Where do we go from here?

I’m still reeling a little bit from the events of the last few days. There have been many times along this journey that the news we received on Friday would not have been a shock. Lately, however, all of the rumors and the general vibe had been rather positive. I really began [...]

A Roller Coaster of a Week

Well, we received the official news that we have been so anxiously awaiting today. We haven’t actually spoken to our agency but feel pretty sure we know what the announcement means for us – that we should not pursue an adoption from Vietnam any further at this time. It appears that the Vietnamese government will [...]

Vietnam Adoption in the News

Many of you may have seen this article on some of the major news websites today. I have mentioned some of the uncertainty and problems in Vietnam adoption several times over the last few months on this blog, but haven’t talked about it much because I really didn’t think it was very productive. Those [...]

It’s Here!

We got our USCIS approval today – exactly two weeks from the date of our fingerprints! I’m so incredibly excited!  The recent news from Vietnam has been rather positive and there are no doom and gloom rumors out there right now (other than the usual Debbie Downers who I no longer listen to), so [...]

Happy Earth Day!

I must admit, I’ve never really observed Earth Day in the past – it’s just something that never really got my attention. Over the past few months, however, I’ve been thinking a lot more about my impact on the world around me and have tried to take some steps to minimize that impact. Spurred by [...]

Baby Bonanza

I was almost successful with my dossier goal last week. We have all of our dossier documents ready to go and lack only a couple of notary signatures and the state certification. Thankfully, we can do all that here in town once we’re ready. Still waiting on the USCIS approval – hopefully [...]

Eye Candy Friday

I wish this were my view today…
 

Stop your whining!

Still waiting on our USCIS approval. Those of you who have been through this are likely rolling your eyes and saying “Of course you are. It’s only been a week. Stop your whining!” I realize that my expectations are unrealistic, but I have heard of others recently receiving approval in just [...]

Pooped.

In just seven days time, I have been to St. Louis, home, Washington, DC, home, Kansas City, home, Fort Smith, Arkansas, home. And now I’m pooped. We visited my family this weekend to do a little early celebrating of my birthday which is next week. A good time was had by all [...]

Fingerprints – Check!

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Originally uploaded by Neil Hobbs

We got fingerprinted today! There is something a bit unnerving about knowing my fingerprints will forever be in “the system” (I forget what they call it on CSI). It was really a rather uneventful process, other than the fact that although we live in the third largest city in [...]