When do mail checks become obsessive?

It's become quite...umm...obsessive lately for me.

Wanna take a guess? How many times a day do you think I check the mailbox, knowing that the mail is never earlier than Noon and has been as late as 4:30pm?

1 time? I have it timed perfectly (okay, so I stand at the window ready to pounce as soon as I see the mailman leave)

2 times? I check in the morning to verify it's not gotten there, then I stand by the window watching to pounce on the mailman.

3 times? I check in the morning, then again around Noon, then start my vigil by the window.

4 times? I check in the morning, again around Noon, again after I did some housework, then assume the vigil by the window.

5 times? I check in the morning, again around Noon, again after housework, again after computer time, THEN assume the vigil by the window.

6 times? more of the same...just more frequent checks, or more accomplished between morning and vigil

7 times? ditto above...fingers getting tired...

8 times? ditto

9 times? .....

10 times?

you'd think I'd never heard "a watch pot never boils" huh?

This is JUST today...the mail is NOT here yet...will I get my "golden ticket" or not? What is YOUR guess? LOL


the answer? LOL 7 times and NO 171H form. Got the credit card bill though.

Yep...still waiting.

Heard that our USCIS office was processing through May 15 at the end of last week. Which puts us probably receiving our 171H by the end of 2 weeks from now. :) Might we have a fun and joyful 4th of July?!

Mail checks have become "obsessive" in that I watch for the mail carrier to drive up the street...or I check the mailbox at a certain time "early for mail delivery window" then watch for the mail carrier. I sprint out to the mailbox after they come...and so far...have been disappointed.

Chocolate helps. ;)

still waiting

I'm waiting, fairly easily. Not too down about checking the mail daily yet, and only checking it up to 2 times a day now. :) Doing good there.

I was reading on another blog today though, someone who was homestudy to USCIS on May 24th got their "Golden Ticket" today. :( Do not know if they were the same USCIS office or not...but gosh...it REALLY could come anyday couldn't it?!

I'm still thinking we'll be one of those unlucky few who find out at the 60 day mark "OH there's a problem" or "Oh we never got the homestudy it's lost in the mail" or something like that.

I'm trusting in G*d though that it will come soon, like in the next 7 days (7 more days fulfills the average for our USCIS office). It seems so far away, yet sounds like it could be so close.

BTW, my 2 documents are still at Chinese Embassy. I really would like to get those back soon. I'm starting to stress that those documents will hold us up!

May 24 - it was an important day

My homestudy was sent to USCIS from the state on May 24, 2006!!!!! It was approved, and I'm about 2 weeks into the wait for that elusive 171H form. Supposedly it only takes 60 days to get. Yeah..only if my luck changes. RIGHT?!

Where oh where are my documents?!

With all the focus on my homestudy, I failed to mention that I have 2 documents being finalized authenticated.

These 2 documents originated from states that had to go to the US Dept of State then on to the Chinese Embassy. This meant, that I sent my original certified copies, with their state seals certifying them as original, plus a copy, plus 2 Fed Ex envelopes, plus 2 money orders, PLUS Chinese Embassy cover sheet...all laid out with directions (I checked with our family coordinator to make sure I had it right)...and made a trip to do the Fed Ex in person.

I sent it out May 25 overnighted.
US Dept of State got it May 26. (love tracking numbers and Fed Ex)

So...waiting (hmmm...there's that waiting thing again) for US Dept of State to send the package on to Chinese Embassy.

then wait on Chinese Embassy to Authenticate it and send it on back to ME!

What did I learn (besides that it's really confusing to work with the Fed Ex website), is if you send REGULAR post mail to the US Dept of State it sits in their mailroom for 2+ weeks. WOW.

In honor of "Finding Nemo"

Just keep waiting...waiting...waiting.
Just keep waiting...waiting...waiting.
doo--dee-dee-doo-doo-dooooooo
Just keep waiting...waiting...waiiiiiiting.