Well, the judge decided to take the day off today. The cases scheduled to be heard today will be heard tomorrow. We're sad..
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Barcelona, Mexico City, California, and Addis Ababa; a family of four.
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imfairygood@gmail.com
About us
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)
Who's reading
Here are some blogs I like to visit
- (Court) Christine
- (Court) Winter in Ethiopia
- (Home again) Babylicious
- (Home) Albertsons
- (Home) Anil & Angie
- (Home) Ashley & Jason
- (Home) Atwoods
- (Home) Baggetts
- (Home) Bauer
- (Home) Breedloves
- (Home) Daileaders
- (Home) David & Robin
- (Home) Drew & Carey
- (Home) Elliotts
- (Home) Eric & Sharon
- (Home) Eric & Tara
- (Home) Ethiopia Mama
- (Home) Faulkners
- (Home) Freys
- (Home) Grace
- (Home) In Flux
- (Home) Kepleys
- (Home) Lydicks
- (Home) Martins
- (Home) Mestas
- (Home) Moak
- (Home) Nick & Sarah Marie
- (Home) Nick & Tessa
- (Home) Pages
- (Home) Roberts
- (Home) Runnions
- (Home) The Biggest Ethiopian Flag on the Block
- (Home) The road to our own
- (Home) Thornes
- (Home) Treats
- (Paper again ) We will bring them home
- (Paper Work again) Clevingers
- (Paperwork) Bottomlys
- (Referral) Bettina
- (Referral) Dunns
- (Referral) Eyes toward Ethiopia
- (Referral) Fournet
- (Referral) Shawn & Jami
- (Waiting) Byars
- (Waiting) Ryan & Meredeth
- An Aussieopian Family
- Swerl
Useful links
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-
Continuing Education
- Samantha-09/08/07-Welcoming a Sibling
- Samantha-09/08/07-Infant/Child C.P.R
- Samantha & Marina-9/22/07-Heartsent Picnic
7 comments:
I am sad for you...so sorry
Still praying for you and anxious to hear HAPPY news tomorrow!!! :) ~Shelly
Us, too. I am right there with you, sister
Take care
I'm sorry to hear that. Hoping for good news tomorrow!
this is bordering on comical... oh well... hang in there!!! we'll hopefully hear something tomorrow- anything!!!
becca ;)
I am so sorry, Samantha. I was so hoping to click on your blog and see Fenit's beautiful little face. I will be checking all day tomorrow.
Amy
Remember good things come to those who wait...Know you are in my heart. :)
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