Twenty, Um, Thirty-Something and Not Counting: Saturday Morning

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Saturday Morning

This is what a good Saturday morning looks like.

(and yes, that's adoption paperwork waiting for attention in the background of my pancake photo)

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Traci MicheleMay 21, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Love Saturday mornings! Those pancakes look really good!

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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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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Saturday Morning

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