It's Cold Out There!
>> Sunday, January 20, 2008
It's 13 degrees out and a low of 10 is predicted! It hasn't been this cold in a long time. I'm just thankful that I live in a time where we have heaters!
About
- Renee
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- I'm the wife of a wonderful man, the mother of three amazing kids, living in Chiang Mai, Thailand and trying serve God with our lives. I am blessed!
Adoption Timeline
July 12, 2010 - Sora's adoption is finalized!!!!!
June 17, 2010 - Final Post Placement Visit
May 6, 2010 - 2nd Post Placement VisitMarch 22, 2010 - 1st Post Placement Visit
February 24, 2010 - Sora is finally part of our family!
February 21, 2010 - Meet Sora Bada for the first time
February 18, 2010 - Leave for Korea!
February 11, 2010 - Travel Call!
December 15, 2009 - National Visa Center (NVC) forwards our paperwork to the US embassy in Seoul (aka NVC out)
December 2, 2009 - I-600 approval!!!!
November 4, 2009 - told that Korea will not give out any more visas this year so it will likely be February until we can go get her.
October 13, 2009 - Legals! I-600 filed with USCIS
September 21, 2009 - acceptance paperwork sent to Korea
September 14, 2009 - Officially accepted referral for Bada Kang
September 10, 2009 - Referral!!!!
July 13, 2009 - Our dossier was sent to Korea. Officially waiting for a referral!
July 2, 2009 - Received I-171H! (Immigration approval)
June 24, 2009 - Mailed final Korea home study and change-of-country paperwork to USCIS
June 23, 2009 - Mailed completed dossier paperwork to adoption agency; LSS mailed finalized home study to us and adoption agency.
June 16, 2009 - Physicals (again!)
June 12, 2009 - Received draft of Korea Home Study
June 1, 2009 - 1st and only visit from LSS social worker
May 21, 2009 - USCIS Immigration fingerprinting appointment for our I-600a
May 8, 2009 - sent application to Lutheran Social Services (LSS) to have our home study updated for Korea
May 7, 2009 - Applied to a 4th agency to adopt from Korea Special Needs (CHSFS taking WAY too long).
April 30, 2009 - Mailed home study to USCIS (Immigration)
March 3, 2009 - Received notarized, finalized Home Study!
March 1, 2009 - Applied to a 3rd adoption agency (CHSFS) to adopt from Russia
Febryary 27, 2009 - Kyrgyzstan program on hold indefinitely; we have to find another country
February 21, 2009 - Received draft of Home Study for Kyrgyzstan
February 10, 2009 - 2nd and Final Home Study meeting with our social worker - Yea!
January 29, 2009 - Mailed our I-600A
January 7, 2009 - 1st Home Study visit
December 28, 2008 - Mailed in Home Study application.
December 2, 2008 - Notified that a new social worker for our home study had been assigned to our case. Ugh!
November 12, 2008 - Applied to International Child Foundation's Kyrgyzstan program; decided to continue with AWAA for our home study
November 11, 2008 - Told we don't qualify for Kazakhstan
November 6, 2008 - Official withdrew from AWAA China program; asked to be considered for Kazakhstan
October 20, 2008 - received Home Study application and requirements
October 14, 2008 - began working on China dossier
September 26, 2008 - accepted to AWAA
September 12, 2008 - submitted application to AWAA for China Waiting Program
February 2008 - Met with America World Adoption (AWAA); decided to wait until we moved to Dallas to begin process.
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1 comments:
Girl, I am feeling your pain. It is so cold that it bites ya!
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