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Adoption Time Line

“The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing. But in our culture we apply for a curse and reject blessings. Something is wrong with this picture.” ~Doug Phillips

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Decided to Adopt Internationally..11/15/09

Agreed upon Ethiopia...11/25/09

Recieved Application....12/9/09

Finished Hague Training ... 12/12/09

Application turned in to BCS....1/20/10

Homestudy Interviews.....2/28/10

Home Visit finished.....3/5/10

Homestudy Finalized.... 3/24/10

Sent off our I-600A....3/30/10

Got Fingerprinting Apt.....4/13/10

Fingerprinted for USCIS....4/27/10

USCIS I-171H came .......5/12/10

Sent papers to be State Sealed.....5/13/10

Dossier State Sealed..........5/17/10

Copies made....5/18/10

Sent for Authentication....5/19/10

Dossier sent to Ethiopia.....6/18/10

Travel Vaccinations......6/29/10

Recieve referral for a sweet 8 month old little girl......10/19/10 (4 months and 1 day wait!!)

Accept Referral and submit acceptance documents...10/21/10

Paperwork submitted to Court ...2/16/11

Assigned Court Date .....3/23/11

Travel to Ethiopia for our May 19th Court Date

Begin updating our Homestudy...5/25/11

Recieved new Birth Certificate......5/27/11

Obtain a new passport for our baby girl .... 6/7/11

Submitted to Embassy......6/7/11

Embassy asked for more info....6/16/11

Embassy clears our case/ assign us a date 6/23/11

Travel to Ethiopia to pick up our baby girl....7/6/11

Gotcha Day....7/11/11

Home FOREVER!....7/17/11

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Shaping Arrows

Sunday, December 20, 2009

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