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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.
Books I’ve read in 2009
1. TWILIGHT by Stephanie Myers
2. NEW MOON by Stephanie Myers
3. THE FARMING OF BONES by Danticat Edwidge
4. BECOMING A FAMILY by Lark Eshleman
5. MINISTRIES OF MERCY by Tim Keller (read 3/4th and then gave it away!)
6. THE STRONG WILLED CHILD by James Dobson (reading now)
7. ECLIPSE by Stephanie Meyer
8. BREAKING DAWN by Stephanie Meyer
9. THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger
10. EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck (reading now)
To Kids: 1. CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E.B. White
2. STUART LITTLE by E.B. White
2. NEW MOON by Stephanie Myers
3. THE FARMING OF BONES by Danticat Edwidge
4. BECOMING A FAMILY by Lark Eshleman
5. MINISTRIES OF MERCY by Tim Keller (read 3/4th and then gave it away!)
6. THE STRONG WILLED CHILD by James Dobson (reading now)
7. ECLIPSE by Stephanie Meyer
8. BREAKING DAWN by Stephanie Meyer
9. THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger
10. EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck (reading now)
To Kids: 1. CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E.B. White
2. STUART LITTLE by E.B. White
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Adoption timeline in Haiti ….
ADOPTION TIME LINE...
Committed to little boy: 8.24.07
Dossier preparation: 9.1.07
Committed to little girl: 12.5.07
Hand delivered dossier to Haiti: 1.10.08
Received I-171H 2.27.08
Filed I600 in PAP 9.23.08
Birth parent interview #1 10.09.08
Birth parent interview #2 10.16.08
DNA test #1 10.22.08
1st Legalization: 1.10.08
IBESR: 4/28/08 - 12/10/08
Parquet: 12/10/08 - 12/20/08
Legalization & Foreign Affairs: out 1/7/09
Received amended I-171H: 1/14/09
Archives:
MOI: Story 1/09 - 6/19/09
Amos 1/09 - ?
Passport:
VISA:
Homecoming day!
Committed to little boy: 8.24.07
Dossier preparation: 9.1.07
Committed to little girl: 12.5.07
Hand delivered dossier to Haiti: 1.10.08
Received I-171H 2.27.08
Filed I600 in PAP 9.23.08
Birth parent interview #1 10.09.08
Birth parent interview #2 10.16.08
DNA test #1 10.22.08
1st Legalization: 1.10.08
IBESR: 4/28/08 - 12/10/08
Parquet: 12/10/08 - 12/20/08
Legalization & Foreign Affairs: out 1/7/09
Received amended I-171H: 1/14/09
Archives:
MOI: Story 1/09 - 6/19/09
Amos 1/09 - ?
Passport:
VISA:
Homecoming day!
Dossier Preparation Timeline
January 6 - refingerprinted
Dec 22 - received appointments for new fingerprints since ours expire in January
Dec 22 - Sent off amended home study to USCIS in San Antonio
March 12 - Sent more papers via Fedex
February 20 - it is ALL there!!!!!
February 6 - sending Psych letter to facilitator
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 Haiti!!!!
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 a girl too!
November 30 - Texas forms state authenticated
November 27 - found out about baby girl
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
August 29 - mail off application to home study agency
August 25 - request packet
August 24 - See little boy on website
Dec 22 - received appointments for new fingerprints since ours expire in January
Dec 22 - Sent off amended home study to USCIS in San Antonio
March 12 - Sent more papers via Fedex
February 20 - it is ALL there!!!!!
February 6 - sending Psych letter to facilitator
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 Haiti!!!!
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 a girl too!
November 30 - Texas forms state authenticated
November 27 - found out about baby girl
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
August 29 - mail off application to home study agency
August 25 - request packet
August 24 - See little boy on website
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Top Clicks
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China adoption blogs
Cooking
Cool stuff to buy!
crafty stuff
Ethiopia Adoption
Friends blogs
Fun to read.
Going to Haiti with me in March 2009
Haiti
Haiti Adoption
- A Child’s Voice International
- A Family for Frankie
- A twinkle in my eye
- Aaron Ivey
- Berries n’ Honey
- Bringing Home an Angel
- Bringing Home Kobe
- Bringing Keanan Home
- Bringing our twins home
- Countdown to Homecoming
- Crazy Adoption Journey
- Edenbound
- Four to Six
- From Our Bunch to Yours
- IBESR updates
- Julie & Paiges’s Caribbean Midrine
- Love Hopes
- McBride Family blog
- Parker’s Adoption
- The invisible moving the visible
- Walk by Faith
- Welcome to My Brain
- Why North Dakota
Organizations I love
USA adoption
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