From Texas To China With Love

Andie & Scott'journey of adopting from China.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Birthday

Happy Thanksgiving. Today I am 35 years old. DH and I have decided to adopt from China. This is the best birthday present.

# posted by Andie & Scott G. @ 11/24/2005 10:48:00 PM

Adoption Progress

• 11/27/2005 Sent Application to GWCA
• 11/27/2005 Started Collecting documents required
• 12/05/2005 Application Approved by GWCA
• 12/27/2005 Applied for Passports
• 12/29/2005 1st & 2nd homestudies
• 01/06/2006 Passports Arrived
• 01/12/2006 Final Homestudy
• 03/01/2006 Mailed I-600A to USCIS w/homestudy
• 03/29/2006 Fingerprint Appt Letter received
• 04/01/2006 Fingerprinted
• 05/03/2006 I-171H arrived
• PAPERCHASE TOTAL 5mths,2wks,1day
• 05/12/2006 DTC
• 05/18/2006 LID

Links

• Our Adoption Agency: GWCA
• Forums on Adoption.Com
• China Adoption Forum
• Families With Children From China
• Joint Council Int'l Children's Svcs
• Half the Sky Foundation

Other Blogs

• Upside-Down Adoption
• Wait for Mia Lin
• Our Ava
• Loving Lydia
• Double Happiness
• Lia Brynn Cappello
• Breanna Grace
• Crazy About Cali
• Journey To Gracie
• Once Upon A Cadence
• Kelly and Jim
• Journey to Julia
• Buttercup In China
• Becoming Amelia's Mom
• June Makes Three
• Two Lady Bugs
• Do They Have Salsa In China
• Story of Ava
• Going To China...Bringing Back More Than a T-shirt
• Jon and Karen Go To china
• Miles to Mia
• Research China

archives

• November 2005
• December 2005
• January 2006
• February 2006
• March 2006
• April 2006
• May 2006
• June 2006
• July 2006
• August 2006
• October 2006
• November 2006
• December 2006
• January 2007
• March 2007
• April 2007
• May 2007
• June 2007
• July 2007
• August 2007

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