Archive for June, 2011

My Bunny

On my lap.
Life is good.

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Cars!

First movie in theater !

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Joy

Nathanael finds a place in this crusty, cynical heart every day. I want to bottle it.

A good burger . . . Will make you smile

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The happy sad

Tita left yesterday. We are so happy that she is able to spend time in Guatela with her family and we piled her up with ACT and SAT books to study. But the house feels strangely quiet. She’s such a terrific presence – joyful, funny, and kind. It feels like a bunch of the energy got sucked out of the house. It all went so fast. I wasn’t sure how/ if we could handle it all. But she made it so easy.


Little E



This is an outfit we sent him!

Process

Application to agency: 2/7/07 Dossier to agency: 7/30/07
i171h: 9/6/07
Referral: 9/13/07
POA to Guatemala: 9/28/07
DNA auth: 11/29/07
Enter family court: 12/18/07
DNA test: 1/16/08
Birth mother interview: 1/16/08
DNA test results to embassy: 1/23/08
Registered with the CNA: 2/11 (grandfathered in)
Exit family court: 2/11/08
Pre-approval: 3/6/08
Enter PGN: 3/12/08
Exit PGN: 4/16/08
Adoption decree signed: 4/17/08
New birth certificate: 4/22/08
New passport: 4/25/08
Orange: 5/5/08
2nd DNA Test: 5/8/08
Pink: TBD
Embassy appt: