Sorry it's been so long...

Sorry its been so long since my last post. I just keep thinking that no one wants to hear about this....

On March 17 we mailed our homestudy with our I800A application to the USCIS (United Stated Citizenship and Immigration Services). I have hesitated to post this because I thought... "how exciting is this to anyone but Greg and I?  Really, what is the big deal about putting a packet in the mail?"  But, it was very exciting to us.  This is one of those bridges we waited eagerly to cross and now have crossed it which propels us to the next step. 
So, now we are waiting for the USCIS to send us an appointment for finger printing. This will be our second time doing fingerprints, which is standard. After the USCIS receives the results from our fingerprints, they will mail us an approval letter,which we will send along with our Dossier to China.  The Dossier is kind of like a biography of our lives from childhood to present, supported with "official" documents from government agencies.

While we are waiting, we are collecting some of these "official" documents that will be mailed with our Dossier.  We have been to the doctor for a second physical and completed a local criminal check. Some additional things we are now working on collecting are family photos, letters from our employer, another financial statement, and an application letter.

Hopefully our next post will be about mailing our Dossier to China.  At that point, most of our paperwork will be done and once China has received our Dossier and logged us into their system, we will be eligible to receive new referrals!!!

Saturday, April 9, will be our first fundraiser. Together with the Holt's, a couple at our church who are adopting from Bulgaria, we will be having a HUGE Yard Sale in front of the Climate Control Storage on Hwy 14, Millbrook, across from O'Reilly Auto Parts to raise money for our adoptions.  We are excited about this opportunity to help with the cost of the adoption!

Thank you so much for your prayers and your support!!  Please keep us in your prayers!