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Update 18 Aug 2011 | 01:51 pm
Well, I know that no one is really looking at this blog, but I feel Like I need to get this off my chest. We are waiting for a police form that only the head of the orphanage can get. Problem is the ...
Court Date 28 Apr 2011 | 07:05 am
Well, we finally got our court date! It is May 20th. We have our plane tickets and hotel booked. It is now less than 4 weeks and we are pretty excited to meet our boys! Ethiopian government has been m...
Update 10 Feb 2011 | 02:57 pm
Well, we are in line for a court date. We hope to hear what our date is from the courts in a few days. The anticipation is tough to deal with. Each picture we get of them gets harder and harder to dea...
Referrals!!! 16 Nov 2010 | 09:20 am
Well, after about 2 1/2 years it finally happened... yes, I said referrals. We only expected one, but God is placing us with 2 beautiful boys. Micah is just over 1 and Kai is only 1 month old. They ar...
Long Wait 26 Sep 2010 | 02:47 am
It has been a while since we last posted. We have been just trying to patiently wait. It is hard. It is 5 months since our dossier was registered in Ethiopia. We were originally told 4 months but now ...
Dossier in Ethiopia! 30 Apr 2010 | 12:49 pm
I emailed our adoption agency this week and found out that our Dossier is translated and in Ethiopia! We are officially in the cue! Now we just wait for a picture. Should be about 4 or 5 months before...
Dossier Done! 11 Mar 2010 | 11:09 am
Well, It's official. We just sent our entire dossier all with state certifications to our adoption agency. It has been a long road and it feels good to finally get over this step. It is out of our han...
Another Step Closer 16 Feb 2010 | 09:26 am
Well, we made another step towards our adoption. We got the I-171H approval from the Department of Homeland Security! So now we have all of our paperwork and our Dossier is complete. I sent it to the ...
Train Moves forward! 18 Oct 2009 | 01:03 am
Well, we are finally able to move forward again. I got a job at Healthland (they make software for hospitals). Filled out a ton of paperwork this week. We have our classes next week and then our first...
Untitled 28 Jul 2009 | 12:49 am
Here is our story on Twin Cities Live.
