FREE RICE
26 11 2007My niece told me about this over the weekend.
FREE RICE - a vocabulary game online that donates grains of rice for each correct answer.
how fun!!!
d r e a m i n g [ B I G ] d r e a m s
my thoughts on our crazy little life
Jamie
I have a beautiful family and a wonderful life. I love my husband and my kids with all my heart. We have two boys at home and a boy and girl in Haiti that we are in the process of adopting. These are my thoughts on our life, our relationships, our International adoption and my crazy life as a mommy.
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Adoption timeline in Haiti ....
Amos & Story ADOPTION TIMELINE...
Committed to Amos: 8.24.07
Dossier preparation: 9.1.07
Commited to Story: 12.5.07
Hand delivered dossier to Haiti: 1.10.08
Received I-171H 2.27.08
1st Legalization: 1.10.08 - ?
IBESR: ? - ?
Parquet/2nd Legalization:
Archieves:
MOI:
Passport:
VISA:
Homecoming day!
Committed to Amos: 8.24.07
Dossier preparation: 9.1.07
Commited to Story: 12.5.07
Hand delivered dossier to Haiti: 1.10.08
Received I-171H 2.27.08
1st Legalization: 1.10.08 - ?
IBESR: ? - ?
Parquet/2nd Legalization:
Archieves:
MOI:
Passport:
VISA:
Homecoming day!
Dossier Preparation Timeline
March 12 - Sent more papers via Fedex
February 20 - it is ALL there!!!!!
February 6 - sending Psych letter to Barbara
February 5 - received Psych letter back from Chicago
February 1 - send off Psych letter to Chicago for Haiti authentication
January 29 - receive new Pscyh letter from State
January 25 - mail off for state certify
January 23 - new Pscyh letter county certified
January 18 - receive new Psych letters in mail
January 18 - Social worker send new home study to USCIS and although we were approved for two she changed every "child" to "children" in home study.
January 16 - receive letter from USCIS that our homestudy is not clearly stated that we can adopt 2 children.
January 11 - find out our Psych letters were done wrong
January 10 - hand deliver dossier to Barbara Walker!!!!
December 26 - make 5 copies of EVERYTHING!
December 24 - receive documents back from Haitian embassy and they are all Haitian authenticated!!!
December 20 - FED EX to Chicago to get stuff authenticated by the Haitian embassy
December 17 - EVERYTHING is state authenticated!!!
December 12 - start getting things state authenticated
December 6 - started getting things county authenticated
December 5 - We're adopting Margda too!
November 30 - Texas forms state authenticated
November 27 - found out about baby girl Margda
November 23 - Received Aaron's birth certificate with state certification
November 19 - start thinking and praying about adopting two from Haiti
November 19 - LAST Psych visit for Aaron & Jamie - we passed!
November 16 - mailing off Aaron's birth certificate to MO for state certification
November 9 - ID photos taken
November 5 - Jamie 1st Psych visit
October 31 - Aaron fingerprinting
October 30 - Aaron 1st Psych visit
October 18 - Final meeting for home study!
October 10 - Jamie fingerprinting
September 28 - receive fingerprinting appointments
September 17 - mail I600-A form to USCIS in Memphis
Septmeber 17 - mail off formal application to ROTH
August 29 - mail off application to home study agency - Adoption Assistance, Inc.
August 25 - request packet from Barbara Walker - Reach Out To Hait
August 24 - See Dowensky on website
February 20 - it is ALL there!!!!!
February 6 - sending Psych letter to Barbara
February 5 - received Psych letter back from Chicago
February 1 - send off Psych letter to Chicago for Haiti authentication
January 29 - receive new Pscyh letter from State
January 25 - mail off for state certify
January 23 - new Pscyh letter county certified
January 18 - receive new Psych letters in mail
January 18 - Social worker send new home study to USCIS and although we were approved for two she changed every "child" to "children" in home study.
January 16 - receive letter from USCIS that our homestudy is not clearly stated that we can adopt 2 children.
January 11 - find out our Psych letters were done wrong
January 10 - hand deliver dossier to Barbara Walker!!!!
December 26 - make 5 copies of EVERYTHING!
December 24 - receive documents back from Haitian embassy and they are all Haitian authenticated!!!
December 20 - FED EX to Chicago to get stuff authenticated by the Haitian embassy
December 17 - EVERYTHING is state authenticated!!!
December 12 - start getting things state authenticated
December 6 - started getting things county authenticated
December 5 - We're adopting Margda too!
November 30 - Texas forms state authenticated
November 27 - found out about baby girl Margda
November 23 - Received Aaron's birth certificate with state certification
November 19 - start thinking and praying about adopting two from Haiti
November 19 - LAST Psych visit for Aaron & Jamie - we passed!
November 16 - mailing off Aaron's birth certificate to MO for state certification
November 9 - ID photos taken
November 5 - Jamie 1st Psych visit
October 31 - Aaron fingerprinting
October 30 - Aaron 1st Psych visit
October 18 - Final meeting for home study!
October 10 - Jamie fingerprinting
September 28 - receive fingerprinting appointments
September 17 - mail I600-A form to USCIS in Memphis
Septmeber 17 - mail off formal application to ROTH
August 29 - mail off application to home study agency - Adoption Assistance, Inc.
August 25 - request packet from Barbara Walker - Reach Out To Hait
August 24 - See Dowensky on website
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Letters to a Young Brother by Hill Harper
What I just finished reading:
Giving by Bill Clinton
same kind of different as me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Justice in the Burbs by Will & Lisa Samson
Angels of a Lower Flight by Susie Scott Krabacher
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
An Inperfect Man
The Secret Message of Jesus
Shepherding a Child's Heart
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Put this on my blog last week. I try to go once or twice a week and play. Great idea!
Wow-I need to brush up on my vocab.! I did get to 240 grains though! I am going to make sure and get back on there. -Laura
I posted this on my blog last week too, isn’t it fun? And helping others always makes me smile…I was just curious, how do they count out the 10 grains of rice?
I did pretty well and gave like 800 grains, it was fun to do while I was watching television.
I found this a few weeks ago. It is cool, and addicting! However, it makes me feel dumb–do I really not know that many words?? Oh well…
This was so very fun! How in the world did I know some of those words?!!! It is very habit-forming, and I’m waaaay too competetive! I have much to work on……