This is a diary of adoption. The process began November 2006.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Departing Addis Ababa
These are some shots we took at the top of Mount Entoto, overlooking Addis Ababa. We are leaving for the airport in 30 minutes or so, and we will be so glad to be home! I will write more when little Miss A. is napping or sleeping. :)
I AM THE CHILD
I am the child,
All the world waits for my coming,
All the earth watches with interest to see what I shall become.
Civilization hangs in the balance,
For what I am, the world of tomorrow will be.
I am the child,
I have come into your world,
About which I know nothing,
Why I came I know not;
How I came I know not;
I am curious;
I am interested.
I am the child,
You hold in your hand my destiny,
You determine, largely, whether I shall succeed or fail.
Give me, I pray you,
Those things that make for happiness.
Train me, I beg you,
That I may be a blessing to the world.
~~ Author Unknown ~~
11/13/06 - sent application to CHI
12/26/06 - sent form to U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
01/24/07 - 1st home study visit - CA
02/08/07 - 2nd home study visit - CA
03/21/07 - home study complete and mailed to me
03/25/07 - went to CHI informational meeting
04/23/07 - dossier apostille trip to Sacramento, to CHI
09/10/07 - dossier registered at Fed. level in Kazakhstan
10/19/07 - moved to TX
01/04/08 - home study visit - TX
04/07/08 - mailed updated fingerprints and medical form
05/24/08 - updated apostilled homestudy sent to CHI
08/21/08 - notified that dossier was being returned
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Ethiopia
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10/01/08 - sent in application to new agency
10/28/08 - home study visit for update
12/29/08 - received updated homestudy
01/08/09 - received authenticated docs from Sec. of State
01/10/09 - mailed dossier to assistant stork and cried at post office
01/21/09 - dossier arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
09/02/09 - received referral for my Little A.
10/21/09 - court date scheduled for Nov. 13, 09
11/09/09 - court date rescheduled for Nov. 18, 09
11/13/09 - passed court on original court date!
01/08/10 - flight with cousin Blue to Ethiopia
01/18/10 - little A. is home!
2 comments:
so glad you are on your way home
Wow, she is soooooooooo beautiful, both inside and out. I hope you're doing well. Susan
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