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L' amour vrai
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01.18.07DeflatedI talked to Catholic Community Services today. I was told that my father would be totally responsible for Vilay even if he were in an accident. I was, also, told that I could be declined as a sole sponsor due to my having not worked in the last three years even if I found a job making the required amount. It comes down to who has my petition in front of them. It depends of what mood they are in and what their regional guidelines are. I, also, called Congressman Turner's office. I talked to someone who is going to help me. ...
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01.12.07DaysI am learning a new job in another department at work. I love it! It is fast paced and I never watch the clock. The people in the department are all friendly and work as a team. It makes all the difference in the world. I look forward to the day. Where is it that I am spending my days? I am being trained to work in the produce department at the grocery store where I work. I get to cut up fruits and vegetables all day. Next week, I will be trained to put the product in containers and price ...
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01.07.07Letter to CongressmanCongressman Turner, I am an American by birth with three American children born to myself and my French husband. We moved back to the U.S. after my husband lost his job in France. We had no where to go. I have applied for my husband's green card and work authorization. I do not make enough money to be his sponsor and do not have anyone willing to take such a risk. My issue with all of this is simple. I am an American citizen. I have been married to my husband almost six years. We have three beautiful American children together. As ...
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12.30.06Pant troubleVilay: "My pants are upside down." Me: thinking...What in the world is he talking about? Me: watching...my husband take his pants off and turn them inside out. Me: "Sweety, it's not upside down...it's inside out." I couldn't stop smiling for at least five minutes thinking of him wearing upside down pants.
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11.11.06Sizing up my FrenchmanVilay likes to tease that he will play the "little French" that doesn't know better if someone gives him any problems. He was laughingly telling me this once again as he made an illegal turn. I told him it wouldn't be so funny if a cop saw him and he had to pay a not so little ticket. Sweet Bear had been listening with great interest from the backseat. In a wise and knowing tone she laid down her verdict on the matter! "Papa not a little French he is a big French." *Vilay is 6 foot 2 inches which must seem extremely tall ...
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11.07.06Sweet American pieVilay: "Ahhhhh....It's too American. It's too sweet for me!" Me: "O.k. Sooooooo, I'm thinking that since I'm American, that means I'm too sweet for you, too." *My French husband thinks all American desserts are too sweet. Hmm, the funny thing is that he loves American chocolate cake with chocolate icing. Go figure!
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09.29.06Radar of the most important kindWe took the kids to a park the other day. It is a park that Vilay has always liked and I have never really found so wonderful. I'll get to why in a bit. We let the kids run and jump and play on the play equipment for about an hour. Afterwards, we took a walk around the man made lake which is actually very pretty. It was towards the end of our walk around this lake that I remembered why I wasn't so very fond of this park. The girls were admiring the many ...
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09.27.06Immigration headachesI have been busy filling out forms and copying documents for Vilay to get the greencard. I will say that while in France it is not always easy to get the 10 year card...it doesn't require quite so many forms or dollars. It is going to cost us a little under one thousand dollars to get it all done. I am not including the cost of copying documents or the passport type photos of myself or Vilay that are required. I am not looking forward sitting for hours and hours at the Cincinnati immigration building as ...
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08.30.06French twist with powdered sugar on topBeing married to a Frenchman is a wonderful and beautiful thing. Well, except for the fact that Frenchmen are in many ways just like all the other men in the world. I think it is best if I don't get into the whole I man, you woman thing for now though. However, I would like to talk about some of the cultural things. My husband and I have arguements over little stupid things which cause some of the biggest and nastiest word slinging fights. Just an hour ago it was over donuts. My mother had gotten my kids powdered donuts for ...
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08.26.06Walking is good for the soulWe took a long walk yesterday. It made me happy. I had missed American nature which is free and unkept by man. We walked along Miami river where a bike trail is being built. There are bike trails all over this part of Ohio not unlike Strasbourg. We are just missing the bikes. No matter...We have strollers and feet. I really love to walk and am very happy to have such a great trail to follow along the river. We can go to different cities to walk seeing new things just as we did ...
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