I remember how it felt when my friends were allowed to watch something that I was not allowed to watch. Looking back on it now, I’m not really sure that keeping some of it from me “protected” me from much it all – it just made the forbidden fruit that much sweeter. Not exactly what [...]

I have reports of TA’s for the most recent group of NSN referrals arriving. Congrats to those families who are oh-so-much closer to finally buying those plane tickets!!!

As an adult, I loved the movie. As a mom, I loved the fact that Alice stands up for herself, for who she is and who she wants to be. But it was a bit rough in places for a child who is as sensitive as Glittergirl tends to be. After much deliberation and viewing [...]

I’m told that over 600 children were added to the Shared List on the 19th. The “most likely” date, from the most recent When post, was the 15th, so we were in the right ballpark. Looking at the numbers: The shortest time frame is 20 days, the longest is 49. The average is 34, the [...]

A new list came out Thursday night / Friday morning, and apparently it was a big list. I’ll do a new “SN When” post this weekend. Congrats to everyone matched off of this list!

As many of you figured out yesterday, different USCIS offices do different things. The 18 months is supposed to go from expiration date to expiration date, but at least two offices were doing it based on when they got the new one approved instead, and since they allowed a long period between request for a [...]