DTC PACKET, KINDA A DOWNER

WELL AFTER I FOUND OUT WE WERE IN CHINA I WAS ABLE TO DOWNLOAD A NEW PACKET FROM CCAI. THIS WAS OUR DTC PACKET. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PACKET. WHAT A LET DOWN IT WAS ONLY 4 PAGES! I HAVE WAITED 7 MONTHS FOR 4 PAGES! OH WELL I WILL TAKE WHAT I CAN GET. IN THIS PACKET THEY TELL US WHAT THE CURRENT WAIT TIMES ARE FOR THE REFERRALS. WELL WHEN WE STARTED IT WAS 6 MONTHS. I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROSPECT. BUT THE WAIT TIME HAS NOW CHANGED TO 10 MONTHS! SO WE WILL NOT HAVE A LOG IN DATE UNTIL MARCH THEN 10 MONTHS FROM THEN WE MAY OR MAY NOT GET A REFERRAL! CCAA WHO MATCHES US WITH OUR BABY HAS ALL THE CONTROLS NOW. THEY SAY THE WAIT MAY GET LONGER OR(AND LETS CROSS OUR FINGERS) IT COULD GET SHORTER. THE LAST FEW MONTHS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING REFERRALS FOR 1/2 MONTHS. SOME PEOPLE ARE SCARED THAT WE COULD HAVE TO WAIT 24 MONTHS!!! I DONT KNOW WHAT IS UP WITH CCAA BUT I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN ALOT OF DOSSIERS SO THEY HAVE HAD ALOT MORE MATCHES THEN THEY WERE USED TOO. I ALSO HEARD APRIL AND MAY WERE BIG MONTHS. THEY HAVE NOW DONE REFFERALS UP TO MAY 25TH. I THINK WE WILL KNOW MORE OF A TIMELINE ONCE THE NEXT SET OF REFERRALS COME OUT, WHICH COULD BE IN A MONTH. UNTIL THEN NO ONE ASK US "WHEN ARE YOU GETTING THAT BABY?" CAUSE WE DONT KNOW! SORRY.
GEORGETTE

WE MADE IT TO CHINA!

WELL WE DIDNT MAKE IT TO CHINA BUT OUR PAPERWORK DID! I GOT AN EMAIL FROM JACK SUNG AT CCAI THIS MORNING AND OUR DOSSIER IS NOW IN THE BEIJING OFFICE OF CCAI. NEXT STOP CCAA! WHERE WE WILL BEGIN OUR WAIT TO BE MATCHED WITH OUR DAUGHTER! WE ARE NOW WAITING FOR OUR LOG IN DATE. WE MAY NOT GET THIS UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE ARE ACTUALLY LOGGED IN. TONIGHT I WILL GET THE PACKET FROM CCAI LETTING ME KNOW THE APPROX. WAIT TIME TILL REFERRAL AND SO FORTH. I AM SO HAPPY OUR DOSSIER IS NOW IN CHINA! I GUESS I BETTER TAKE IT EASY SINCE I AM PREGNANT AND ALL! :-)
GEORGETTE

WE ARE DTC!!!

WELL I GOT THE EMAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND AS OF YESTERDAY 2/22/2006 WE WERE DTC! AS WE SPEAK OUR DOSSIER IS ON ITS WAY TO CHINA. WOW IT TOOK 7 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS FOR THE PAPERCHASE. I AM PAPER PREGNANT! NOW WE ARE WAITING ON OUR LID FROM CHINA , THAT IS WHEN THE CCAA ACTUALLY LOG US INTO THERE SYSTEM AND THEN WE WILL SIT IN A STCK OF OTHER DOSSIERS UNTIL IT IS OUR TURN. THIS COULD BE A WHILE BECAUSE THE CHINESE HAVE DECIDED TO SLOW THE REFERRAL TIME DOWN. WHEN WE STARTED IT WAS 6 MONTHS, THE LATEST REFERRAL ARE COMING IN AT ABOUT 9 MONTHS, THEY ARE SAYING IT COULD GO TO A YEAR, BUT WHO KNOWS MAYBE THEY WILL SPEED UP.
GEORGETTE

We are in Translation!

Well we got the call Friday 2/17/2006 from Amanda in the dossier department that our dossier has passed critical review and we have moved on to translation! I was so afraid they were going to say that we had done something wrong and had to do it over but no we did it right. She said we had done a very good job and there were no errors. Pretty good if I do say so myself since I did it without anyone's help. Now it should take less then a week for translation to be done and then our dossier will be sent to China! Hopefully it will only take a day or two and maybe it can be sent the first part of this week!
Georgette

WE ARE DONE, WE HOPE!

WELL SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE LAST WEEK. I HAVE TO SHARE THE ADVENTURES THAT I HAD TRYING TO GET THE I171H CERTIFIED AND NOTORIZED. LAST THURSDAY I WENT TO THE COUNTY CLERK AND GOT THEIR STAMP WITH NO PROBLEM. THEN IT WAS TIME TO GO TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. BEING THAT I DONT KNOW NASHVILLE ALL THAT GREAT I BROUGHT ALONG MY FRIEND KRYSTAL TO HELP LEAD THE WAY. WELL WE FOUND THE BUILDING NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS THERE WERE NO PARKING SPACES. SO I SEE A PARKING GARAGE! GOOD IDEA. OH BUT IT WASNT. SEEMS THEY WERE "VERY BUSY" THAT DAY.(HALF OF THE SPACES WERE EMPTY) SO I HAD TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK OUT. WELL IT SEEMS THAT THEY HAD A VERY NARROW DRIVEWAY AND I HIT THE SIDE OF THE WALL AND BUMPER GETTING OUT! THE LADY HAD THE NERVE TO SAY "YOU KNOW YOU HIT THE WALL" NO KIDDING! I THINK I HEARD THAT SCRAPING SOUND. WELL KRYSTAL GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND IT IS NOT TOO BAD, JUST A SMALL DENT AND SCRAPE. WELL WE FOUND A PARKING LOT THAT WE COULD USE AND PAY OF COURSE. GOT OUT AND WALKED WHAT SEEMED A MILE TO GET TO THE BUILDING. WHEN WE GET THERE WE HAVE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED SO WE CAN GET AN ID CARD(I BEGGED TO KEEP IT WHEN WE WERE DONE BUT THEY WOULDNT LET ME). WE HAVE TO GO TO THE 6TH FLOOR SO WE GET IN THE ELEVATOR. WELL ONCE WE GOT INSIDE WE NOTICE THERE IS NO 6TH FLOOR. THANK GOODNESS SOMEONE WAS WITH US AND SHE SAID WE COULD GET OFF ON THE 16TH FLOOR AND GET IN ANOTHER ELEVATOR AND GO DOWN TO THE 6TH FLOOR. WE FINALLY GOT THERE AND GOT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S SEAL. THEN TRIED TO GO BACK DOWN, WELL WE COULDNT GO DOWN TO THE 2ND FLOOR BUT NO ONE TOLD US THAT. FINALLY SOMEONE LET US IN ON THE SECRET OF GOING TO THE 3RD FLOOR AND TAKING THE STAIRS TO THE BOTTOM. THEN WHEN WE WERE LEAVING THERE IS A MAN ACROSS THE STREET WITH A MACHINE GUN! OF COURSE I, NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH WHERE WE WERE HOLLARD "THAT MAN HAS A GUN!" WELL IT SEEMS THAT HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE TREASURY DEPT. AND HE ALWAYS STANDS THERE WITH A GUN. SO IS THE STORY OVER? NO! WE GO TO MY CAR AND THERE IS A HOMELESS MAN PEEING ON MY CAR! I YELL, AND HE IS JUST WALKING OFF LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. AFTER THAT I THINK KRYSTAL HAS DECIDED SHE WILL NEVER GO WITH ME ANYWHERE AGAIN! :-)
ANYWAY WE FINALLY GOT EVERYTHING CERTIFIED AND AUTHENTICATED, SO LAST NIGHT AFTER TRYING THREE DIFFERENT PLACES, WE FINALLY FOUND A FED-EX THAT HAD NOT ALREADY HAD THEIR LAST PICK-UP. THE GUY WAS THERE BUT HE WAITED SO WE COULD GET OURS SENT. SO NOW OUR COMPLETED DOSSIER IS AT THE AGENCY! WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR CRITICAL REVIEW AND TRANSLATION. THEN WE WILL BE DTC! OF COURSE I HAVE REALIZED FOR THE PAST 7 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN WORKING NON-STOP GETTING OUR DOSSIER TOGETHER. WHAT WILL I DO FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.......

1ST BABY PICTURE

OK, MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS PICTURE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT IT ON THE SITE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE! NOW I HAVE A PICTURE TO PUT ON THE FRIDGE!

PAT THE BUNNY

OK THIS IS TOO CUTE. WE FOUND THIS TONIGHT AT CRACKER BARREL AND DECIDED TO GET IT SINCE WE GOT OUR I171H TODAY, KINDOF A CELBRATION OUTFIT. ITS PAT THE BUNNY, JUST LIKE THE BOOK.(WE HAVE THE BOOK TOO BY THE WAY) THE RABBIT IS SO SOFT. I TOLD RUSTY I WOULDNT BUY ANYMORE OUTFITS AFTER THIS. :-) BUT SHE HAS TO BE IN STYLE. I FEEL REAL SORRY FOR THIS CHILD IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE A BOY!

DOSSIER

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE REST OF OUR DOSSIER WHICH IS ALREADY AT CCAI. WHAT DOES IT SAY YOU ASK, I REALLY HAVE NO CLUE, ITS IN CHINESE. BUT I AM SURE IT SAYS WE WILL MAKE GREAT PARENTS! :-)

We got it!!!

OK, THIS IS IT. WE GOT OUR I171H!!! AND IT ONLY TOOK 65 DAYS. MAN THAT MEMPHIS OFFICE IS FAST(I AM BEING SARCASTIC). WE ARE SO CLOSE TO BEING DONE WITH THE PAPERCHASE. TOMORROW I WILL GO TO THE COUNTY CLERK, THEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THEN I WILL FED-EX IT TO A COURIER IN WASHINGTON DC WHO WILL WALK INTO THE US STATE DEPT AND FROM THERE THE CHINESE CONSULATE. IF ALL GOES WELL I WILL HAVE IT BACK SATURDAY AND FROM THERE IT WILL GO TO THE AGENCY SO THEY CAN TRANSLATE IT. AND THEN IT WILL GO TO CHINA! RUSTY IS SO GLAD WE GOT IT. NOW I WILL STOP CALLING EVERYDAY AT 2:30 ASKING FOR HIM TO CHECK THE MAIL. OF COURSE NOW I WILL BE ASKING HIM EVERYDAY, "I WONDER IF JADEN IS BEING BORN TODAY?"
GEORGETTE