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Date and Time in Ethiopia
Our Timeline
December 30, 2011 Girl #18 Boy #10
November 2011 Updated our Home Study
October 28, 2011 Girl #21 Boy #13
October 15, 2011 Yard Sale
September 18, 2011 Girl #22 Boy #14
August 19, 2011 Girl #28 Boy #17
July 14, 2011 Girl #31 Boy #20
May 12, 2011 Girl #38 Boy #28
April 12, 2011 Girl #43 Boy #30
March 17, 2011 Girl #48 Boy #33
February 8, 2011 Girl #59 Boy #43
January 6, 2011 Girl #61 Boy #43
December 8, 2010 Received new numbers. Girl #67 Boy #46
November 12, 2010 Received our Favorable Determination Letter in the mail.
November 5, 2010 New Numbers! Girl #73 Boy #47
October 19, 2010 Fingerprint appointment for our CIS application.
October 5, 2010 Update on numbers...Girl #82 Boy #59
September 16, 2010 Dossier is approved! Officially on the waitlist. #65 Boy #92 Girl
September 3, 2010 Dossier is reviewed by our agency. Only have to revise one piece of paper!
August 30, 2010 Dossier is sent to AGCI for review.
August 19, 2010 Home Study is approved.
August 14, 2010 Finally received our FBI clearance letter in the mail.
June 28, 2010 Last Home Study meeting.
June 16, 2010 Medical physicals done.
June 4, 2010 Got fingerprinted for the FBI.
June 2, 2010 Raised over half of the money needed $16, 342! Our goal is $30,000. WOW! Only $13,658 to go.
May 27, 2010 Dossier orientation call.
May 26, 2010 First Home Study meeting.
May 6, 2010 Received our dossier packet.
May 4, 2010 Mailed our contracts/paperwork to AGCI.
May 3, 2010 We have our first "big chunk" of money $7390. We are blown away!
May 1, 2010 BBQ fundraiser. We made over $2000!
April 6, 2010 We have our AGCI contracts notarized.
April 4, 2010 Emily had a lemonade stand to raise money. She made almost $500.
April 1, 2010 Mailed fundraising letters to friends and family.
March 30, 2010 Orientation call with AGCI.
March 27, 2010 Started this blog and sent a mass email to family and friends.
March 25, 2010 Our application is approved!
March 7, 2010 Sent in the official online application with fee. We also told our families.
March 1, 2010 Sent in the online pre-application.
February 2010 Decided to move forward to adopt from Ethiopia and use All God's Children Internatonal (AGCI).
January 2010 Called by God to international adoption. Began praying for clarity.
November 2011 Updated our Home Study
October 28, 2011 Girl #21 Boy #13
October 15, 2011 Yard Sale
September 18, 2011 Girl #22 Boy #14
August 19, 2011 Girl #28 Boy #17
July 14, 2011 Girl #31 Boy #20
May 12, 2011 Girl #38 Boy #28
April 12, 2011 Girl #43 Boy #30
March 17, 2011 Girl #48 Boy #33
February 8, 2011 Girl #59 Boy #43
January 6, 2011 Girl #61 Boy #43
December 8, 2010 Received new numbers. Girl #67 Boy #46
November 12, 2010 Received our Favorable Determination Letter in the mail.
November 5, 2010 New Numbers! Girl #73 Boy #47
October 19, 2010 Fingerprint appointment for our CIS application.
October 5, 2010 Update on numbers...Girl #82 Boy #59
September 16, 2010 Dossier is approved! Officially on the waitlist. #65 Boy #92 Girl
September 3, 2010 Dossier is reviewed by our agency. Only have to revise one piece of paper!
August 30, 2010 Dossier is sent to AGCI for review.
August 19, 2010 Home Study is approved.
August 14, 2010 Finally received our FBI clearance letter in the mail.
June 28, 2010 Last Home Study meeting.
June 16, 2010 Medical physicals done.
June 4, 2010 Got fingerprinted for the FBI.
June 2, 2010 Raised over half of the money needed $16, 342! Our goal is $30,000. WOW! Only $13,658 to go.
May 27, 2010 Dossier orientation call.
May 26, 2010 First Home Study meeting.
May 6, 2010 Received our dossier packet.
May 4, 2010 Mailed our contracts/paperwork to AGCI.
May 3, 2010 We have our first "big chunk" of money $7390. We are blown away!
May 1, 2010 BBQ fundraiser. We made over $2000!
April 6, 2010 We have our AGCI contracts notarized.
April 4, 2010 Emily had a lemonade stand to raise money. She made almost $500.
April 1, 2010 Mailed fundraising letters to friends and family.
March 30, 2010 Orientation call with AGCI.
March 27, 2010 Started this blog and sent a mass email to family and friends.
March 25, 2010 Our application is approved!
March 7, 2010 Sent in the official online application with fee. We also told our families.
March 1, 2010 Sent in the online pre-application.
February 2010 Decided to move forward to adopt from Ethiopia and use All God's Children Internatonal (AGCI).
January 2010 Called by God to international adoption. Began praying for clarity.
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YAY!!! Praise God!! So happy for ya'll! Hopefully, we will be joining ya'll on that wait list very soon!! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Our dossier went out last week to South Korea! Such a great feeling to take one HUGE step in bringing our child home.
ReplyDeleteGreat news...can't wait to hear a number!! :)
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Wonderful!!! Progress indeed!
ReplyDeleteWhoohoo! I can't wait to see some numbers!!!
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