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An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. ~ Chinese proverb

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Hello Everyone, I apologize for not updating sooner. I have been scolded for not updating so here is a brief. We had a good trip and we made it home safe. We are all adjusting very well to our new life. Jade is very sweet and a joy to be with. The doctor gave her a clean bill of health. God is good!

I will not be updating the blog often as I am spending most of my time with Jade and our grandsons. Thank you all for following our journey and praying with and for us.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

We are leaving today for China! We have checked our list and checked, and checked. We will try to update our blog while we are in China. Thank you for all your prayers.

Monday, March 22, 2010

One More Day And A Wake Up!!!!!!

We leave Wednesday!!!

John and I would like to thank everyone that has helped us get to this day. The wait was a long one to say the least. The prayers and shoulders were invaluable. The many gifts are greatly appreciated.

We will try to update our blog while in China but we have decided not to try to carry a lap top with us. We have been told we will have access to computers while in china but there are no promises.

Blessings,

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Moving Forward

We have our final itinerary! We have a minor change. We will be leaving March 24th with a "Gotcha Day" of March 29th. After almost 4 years we are finally almost there!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Great News!

We have great news! Our Travel Approval has been issued and mailed to our agency. Our Travel Advisor is working on making all the needed appointments. After all appointments have been scheduled we will receive our travel itinerary.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Time is really flying!

We have been busy making sure we have everything in order for our trip. We are getting regular contact from our agency with details that need to be completed. We sent our update for our home study to USCIS and confirmed they have received it. I realized today that our projected travel date is in three weeks! Wow!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Projected Travel Date

We have received a projected travel date of March 12, 2010 from our travel advisor. It seems like I have been going non-stop since we received our referral. I have been checking and rechecking our paperwork. We had passport photos taken. We have requested our visas for our passports and requested a home study update. We have discussed luggage and changed our minds several times. Oh what to do!

Next week we will check and double check our packing lists so we can make a final decision on what we are going to take. "Travel Light" that is my motto.

I will post more updates as I get them.

Important Dates

March 31, 2009 - Date dossier was sent to China (DTC)

April 5, 2006 - Log in date (LID) This is the date the officials at the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) logged our paperwork

January 26, 2006 - Our documents are back from Tallahassee

January 20, 2006 - John mailed our documents to Tallahassee to be authenticated

January 13, 2006 - We were fingerprinted today for USCIS requirements

December 30, 2005 - Mailed I-600A today

December 29, 2005 - Received the final copy of the home study today

November 22, 2005 - We received the draft copy of our home study

November 19, 2005 - Attended a GW adoption workshop today officiated by Susan. We met other couples that have adopted from China. What a joy to see how happy the children are.

November 14, 2005 - Today is the first visit for our home study

November 7, 2005 - Ordered reading material on adoption related issues.

November 3, 2005 - Mailed the FDLE background check & payment for the home study today

October 28, 2005 - We are official! I faxed our agreement to GW. Let the Paper Chase Begin!

October 25, 2005 - Today we received acceptance of our application with GW!

October 20, 2005 - Contacted our home study agency and made an appointment to begin the study.

October 18, 2005 - We mailed our application to GW. We contacted Susan (GW Regional Office).

October 11, 2005 - Ordered information packet from GW online.

October 8, 2005 - We decided to use Great Wall China Adoption as our agency to adopt a child from China.