Important Milestones

  • October 23, 2008 - Head Home! The plane is supposed to land around 8:30 pm
  • October 22, 2008 - Swearing In Ceremony
  • October 21, 2008 - Consulate Appointment
  • October 10, 2008 - Leave for China
  • September 8, 2008 - Travel Invitation! Hoping to get an October Consulate Appointment!
  • July 24,2008 - We have LOA! 78 days from LID!
  • May 8, 2008 - Official LID ... Now, we wait.
  • April 28, 2008 - Dossier on the way to China!
  • April 7, 2008 - Received USICS approval for Jessie Rose. Approval was signed on April 4.
  • March 14, 2008 - USCIS/FBI Fingerprinting in Birmingham
  • February 21, 2008 - Homestudy sent off to USCIS
  • January 27, 2008 - Find out home study is in the hands of our agency and they are starting to get the authentications for our dossier.
  • December 13, 2007 - Fourth and final home study! Come on, Karen, get that thing written up!
  • December 3, 2007 - Third homestudy. One more to go!
  • Nov. 18, 2007 - Second homestudy
  • Nov. 11, 2007 - First homestudy scheduled for 1pm.
  • Sept. 24, 2007 - Sent final application and China dossier to agency
  • July 13, 2007 - Pre-Approval to Adopt Received from China
  • March 21, 2007 - Letter of Intent submitted for Jessie Rose

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Sally. July.

Had to say it out loud.

Sally. July.

Sally. July.

Sally. July.

Sally. July.

Sally. July.

Sally. July.

Sally. July.

Sally. July.

Ok. Got that out of my system. ;-)

MEANWHILE ...

I leave in 10 days to meet out little girl! Still so much to do!

Did I mention the comforter I bought for her bed was wrecked in the wash? Cheap comforters! All the batting balled up and fused together. I told Dennis he could use it in the dog house this winter, but he says he won't. Nobody is going to want this mass of lumpy stuff on their bed. I did get a replacement that is pretty close to the color of the top of the wall in her room though. So, I'm happy enough.

We had to buy a new washing machine. We've got a home appliance warranty, but all they ever do is replace part after part after part while we go without our fridge for 6 weeks (living out of coolers to keep the baby's milk cold), without the dishwasher for over a month and without the microwave for over a month. I'm 99% certain they spent way more on repairs than a new appliance would have cost in all three cases. When they told me it would be several more days while they "research" the part for the washer I decided enough was enough. Weird thing is, one of the guys at work has the same warranty and they always immediately replace his appliance. Yeah, I'll be mentioning that when I cancel the policy. I don't care to continue paying them a premium each month for all the lost time at work and frustration and inconvenience for my family. Would I recommend A H S? Nope. Now, watch the AC and heat go out as soon as I cancel ...

Guess that's it for now.

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