Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -- Jeremiah 29:11
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." -- John 14:18
"In love He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." -- Ephesians 1 4-6
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west." -- Isaiah 43:5
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." -- John 14:18
"In love He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." -- Ephesians 1 4-6
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west." -- Isaiah 43:5
about us
- ana
- We adopted our first child, a son, from Russia in April 2008, and our 2nd child, a daughter, was born December 7, 2008. No time to blog right now. SO busy living life with our 2 children and loving every minute! God has blessed us beyond our dreams!!!
weather in moscow right now
what time is it in moscow?
russian adoption blogs
- family reunion
- three sons and a princess
- troy & rachel
- rob, dede & liam
- lori, antoine, simone & claire
- eric, michelle & caden
- tiger & kar
- susan & randy
- mark, sinziana & diego
- nick, beth, luca & jaxon
- emily & david
- joy & gerard
- mike & denise
- becky & keith
- carrie & michael
- heather & jason
- teresa & kevin
- aaron & dana
- ian & michelle
- this child of mine
our time line
April 22, 2008 ~ HOME
April 15, 2008 ~ took custody of Eli
Apr. 12 - Apr. 22, 2008 ~ 3rd and final trip to Moscow
April 2, 2008 ~ court
Mar. 29 - Apr. 3, 2008 ~ 2nd trip to Moscow
Feb. 9 - 16, 2008 ~ 1st trip to Moscow
Feb. 8, 2008 ~ fingerprint record received from FBI
Jan. 30, 2008 ~ fingerprints sent for FBI clearance
Jan. 23, 2008 ~ I-171H arrived (after waiting one month & 2 days)
Jan. 10, 2008 ~ dossier sent to Moscow for translation
Jan. 4, 2008 ~ dossier submitted to agency (waiting on referral begins!)
Dec. 21, 2007 ~ home study approved by DSS & sent to USCIS (waiting on I-171H begins)
Dec. 2007 ~ home study completed
Nov. 2007 ~ finished online education courses
Nov. 2, 2007 ~ fingerprinted (I-600A)
Oct. 2007 ~ began home study & submitted I-600A
Oct. 2007 ~ agency application approved
Sept. 2007 ~ passports
Jun. 2007 ~ chose agency & began application process
Feb. 2007 ~ began researching & reading
Jan. 2007 ~ made the decision to adopt
April 15, 2008 ~ took custody of Eli
Apr. 12 - Apr. 22, 2008 ~ 3rd and final trip to Moscow
April 2, 2008 ~ court
Mar. 29 - Apr. 3, 2008 ~ 2nd trip to Moscow
Feb. 9 - 16, 2008 ~ 1st trip to Moscow
Feb. 8, 2008 ~ fingerprint record received from FBI
Jan. 30, 2008 ~ fingerprints sent for FBI clearance
Jan. 23, 2008 ~ I-171H arrived (after waiting one month & 2 days)
Jan. 10, 2008 ~ dossier sent to Moscow for translation
Jan. 4, 2008 ~ dossier submitted to agency (waiting on referral begins!)
Dec. 21, 2007 ~ home study approved by DSS & sent to USCIS (waiting on I-171H begins)
Dec. 2007 ~ home study completed
Nov. 2007 ~ finished online education courses
Nov. 2, 2007 ~ fingerprinted (I-600A)
Oct. 2007 ~ began home study & submitted I-600A
Oct. 2007 ~ agency application approved
Sept. 2007 ~ passports
Jun. 2007 ~ chose agency & began application process
Feb. 2007 ~ began researching & reading
Jan. 2007 ~ made the decision to adopt
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- court date update
- loooong days
- car seat sale
- court date delay
- glory to God
- the last of the paper chase
- a story of a man and his sandwich
- home
- moscow - trip 1 - last day
- moscow - trip 1 - day 6
- moscow - trip 1 - day 5
- moscow - trip 1 - day 4
- moscow - trip 1 - day 3
- moscow - trip 1 - day 2
- MOSCOW
- take a deep breath
- almost there
- visas
- ladybug
- question (to pass the time)
- can't we just go already
- packing and more packing
- excited, exhausted, and then excited again
- MOSCOW, HERE WE COME!
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5 comments:
Oh, what a cute little "good luck" vision! My family & I will keep you in our prayers. I VIVIDLY remember the WAIT for the trip...it was agony! And we only had 10 days to wait!
Thank you so much for sharing this blog with the Russian adoption yahoo group! And please tell us what you can, WHEN you can! Anxious to hear about your baby!
One other thing...I considered our first trip a REALLY GOOD ultrasound! That way, it wasn't QUITE so hard to leave our 2 for 3 weeks. Maybe that'll work for you too??
Blessings, Laurel
Awwww!! How sweet!
I'm glad you got the sign of good luck. Now that you are packed and ready, a little good luck should go a long way!!
This has nothing to do with ladybugs, Ana, but knowing that you're trying to finalize your packing, I happened to remember something I wanted to pass on to you guys...
I bought a bottle (not the spray, but the old-style fluid) of Rain-X to bring over for our driver. I swear by Rain-X at home to help keep my windshields clean. It makes rain, snow or whatever, just bead up & sheet off with almost no help from the wipers. Dirty windshields are kinda of an OCD pet peeve of mine...
In Moscow, there's an unbelievable amount of sludgy road grime on the car windows.
Anyway, our driver, Alusha hasn't had a day off to try the stuff, but once he does, I'm confident that he's going to love it. It's a cheap gift (probably less than $4 at Wal-Mart or an auto parts store) but kind of a nice, unexpected thing to do for your driver.
Rob, since you've spent so much time in Moscow traffic the last few weeks,maybe it triggered thoughts of bugs on a windshield! Anyway, thanks for the tip. That is a fabulous idea, and I never would have thought of it!
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