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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

We rang in the new year with our friends Mike and Sherri last night! Bryan had a buddy over to spend the night too. What a great time! I have to say the highlight of the night was watching Mike act like a kindergarten student during the Cranium game. HILARIOUS!! Let's do it again soon, guys!

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Lydia said...: I'm so jealous! (Glad you had a good time, though); January 3, 2008 at 2:00 PM

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ADOPTION TIMELINE (DESTINATION: ELLIE)

10/30/07- orientation meeting with home study agency
11-12/07- gathering documents for home study
1/28/08- home vist #1
2/1/08- immigration application and finger printing
2/5/08- home visit #2
2/22/08- accepted by placement agency (Adoppt, Inc)
2/27/08- received completed home study
2/28/08- home study received at USCIS office in Louisville
3/20/08- received I-171 H form!
3/26/08- KY state seals received for all dossier documents
4/4/08- dossier sent to Consulate General of Vietnam
in San Francisco for Vietnam Embassy authentication
4/8/08- dossier received in San Francisco
4/22/08- received confirmation from the Consulate General's office that our dossier was sent to Vietnam on 4/21!
4/28/08- dossier received in Vietnam; sent for translation
5/19/08- received word that our dossier was logged in sometime last week. WE ARE OFFICIALLY WAITING A REFERRAL NOW!
8/8/08- officially told we will NOT be getting Ellie from Vietnam
9/1/08- Deadline for referrals from Vietnam... none for us.
9/3/08- requested our dossier be sent back to us; researching other options for adoption; getting info on changing our home study and USCIS forms; LOTS of prayers on where God wants us to go next
9/8/08- Approved by Celebrate Children International to begin the process of adopting from Ethiopia!
9/15/08- Ethiopia contract and fees sent in. Our homestudy has been amended, and we are waiting for our amended 171H form as well.
9/30/08- received our amended 171H!
12/20/08- saw picture of a little girl; waiting for more info.
12/27/08- received video footage of little girl; waiting on medical info to make our decision.
12/30/08- received word that she is healthy
12/31/08- dossier returned to us with US Dept. and Ethiopian Embassy seals!
1/1/09- received complete medical evaluation on child; we will accept referral!! We have found her!
1/7/09- signed the papers to accept the referral of our Ellie.
4/9/09- re-fingerprinted for our 171H, as they are about to expire. STILL waiting on a court date...
6/5/09-Ellie has been moved to the Transition House in the city! Still no court date assigned
6/9/09- Court date assigned for 6/18/09!!
6/19/09- court date reassigned to 7/2/09
7/2/09- PASSED COURT!!! Awaiting travel dates!
7/29/09- Embassy date appointed for 8/11/09. Tickets purchased to travel on August 7th!!!!! WOO HOOO~~~
8/7/09- left for Ethiopia!
8/9/09- met Ellie face to face for the first time!
8/15/09- HOME at last!!

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