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[trailmix 77]

Thanks Trailmix and Krikit.

Oops, I thought you were in Florida.

Even when I'm in Vancouver or Montreal I use miles and Fahrenheit.

They make more sense to me...distance feels shorter and temperatures warmer.

Yes, we moved back to Calgary in August!

So where is the new yoga thing happening? Or would you rather not say?

[Marilyn. 340]

hmm, so my check card expires at the end of this month and I still hadn't received my new one so I called today and the guy informed me that they mailed it out on August 13th...

now first I am thinking that was around the time we were on vacation and we put our mail on hold but the post office said they didn't have any mail for us... but then the guy from the bank asked me to verify my address and I start to say it and he stops me and asks if this is a new address and I say no and he says they have a different address listed on the account so I have to update the address but doing so now as deactivated my current card.. so I am without a card for 5 to 7 days

I have no idea what happened...

[Marilyn. 340]

I should have asked what address they had listed on the account

[Marilyn. 340]

so the hubby was pretty sure today is the day he will interview for the day shift position.. he is a little more optimistic now because they whittled down the number of people eligible for the position to 4 guys...

i really hope he gets it.. these long evenings and nights alone are starting to get to me.. well they have gotten to me already

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I am watching this really cute mini series called Lost in Austen.. it is about this woman who loves Pride and Prejudice and one day she finds herself in that world...

Oh cool! I read the book "Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict" - it was very enjoyable. I didn't know they had made it into a move or mini series!

Good luck to your husband as well - hope it all goes exactly as he wants.

Edited September 17, 2009 by Kathryn41

[Carlawarla 1]

Good morning! Marilyn, I hope David is successful in his interview! It's really hard when people work shiftwork, sleeping and eating gets all screwed up, and time with family is sure impacted. I can imagine you miss him...

Yes trailmix, I'm off to see my parents in Toronto! I'm driving this time, and leaving next Wednesday morning. My daughter and her boyfriend are flying in from Saskatoon as well, so it will be a lovely ten days away!

Enjoy your day everyone! I'm don't know that I'll be here tomorrow, so I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Edited September 17, 2009 by Carlawarla

[Krikit 1,164]

Whoo! I'm cross-eyed now.

Good morning everyone. A bit of shopping to do today. And I really should go for a walk or something. Shake off some of these troubles that weigh me down.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

my eyes my eyes! wanders off to a corner rubbing my eyes.

[July09Bride 1]

Good (late) morning everyone. Krikit... can I join you on your walk to walk off troubles??? I think I'm just about at that point, too.

[BermyCat 1]

Phil has stumbled across and interesting job lead in Houston. We'll be moving if he gets a good offer. Frankly, I'm a little intimidated. From what I've read, Texas is pretty anti-immigrant. I'm not pleased about the idea of having a driver's license with "temporary visitor" written across it and I'm wondering what other obstacles being an immigrant in Houston might cause.

~ Catherine

Edited September 17, 2009 by BermyCat

[trailmix 77]

Whoo! I'm cross-eyed now.

Good morning everyone. A bit of shopping to do today. And I really should go for a walk or something. Shake off some of these troubles that weigh me down.

I hear you krikit, just thinking this morning that we need to go out and do something fun.

Wow Carla, ten days of fun and frivolity in Canada woot!

Marilyn, when I heard about your card that is the first thing I thought of, what address did they have?? Bit concerning, I would definately call them back and ask, just to make sure it was one of your old addresses.

[Bern. 3]

Phil has stumbled across and interesting job lead in Houston. We'll be moving if he gets a good offer. Frankly, I'm a little intimidated. From what I've read, Texas is pretty anti-immigrant. I'm not pleased about the idea of having a driver's license with "temporary visitor" written across it and I'm wondering what other obstacles being an immigrant in Houston might cause.

~ Catherine

Wow, I'm kind of scared of moving to Texas too. But on the bright side, at least you're there legally right ?

And why on earth do license's say "temp visitor'' anyway? Those aren't on the CDN ones.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Phil has stumbled across and interesting job lead in Houston. We'll be moving if he gets a good offer. Frankly, I'm a little intimidated. From what I've read, Texas is pretty anti-immigrant. I'm not pleased about the idea of having a driver's license with "temporary visitor" written across it and I'm wondering what other obstacles being an immigrant in Houston might cause.

~ Catherine

Houston is a great city, Austin too. They are not anything like your stereotypical cities taht you would imagine from the media.

[BermyCat 1]

Phil has stumbled across and interesting job lead in Houston. We'll be moving if he gets a good offer. Frankly, I'm a little intimidated. From what I've read, Texas is pretty anti-immigrant. I'm not pleased about the idea of having a driver's license with "temporary visitor" written across it and I'm wondering what other obstacles being an immigrant in Houston might cause.

~ Catherine

Wow, I'm kind of scared of moving to Texas too. But on the bright side, at least you're there legally right ?

And why on earth do license's say "temp visitor'' anyway? Those aren't on the CDN ones.

From the Texas Driver License Division website, it looks like driver's licenses for all permanent residents have the "Temporary Visitor" notation unfortunately. I wish Canadian's were expempt, I'd just show them my Canadian passport.

On the bright side, I've looked up the cost of living in Houston and it's 14% lower than Atlanta. Companies pay a little more on average too.

~ Catherine

Edited September 17, 2009 by BermyCat

[minnew 4]

Phil has stumbled across and interesting job lead in Houston. We'll be moving if he gets a good offer. Frankly, I'm a little intimidated. From what I've read, Texas is pretty anti-immigrant. I'm not pleased about the idea of having a driver's license with "temporary visitor" written across it and I'm wondering what other obstacles being an immigrant in Houston might cause.

~ Catherine

Wow, I'm kind of scared of moving to Texas too. But on the bright side, at least you're there legally right ?

And why on earth do license's say "temp visitor'' anyway? Those aren't on the CDN ones.

From the Texas Driver License Division website, it looks like driver's licenses for all permanent residents have the "Temporary Visitor" notation unfortunately. I wish Canadian's were expempt, I'd just show them my Canadian passport.

On the bright side, I've looked up the cost of living in Houston and it's 14% lower than Atlanta. Companies pay a little more on average too.

~ Catherine

My cousin lives in Houston and is working on a TN...he absolutely loves Houston! His fiance just moved down from Canada to go to teachers college!