Yaads

Try THIS website.

Its for the curry house. There is a lot of nice recipes and a glossary of the terms if you aren't familiar with them. A frequently asked question section as well as tips for cooking. You kind of have to dig around the site to find what you are looking for but the info is great

I am here! I agree we need something to chat about...I am literally falling asleep here at work. No big weekend plans...just watching the big game on sunday.

Hey Rhonda how crazy is detroit? I hear its amazing how many people are there.

Good Morning

TGIF

ok guys! Where is everyone?!?!

Its been quiet in here for the whole week

Oh my gosh, that sounds JUST like my mom I have a male dog and my sister has a female dog - she calls them her grandson & granddaughter or "grandpuppies" She has pics of both of them displayed in her living room!

My mom called and is coming over at lunchtime with the digital camera so she can get pics right away

Bring on the insanity

What have you heard about Australian Sheppards?

I have just heard that they can be very destructive- chewing, barking all the time, digging, biting, and those kind of things if they don't have a "job" to do. That they can be very suspicious of their surroundings and that they can become very anti-social and aggressive towards people.

I also heard that they need an enormous amount of exercise to keep them from getting bored and destructive.

Oh yeah....so much is alot alike!! BUT, you can put these children outside and leave them there for hours....with "human" children -- DCFS would be on your doorstep immediately!!

So true

Andre couldn't believe how tired he was and how much energy these dogs are taking out of him. He called me to tell me he is soooo tired. Welcome to puppyhood. My mom is the one that is really cracking me up. She is telling everyone she has grandpuppies and wants pics to show off Definitely a side of her I haven't seen

That's really sweet Jamie. Good luck with the little ones!! They can be a handful but it's all worth it in the end -- about two years from now

Last night I explained the correlation between having puppies and having babies. Getting up in the night, not getting very much sleep, having to watch them closely etc. So with these 2 puppies I think I successfully delayed the "baby train" by another 2-3 years

Milo & Nemo???? Animation fans???? Those are great names. We MUST see pictures soon!!!!

LOL

Well Milo came from the movie Milo and Otis...not sure how that came in the mix.

Nemo...well when I was in JA with Andre last Christmas we were watching the movie Finding Nemo when we heard the most awful cries outside the window. We go out there to find this little little puppy being attacked by 2 bigger dogs So we rescued it and fixed it up and gave it some food. It was a cute puppy. So we named it Nemo. Andre and I kept it on his little veranda in a box and he was staying by a church. The very next day there was funeral at the church and someone STOLE our puppy out of the box on the veranda. The grill was shut and he couldn't fit through the bars so someone had to open it up and take him out of the box...he couldn't get out on his own. It was so sad So in honor of our stolen puppy we know have Nemo.

Good evening everyone,

Sorry to hear about Tony's Uncle, Rhonda, you have my condolences.

Good to hear about your pups, Jamie, one of my dogs is an Australian Sheppard mix.

Hope everyone is having a good evening, had a wonderful day, and will have a great tomorrow.

Hi Dru! How do you like your australian sheppard? I have been hearing some bad things About how big is your dogs (pounds?)

jamie...thanks for the info. it really helps. the only thing is there are virtually no non-stop flights from boston to jamrock.

hmmmmm. i'll have to think about this one.

d

If I remember right there was an airline that would allow transfers as long as it was during the day and not overnight. Definitely shop around for the airline that will allow the most/what you need.

together----to answer your question, i honestly didn't look. it opened up a bunch in February and March. From my perspective it was very easy to do, so I wouldn't do it until you are ready to go to the interview soon. EXCEPT if its around xmass or summer...that's when it will get busier.

jamie-----getting this visa would be so great because his daughter can continue to see him and start travelling to america. We both think its so important to keep a good relationship and henry would love to have her for 1 month in the summer, maybe some xmass's....i want her to gain the experience and so does henry. Also, it will be much cheaper for her to fly here and stay with us in our house then both of us flying down and spending lots of money and doing a couple days in hotels, etc. it's a big savings. It would be nice if not every one of our vacations were to JA every year too...we both have other places we want to go. Does anyone know if a 6 year old can fly alone?

an update on the appointment. we spoke to the mother last night and the date we picked didn't work for her...so i just went online and entered my password, etc. and it let me change the date to 2/27/06 at 9:45...which was what she wanted. it's not as much of a rush that way...

I'll be around all day

Good Morning

I looked up some of the major airlines and it seems that the standard age to travel alone is 5 years or older. So you are ok! Do a search with your airline for unaccompanied minor/international travel. It seems there is a lot of limitations on what types of flights and what time the flights can be. There also seems to be a fee for some of the airlines. Definitely check it out.

Here are some of the links I found

NWA

United

US Air

Continental

Jamie,

I'm so excited for you guys getting the new puppies That's a great way to keep Andre happy & occupied. It's also a great time to have new puppies when someone will be home with them all day. I have a 3 year old yellow labrador retriever named Harley. I just love him I was working a lot of hours when I first got him and it took me forever to potty train him because I wasn't home enough. So in that sense, now is the perfect time for you guys to get puppies since Andre isn't working yet. We want to see pics of your new babies!

Yeah its working out perfectly. Andre is getting a little frustrated but I always gently remind that he is the one that wanted the puppies and agreed to take care of them There are adorable but FULL of energy

Glad to hear things are going good with you Rita...I checked out your dress, I think I have seen it in the store....very very pretty!!! you will look fabulous

The dress is spectacular

Glad things worked out with your daughter

Jamie -- what are your children's names? Boys and/or girls??

Both boys...Milo and Nemo...don't ask

Hi all!

Well the puppies are doing good. We took them to the vet and they have everything we suspected…fleas, worms, and they are malnourished. Other than that they are doing great and she says they should make some great dogs once we get some food into them and get them back up to regular strength. She estimates that they are 8-10 weeks old (more than likely 10) and that they are some sort of Shepard/Collie mix…great companionship dogs. They are pretty smart and are learning quickly. Andre is having a blast and its definitely keeping him busy. Puppies are a lot of work but we had planned on getting a puppy in the next couple of months…so we were prepared…at least partly.

Good morning ladies,

We got bad news last night. Tony's uncle passed away last week It was his mom's brother. She had been trying to call him but just got through last night. I feel so bad for Tony. It really sucks having all your family in another country and not being able to be with them whenever something like this happens. Tony feels really bad because we didn't visit this particular uncle in December when we were in Jamaica. We just ran out of time. Now he feels bad and guilty Do you guys have any ideas of how I can help him feel better and get through this difficult time? Please keep us in your thoughts.

So sorry to hear that Rhonda Will you guys be going down to JA? Please give Tony our condolences

WELL, i just efiled the form, printed it, used the barcode and my paymaster reciept to make an appointment. just as i had suspected, when you efile, available appointments magically appear. henry's baby mother will have to go to kingston 2/13...less than 2 weeks. since the daughter is only 5 i have to see what types of things we need to fed ex down this week, besides the original form and paymaster reciept...

thanks so much joanna...any one with questions about it...shoot! it'll be interesting to see what happens on the 13th.

I am so glad it worked out for you Darah!!! Good luck when the interview comes

How long are you hoping to have his daughter come up for?

I don't think you're looking at the right number. I believe it is only 23 jamaicans in 2003. sorry jamie

Michigan only had 65 so don't feel bad Jamie It looks like most of them are going to New York and Florida. So Squitto, Popcorn, Elizabeth, & Joanna - you guys are in the right place I think Miami is the 2nd largest Jamaican population in the U.S. after NYC.

Hola peoples,

I am supposed to be moving to North Carolina (I'm scurred.LOL) in a few years. Other than my aunt and uncle, I wonder how many "Caribs" are out there.

Any particular reason you are moving to NC? I hear its a great place Don't be scurred

Wow this ended up being a really long post...sorry about that. I like the new board but how are we ever suppose to get more hearts

Hey Ladies,

Just the got the news that my 2nd job laid off everyone from the 2nd shift. I am in shock but everything has a reason. It has been slow for months and I heard rumors but I guess this is it. Anyway, at least I get my nights back to spend w/my daughter.

Sorry to hear that Anna

Like you said everything has a reason. Enjoy the time with your daughter

Hey Jamie -- I have three dogs. I don't know what Roy would be doing with himself all day if they weren't there to keep him company. They are all so cute together. I think the youngest already understands him when he speaks Patois to her. I am thankful that he comes from a family that accepts and likes dogs.

Thats awesome!

Andre wanted to be a vet when he grows up so dogs and other animals are so his thing. Its funny you mention the patios thing...Andre was just talking to the dogs last night and let them know that they better learn patios

What kind of dogs do you have Mindy? Are they indoor or outdoor?

Hi Rita....glad to hear from you and know that you are ok

Congrats Anna on the tourist visa for your Grandma

Elizabeth...Good recipe

Well the puppies are adorable Once i saw them I just couldn't break Andre's heart and tell him he can't have them. They look really good...good coloring, good markings. They are very skinny and I am sure they have worms and fleas so we are whisking them off to the vet this afternoon. We can afford puppies...but we can't afford really sick puppies. I want to find out before we get extremely attached. We set a limit and that is all we are going to be able to spend (there goes our trip to the east coast )

Andre is sooooo happy to have something to do during the day and they are a HUGE amount of work...I don't know if he really knows what he got himself into. Because they were abandoned they were really scared and skiddish (sp??) at first but they are starting to feel a lot more secure and are all over us know (if we let them)

Thanks for asking about them. I will post a pic as soon as I get ahold of a digital camera.

I don't think you're looking at the right number. I believe it is only 23 jamaicans in 2003. sorry jamie

I must have looked at the wrong number...wow that is really really sad

check out this link. it shows you how many jamaicans moved to what state in 2003. good for people looking to move where there are more jamaicans.

http://uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistic...Table01FY03.xls

Thanks for the info!

I couldn't believe this....Washington: 17,935 Where are they all?!?!

Oh my what a day I just got a call from Andre at work and the first words out of his mouth are “Promise not to get mad” well you know it can’t be good after that. Andre went driving alone First thought is he got in an accident or a ticket but praise God he didn’t. He found 2 puppies in the middle of the road. He picked them up and saw a farmer out in a nearby field so he went over to ask if they were his. Well the farmer went on for quite a bit to Andre about how people don’t have any hearts these days and how wicked society is…people come out to this area and dump unwanted litters. How sad is that! Well Andre picked up 2 of them and brought them home. He called my mom first and she told him that she would send my sis (Becky) over to help him bring them to an animal shelter. But then I get the call from Andre…he relays the whole story and throughout the whole convo he is telling me how sweet, adorable, wonderful, cute and cuddly these puppies are. Finally he gets to the end of the convo and says that he is going to tell Becky that she can’t have them and wants to know if I am ok with that. We just have to keep them he says Well I agreed that we would make a decision when I got home. So he was all excited to tell my sis that she can’t take them…that we might keep them. So I quick asked my boss (my landlord) if it would be ok to have dogs and he said yes…and my other boss overheard me and said that he has a kennel and dog house that he isn’t using…so we can have that! Can you believe this?!?! So anyways I am headed home in a half hour…this is crazy! Andre and my sis brought them over to my mom’s house (she has dog food and stuff) and she says they look like German Sheperds I will keep you guys posted!

I just want some hugs for my family, guys, you are always such a good support system. So please send prayers our way, not for me but for my poor nephew and his wife. I grew up in the same house with him and he is like a little brother to me.

My niece (in law), Leann, is 20 weeks pregnant after losing the first one at 26 weeks last summer. (Her very first, after FIVE years thinking she couldnt get pregnant. Well, we all went in this morning to hear the babies heartbeat, and the baby is looking fine, but my niece has had previous cervical cancer surgery, and therefore her cervix is very weak. Well, when they started checking on HER, she was already open and dilated, which means problems. They did something called a surgiaplase??, you all probably know more about it than I. Anyhow, if you would all send your prayers, the poor thing. This would be the ONLy child in the family. Its just my bro who died when I was a kid, me and my sis that my Mom had, and then sis only had the one son after numerous miscarriages, and here I am almost 42, so it doesnt look possible for me. It would be so nice to have a small one in the family, and our family is getting smaller an smaller. And then, my poor nephew and his wife going thru all this again. The last time was really bad, becuz she didnt just miscarry, they actually thought the child would make it as a premie, he lived 4 days, then the brain scan showed massive hemorrhaging. So that was such a rollercoaster there, and not sure they can take all that again.

Thanks all

Jill

I will be keeping them in my prayers!

I certainly don't see this as a new option but rather an impediment.....or is it impedement? I dunno, no spell check either. !

care to elaborate why this is an impediment??

It's annoying.

And it's an impediment when, for clarity, I want to make two distinct points in two distinct posts. So what if they're consecutive? Why should that matter?

I agree! I think it's very annoying and I like to quote one person and respond in a post and then quote another person and respond in a seperate post. It gets real confusing when the posts are long with multiple quotes and responses all jumbled up in one post!

We finally made travel plans - Damien and I are going to JA March 3-6. It's a short trip but at least he's going home to see his family before finding a new job. And we also have tickets for July.

Excellent News!! So happy for you guys and for Damien to be able to see family at last.

Wonderful Enjoy the time with family and friends!

SUSS Report is out! Enjoy

I hate this new add on to your last post thing

Please copy the latest version of the list so that you do not delete people who have added their name previously.

TO ADD YOUR NAME: COPY AND PASTE (including these instructions) AND PUT YOUR NAME IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE OF WHEN YOU FILED YOUR AOS/EAD/AP.

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Good Morning!

Congrats Darah and Henry on the GC

So how was everyone's weekend?

Roy is still waiting for his party

Andre has been waiting a LONG time

Welcome to America Neil!!!!

Welcome to the next edition of the Yardie Thread!

The purpose of this thread is for all Jamaican/US couple, anyone dealing with the Kingston embassy, or ANYONE who would like to participate to find a place where there is information, encouragement, support and most importantly friendship. We are here to be a resource to others and to discuss any issues we come across.

Everyone is welcome We are a family and will treat everyone as such. Please be respectful of each other and their opinions and enjoy the Yardie thread!

Aussiewench~ Thanks for preserving the old thread

Well guys lets get going...we have a long way to go to get back up there.

How is everyone this morning?