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About Me
- Paula
- 40-something stay home mom, former gymnastics coach and extreme pet lover. So happy to be a mom to our growing family!
Our Family
In Addis Ababa, it is
Our Second Adoption Timeline (Feyissa Thomas)
- July 1, 2011 - Home forever!
- June 28, 2011 - Embassy appointment
- June 15, 2011 - Embassy clearance received
- May 31, 2011 - submitted to Embassy
- May 11, 2011 - birth certificate received
- April 15, 2011 - passed court!
- March 4, 2011 - court date. Rescheduled for 4/15/11
- December 22, 2010 - we receive a court date of 3/4/2011
- October 30, 2010 - receive I-171H approval from USCIS
- October 20, 2010 - USCIS fingerprint appointment
- October 4, 2010 - dossier documents finished and submitted to CHSFS
- September 15, 2010 - I-600A received by USCIS
- September 13, 2010 - homestudy approved
- July 14, 2010 - submitted application parts 1 and 2 to CHSFS
- July 8,2010 - fingerprinted for FBI clearance
- June 30, 2010 - accepted by waiting child program of CHSFS as PAPs for 3 1/2 year old boy.
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Links About Ethiopia and Ethiopian Adoption
- A Closer Look at Ethiopian Adoption
- Ethiopian Adoption
- The Miracle of Adoption
- CIA World Fact Book - Ethiopia
- There Is No Me Without You
- MediaETHIOPIA
- AHOPE Orphanage for HIV+ children
- Ethiopian Orphan Relief, Inc
- Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency
- Nightlight Christian Adoptions
- Children's Home Society and Family Services
Give an Ethiopian child a better life through sponsorship!
Ethiopian Orphanage Prayer Before Meals
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A little faith for Uganda
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Our First Adoption Timeline (The twins)
- December 21, 2009 - readoption in Nebraska finalized
- June 6, 2009 - home in Nebraska
- June 3, 2009 - embassy appointment
- May 24, 2009 - depart for Addis Ababa
- April 23, 2009 - passed court!!
- March 23, 2009 - "new" second court date; did not pass
- March 13, 2009 - second court date; mistake made; court not until March 23.
- February 27, 2009 - first court date; case continued until March 13
- January 2, 2009 - we receive a court date of 2/27/2009
- December 15, 2008 - case filed in Addis Ababa; waiting for a court date
- December 3, 2008 - officially matched with the twins
- December 2, 2008 - learn through Carolina Hope about waiting twin 4.5 year old girls
- November 17, 2008 - dossier officially in Ethiopia via DHL
- November 13, 2008 - DTE, dossier to Ethiopia!
- November 4, 2008 - dossier sent to courier in Washington, DC for authentication
- October 22, 2008 - receive I-171H approval from USCIS
- September 23, 2008 - fill out MORE documents for Carolina Hope's new partnership; submit for dossier
- September 11, 2008 - USCIS fingerprint appointment
- August 2008 - several dossier documents resubmitted after notarization problems
- August 6, 2008 - I-600A received by USCIS
- August 1, 2008 - homestudy completed
- Mid-July 2008 - dossier documents finished and submitted to agency
- June 19, 2008 - application approved by Carolina Hope
- Mid-June 2008 - Applied with Carolina Hope
- June 1, 2008 - Paula presents the idea of an Ethiopian adoption to Tom and he says he's excited about it too!
- April 2008 - Paula starts thinking about and researching international adoption
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1 comments:
And a very merry Christmas to you from north Idaho! I hope your day was great.
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