Jo Jo, I see your post in my email (about six times now), but when I click on the link it says your item may have been deleted. If you're trying to post by email, try logging in and posting through the web interface.
The extra space at the top of the frame is either extra returns (turn on Type > Show Hidden Characters), or some kind of First Baseline Offset (Object > Text Frame Options > Baseline Options), or type on the page is baseline-shifted down.
Ken