Wake up (check)
Drink coffee (check)
Buy American donuts for French house guests to try (check)
Shop for cupcake ingredients (check)
Pick up wedding guests from airport (oops--no time, they better meet me at the train)
Mani/Pedi (check)
CUPCAKES (checking, and will continue to check after the rehearsal dinner)
Present state: Scarf in my hair (B-you know the one/style! :), TONS of chocolate on my dingy sweater, whitening strips on my teeth. I am so hot! Must shower and prepare for rehearsal dinner!
Peace out! (And 12 days until court!)
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Adoption Timeline
5/08-8/08-Volunteering at the Missionaries of Charity Orphanage in Addis Ababa (Asco) and loving every single second!
8/12/08-Talk to Sisters about adopting.
(Searched for agency who would work with identified child)
9/18/08-First home study appointment with GlenKirk
10/4/08-Training at Glenkirk
10/6/08-Second home study appointment
10/22/08-Final home study appointment
12/5/08-Home study approved by DCFS!
12/15/08-I-600A sent
1/09 Gladney approved
1/23/09 New pictures of Y arrive
1/24/09 Bad news arrives
Feb 09-Uncertainty and Investigation (Decision made to travel)
4/1/09 Dossier arrives in Ethiopia (FINALLY!)
March 31st-April 21st-R in Ethiopia (Things looking up??)
Present: Nothing new
7/11/09-8/15/09-N in Ethiopia
8/09-Something good soon, maybe!
8/26/09-Yup! It was good!
10/5/09-Official Referral
10/22-09-Court date assigned for NOV 18
11/18/09-PASSED
12/07/09-Traveled to Ethiopia
12/8/09-Together as a family of three!
8/12/08-Talk to Sisters about adopting.
(Searched for agency who would work with identified child)
9/18/08-First home study appointment with GlenKirk
10/4/08-Training at Glenkirk
10/6/08-Second home study appointment
10/22/08-Final home study appointment
12/5/08-Home study approved by DCFS!
12/15/08-I-600A sent
1/09 Gladney approved
1/23/09 New pictures of Y arrive
1/24/09 Bad news arrives
Feb 09-Uncertainty and Investigation (Decision made to travel)
4/1/09 Dossier arrives in Ethiopia (FINALLY!)
March 31st-April 21st-R in Ethiopia (Things looking up??)
Present: Nothing new
7/11/09-8/15/09-N in Ethiopia
8/09-Something good soon, maybe!
8/26/09-Yup! It was good!
10/5/09-Official Referral
10/22-09-Court date assigned for NOV 18
11/18/09-PASSED
12/07/09-Traveled to Ethiopia
12/8/09-Together as a family of three!
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- Arkansas girl torn between planting roots in Chicago and the desire to live someplace far away! (What? Did someone say "Ethio?")
4 comments:
Ummm, is this the dirty yellow one or the black one with sequins? Either way- H. O. T.
oh my!!! dunkin donuts? there is like one on every corner in the entire Chicago metro. cupcakes sound really good right now. good luck with everything!!!
How did the cupcakes turn out?
cupcake photos and summary to come! and yes, rebecca....they were dunking donuts! What else!!!
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