Well we have been DTE (Dossier to Ethiopia) for 2 months 2 weeks and 4 days. Our adoption agency has a Yahoo! Group for Ethiopian Adoptive families and we are all kind-of obsessed with our place on the "unofficial list". This "unofficial list" is maintained by a fellow adoptive mother, she updates the "list" every time a family becomes DTE, gets a referral, or travels for court/embassy appointment. All the adoptive families LOVE to watch their names move up the list- IE: closer to a referral for their child/children. We all rejoice and cry together. It is an AMAZING community. We have come to rely on their insights, and encouragement. Well... when we began this journey a little over 2 1/2 months ago we were #27 on the little girl list.
WE ARE NOW #13! ! ! ! !
We serve an AWESOME and AMAZING GOD!
He has been guiding this adoption and we are totally in awe of his grace, mercy, and love for us and our daughter-to-be. Please continue to pray for us and Paige.
Follow our adoption journey to our daughter- Aerie; whom God brings from Ethiopia, Africa. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20
"Sometimes I would like to ask God, why He allows poverty, famine, and injustice in the world when He could do something about it... but I'm afraid He might ask me the same question." Anonymous
Sunday, November 7, 2010
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Adoption Time-line
02/02/10- Ethiopia adoption application & fee sent.
02/17/10- Accepted into America Worlds Ethiopia Program!
02/20/10- Paid initial AWAA program fee.
Start paper chase...
03/02/10- Ordered our birth certificates.
03/02/10- Spoke w/and chose GLAD as Home-Study Agency.
03/03/10- Got Angi's employeement & life ins. verification.
03/04/10- Received Tim's birth cert. in mail.
03/04/10- Went to courthouse, got Marriage Cert.
03/05/10- Received Angi's birth cert. in mail.
03/05/10- Scheduled Tim's phys. letter doctor appt.for 3/8
03/08/10- Mailed GLAD application letter & fee.
03/10/10- Ethiopia made big change- 2 trips required now.
03/11/10- Rec'd GLAD/AWAA Post Placement Agreement.
03/11/10- Rec'd Tim's Health/Life Ins. letter.
03/12/10- Jack & Annie rabie shots/Home Study Requirment
03/13/10- Rosie & Sara rabie shots.
03/21/10- Began Hague on-line required training course.
03/22/10- GLAD beginning our background checks.
03/22/10- Our HIV tests and Tim's HEP B blood draw done.
03/23/10- Tim's TB Test scheduled for 3/30/10.
03/25/10- Notary notarized all paperwork we've collected.
03/26/10- Kyla, our social work came for 1st & 2nd home visi
03/26/10- Adoption Tax Credit raised to$13,100.00! Go God!
03/27/10- Kyla finished 3rd Home Study visit.
03/27/10- Finished family photo pages.
03/30/10- Tim rescheduled TB Test until 4/6/10.
03/31/10- Picked up Tim's HEP B test results.
04/02/10- Received Archie's referance letter.
04/06/10- Tim had TB test placed.
04/06/10- Angi got bloodwork records.
04/06/10- Re-did Financial Statement/faxed to AWAA.
04/09/10- Tim's TB test results- negative :)
04/10/10- Completed Hague On-line training course.
04/10/10- Dog vaccines done.
04/20/10- Faxed Florida CPS request to FL today.
05/03/10- Had our physical visits today.
05/26/10- Angi's bloodwork drawn.
05/28/10- Angi's bloodwork result- normal.
05/28/10- Tim's bloodwork drawn & normal result.
06/01/10- Our 14th Annivesary- Renee notarized physicals!
06/07/10- Picked up our physicals & faxed to GLAD/AWAA.
06/07/10- Found out GLAD rec'd FL CPS checks 6/4/10.
06/07/10- Requested Dr. letter for Angi.
06/10/10- Picked up & faxed Dr. letter to AWAA.
06/10/10- Waiting for AWAA to approve Home Study.
06/15/10- AWAA read Home Study & requested corrections.
06/23/10- GLAD corrected and sent H.S. back to AWAA.
06/24/10- AWAA approved our Home Study!
07/01/10- Got money order for final GLAD payment.
07/01/10- Met Klya/GLAD in Vincennes, got final HomeStdy
07/02/10- Mailed I-600A application & fee.
07/09/10- Renee notarized rest of Dossier paperwork.
07/09/10- Sent 2 papers to IN State Dept.for Authentication
07/12/10- Fed-Ex package received at IN State Dept.
07/13/10- We rec'd Authenticated papers in mail!
07/14/10- Rec'd Immigration Fingerprinting appt for 8/9/10
07/23/10- Went early-Immigration/Indy. for fingerprinting.
07/26/10- Called USCIS & left msg for Immigration Officer.
07/29/10- Officer Opfer called, USCIS back-logged 3 weeks.
08/05/10- Rec'd I-171H today!Thanks Officer Opfer-speedy
08/06/10- Renee notarized new MOWA letter & I-171H.
08/06/10- Got Cashier's check to go with Dossier.
Paper chase completed!
08/06/10- Shipped Dossier to AWAA by Fed-Ex.
08/10/10- AWAA received Dossier packet.
08/13/10- AWAA approved Dossier, maybe DTE next Fri?
08/13/10- Rec'd U.S.State letter stating I-600A sent to ET!
08/19/10- AWAA Fed-Ex'd our Dossier to Ethiopia!
08/25/10- Dossier arrived in Ethiopia today!
The WAIT begins...
02/17/10- Accepted into America Worlds Ethiopia Program!
02/20/10- Paid initial AWAA program fee.
Start paper chase...
03/02/10- Ordered our birth certificates.
03/02/10- Spoke w/and chose GLAD as Home-Study Agency.
03/03/10- Got Angi's employeement & life ins. verification.
03/04/10- Received Tim's birth cert. in mail.
03/04/10- Went to courthouse, got Marriage Cert.
03/05/10- Received Angi's birth cert. in mail.
03/05/10- Scheduled Tim's phys. letter doctor appt.for 3/8
03/08/10- Mailed GLAD application letter & fee.
03/10/10- Ethiopia made big change- 2 trips required now.
03/11/10- Rec'd GLAD/AWAA Post Placement Agreement.
03/11/10- Rec'd Tim's Health/Life Ins. letter.
03/12/10- Jack & Annie rabie shots/Home Study Requirment
03/13/10- Rosie & Sara rabie shots.
03/21/10- Began Hague on-line required training course.
03/22/10- GLAD beginning our background checks.
03/22/10- Our HIV tests and Tim's HEP B blood draw done.
03/23/10- Tim's TB Test scheduled for 3/30/10.
03/25/10- Notary notarized all paperwork we've collected.
03/26/10- Kyla, our social work came for 1st & 2nd home visi
03/26/10- Adoption Tax Credit raised to$13,100.00! Go God!
03/27/10- Kyla finished 3rd Home Study visit.
03/27/10- Finished family photo pages.
03/30/10- Tim rescheduled TB Test until 4/6/10.
03/31/10- Picked up Tim's HEP B test results.
04/02/10- Received Archie's referance letter.
04/06/10- Tim had TB test placed.
04/06/10- Angi got bloodwork records.
04/06/10- Re-did Financial Statement/faxed to AWAA.
04/09/10- Tim's TB test results- negative :)
04/10/10- Completed Hague On-line training course.
04/10/10- Dog vaccines done.
04/20/10- Faxed Florida CPS request to FL today.
05/03/10- Had our physical visits today.
05/26/10- Angi's bloodwork drawn.
05/28/10- Angi's bloodwork result- normal.
05/28/10- Tim's bloodwork drawn & normal result.
06/01/10- Our 14th Annivesary- Renee notarized physicals!
06/07/10- Picked up our physicals & faxed to GLAD/AWAA.
06/07/10- Found out GLAD rec'd FL CPS checks 6/4/10.
06/07/10- Requested Dr. letter for Angi.
06/10/10- Picked up & faxed Dr. letter to AWAA.
06/10/10- Waiting for AWAA to approve Home Study.
06/15/10- AWAA read Home Study & requested corrections.
06/23/10- GLAD corrected and sent H.S. back to AWAA.
06/24/10- AWAA approved our Home Study!
07/01/10- Got money order for final GLAD payment.
07/01/10- Met Klya/GLAD in Vincennes, got final HomeStdy
07/02/10- Mailed I-600A application & fee.
07/09/10- Renee notarized rest of Dossier paperwork.
07/09/10- Sent 2 papers to IN State Dept.for Authentication
07/12/10- Fed-Ex package received at IN State Dept.
07/13/10- We rec'd Authenticated papers in mail!
07/14/10- Rec'd Immigration Fingerprinting appt for 8/9/10
07/23/10- Went early-Immigration/Indy. for fingerprinting.
07/26/10- Called USCIS & left msg for Immigration Officer.
07/29/10- Officer Opfer called, USCIS back-logged 3 weeks.
08/05/10- Rec'd I-171H today!Thanks Officer Opfer-speedy
08/06/10- Renee notarized new MOWA letter & I-171H.
08/06/10- Got Cashier's check to go with Dossier.
Paper chase completed!
08/06/10- Shipped Dossier to AWAA by Fed-Ex.
08/10/10- AWAA received Dossier packet.
08/13/10- AWAA approved Dossier, maybe DTE next Fri?
08/13/10- Rec'd U.S.State letter stating I-600A sent to ET!
08/19/10- AWAA Fed-Ex'd our Dossier to Ethiopia!
08/25/10- Dossier arrived in Ethiopia today!
The WAIT begins...
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