Love More, Laugh Often (formerly "Tiger & Kar are Adopting!"): Romans 8:28

"And we have known that to those loving God, all things do work together for good to those who are called according to purpose."

Amen!

Our Timeline

5/27/08 - GOTCHA DAY!
5/15/08 - Court!!
5/10-5/31/08 - Trip 2
4/30/08 - Recv'd Trip 2 Visa's from Consulate
4/25/08 - Travel arrangements made for Trip 2, May 10-31 2008
4/23/08 - Recv'd news of our court date, 5/15/08!
4/4/08 - I-171H and FBI fingerprints notarized, apostilled and FedEx'd to Susan in TX to hand carry to Moscow for us on Wed. 4/9/08!!
4/3/08 - Recv'd approved 171H & finally removed countdown ticker (last reading on it was waiting 2 months, 2 weeks & 6 days!)
3/21/08 - Ilya's 1st Birthday
3/15-3/22/08 - Trip 1
3/6/08 - Recv'd Visa back from Consulate
3/3/08 - FedEx'd Visa app to NY Consulate
2/23/08 - recv'd confirmation of 1st travel dates 3/15/08 - 3/22/08!!
2/19/08 - recv'd confirmation from USCIS, fingerprints cleared sometime last week
2/8/08 - USCIS Fingerprint Appt
2/1/08 - Received FBI fingerprint clearances (4 days earlier than requested!)
1/23/08 - FedEx'd fingerprints to FBI (needed for Moscow region), asked for expedited service to be returned 2/5/08
1/19/08 - Turned in dossier to C , spoke about regions, decided on Moscow :-) ; unable to meet Ana & Russ due to weather :-(
1/18-1/20/08 - Trip to Asheville to meet C, Ana & Russ
1/15/08 - Dossier Apostilled!
1/14/08 - I600A submitted; dossier notarized
1/11/08 - Fingerpint drama is OVER! Received 5 copies of our HS
1/10/08 - FPL rejects Judy's fingerprints
12/19/07 - Judy's HS fingerprints resubmitted - will they be "expedited"?!
11/27/07 - SW had us review first draft of HS - still waiting on CPS and Fingerprints to come back...hopefully will have them the 1st week of December
11/16/07 - Final interview w/ SW!
11/15/07 - Request Judy's criminal history from VSP (again!)
11/7/07 - Norm's HS Interview
11/5/07 - Kar's HS Interview
11/1/07 - Autobiographies (for both of us!) DONE!!!
11/1/07 - Karyn & Chef Judy physicals completed!
10/31/07 - Mailed Child Protective Services Release of Info - for home study
10/31/07 - Visited Sheriff's Office for National Fingerprint Backround Check - for home study
10/31/07 - Received our Criminal Histories from the VA State Police - to be forwarded to CSS
10/30/07 - Purchased money orders for: National Background Check (3) and Child Prot. Svc. Release (3)
10/29/07 - Joint interview with SW
10/25/07: Receive Dossier requirements from CSS and begin the Paper Chase!
10/23/07: First meeting with SW to get home study papers
10/07: We realize "Agency A" isn't the agency for us. We apply to and are accepted by CSS (Catholic Social Services in NC)
09/07: Decide to adopt from Russia and apply to "Agency A".
08/07: Begin researching IA again.
2006: We're pregnant again but it's another ectopic. This time, surgery is required.
12/05: We begin researching international adoption.
2001: We're pregnant! Sadly, it's ectopic..
08/95: Our wedding day!
10/12/94: We meet while both stationed at Andrews Air Force Base

Acronyms & Definitions

AACK!!! - Kar stressing out!! :-)
IA - International Adoption
Paper Chase - Collecting documents needed for the HS, Dossier, I600A and I171H
HS - Home Study
SW - Social Worker (person doing our HS)
Dossier - Legal documents requested by Russia (birth certs, marriage lic, financial statement, photos, and MUCH more!)
Apostille - Legalization of a document for international use
USCIS - US Citizenship & Immigration Services
I600A - Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
I171H - Notice of Favorable Determination Concerning Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

Prayers for our Children

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Romans 8:28

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