[shelbydog]

OMG I am just in tears. I overnighted our HS documents (a two-inch thick file....) to our HS agency yesterday, priority delivery by 10:30 am today. I have been tracking all day, as agency didn't confirm getting it today. I just spoke with Fedex. They said my package was "sorted" incorrectly at the facility here, and it "should be" delivered tomorrow. They swear it's not lost, but I am so worried...I am in a state of panic.

This in addition to our Caribbean Marriage License saga that never ends...and now has to go back to Turks & Caicos for the Governor to sign, (after we waited a month to get them back from the registrar) and then to Dom. Republic Guat. Consulate...I just feel like this never ends. We were doing so well with our dossier, and these last few days have just been a nightmare. Hubby's employer form has to be re-done...it's not on the correct letterhead, my phys. exam has to be re-notarized - part of the stamp is too light. Part of me just feels like giving up. I have been dragging my son to Fedex/post office, courthouses, doctors, notaries for weeks and I think he is feeling it and it's making me feel guilty. In addition I have been sick for weeks now...1st sinus infection, then bronchitis and now MAJOR allergy problems...I just feel like I can't get ahead!!

Sorry to vent - just frustrated so much, and the one thing I thought I could count on is Fedex, and if they lost our HS file I will just lose it!!

Did any of you just feel like giving up this early in the process? I guess I'm just having a bad week and it will get better I hope.

[KellyMigoya]

FedEx lost Mia's airline ticket which we were getting the night before we went to Guatemala. It ended up they delivered it to the wrong house but by the time those people got home and brought it to us I was sick!!! Oh trust me, by the time I was finished with Fed EX that day....................................

[babyjsmom]

Hang in there...I know how you feel, although I am lucky to have my husbands bookeeper as a notary I had a major screw up.....USPS lost my homestudy and POA....already cert & auth! I am furious. I learned from my first adoption to always get 2 of everything, so I have a backup, but what a pain in the you know what!!!!!

Trust me it gets better, after all the paperwork is done you just sit and WAIT. I would take paperwork over waiting anyday!

Good luck to you & keep your head up!!! It's all good when they are home and in your arms!

[Amykk]

You would not be the first one to break down in tears during the paperchase. I had to have almost every document redone for one reason or another. When I sent my FBI stuff I forgot to put For International Adoption on the front and they could not pull the envelope without the FedEx tracking number, which some stupid person at FedEx refused to give me and was really nasty about. After stressing out for a day I decided to call back and got a really nice person who said "of course we can give you the tracking number". Hopefully they will get it straightened out - I think that a lot of their customer service people don't really know what they're talking about.
Hang in there - it gets done eventually.

[Smylinatya]

Sorry you are having problems and I can totally relate. I wasn't sure how much more I could take after we lost our first referral and then DHL lost our entire dossier. They didn't even say it was incorrectly sorted, they just said it was lost...oops!

Try to stay calm and believe it will get to its destination tomorrow, I am sure it will.

Good luck,
Jenn

[JustLee]

Oh' sweetie...I'm so sorry...I'm right there with you...my son cries everytime I say postoffice or Fedex.... Poor you...let's pray they come through.

Dear Jesus,
We ask that you would help FedEx find these documents and get them where they need to go pronto...I ask for your precious peace and an extra helping of love today for my friend. In your name, which has power, Amen.

[papito]

one day late don't sweat it yet, 5 days has been customery over here, one lost for good. i have been waiting for my hs since thursday but i think she sent it ups, we are both in florida!

even the regular mail does better than that,

yes i am fraking but unless its over 5 days i don't think lost is an issue yet, hopefully never

[shelbydog]

Thank you everyone. Reading your posts makes me feel so much better, and helps me realize it could be a lot worse. So many of you have been through so much more...

Lee - I am sorry to hear your son cries about the post office/Fedex too...he used to like going (the first few times...) but now it's an interruption in his day, especially now with the nicer weather, I feel awful telling him, "We have to go to fedex..." or "Mommy has to make a phone call..." All he wants to do is play outside...which is hard right now with my allergies. I am just having an awful time this year - the worst I have ever experienced...and nothing is working...shots of prednisone, allergy meds, scripts, asthma inhalers. I am so tired of coughing and sneezing...and my eyes tear so bad it looks like I am constantly crying. I hope the tree buds come out soon here so this ends soon!

[cr653]

im so sorry.

fed ex LOST my hs too, notarized, county certified...on my way...then GONE!

my agency did another one,
but WHEW, i can still feel the heat of anger and frustration when i think of it...and it's been months!

sorry this has happened to you.

cris

[Treasures]

Did FedEx offer to refund the extra money that you paid to have it sent priority? They should!
Praying that the path your adoption journey is taking will smooth out for you soon.
Treasures

[brinawynne]

Linda, I just wanted to send you some good thoughts. At my job, we ship hundreds of packages a day by FedEx and UPS. FedEx missorts pretty often, but of all my time being there, they have only LOST one package that I can remember. They will fax you a complaint form and will mail you a check for your fees, but of course, you generally have to ask. Good Luck! I'm saying a prayer that it will be to your agency first thing tomorrow. Take a deep breath and relax...stressing over it tonight won't help, so wait until tomorrow and get angry then if you need to.

Brina

[LisaAnn1170]

Linda,

I wrote to you about our long saga dealing with a marriage certificate from the Cayman Islands. I'm sure I omitted part of the story now that I think back...Fed Ex misdirected it TWICE! I think it was coming home from being apostilled in the Caymans when they accidentally held it at the sorting station instead of delivering it. It was there for four or five days before we figured out what happened! Then, when it was coming home from being authenticated in London, it was "misdirected" and ended up at our house a day later. I was horrified. I kept thinking of all of the places it could be between here and London!

I know how scary this is. It's awful to think of all the work (and cost) you put into these documents and it's impossible for anyone else to realize how important they are to you.

Hang in there and best wishes to you!

Lisa