Yardies at home and Farrin (part12)

[dancehallquana 5]

Kimmy she soon start walk. My son started at 7 months, but im foot dem did bend band, they straight now.

My son is in the kitchen washing the dishes. He just sweep the floor. It no perfect, but he's getting it. He's just 5. Mi naw raise no nasty bway pickney.

So cute, Kimmy! My nephews all started to walk at 6-7 months - none of them really crawled at all - My son never crawled or walked - he just got up and started running and never stopped, lol

AWWWWW!!!!

[dancehallquana 5]

Congrats on ANOTHER heart Kimmy! You're the best chatter on here!

Hey, does anyone else get VJ e-mails saying someone has added you as a friend but when you go to your friends list, the new people aren't there? I've had about 3-4 of those and the people are not showing up.

don't know if somebody already responded, but when somebody adds u as a friend, u are on their page, BUT not vice versa.. u have to add somebody as ur friend to get them on ur page..

its not like my space...

i am a lot of people's friends, but i have no friends

[clairern 0]

I'm here....multi-tasking as usual. And laughing at Claire, Jakeswife and Quana

Laughing at me???? Why???? Is it because I am not geting any and can only dream about it

[shrewdgal 0]

How are ya sus?

Trying to work, but not really motivated, lol - Are you flying down for the interview?

yes I am. I will be going that wednesday to sunday. interview thursday

I am hoping its just a great trip!

[clairern 0]

Okay, I'm -

Toys can be fun sometimes. Just be careful!!!!

JG, you surprise me

[dancehallquana 5]

How are ya sus?

Trying to work, but not really motivated, lol - Are you flying down for the interview?

yes I am. I will be going that wednesday to sunday. interview thursday

I am hoping its just a great trip!

shrewd.. wow.. i can't believe its finally almost over.. i will sing "At Last" that night for u and hubby...

Etta's version, not Beyonce LOL

(not hating, i love Beyonce, but she couldn't touch etta on that song)

[*JG* 2]

Okay, I'm -

Toys can be fun sometimes. Just be careful!!!!

JG, you surprise me

ha ha.....I get that a lot more then you would imagine.

[Islandwoman 0]

Hey Yardie Family!! Thanks for all the prayers. They worked but of course not without some drama. My trip was good although I only saw sunshine for 1 day. It rained hard in Ochi most of Saturday and all of Sunday. I also had a trip a bit like Sus’ last one but I'll just stick with the interview stuff.

When the plane landed in Mobay I had a message from A that he wasn’t going to make it in time to meet me at the airport because the bus broke down. I get outside and my car rental guy isn’t there either. I’m thinking this is a great start - I got stood up by 2 men! But car guy finally shows up and is chatting bout if he was my guy he would never be late blah blah. I said YOU were late - cho!! I drove to Discovery Bay and met up with A there. We went to Ochi and I unpacked somewhat and then drove to Runaway Bay to meet with Jawi’s friend and deliver the care package for her girls (he was very nice Jawi!). We had some yummy curry chicken for dinner at the restaurant that he worked at.

We go back to the room and I started organizing the paperwork for the interview. And that’s when it started......A had told me that all the papers got messed up when the bus rolled over and that he thinks he was missing a few things so I had brought down my copies of everything I had sent him thinking no big deal - we can just replace it. So I say, where’s your medical? He said I shoved everything into that folder you sent down. I said it’s not here. He starts rummaging through his bag - nothing. I keep organizing and I say - where’s your police report & non-impediment and receipt for payment of the interview????? This was the first time I ever saw a black guy turn white. He said all of that stuff was in the white fed ex envelope into the folder. I looked through every single piece of paper and nothing. He started calling every one asking if he had left an envelope there - nothing. After traveling since 2 am, I just wanted to bust into tears. I got washed up and climbed into bed and said to him we have 2 options - go to the interview knowing we won’t get an approval and take our bumps and bruises & try to fix it or just give up now (I was so disappointed in him at this point.) He said he was NOT giving up - we were going and just deal with the consequences as they came. I went to bed and he starts chatting bout the monkey man and saying prayers and quotes and all this hoopla. He was retracing his steps bout when the last time he saw the envelope, blah, blah.

We get up at 5:00 am and since I had a good night’s sleep I was ready to concur the world. We get outside and have a flat tire! I’m like are you freakin kidding me?!?!?! A changed the tire and off we went.

We got to Kingston around 8:15 and since A runs on JA time, he thinks we have plenty of time to drop by the tire place and drop the flat off, stop by his “ranch” so he could rummage through his stuff once more looking for the docs while driving through bumper to bumper Kingston traffic. We still had to go to the bank to pay for another interview - 1st bank we go to was the wrong one. Go to NCB which was the next block over - I’m practically running through the streets dragging him as it is now 9:00 (INTERVIEW TIME). Since I stick out like a green alien in Kingston a very nice customer service rep asks if she can help me. I explained what we were here for and she sent me to the teller line and explained we needed passports - SHYT A’s is in the folder with all the documents!! A tries to argue that he bought one in Hanover before without it but I hushed him said I’ll catch a place in line and you run back to the car. We finally pay - it’s now 9:15 and he’s chatting bout I worry to much. I just kissteeth at him.

I parked the car on the curb with these 2 guys having traffic stopped (NOTE Dillon: If you keep driving and turn around so the embassy is on your left - there is a big gated parking area there.)

There is a long line outside the embassy so I ran up to a security guard and asked where do we go for an immigrant visa interview. He points me to the ladies with the yellow shirts just outside the door. A’s still moving on JA time so I am dragging him up the sidewalk. While I’m talking to the yellow shirt ladies this guy is chirping in my ear about so cell phones, no cameras, no lotions, no water....I turn and said I know - thank you! Yellow shirt lady tells us to wait and she goes inside. She comes back out and said they have now closed those appointments - where did we come from. My mouth drops open so A said I came from Hanover - she came from New York. I said I understand we are late but we had a flat tire. She said go ahead.

We go through security with no troubles and they hustles us to a next room where we turn in our appointment letter. The guy there says “you’re late.” I said I’m sorry we had a flat tire. He asked for the passport photos and the police report. We gave the photo but said we didn’t have a police report. He said you don’t have a police report? No. Okay - gives the photos back, gives us a ticket and shoos us off to another room which A - prescreening. It is now 9:38. The room is packed. I take the one empty chair in the back and A stands. And we waited and we waited. I was trying to listen to what was going on while we were chatting and laughing - I was at the point of whatever happens happens.

It was after 11:00 when we were called to the window by a pretty Jamaican woman. She asked who filed for him and he told her my name. And she said and who is Tanya? He looked at me and said she is. And she asked again - and who is Tanya? He gets it and said “She’s gonna be my wife!!”

She said you had an earlier appointment did you come or did you not get the letter? A told her he was on the way when the bus had an accident. He said some of my documents got messed up in the accident. At this point I explained the bus rolled over. She jumps and says Praise the Lord yuh not dead!! Papers can be replaced - not yuh life! At this point I breathed my first sigh of relief.... She collected all the papers that we did have and sent us down to B17 for fingerprints. They had to take them 2x and then told us to go back to wait in Section A. By this time we are the last people in this section - I told A at least it will be over soon cuz they are going to want to go to lunch at noon.

We got called back to another window in Section A by a nice American girl. She swore us both in and asked if either of us were married before. I said I was (I had already turned in my divorce decree to the 1st woman). She asked me how long I had been married, did I have any children, how old where they, had my children ever met A, how many times did I visit, and what did I do for work? She then asked how we met and when did our relationship turn from friendship to romantic? She also asked A if his father ever filed for him and what happened with that?

We explained again to her about the missing documents and she asked why we hadn’t just got a copy of the medical? I explained that we didn’t realize that stuff was missing until I was organizing the stuff the night before. A said he would go take the medical again and she said no, we can just get a copy so you don’t have to pay the fee again. She asked for the doc’s name and the approx date of the medical. I told her and she told us to wait a minute. She came back and said it would be here in a week. She told him not to worry about the non-impediment but that he did need to get another police report. She gave us a blue slip with a date of 2/11 to come back with the police report. She told him to make sure he brings the fee to pay DHL when he comes back on the 11th!!!! It was 11:48 when we walked out.

Most of the interviews were for families. I heard a lot that required DNA testing due to a time lapse, one didn’t have her father on her birth certificate even though he filed for her, and some approved. There was one girl who was blue slipped to have her fiancé return with her, and one couple who filed K1 but then got married in the meantime. The same girl we had explained that petition was now void and he would have to refile with the I130 which would take about a year.

Whew!!!!

[shrewdgal 0]

How are ya sus?

Trying to work, but not really motivated, lol - Are you flying down for the interview?

yes I am. I will be going that wednesday to sunday. interview thursday

I am hoping its just a great trip!

shrewd.. wow.. i can't believe its finally almost over.. i will sing "At Last" that night for u and hubby...

Etta's version, not Beyonce LOL

(not hating, i love Beyonce, but she couldn't touch etta on that song)

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aww. thanks!

I just cant wait till he comes home and walks thru that airport door

[sus 70]

Wow, Island you did have a chaotic trip, but all in all it sounds like a good one! Glad to hear that you are back safe and sound and that he will have the visa soon!

Shrewdie, I just KNOW you are going to have a good trip and everything is going to be perfect!!

[*JG* 2]

Congrats, IW. Hope you have no issues getting the paperwork you need and moving right along.

[dancehallquana 5]

man.. island, i KNEW that u were approved, but still my heart was gonna stop on me during this story.. MANNN girl, u strong.. i know i would have just broke down and cried a FEW times.. I praise the Lord that this time was THE time!!!

[shrewdgal 0]

wow Island!

YAY!!!

At least it is over (kinda...)

hahaha. A better know how much you went thru with this!

Wow, Island you did have a chaotic trip, but all in all it sounds like a good one! Glad to hear that you are back safe and sound and that he will have the visa soon!

Shrewdie, I just KNOW you are going to have a good trip and everything is going to be perfect!!

I think so too

I am really starting to get excited..but also sad. I know this will be my last time in JA for quite a while..probably till NEXT summer

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

TL...I'm glad you're back in one piece...girl, it's always something...it's wierd, some people they ask the non-impiedment form other they don't. Marcel's friend has his interview yesterday and he didn't have his.

[dillon 6]

Congrats Island that is some drama. I am glad that he got approved. Has he already gone to get the police report?