That's right folks, today is my birthday, a big one at that! I just turned 29. Where did my 20's go?
I got a nice surprise for my Birthday; today we recieved our updeated USCIS approval for 2 children! The Us government says that we can adopt both children!!!
I got a nice surprise for my Birthday; today we recieved our updeated USCIS approval for 2 children! The Us government says that we can adopt both children!!!
Callie and Chance, we are working hard to bring you home!
So what happens now? We have to submit our Dossier to the children's country. In order to do that we will have to have several documents certified and Apostilled. We have most of those documents ready to go. Once NYS Apostilles everything and sends the paperwork back to us we can submit our Dossier to our placement agency for review, as long as they are satisfied with it, our Dossier will be sent to the country. Then we wait. It may take several months to hear back from the country. If all goes well, we will be invited to meet the children for trip #1. At the end of that trip, we decide if we want to move forward with adopting them, signn the papers and go home. Then we wait another 4-6 months for a court date, go back to their country and stay for about a month. For trip #2, I will have the children for most of the time and real bonding can begin. After a month or so, we all come home! The process could take a year or so from now to be finalized. Please pray for a speedy and smooth process!
Our biggest hurdle currently is the fee that we must submit with our Dossier. We will owe our agency $9000, at this time we simply do not have that. I currently have a give-away going on to help us raise the funds needed for the next payment:
Our biggest hurdle currently is the fee that we must submit with our Dossier. We will owe our agency $9000, at this time we simply do not have that. I currently have a give-away going on to help us raise the funds needed for the next payment:
Party Lite Give Away with a First Prize AND a Runner up Prize! Donations will go directly toward our next fee and must be sent to our YourCaring Account: http://www.youcaring.com/adoption-fundraiser/bringing-home-callie-and-chance/186694
Each entry is $10, once we have $300 in our YouCaring account, we will draw the ...winner! You may also earn a free entry by sharing this on FB or Tweeting about it, post here or PM me with your entries!
Each entry is $10, once we have $300 in our YouCaring account, we will draw the ...winner! You may also earn a free entry by sharing this on FB or Tweeting about it, post here or PM me with your entries!
First Place Prize is a Party Lite Change-O-Luminary, a luminary that takes tea light candles. It comes with 3 sets of shades: Spiderweb, Snowflake, Fall leaves, or you can leave them all off for the spring/summer. You will ALSO get 36 Tea light candles, 12 each of: Cinnamon & Bayberry, Pine Berry and Holiday Spices.
Second Place/Runner up will get 6 of each of the following 5 scents of votive candle: Ocean Mist, Seaside Mist, Black Raspberry, Mulberry and Strawberry Rhubarb.
The money must be sent to our YouCaring account, not our Reece's Rainbow FSP. We will not have access to the money in our FSP until we are going on trip #1.
Another way you can help us out is to buy from my Origami Owl website: www.origami4orphans.origamiowl.com or host a party either online or in person.
We would greatly appreciate your prayers as we navigate through the process of this adoption.
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