Fairy Good Family previously Fairy Good Baby: New Court Date

Our new court date is set for March 19th, 2008. If it all goes well, we could be traveling by April 5th, 2008. Interestingly enough (and I hope I'm not jinxing myself) that is the week of my spring break! If the stars align properly I will not be using any of my sick leave during travel, which will leave me with more than enough days with Fenit to finish the school year and get me through until summer. Please keep us in mind and send us your good thoughts on March 19th.

Time line

04/26/08-Begin travel
04/12/08-Made all travel arrangements
04/11/08-Granted Custody!!!
03/03/07-made the decision to adopt
03/21/07-called Heartsent Adoptions to receive a home study application
03/19/07-sent information sheet to Gladney Center for Adoptions
03/23/07-received Heartsent application
03/30/07-information Sheet Received by Gladney
04/04/07-turned in Heastsent home study application
04/04/07-Spanish Counsulate General-birth certificate
04/06/07-information meeting with Heartsent
04/09/07-Sent completed I-600A
04/11/07-FedExed Application to Gladney
04/11/07-Phone Orientation w/ Judy from Gladney
04/13/07-received e-mail list of items needed from Gladney
04/16/07-FedExed all of 1st, 2nd and most of 3rd groups items to Tonia from Gladney
04/16/07-CIS Checks cleared
04/18/07-received CIS fingerprint appointment notice
04/19/07-Samantha fingerprints at CIS (El Monte)
04/25/07-first home study meeting
04/27/07-Fernando fingerprints at CIS (El Monte)
04/28/07-Heartsent orientation
04/28/07-turned in notarized reference letter to Heartsent
04/30/07-turned in notarized work verification to Heartsent-Samantha
05/02/07-2nd home study meeting
05/03/07-Samantha's physical @ Kaiser
05/17/07-Fernando's physical @ Kaiser
05/18/07-third, and last, home study meeting
05/21/07-Fernando picked-up employment letters
05/25/07-picked up notarized account verification letters
06/01/07-sent FBI request
06/04/07-notarized physicals
06/04/07-turned in notarized physicals and copy of Fernando's passport to Heartsent
06/07/07-Gladney received our signed medicals and last letter of recommendation-application complete
06/08/07-had parent letter notarized
06/11/07-Heartsent sent off home study to CIS (last week)
06/14/07-We received our FBI documents
06/15/07-Reveived Heartsent's license, home study apporver's license, and post placement contract
06/18/07-notarized FBI paperwork (Samantha)
06/18/07-Received renewed passport (Samantha)
06/19/07-picked up completed home study
06/19/07-received letter from CIS asking for more proof of citizenship (Samantha). FedExed them a copy of new passport
06/22/07-Officially Gladney approved!!!
06/26/07-Notarized a copy of Samantha's passport and Fernandp's FBI documents
06/28/07-Scanned and e-mailed most of the Dossier documents to Gladney
07/02/07-Authenticated in the County Clerk's and Secretary of State offices about half of our documents
07/05/07-FedExed authentication packet to NY Secretary of State & about half of completed dossier to Gladney
07/06/07-Received Samantha's birth certificante. Sent other half of dossier for California authentication
07/10/07-Picked-up CIS approval leter, notarized it and authenticated up to the state level
07/25/07-sent for NY Authentication- Kings County Clerk
08/01/07-Kings County Clerk sent authentication on to the Secretary of State in NY
08/08/07-received NY authenticated documents
08/22/07-we are officially waiting for a referral
09/05/07-found out that our dossier was sent to Ethiopia as of last week; some time, and that "Belay (one of our in-country representatives) confirmed that he received your dossier in Ethiopia."
12/18/07-Recieved a picture of our baby
01/24/08-Court date scheduled for 02/19/08
02/19/08-Courts need more information
03/03/08-1 year aniversary since our adoption proces began
03/19/08-Judge states our file is incomplete
03/26/08-Judge did not go into court
03/27/08-Judge states our file continues to be incomplete
04/09/08-Made hotel reservations
04/10/08-Court for the 5th time (postponed till tomorrow)

Adoption Related Costs

Gladney Information Sheet-$50
Heartsent home study application-$200
6 certified copies of Fernando's birth certificate-$43.50
Heartsent home study first half-$1400
Live Scan (finger prints)Samantha-$67
CIS-I-600A-$545
CIS-fingerprinting X2-$140
Live Scan (finger prints) Fernando-$67
Gladney Application Request-$300
Gladney Program Fee-$3000
Gladney Home Study review fee-$250
3 Copies of our marriage certificate-$39
Heartsent home study second half -$1215
3 notarized employment letters-Fernando-$30
FBI finger prints So. Pasadena PD X2-$7
FBI Finger print processing X2-$18
Heartsent post placement fee-$1200
County Clerk's Authentication of 14 documents-$126
Secretary of State authentication of 15 documents-$320
Samantha's birth certificate-
NY Kings County Clerk-$3
NY Secretary of State-$10
State of TX Authentication-$40
US Dpt of State-2X $7
Ethiopian Embassy-2X $94
Gladney Balance-
Courier-$75
Total FedEx-

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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