And she's great! Happy from the first moment! Calls me Mommy, loves her brothers, and she is so smart and cute! :)
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We can be reached at ben4gn@yahoo.com
Our paypal address is ben4gn@yahoo.com
This is a story of our journey to bring home our daughter from Ethiopia.
Pairs of new underwear donated so far
763!!! I'm losing count - so many!
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Us
We can be reached at ben4gn@yahoo.com
BOOKS I'VE READ AND RECOMMEND
- BLACK BABY WHITE HANDS: A View From the Crib by Jaiya John
- BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
- THERE IS NO ME WITHOUT YOU by Melissa Fay Greene
- LOVE IN THE DRIEST SEASON by Neely Tucker
- THE STORYTELLER'S BEADS by Jane Kurtz
- NOTES FROM THE HYENA'S BELLY by Nega Mezlekia
Timeline
10/15/07 - Requested & received info via email from Gladney
10/21/07 - Faxed Adoption Information Sheet to Gladney 10/22/07 - Received Application via email (and Dossier info)
10/24/07 - Sent most of Application to Gladney
10/24/07 - Sent I-600A to CIS
10/25/07 - Gladney received packet & requested Home Study
11/02/07 - CIS rec'd our forms but needs our completed Homestudy to schedule fingerprinting
11/16/07 - Our Home Study!!!
11/28/07 - Hired Kate (KBS) & sent some Dossier forms for her review
10/21/07 - Faxed Adoption Information Sheet to Gladney 10/22/07 - Received Application via email (and Dossier info)
10/24/07 - Sent most of Application to Gladney
10/24/07 - Sent I-600A to CIS
10/25/07 - Gladney received packet & requested Home Study
11/02/07 - CIS rec'd our forms but needs our completed Homestudy to schedule fingerprinting
11/16/07 - Our Home Study!!!
11/28/07 - Hired Kate (KBS) & sent some Dossier forms for her review
12/11/07 - Homestudy rough draft rec'd
12/20/07 - FBI Clearance rec'd
01/15/08 - HomeStudy Approved and sent to CIS!!!
01/29/08 - Fingerprinted at CIS!
3/29/08 - CIS Approval came!
4/23/08 - Officially on Gladney's Wait List!
9/16/08 - Received our Referral!!!!!
10/31/08 - Rec'd court date 12/17!
12/17/08 - PASSED COURT! traveling mid. Jan!
01/12/08 - Gabi flies to Ethiopia!!!
01/17/08 - Gabi returns with Sarah, our daughter!!!
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THANK YOU!
We would like to thank you for all of your support!
This is a difficult journey at times and it is so helpful to know we have a large network of people who are there for us and wish only the best for us.
Keep us in your thoughts!
Keep us in your thoughts!
2 comments:
Sarah is soo cute!
I got "M's" footprint in the mail today. After not passing court yesterday it was just the pick me up I needed....thank you so much.
She IS cute and looks very smart. I love the picturs. I need to check out your blog more often. I have been so busy w/our little one! It is great to hear how things are going! Happy Mothers Day!
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