Monday, April 30, 2007
WOW WHAT TECHNOLOGY
I couldn't believe what I saw on Idol last week. Andrew & I were flipping during commercials to the Met game and when we came back this is what we saw. Unbelievable! Elvis was and will always be the King!
As Always Be Good & Be Safe
Labels: TV
| posted by Unknown at 6:23 PM
Friday, April 27, 2007
LET THE WAIT BEGINOMG, I am somewhat in a state of shock. When I got the munchkins down for a nap this afternoon,I jumped on my email to see what was there and in the group of emails was one from my adoption agency stating that we have a LID. 4/26/07
Now for my family and friends that are following along, a LID is the date when you Dossier is logged into the China Center of Adoption Affairs. That is the start of your countdown. As of right now the wait time to referral is greater then 18 months with hushed whispers of it going up to three years.(the 3 years are just rumors) So right now, somewhere in China, is my dossier, along with 25,000 other dossier. All waiting for the same thing, A CHILD.
So let the waiting begin. Whats a little longer.Our dreams of having a family are slowly coming thru.Now I too have a sonogram photo to show the world!
As Always Be Good & Be Safe
Labels: Adoption
| posted by Unknown at 2:44 PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
SO THIS IS WHAT THEY WANTEDThis picture shows what I had to gather for our dossier. This is what all the fuss was about, all the worrying and all the meltdowns. There are nine different things:
1)Homestudy- this includes our local police clearance, what the social worker had to say about Andrew & I, Our three references, income, home & community,guardianship for Aislinn(should something happen to both of us) and our motivation to adopt.
2)Medical reports for Andrew and I ( also my mom and Kerri had to get clearance)
3) Employment letters -Andrew's came from A.E and mine was a letter from me stating that I do not work outside of the home.
4)Our Birth Certificate-sounds easy but since we were both born within the 5 boroughs it had to have a special form attached.
5)Marriage Certificate- this one was easy.
6)Physical Exams- sounds simple except for the fact that we had to do this twice,(first time expired before dossier went to China, exams are only good for 9 months)
7)Letter of Good Conduct- this was from our County police department, this too was easy.(need one for each of us, Andrew, Mom, Kerri & myself)
8) Letter to China Center of Adoption Affairs- Asking for a child, telling them what good parents we will make, what sex and age we are requesting, how we promise to love this child as our own and never to abandoned it. This one sounded hard but really wasn't. I looked into my heart and the words flew from my fingers.
9)I-171h- This little gem is what held us up. Why Annie had to go get her fingerprints done twice. And to think I will have to do it again in 15 month or so.
Now all these documents needed certification from different County & State agency before it all got Authentication from the China Consulate.
I need to thanks a few people who help make us thru these steps:
First my husband, family and friends for putting up with me during these stressful months.
To my online buddies who have encouraged me when I was at my wits end.
To the people in the adoption community that shot me a email with a kind word and some sound advice.
To Laura, The bookkeeper at my sister's office who was kind enough to always notarize all my papers for me.
To Teresa for all her help during these last few months. Without her guidance and help I would still be trying to figure this all out.
As Always Be Good & Be Safe
Labels: Adoption
| posted by Unknown at 4:49 PM
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Doesnt' my Blog look great!
When I started this blog last year I had no clue what I was doing
(and still don't).It's a learning process. A lot of hit and misses. I
started by adding music, the then fortune cookie but my blog still looked
plain.
So as I was looking at otherblogs one day, I happen across Sara's blog.As I was reading it I noticed "Bling Your Blog" so I clicked on
it. After a few emails back and forth this is the finished product! She has
also be kind enough to tell me how to do other things to my blog (like linking blogs).Sara, You ROCK! I luv how my blog looks.
As Always Be Good & Be Safe
Labels: Blogs
| posted by Unknown at 9:53 PM
LOOK OUT LONG ISLANDThe other day I received a phone call
from Micheala.It started out with her telling me "we have to go out to celebrate" Now the mother figure in me is thinking she passed her regents or she got a great score on her S.A.T's(both to early to take but hey I can dream).When I ask what the occasion is, she tells me
I PASSED MY ROAD TEST TODAYI hear myself saying "That's great Mckay" and my mind is going NO she's too young, it's to soon, she still just a baby!Of course I am so proud of her and I am in awe of her.As I stand on the sidelines of her life and I watch her grow and mature, I can not believe the poise in which she holds herself and the gumption she exhibits.
So to my oldest munchkin, Congratulations! I luv you and I am so proud of you. Just remember to be careful out there.
As Always Be Good & Be Safe
Labels: family
| posted by Unknown at 9:09 PM
Friday, April 20, 2007
Congratulations, your dossier is being mailed to China today!!
Those 9 words are the Sweetest words I have ever read. It has been a really long journey to this point, We went to our first GWCA information meeting on Feb 4,2006 sent our application in to Great Wall in March, had our first homestudy appointment on June 5,2006 hit some major bumps in the road but we made it!
Now we WAIT!How long? No Clue. But this is ok! For I know at the end of this road there is a child waiting for us to come and get her. A little girl who will call us Mommy & Daddy!
AS ALWAYS BE GOOD & BE SAFE
Labels: Adoption
| posted by Unknown at 3:48 PM
