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*in other news.. "loverboy" has decided to take his new bride to a "hostel" for their honey moon.. oh yes it's true people.. they are moving to TO and he's got no place to live - so he thinks they'll just live in a hostel for while :blink:

What the Heck?!

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*in other news.. "loverboy" has decided to take his new bride to a "hostel" for their honey moon.. oh yes it's true people.. they are moving to TO and he's got no place to live - so he thinks they'll just live in a hostel for while :blink:

What the Heck?!

:bonk: yep.. that was her revelation yesterday.. I'm completely stumped as to her ability to put up with this stuff! I'd be out the door!

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hope your brother is ready to help her figure all this out........

It's actually my brother-in-law. So I guess technically shes not my sister in law...I don't know what to call her. haah

"...My hair's mostly wind,

My eyes filled with grit

My skin's white then brown

My lips chapped and split

I've lain on the prairie and heard grasses sigh

I've stared at the vast open bowl of the sky

I've seen all the castles and faces in clouds

My home is the prairie and for that I am proud…

If You're not from the Prairie, you can't know my soul

You don't know our blizzards; you've not fought our cold

You can't know my mind, nor ever my heart

Unless deep within you there's somehow a part…

A part of these things that I've said that I know,

The wind, sky and earth, the storms and the snow.

Best say that you have - and then we'll be one,

For we will have shared that same blazing sun." - David Bouchard

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hope your brother is ready to help her figure all this out........

It's actually my brother-in-law. So I guess technically shes not my sister in law...I don't know what to call her. haah

she would still be your sister-in-law, I think...

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hope your brother is ready to help her figure all this out........

It's actually my brother-in-law. So I guess technically shes not my sister in law...I don't know what to call her. haah

I'd call her *crazy* :innocent:

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:lol: Amen to that!

"...My hair's mostly wind,

My eyes filled with grit

My skin's white then brown

My lips chapped and split

I've lain on the prairie and heard grasses sigh

I've stared at the vast open bowl of the sky

I've seen all the castles and faces in clouds

My home is the prairie and for that I am proud…

If You're not from the Prairie, you can't know my soul

You don't know our blizzards; you've not fought our cold

You can't know my mind, nor ever my heart

Unless deep within you there's somehow a part…

A part of these things that I've said that I know,

The wind, sky and earth, the storms and the snow.

Best say that you have - and then we'll be one,

For we will have shared that same blazing sun." - David Bouchard

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I would email him and politely ask that he do what he has to do, so u can get ur funds!!! He may just have forgotten! I would say something along the lines that you tracked the package and noticed it has arrived at the destination (so he can't deny it) blah blah kick ur butt,blah blah, hunt ur ^%%&&* down, blah blah, thank you

:lol: I should copy and paste that and send it to him

I double dog dare you!! :)

nah, I am too chicken :lol: I just sent him a nice polite email....

so to update... the money is still on hold but the guy just emailed me and said he was going to leave me a favourable review.... the sucky thing is that once it does clear it takes another couple of days to transfer it into our bank account .. :P

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minor vent...

so hubby told me last week that on Wednesdays at work they have to stay a little longer because they are going to have this class.....

I guess they found out today that they aren't going to get paid for it but they are going to get pizza :P They have been having this little class during the meetings on Wednesday mornings but I guess the boss didn't like that they were essentially getting paid to take this class :blink:

ok my hubby just clarified this it seems that instead of having their weekly meetings Wednesday mornings they are going to have them after work now... I thought it was just the class...

so my hubby's class after work ended up being about 90 minutes long and yeah they did buy pizza but it was the crappy cheap pizza from costco... geez, if they aren't going to pay them for the extra time they should at least get them good pizza... :blink:

Hey, Costco pizza is GOOD! Well, I think so anyway. :lol:

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minor vent...

so hubby told me last week that on Wednesdays at work they have to stay a little longer because they are going to have this class.....

I guess they found out today that they aren't going to get paid for it but they are going to get pizza :P They have been having this little class during the meetings on Wednesday mornings but I guess the boss didn't like that they were essentially getting paid to take this class :blink:

ok my hubby just clarified this it seems that instead of having their weekly meetings Wednesday mornings they are going to have them after work now... I thought it was just the class...

so my hubby's class after work ended up being about 90 minutes long and yeah they did buy pizza but it was the crappy cheap pizza from costco... geez, if they aren't going to pay them for the extra time they should at least get them good pizza... :blink:

Hey, Costco pizza is GOOD! Well, I think so anyway. :lol:

the ones they are getting is the cheap 6 dollar pizzas are something... hubby has had them before and he doesn't really like them...

I would email him and politely ask that he do what he has to do, so u can get ur funds!!! He may just have forgotten! I would say something along the lines that you tracked the package and noticed it has arrived at the destination (so he can't deny it) blah blah kick ur butt,blah blah, hunt ur ^%%&&* down, blah blah, thank you

:lol: I should copy and paste that and send it to him

I double dog dare you!! :)

nah, I am too chicken :lol: I just sent him a nice polite email....

so to update... the money is still on hold but the guy just emailed me and said he was going to leave me a favourable review.... the sucky thing is that once it does clear it takes another couple of days to transfer it into our bank account .. :P

:dance: the money has finally been released...

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Speaking of pizza and work.

This isn't really a vent, really just an observation.

My Husband was working that contract and one day they worked late or something and so they ordered pizza for them - he was in the 3rd group to go and eat.

Now you can already guess what happened - there was not 1 piece of pizza left when his group arrived to eat.

They did order enough pizza, but for instance, one guy in one of the earlier groups took a whole pizza and everyone else was piling their plates high.

I've seen it happen before, it's happened to me!

Here is what I don't understand - why is it that some people go all kooky when someone buys them something to eat? Does it go back to the hunter/gatherer days when you didn't know where the next kill or berry was coming from??

I just don't get it, it's not like these people can't afford to buy a pizza - so buy yourself a dozen on the way home and enjoy - anyone else notice this?

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Yeah, I've noticed this when we were doing event set ups with volunteers. We order in pizza and drinks for lunch for everyone and there is plenty but some people seem to 'hoarde' as if they will run out. We have had to go around and 'confiscate' extra pizzas from where people took them so that those at the end of the line can get some. We've set the rule of one piece each until everyone gets one and then you can come back for seconds - and then thirds if there is any left. Not sure that system would work for a group of unsupervised supposedly adult individuals, though. These were teenagers we were dealing with.

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Speaking of pizza and work.

This isn't really a vent, really just an observation.

My Husband was working that contract and one day they worked late or something and so they ordered pizza for them - he was in the 3rd group to go and eat.

Now you can already guess what happened - there was not 1 piece of pizza left when his group arrived to eat.

They did order enough pizza, but for instance, one guy in one of the earlier groups took a whole pizza and everyone else was piling their plates high.

I've seen it happen before, it's happened to me!

Here is what I don't understand - why is it that some people go all kooky when someone buys them something to eat? Does it go back to the hunter/gatherer days when you didn't know where the next kill or berry was coming from??

I just don't get it, it's not like these people can't afford to buy a pizza - so buy yourself a dozen on the way home and enjoy - anyone else notice this?

:lol: - so true trailmix!

A few months back we hosted some politicians and their legislative/constituency assistants. We had a small continental breakfast set up for when they arrived. This one assistant loaded her plate a mile high with carbs, and half way through the meeting clutched onto her purse near her chest and fell asleep. I'll never forget her, that's for sure!

I think most people should scan the room to see how much food there is, and how many people are there. That is how you should make the decision on how much food to take.

But you're right, people do seem to gorge out when someone else is paying. Its so strange.

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They haven't watched Sesame Street.

The skits on sharing.

SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

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Ya i have noticed others "stocking" up at those types of buffets!! I might have done that as a kid (rarely), but not as an adult, and I LOVE pizza,lol I guess its on the upbringing, my parents would never stand for that. And yes I am one of those people that would remind others, that their are others that still have to eat,lol but some still don't care!!

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