We are traveling 2/15 - 2/22. Who else is going then???
Also, anyone who wants me to take a small package to their little ones or take pictures, please let me know. My email is tambmcbride@yahoo.com
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Congratulations!! We're going to miss you by just a few days! We'll catch up on this side someday. Enjoy your trip and your little girl. She's beautiful - love those eyes...
Tam - Congratulations! We passed also, and we'll be traveling that same week! I'm excited for all of us - what a crazy journey it's been. I was looking at your blog a little - we live in North Carolina now, but I'm originally from Texas, so I see you're also a displaced gulf coaster. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to meeting y'all and am so happy for you to start your family! claire
I'm Tam and my husband is Matt. Our names form a palindrome. We're just that cool.
We are hoping to add to our family by adopting our first child from Ethiopia. Please follow along as we journey through the process of international adoption.
7/12/08 Decide to adopt! Request and receive online information packet from Gladney 7/19 Send on-line information sheet to Gladney 8/1 Initial contact with Judy from the Gladney Center and receipt of international adoption manual and immigration form I-600A 8/6 Phone orientation. Request application from Family Resource Center for homestudy. 8/8 Mail in initial Gladney application 8/12 Receive full Gladney application and Ethiopian dossier manual by email 8/21 Get life insurance 8/28 FedEx form I-600A Doctor appointments for both of us. 8/30 Pick up completed medical form for Gladney app. from doctor 9/4 Pick up completed notarized medical form for dossier 9/11 Mail in application to Family Resource Center for homestudy 9/12 Receive receipt and acknowledgment of form I-600a from Immigration 9/13 Receive Matt's fingerprinting appointment letter for immigration 9/15 Receive Tam's fingerprinting appointment letter 9/23 Receive phone call from Kathy from FRC to set initial interview for homestudy 9/25 Fingerprints taken for both of us for immigration 10/2 In-office interview with Kathy from FRC 10/3 Mail in Gladney app. part 1 10/15 Fingerprints for IL foster parenting license 10/16 Cat vaccinations 10/17 Got Tam's employer letter 10/23 Picked up medical forms. Dropped off packet at FRC. Got Matt's employer letter. Talked to Linda from FRC and set homestudy for Nov. 13 10/24 Mail in Gladney app. parts 2 and 3 10/30 Contact Kate from KB Dossiers 11/13 Homestudy 11/18 Adoption class 12/9 Adoption class 1/8/2009 Compile and notarize many dossier documents. Get fingerprints (ink) and send them to FBI. 1/11 Adoption class 1/15 2 remaining adoption classes 1/22 Receive FBI "no arrest" records by FedEx 1/23 Receive finalized homestudy from FRC by mail 2/3 Email informing us we have received Gladney approval 2/5 Conference call with Jessica from Gladney 2/6 Receive really truly finalized homestudy from FRC by mail 2/12 Send remaining portion of fee to Gladney and FedEx FBI approval, homestudy and last reference letter to Kate 2/27 Receive I-171H in the mail 3/2 FedEx final documents to Kate 3/18 WAITLIST!!!!
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Congratulations!! We're going to miss you by just a few days! We'll catch up on this side someday. Enjoy your trip and your little girl. She's beautiful - love those eyes...
Oh my goodness, she's beautiful! Congrats!
Tam -
Congratulations! We passed also, and we'll be traveling that same week! I'm excited for all of us - what a crazy journey it's been. I was looking at your blog a little - we live in North Carolina now, but I'm originally from Texas, so I see you're also a displaced gulf coaster. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to meeting y'all and am so happy for you to start your family!
claire
Congratulations!!! What wonderful news. You two are going to be great parents.
OMG, it is so awesome seeing you on the FOREVER FAMILIES part of the FBI!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope the preparations are going smoothly :)
Congratulations!! What a beautiful girl!
Would you mind delivering a small package to one of the boys at Kolfe for me?
Thanks,
Ryane
(adopted Joseph- home 9/09)
ryanemurnane @ verizon dot net
Way to go Saints!
Hopefully we'll be talking about their superbowl win in ethiopia.
Who dat,
Matt & Claire
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