You are the poem I dreamed of writing, the masterpiece I longed to paint. You are the shining star I reached for in my ever hopeful quest for life fulfilled. You are my child. Now with all things I am blessed.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
10/25/09 - FINALLY SAW MAX AGAIN (exactly one year later)
10/24/05 - Arrived in Vlad
10/22/09 - left for trip #2
10/01/09 - Received Court Date!!
09/29/09 - Case Submitted
09/16/09 - Received Release!
12/11/08 - Complete 2nd Dossier is in Russia
11/26/08 - INS I71-H approval arrives in mail
11/21/08 - Sent new 2nd Dossier
11/18/08 - Received Dossier
11/17/08 - Dossier needs to be redone
11/10/08 - 2nd Dossier Sent to Russia (sans I71-H form)
11/03/08 - Medical Evaluations
11/01/08 - Psych Evaluations :)
10/25/08 - Home again to tell Fin all about her little brother.
10/24/08 - Said "paka" to Max. We'll be right back. Left for Seoul.
10/23/08 - Spent the morning with Max.
10/22/08 - Max's first car ride.
10/21/08 - We met our son, Max.
10/20/08 - Arrive in Vladivostok and head straight for MOE to offically accept referral on Mom and Dad's 35th anniversary. (Stateside we were meeting Max on Oct 20th too!)
10/19/08 - Where did Sunday go?
10/18/08 - Leave for Vladivostok!
10/10/08 - Visas arrive.
10/07/08 - We have our travel dates!! Tickets and Visas ordered.
09/17/08 - We accepted our referral!! We're coming for you Max!!
09/16/08 - We received our referral!!
08/04/08 - Dossier has been translated and filed at the MOE (Ministry of Education) in Vladivostok - we are officially waiting for "THE CALL" (we've been told to expect one in early October!!)
07/25/08 - Called FBI - fingerprints were received and are being processed - should have copies within the week
07/23/08 - Back to USCIS in New Orleans for Biometrics (FBI fingerprints)
07/16/08 - MORE fingerprints at local station for John Walsh Child Protection Act
07/11/08 - Our Case Mgr. called - Dossier on it's way to the Primorsky Region of Russia (Vladivostok)!! - We may be looking at a first trip as early as September!!
06/08/08 - Passports arrive! Fin names baby Max after Max & Ruby (she says if she has a sister we can name her Ruby)
06/07/08 - Sent our Russian Program application and contract from the Orlando Airport (on our way home from cruise) and bought baby his first doll - Mickey Mouse to commemorate the occasion
05/14/08 - Ordered passports & Contacted our social worker to inform her our homestudy needs to be updated for Int'l process
05/13/08 - Called agency with verbal agreement to switch to International process
05/11/08 (mother's day) - Steven and I decide to pursue a Russian adoption
03/13/08 - Homestudy update complete - FINALLY!
01/20/08 - References sent for homestudy
12/07/07 - Max's Birthday
11/13/07 - Dr visits for homestudy
10/08/07 - Our homestudy update begins
09/29/07 - We sent our application & contract for domestic adoption process
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