OFII appointment - part II

Actually, my whole appointment was to end at 1130am
if only i brought the correct document
my electricty bill was more than 4 months old
so i was told to return with a newer bill or a rental receipt
You may wonder why i bring an old bill
apparently, we dont receive monthly bill
and that was the latest at home

anyway, we were supposed to pay taxes of euro 240 in stamps
yes, stamps!
i dont understand the idea of paying in stamps
but husband say alot of things are paid in stamps
I went home and was due to return at 2pm

when i arrived, there was a long queue
so i assumed that its the 2nd intake of the day
i went to the guard and tried to explained in my bad french that i am here to submit my documents
the guard told me that the office is closed and i am to come next morning
i got a shock and tried to explain (in bad french and english) that the lady told me to come at 2pm
the guard was nice and approached a chinese man to help us translate
after some translation, the guard insisted that the office is closed
but i can join the queue to see the admin / recptionist
in the room i realised people are not here for 2nd intake
but to ask questions on immigrations etc

As there were about 15 people,
i cant imagine how it is to queue and possibility facing the same answer to come tomorrow
i remembered the lady passed me their office no in the morning
so i decided to call
through very bad french and english, the lady finally informed me that she is coming down to pick me up
and i was so happy
apparently the office is indded close
but i have a 2pm appointment that the guard wasnt aware
and she informed that is good i called
as the admin/receptionist wont know about the appointment and dont understand english
so she will probably just send me home
after all that queueing

so finally, i submitted all the documents
and got a new sticker on my passport
For now, i have an appointment with french school on 11 sept...
and a full day civis lecture in october..
the next big challenge will be to apply for my residence card in 3 months...  

I cant explained how tired i was mentally, emotionally and physiclly after the appointment..
at least things are moving..