01/04/10.........01/07/10.......02/08/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 02/05/2010)

ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......01/29/10........--/--/10....

GWEN666.............01/05/10.........01/14/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... (I-551 stamped 1/29/10)

SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/05/10........--/--/10....

ERAMOS2.............01/06/10.........01/11/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ITALO...............01/07/10.........--/--/10.......02/--/10........--/--/10....

XNY.................01/08/10.........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

RAJ0327.............01/09/10.........01/12/10.......02/27/10........--/--/10....

DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10....

WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SSMA2007............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........01/19/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10....

RANDYFABI...........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

MINYA'SWIFE.........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10....

IGOMO...............01/15/10.........01/19/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10....

GSIEFFE.............01/15/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KARENKAYE...........01/16/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10....

VIKASP..............01/19/10.........01/22/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

TRAVIS&LISA.........01/21/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

OKALIAN.............01/22/10.........01/26/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LVIVLOVERS..........01/22/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KATH58..............01/24/10.........01/26/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ROGAIL..............01/26/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

CHOCOLATTEGIRL......01/26/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

RITESH-TRUPTI.......01/26/10.........01/29/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

TÄVÔLUDÔ............01/28/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

MIAMORTURERES.......01/29/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

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Thanks for the condolences, everyone. You're all so wonderful.

Hey Necrotica...

Hope things get a little brighter for you...

LGG

Thank you! They actually did... I got the e-mail from USCIS only a few hours later stating that the card production for my husband's 10-year green card was ordered yesterday! I'm still in disbelief. They just received the removal of conditions packet three and a half weeks ago!!! :dance: I'm certainly not complaining, though!

Updating Minya's wife's biometrics and updating our timeline because I just received the e-mail from the USCIS saying the card production was ordered for my husband!!!! That can only mean the removal of conditions was APPROVED!!!! I have no idea how it could have been approved so quickly; we filed less than a month ago!!!

California Service Center (28 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10....

ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10....

JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........01/19/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10....

SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........01/11/10.......02/10/10........02/04/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10)

ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10....

LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KALIS...............01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........01/14/10.......02/25/10........--/--/10....

GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........01/13/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

JOECANUK............01/12/10..........--/--/10.......02/09/10........--/--/10....

SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10....

SCIPIO..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10....

CH1CH1..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

OHIODUTCHIE.........01/15/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ELGUEVON............01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KARMASXOCEAN........01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

MIRCIOV.............01/19/10..........01/20/10.......02/24/10........--/--/10....

CONVERSE34..........01/19/10..........01/25/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

DAKOTAK1............01/20/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

RAVENSCROFT.........01/21/10..........01/22/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10....

IMABACK.............01/23/10..........01/25/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KNOBBY_WHEEZER......01/25/10......... 02/02/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

Vermont Service Center (29 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......02/04/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10)

SAU.................01/04/10.........01/07/10.......02/08/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 02/05/2010)

ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......01/29/10........--/--/10....

GWEN666.............01/05/10.........01/14/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... (I-551 stamped 1/29/10)

SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/05/10........--/--/10....

ERAMOS2.............01/06/10.........01/11/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ITALO...............01/07/10.........--/--/10.......02/--/10........--/--/10....

XNY.................01/08/10.........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

RAJ0327.............01/09/10.........01/12/10.......02/27/10........--/--/10....

DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10....

WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SSMA2007............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

RANDYFABI...........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

MINYA'SWIFE.........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10....

IGOMO...............01/15/10.........01/19/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10....

GSIEFFE.............01/15/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KARENKAYE...........01/16/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10....

VIKASP..............01/19/10.........01/22/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

TRAVIS&LISA.........01/21/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

OKALIAN.............01/22/10.........01/26/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LVIVLOVERS..........01/22/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KATH58..............01/24/10.........01/26/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ROGAIL..............01/26/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

CHOCOLATTEGIRL......01/26/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

RITESH-TRUPTI.......01/26/10.........01/29/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

TÄVÔLUDÔ............01/28/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

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My husband's 10-year green card was just approved! Holy #######; that was fast!

They say death comes in threes...

In September, it was my maternal grandfather.

In November, it was my paternal grandmother.

Now, it's my dear Uncle Dale.

I never got to see him often because I lived in the Midwest all my life and he and my aunt lived in Pennsylvania, but we got along SO well the few times we did get to meet up. He was so awesome. We had this inside joke because we both used to be so gluttonous: "We do not eat to live; we live to eat!"

I'm not a Christian, but I hope, if there is an afterlife, that it is good to him.

At least he's not suffering anymore.

Ugh. If my family could stop dying now, that would be wonderful.

Ok, my tax issues aren't regarding Canadian income (got that all out of the way a couple of years ago, thank goodness), but I saw that Réjean's name was misspelled on his 1099-G from Missouri Unemployment and one of his W-2s. Does anyone happen to know if we have to wait to file until we get those amended with the correct spelling of his first name?

No, although I may be biased because we went through hell in the K1 process with Montréal.

Does anyone else feel a little guilty sometimes, thinking about how easy we generally get through compared to the nightmares we read about in the Central and South American consulates, not to even MENTION the MENA (Middle East, North Africa) area? I mean, the worst things we have to worry about is a couple-month backlog at Montreal and accidentally leaving the US without an AP document! That's like nothing! Do we have it too easy?

I feel your pain. Best of luck in finding it!

Take care and be well!

Wow, it must be something in the air. Even Réjean, who was fairly happy to get out of Montréal, said this weekend that he missed walking down St. Catherine. I can count on one hand the amount of times he's said he's missed Québec in the two and a half years he's been here.

So terribly sorry, Marilyn. When it rains, it pours.

My husband successfully renewed his CDL and his biometrics are finished (he was able to do a walk-in). Now we just need to get his passport issue taken care of and get the tags on the car renewed and then we can FINALLY relax for once.

My husband also had his biometrics done early. He made an InfoPass appointment at the Kansas City office to get them done today since he's a trucker and won't be home again until after his original appointment.

Does anyone know if we have to do anything regarding the original appointment or does the field office just cancel it in their system automatically? I would hate for my husband to get mistakenly put into deportation proceedings because they thought he missed his appointment.

California Service Center (25 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10....

ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10....

JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10....

CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........01/11/10.......02/10/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10)

ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........01/14/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........01/13/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

JOECANUK............01/12/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SCIPIO..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

OHIODUTCHIE.........01/15/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ELGUEVON............01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KARMASXOCEAN........01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

MIRCIOV.............01/19/10..........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

CONVERSE34..........01/19/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

DAKOTAK1............01/20/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

IMABACK.............01/23/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KNOBBY_WHEEZER......01/25/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

Vermont Service Center (21 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......02/04/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10)

SAU.................01/04/10.........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GWEN666.............01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10....

SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/05/10........--/--/10....

RAJ0327.............01/09/10.........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SSMA2007............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

RANDYFABI...........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

IGOMO...............01/15/10.........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GSIEFFE.............01/15/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

KARENKAYE...........01/16/10.........01/25/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

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Argh; I left out a chunk of my original post and can't edit it. Here's the corrected version:

As I've stated in the Vent thread, my husband was robbed this past weekend and his Canadian passport was stolen.

My husband has to send in "A Statutory declaration concerning a lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed or inaccessible Canadian passport". At the bottom of the form, it says, "This form must be completed before, and signed by, a qualified official who has the authority to administer an oath or solemn declaration (e.g. a commissioner for oaths, notary public, lawyer, etc.). If completed outside Canada, a qualified official includes a Canadian or British diplomatic or consular representative, or a qualified local official". The same thing is also supposedly listed under the "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" form. What constitutes a "qualified local official"? Is he pretty much going to have to go to a Canadian Consulate to get this thing completed, or would a US Notary Public work?