Twenty, Um, Thirty-Something and Not Counting: Happy Birthday to My Little Brother

Monday, December 15, 2008

Happy Birthday to My Little Brother

Happy Birthday to Marky Thomas. He is 21 today. From the day he was born, he was MY baby. And today, he is my grown up friend. I love you, Mark! Have a great birthday and I will see you on Friday!

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Our Adoption Journey

Spring 2010--Requested info from America World

March 9, 2011--Applied to our AWAA ($250)

March 17, 2011--Accepted to our AWAA--the process begins!

March 18, 2011--Paid first program fee ($1500)

April 6, 2011--Paid home study fee ($2800)

April 7, 2011--Began Hague training ($175)

April 16, 2011--First home study visit

May 5, 2011--Completed Hague training

May 7, 2011--Garage Sale fundraiser (raised $280)
July 9, 2011--Second Home Study visit ($110 for mileage)
August 6, 2011--Submit our two forms that need to be state certified to the Secretary of State ($27 including shipping)

August 10, 2011--Documents came back state certified

August 13, 2011--Second Garage Sale Fundraiser (raised $613)
August 20, 2011--Third and Final Home Study visit

August 30, 2011--Received Home Study in the mail

August 31, 2011--Sent USCIS I-600 for approval ($890 plus $12 in shipping)
October 12, 2011--Biometrics Appointment
October 2o, 2011--Biometrics Approved! I-171H arrived in mail
October 29, 2011--3rd garage sale fundraiser (raised $851)
November 9, 2011--Sent our dossier to our agency ($7700 in fees plus $72.96 for shipping and copying)

November 18, 2011--Officially DTE

May 5, 2012--Garage sale fundraiser (raised $570)

December 8, 2012--Home study update ($570)

January 10, 2013--refingerprinted for US Embassy

March 23, 2013--renewal of I-171H arrived in mail

July 13, 2013--home study update ($282)

August 23, 2013--Trivia Night (raised $4,000)

January 13, 2014--REFERRAL ACCEPTED!!!

January 22, 2014--Submitted to court and PAIR

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Monday, December 15, 2008

Happy Birthday to My Little Brother

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