HAPPY EASTER!!
It was quite a whirlwind of paperwork this week! At the end of this week I felt like I do at the end of a race: out of breath, tired, and exhilarated.
April 6th, 2009
We got our official approval from Colombia on Monday! It was a crazy mix of emotions, everything from joy, relief, excitement, fear. I couldn't stop shaking for quite awhile! It finally seems like a reality. It's been over a year, and at times it has seemed like a dream. With this approval letter we got more specific information about the boys. We now know that they like cars and anything with wheels, football (American or Colombian, I'm not sure), puzzles, hiking, painting, clay, swimming, and horses. They are becoming more and more a part of our family with every passing day!
April 8th, 2009
Wednesday we mailed our final acceptance letter to our adoption agency saying that even after receiving more background, physical, and health information about the boys we still want to adopt them. That was a "no-brainer".
April 10th, 2009
We mailed the i800 form which basically says that we will provide for these two children and they won't end up in our welfare system. This has to be approved by our immigration office before we can leave.
We still need to apply for our visas, book plane tickets, buy some clothes for them, book our hotel, and several other details I can't recall right now. We hope to fly on Sat. May 9th. We just have to make sure that our visas will be back, our i800 gets approved in time and that the date works with the orphanage.
WOW!! I'm out of breath.
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holy crapoly! so awesome (i understand the nerves part... i would totally freak out). awesome that the boys love horses!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOUTSTANDING!!! I'll be there with bells on and ready for animal feeding and horse poop scooping duty. I can't wait to meet my new nansons! God is so good. And what a perfect day for this news. HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!!! See you soon.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Mom