4/17/11 (Palm Sunday) after much prayer, we decided to adopt internationally through china's special needs program 4/20/11 chose Lifeline adoption agency 4/22/11 (Good Friday) went home to tell our families 4/23/11 submitted application and first fee 4/13 & 4/14 had BIGGEST GARAGE SALE ever..... made $3000!!! 5/18 first home study visit 5/25 second and third home study visit 6/6 mailed off FBI fingerprints for state 6/8 last homestudy visit ~ mailed remaining homestudy fee 6/13 boys had their medical exams 6/15 kevin's medical exam 6/22 my medical exam 6/23 cash for gold party ~made $1100 7 /9 friends' kids hosted "lemonade for Lane" ~ made $133 7/19 FBI clearance from first set of fingerprints (state set) returned (6 weeks 1 day) 7/26 mailed off i800a application!! 8/4 received 797c ~ biometrics appointment date 8/23 biometric fingerprints taken and premier jewelry party with stacey strassheim willoughby ~ made $270 10/18 DOSSIER TO CHINA!!!! (DTC) 10/30 Log~in~date (LID) 11/30 REFERRAL DAY!!!!!!! 12/5 received pre~approval (PA) and began LOA wait 12/13 mailed off care package to Lane AND RECEIVED A VIDEO of HER!! 1/20/12 Lane received care package 2/14/12 I800 approval received and boy's passports arrived! 2/24/12 national visa letter arrived 3/13/12 article 5 picked up
well. . where do i start? i'm the mom of two young boys that are absolutely my heart. we are on an adoption journey to our precious baby girl in china. i adore my sweet hubby and am blessed to call him mine. i love my Lord and am thankful He saw fit to love me despite myself. i consider myself a mom and wife first and foremost, but i also faux~finish, teach preschool, and make wooden distressed frames. no. . i'm not busy at all :O)
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thank you for sending me a christmas card. i just LOVE it...everything about it! xo and merry christmas my sweet friend.
This is my favorite one yet! Love my K-man and Russ Russ((Hugs)) Love you too ;)
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