3 Continents... 1 Family: Just for Fun

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Just for Fun

Worth the watch just for the last 5 seconds.

Worth the watch just to see a brother being so sweet about his sister.

4 comments:

Deena said...: So sweet! She is an adorable angel princess :)
And, I must say, I am so happy that there are other moms out there who like their boys to have super cute, long hair! Great minds think alike!; December 16, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Heidi said...: Such sweet kids! :); December 17, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Sohailah said...: cutest ever. LOVE it!; December 17, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Courtney Holder said...: just started following your blog. Love your family pic! My husband and I just got on the waitlist with our adoption agency for two children from Ethiopia. We're thrilled. and it's fun to read other people's stories. Thanks for sharing :) -C; December 22, 2010 at 12:11 PM

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Books I've read lately...

Growing Up Black in White by Kevin Hoffmann
The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis
How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen... by Faber and Mazlish
Adopted for Life by Russell D. Moore
Attaching in Adoption by Deborah D. Gray
Scared by Tom Davis
The Hole in our Gospel by Richard Stearns
28 Stories of AIDS in Africa by Stephanie Nolan
Red Letters- Living a Faith that Bleeds by Tom Davis
In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories by Prof. Rita J. Simon
A Love Like No Other- Stories of Adoption by various authors
The Family of Adoption by Joyce Maguire Pavao
There is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greeene
Ethiopia In Pictures by Daniel Abebe
I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla by Marguerite Wright

Adoption Timeline

2010
March 11-22 Travel to ET to get Avé!
February 8 Court Date! PASSED!!!
2009
December 3 REFERRAL DAY!!!~
July 10 ON THE WAIT LIST!!!
July 2 CIS Approval letter arrives!
June 16 CIS fingerprinting
May 28 received CIS letter about fingerprint date
May 27 corrected Homestudy received
May 10 Homestudy has to be re-written b/c it says that Mick is an American citizen. Which he is not.
May 7 OFFICIALLY "GLADNEY APPROVED!"
May 7 Homestudy sent to CIS
April 30 mailed Mick's passport ap AGAIN and mailed TONS of stuff to Dossier service!
April 28 got fingerprints back from FBI stamped w/ "No Arrest Record"
April 22 got Mick's passport ap back b/c signature went outside box. :-/
April 15 sent fingerprints to the FBI and mailed Mick's passport renewal ap
April 14 sent in application to renew my passport
April 7 Fingerprinted for the FBI
March 23 re-sent background check to OK Bureau of Investigation w/ the RIGHT form this time
March 12 got Mick's birth certificate from Australia
March 10 Homestudy!
Feb. 17 mailed ALL Gladney paperwork- groups 1, 2, and 3!!!
Feb. 14 mailed info to KBS Dossier service
Jan. 26 mailed background check to OK Bureau of Investigation
Jan. 20 Mailed the I-600A form and payment to Immigration
Jan. 22 woke up with the PEACE. Whew!
Jan. 12 -21 totally freaked out about what we were doing!
Jan. 13 faxed "Application to get the Application"
Jan. 11 went to Gladney's adoption seminar in OKC
Jan. 7 Phone Orientation w/ Gladney
2008
Dec. 9 Sent online request to Gladney to get Info Packet
2001
May sometime... Felt like the Lord placed the future adoption of a daughter in my heart.