Red & Yellow, Black & White: March 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010

Our Dock

A friend of Brad's took this picture when they spent a few days at our lake cabin last fall. Isn't this a beautiful picture? I have to admit the dock isn't really as pretty as it looks. It's definitely what you'd call "rustic".

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wake Up Ladybugs

We have had a massive influx of ladybugs who have come into our house to promptly die. Ephraim LOVES ladybugs. I found him laying on the floor pushing around some of the pile of dead ones saying, "Wake up, little ladybugs. Ladybugs! No sleeping!"

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Our Church's Series on "Planned" Parenthood"

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Adoption Timeline

2006
November 8 - Application Mailed
November 22 - Accepted
November 24 - I-600A Mailed
November 27 - Delivery Confirmed
November 28 - Receipt of I-600A
November 30 - Fingerprint Notice
December 15 - Home Study Update
December 21 - Stacey Fingerprinted
December 28 - Added to List (#116)
2007
January 24 - Home Study Mailed
January 25 - Ben Fingerprinted
February 8 - Waiting List (#111)
February 20 - Waiting List (#109)
February 27 - Waiting List (#105)
March 8 - Waiting List (#101)
March 22 - Waiting List (#99)
April 19 - Waiting List (#98)
April 25 - Dossier Authentication
May 2 - Delivery Confirmed
May 2 - Added to SN Wait List
May 3 - Waiting List (#97)
June 7 - Waiting List (#86)
June 25 - Dossier Translated
June 28 - On Waiting List Six months
July 9 - Waiting List (#81)
August 6 - Waiting List (#4 SN)
August 8 - Waiting List (#76)
September 7 - Waiting List (#70)
October 8 - Waiting List (#67)
October 22 - Waiting child -- OURS!!
October 23 - Official Referral Date
October 25 - Letter #1 Submitted
October 29 - Referral Receipt - CHI
2008
February 5 - Fingerprint Request
February 7 - Proof of Delivery
March 1 - All Fingerprinted
March 3 - I-600 Application Mailed
March 5 - I-600 Acknowledgement
April 17 - I-600 Approval!
May 2 - Original G & R Date
May 3 - Fly to Ho Chi Minh City
May 5 - MEET EPHRAIM!
May 6 - Drive to Kien Giang
May 7 - G & R Ceremony
May 8 - Medical, Apply for Passport
May 12 - Fly to Hanoi
May 13 - Visa appointment at USCIS
May 14 - Pick Up Visa, Fly Home
May 15 - Arrive in Nashville!
May 23 - Certificate of Citizenship
June 12 - Re-Adoption Filed by Court
July 3 - Tennessee Birth Certificate