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So I have been feeling a little cooped up lately, so I thought that I would write a little. We had a small ice storm this past weekend, but nothing us veterans couldn't handle. Of course, we didn't even lose power which does make things a bit easier! Finally this weekend they are calling for some snow. We got sleds for Christmas about 3 years ago and have been able to only use them one time! I swear we had more opportunities before we got them! Well, on the adoption front we have to send our agency some more paperwork, mostly the new form that is now being required since it wasn't in with the rest of our paperwork! There's always something! With all the questions going on about our particular program/country I had this overwhelming sense of peace about our whole process the other day. I am confident that we were going the right direction. That doesn't mean that the journey will be easy or without heartbreak, it just means that it is the right one for use to be taking.
So like I stated in my last entry our dossier paperwork is gone and now we are waiting. So far it hasn't been long so I am still pretty sane, well I am at least just as insane as I was when we started so that is a good thing! There have been a lot of different things happening with our program and when I think about those I get anxious and a little nervous and just want to go over to get our child just so I know that everything is okay! It breaks my heart to hear of families coming back home without their child, but some of these families have such a good faithful outlook that I am encouraged by them and the way they face their disappointment. I have been substitute teaching and it keeps me busy and reminds me almost daily the many things Jeff and I have to look forward to. For example, today I subbed for a first grade class and as luck would have it a front moved through our area and brought with it freezing rain and sleet, not quite as fun as snow, but the kids were so excited about it they could hardly stay in their seats! Okay, so maybe winter weather gets me a little excited too, but having a child to share that excitement with, OOOOHHHH WHAT FUN!! Although after the wonderful ice storm we had last year and going 14 days without power I will say the white fluffy kind of winter weather is much more to my liking! Well, I have rambled on long enough! And for some of the bloggers out there that were wondering about being too early to make Christmas cookies...NEVER, I managed to get two batches of some of mine done already! Have a good Christmas Season!
So finally after months of getting paperwork together and stressing about the best way to go about the paperwork, it's finally done and in the mail to our agency!! I am thrilled, Jeff is happy too, but not so much as me since I was in charge of the paperwork. Now we wait to see if we get the all clear and they move it on to St. Louis. We are praying! In the meantime we had a garage sale to help offset the cost of the adoption and with a lot of help from family and friends made a tidy sum to put towards the expenses. We are still working on other ideas and maybe now we can really focus our attention on that since we will be in a holding pattern until we hear from the government of Kazakhstan/our agency. What a great day!! WEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Well, here we are in September. We made it through the scorching month of August without melting or bursting into flames. The adoption is coming along for those of you that are reading this blog for that very reason! We should have the final copy of our homestudy in hand by the end of this week or next week. I need to get all my dossier paperwork to my agency to look over before we get it appostilled, but as far as I know it is all ready to go. The only exception is pictures of the house. We were waiting until the grass was green again, well now it is green, but needs to be cut! Always something. I am kinda anxious to be in the waiting stage. WE are doing pretty good with our recycling endeavors and in a years time we might break $100, okay maybe more than that! As far as everything else, I have applied to substitute teach to help bring in money for the adoption AND I am planning on doing some reffing for volleyball. I should stay pretty busy! My friends and family have been so excited and I swear they are always giving us something new for the baby, which only just fuels our excitement and makes us want to hurry over to get our little one, but right now we wait. I guess I have rambled on long enough. I'll keep ya posted!
Well, here it is August and things are now at a sweltering simmer, and that's just the temperature! We now have the all the pieces to the puzzle to get the home study completed and most of our paperwork seems to be in order for our dossier Aside from the Home study and the letters from our social worker the only piece of paper we are missing for our dossier is the Approve USCIS application. We've been checked and double checked by seemingly ALL police type agencies and fortunately we came out clean! We were REALLY worried (nah!). As we finish the dossier paperwork we will really go into a holding pattern and just be waiting for a referral and an invitation to go to Kazakhstan. In the meantime, Jeff and I have set about on an aggressive can collecting campaign (Look out cans, here we come!) Between that, collecting and recycling printer cartridges and old cell phones, and a couple other fundraising ventures we hope to fund our adoption. The good news is with ALL the recycling we are doing, Baby G will be the most eco-friendly baby in the family! Not much else to say, if anyone wants to give their pop cans, cell phones or printer cartridges to a good cause we will gladly take those off your hands! Until next time!
Last night we had our final home visit for our home study. It went very well and aside from some outstanding paperwork an approved home study seems eminent! This is very exciting and puts us not only one step closer to our child, but really makes it more certain that our adoption is going to happen and there is an air of excitment and anticipation permeating our home.
So begins the tale of Baby G. Already our journey has been filled with raised hopes, disappointments, stumbling blocks, faith and sometimes lack there of.
Just as an update, on June 7, 2007 I began keeping a journal. AT that time we were in the beginning stages of our adoption process and boy is it still a step of faith and and opportunity to really see God work up-close and personal. We submitted our application and after a financial snag were approved to adopt from Kazakhstan. For those of you that don't know anything about Kazakhstan it is situated south of Russia, west of China and borders Uzebekistan on the southwest. It is a product of the fall of the communist Soviet Union in the early 90's. Although before communist rule it was its own independent country that played a role in the silk road.
Jeff and I have were very anxious to get the process going, but are trusting it COMPLETELY to God.
As of June 19 we sent our first (and probably smallest )payment off to our agency to get things underway. At that time we had received our homestudy packet and dossier booklet and the paperwork frenzy began! It has been a very daunting task, but we have tried to take it in small doses to get it done. We had originally set a goal of completing the homestudy before July 30, but we have accepted the fact that is not going to happen.
As of today we will be completing our final homestudy visit and are waiting on Jeff's employment verification letter. As soon as that is in our social worker can complete the homestudy and we will be able to press ahead!
Well, until next time, keep praying!
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