Patience apparently is NOT something I was born with It seems like everyday I have to remind myself that things will turn out exactly the way they are meant to and when...
Today we received an update email from our translator. Our documents are all in order in Kiev, ready to be submitted. Although we would have much rather have heard that our...
Well, I am pretty sure that our legible marriage certificate arrived safely in Ukraine on April 20th, at least that is what the Fed Ex tracking says. Aside from that I have not...
Well, things STILL have not worked out with getting our hands on a clear, legible, certified marriage certificate. Monday we received another horrific copy via Fed...
Okay, yesterday I spoke again with the lady at the Vital Statistics Office that I spoke to the previous day, the only person who even took the time to understand or listen to my...
Okay, time for another update. Last week I received an email from our translator that the 2 copies of our marriage certificates that were sent to Ukraine were illegible and...
I am super tired from a long but good day so this good news update will be quick. The web tracking for the Fed Ex package of our dossier still says "in transit" in Kyiv (though...
Boy, what a super quick week!! Once we got the I-171 it was like I was passed the baton and it was time to run....and I did. On March 10th we were assigned out...
What an exciting day!! Let me bring you up to date first. On March 4th (one wk after our home study was sent to CIS, formerly known as INS) we received our final notarized...
It's a beautiful day! Things really have been going quite smoothly so far. It is wonderful how everything seems to just be falling into place; It is very reassuring. I...
It's really been a while since I've posted on here. Well, time has been just flying so fast. This seems pretty amazing considering this year seems to be all about the long...
Okay, I recenlty learned that we need to be prepared to possibley have more expenses in Ukraine! About $5,000 more!! This would bring the TOTAL possible cost to...
We took care of our medical certificates again today, they look BEAUTIFUL, I must say! We went to get our fingerprints done, we had our appointment scheduled for today but was...
Okay, so yesteray we had our last visit with the SW. YAY! We survived Actually, she was great, we really enjoyed her visits. She also got me thinking about some...
I am just blown away by the kindness of some people! I think so often we hear about how ugly the world has become and how everyone is so selfish and self centered. I think that...
Okay, I have SOME coffee in me and think I can now handle a journal entry. When I was pregnant with my son I remember I once dreamed of my baby. I remember waking and...
YAYYY! My renewed passport just arrived in the mail! Yesterday the Dr.'s office called and said the blood test results are in and we setup an appointment for next...
Things really seem to be falling into place. I don't recall if I have posted before that we received our letters from the SBI regarding our background checks, they came almost...
Okay, learning something new. I may be adopting but I already feel in many ways I am not free of "pregnancy issues". I have occaional nausea and tears and anxiety. Boy, what a...
Right now I am really tired but it is seriously too early to sleep. I am really excited though. Yesterday I read another families journal and realized that their Ukraine...
Well, there isn't too much to report but there is some good news. Earlier in the week we received our letter from the USCIS regarding our fingerprinting for the FBI background...
Another good day! We received our spotless criminal background checks back for the 3 out of state counties, mailed out our fingerprints to the SBI and received our appointment...
Wow, has it really been a month since I have done anything with this website? Well, I guess I should a take minute to update anyone who is interested in followingoour...
The cats are ready for their shots. There goes another $200. Hmmm, perhaps we weren't quite as ready as we thought we were, financially. With the unexpected costs...
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