Our caseworker called this morning to let us know that our LOA arrived at the agency today. She is overnighting it, and we should have it tomorrow. Then I will make copies and overnight forms and copies and paperwork to other places!
It is currently taking about 8-10 weeks to get Travel Approval, so we are not expecting to be able to travel to China until the New Year.
current stats:
DTC 4/23/09
LOI 5/4/09
LID 5/8/09
PA 5/15/09
LOA 10/26/09!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Snow!
October 10 seems a little early for snow! It's coming down pretty fast, but luckily the ground is too warm for it to stick.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Our Progress so far, and Update on Andy
Evie has been calling him Andy-pandy, now that she has given up on Johnny Cat!
We have been waiting 139 days for our LOA, which is when China officially says that Andy will be our son. The average wait is around 90 days. Our agency contacted China to find out why it was taking so much longer than normal, and found out that our paperwork had gotten delayed for some reason. Instead of being moved from the translation department to the review department on time, it had sat in the translation department all summer. We now have news that we have passed review, and our paperwork is in the department that issues approval letters. We are hopeful that it will come soon!
We are also waiting on our updated immigration approval letter, which I am hoping will come next week.
Our agency asked China for an update on Andy for us, since we have been waiting so long. I just got it in my email this morning! Andy is 31 inches tall and weighs 25 pounds. This is what they have to say about him: "The orphanage said that this child is very smart. He develops well both on language and physical. He can walk, run, jump, stand up and sit down freely. He can say a short sentence that includes a few words. He understands what his caretakers talk to him. He gets along well with other kids in his room. Everybody loves him in the orphanage."
We are very ready to bring him home. I am holding out hope that we will still be able to bring him home this year, but in reality we may have to wait until after the new year.
We have been waiting 139 days for our LOA, which is when China officially says that Andy will be our son. The average wait is around 90 days. Our agency contacted China to find out why it was taking so much longer than normal, and found out that our paperwork had gotten delayed for some reason. Instead of being moved from the translation department to the review department on time, it had sat in the translation department all summer. We now have news that we have passed review, and our paperwork is in the department that issues approval letters. We are hopeful that it will come soon!
We are also waiting on our updated immigration approval letter, which I am hoping will come next week.
Our agency asked China for an update on Andy for us, since we have been waiting so long. I just got it in my email this morning! Andy is 31 inches tall and weighs 25 pounds. This is what they have to say about him: "The orphanage said that this child is very smart. He develops well both on language and physical. He can walk, run, jump, stand up and sit down freely. He can say a short sentence that includes a few words. He understands what his caretakers talk to him. He gets along well with other kids in his room. Everybody loves him in the orphanage."
We are very ready to bring him home. I am holding out hope that we will still be able to bring him home this year, but in reality we may have to wait until after the new year.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Three First Days of School, fall 2009
Evie's first day of speech therapy, August 12, 2009
Emily's first day of seventh grade, August 20, 2009
Evie's first day of 4 year old preschool, August 24, 2009
Emily's first day of seventh grade, August 20, 2009
Evie's first day of 4 year old preschool, August 24, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
an Uninvited Guest in our Backyard
Emily found this huge snapping turtle out in the backyard this afternoon. We called all over to see if someone could come and relocate it for us, but couldn't get ahold of anyone. Rich finally called a pest control guy we found on the DNR website, and he said that he could come and remove it for a fee, or we could wait and it would probably be gone tomorrow. We put the basket over it so it couldn't get close enough to the fence for neighbor kids to stick their fingers through, and so the dog would stop harassing it. We were going to take the basket off tonight, when the kids would be less likely to be out.
A few neighbors who are hunters/fishermen came by and chatted with Rich over the back fence - they ended up taking it away for us. The man who came in the yard to get it told Rich it was worth at least $60 for the meat, so I am guessing that they are not practicing catch and release! They said that they hadn't seen one that big in years. (You can see how big it is next to an old basketball, and under the laundry basket!) We have no idea how it got in the fenced backyard!
A few neighbors who are hunters/fishermen came by and chatted with Rich over the back fence - they ended up taking it away for us. The man who came in the yard to get it told Rich it was worth at least $60 for the meat, so I am guessing that they are not practicing catch and release! They said that they hadn't seen one that big in years. (You can see how big it is next to an old basketball, and under the laundry basket!) We have no idea how it got in the fenced backyard!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Three Years Ago Today...
We met Evie for the first time!
Happy Family Day, Evie Rosa! We love you so much.
Happy Family Day, Evie Rosa! We love you so much.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Evie at home
couch while watching Dora after lunch. I gave her eardrops and she
told me they made her ears feel funny.
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