From Colombia with Love: December 2014

It's been a while since I posted anything. Part of it is because nothing was really going on with the adoption and part of it is because I was annoyed that nothing was going on with the adoption, haha. Ask anyone in the adoption process and they will tell you that the hardest thing about it is the wait and the unknown. There's no due date, no answers to the questions you receive (i.e., "What are you having?" -- "How long will the wait be?") and NO control. Well, I guess there's a little control in gathering paperwork, making appointments, etc...but, once all of that is done, the only thing to do is wait. And that's what we've been doing since my last post...waiting for home study approval. I'm sure our workers got annoyed by my incessant emails asking for updates, but in the end, the wait was worth it. We're now home study approved!! What a great Christmas present. :)

Now, we'll be starting the dossier process, filling out the I-800a, and getting USCIS fingerprints done. For more about this part of the adoption process, see my previous blogpost - What's Next. Part of our dossier includes getting psychological evaluations done. which we'll be doing next week. Wish us luck!

Fundraiser Update: Since the last blog post, we've done several fundraisers including our online Facebook auction, Mistletoe Market in Hendersonville, a sale at fellow adoptive mother Amy Eatherly's house, a Christmas ornament fundraiser, and Christmas on Main Street in Goodlettsville. Below are some photos from these fundraisers: