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10-14-2005, 12:41 PM
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Our adoption so far ...
Short version:
Started gathering papers in November 2004 The earliest available SW with experience writing international homestudies for Guatemala couldn't see us until 2/05 -- OK I visited and met the kids 01/05 Homestudy completed 3/05 INS Approval 4/05 Visited the kids again and delivered dossier 4/05 5 Months went by with the facilitator saying the DNA would be done next week, they had trouble locating the birthmother. Late 9/05, facilitator says court lost homestudy, please send another one. And also says that Hired Adoption Supervisors 10/05 AS discovers NOTHING has been done with my dossier. FC has no record of our case. AS finds the "true" facilitator and gets the ball rolling Hooray for AS! So, 5 months after submitting the dossier, we are pretty much just getting started. Another certified copy of the homestudy and the new POA for AS have been authenticated and are now on there way to Guatemala. Please join me in praying that the kids won't have to wait too much longer for their forever family!
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Currently adopting a sibling pair: Big Sister, 7 Little Brother, 4 Can't wait to bring them home! 
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#2
10-14-2005, 02:02 PM
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Wao, what a roller coaster for you! keep the faith and hanging there!
many blessings,
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many blessings, Mildred mama de maría josé & john paul looking for two more bio siblings adopted girl bname:Anayeli Marlen T.M. dob:12/15/2000 boy bname: Luis Fernando T.M. dob 8/10/2004 bmother name: Marlen A. T.M. ___________________________________________ 8/12/05-IT'S A GIRL! born 8/7/05 1/27/06-AT HOME!!!!  BioMother is pregnant! Saga continues....8/7/06 - IT'S A BOY, John Paul. 2/27/07 AT HOME FOREVER!!!! With GOD EVERYTHING is possible. Just believe!
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10-14-2005, 02:06 PM
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OMG, that just stinks!! So good that you hired AS and got things rolling. I hope it goes smoothly from here on out!
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Bio daughter age 6 Guatemalan daughter age 3, home 12/9/2005 Very unhappy with my agency due to lack of communication, long process, contract restrictions, and many other reasons. Ask me if you'd like to avoid them.
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10-14-2005, 03:37 PM
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my goodness!
at least things may start moving now - well done for hanging in there
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10-14-2005, 03:50 PM
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We're praying for your children to come home quickly!....
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10-14-2005, 05:44 PM
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OH THAT WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She should be BANNED from doing adoptions!!!!!!!!! Good for you for hiring Adoption Supervisors........hopefully you will get your children home before years go by waiting for HER to get anything done!!!1
God speed in bringing your two little ones home! annelisa
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annelisa
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10-14-2005, 06:06 PM
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I'm SOOO sorry for all the awful delays! I'm happy to hear that AS is helping you get back on track -- it's a relief, isn't it, to have help to turn to?!
I sure hope you can get those kids home SOON. I know that it's especially hard to wait when you know that your children are old enough to know that they are waiting, too.
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Straight ..... and pretty sure the second greatest commandment is "love your neighbor," not "make sure your neighbor doesn't do anything mentioned in Leviticus"
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10-14-2005, 06:17 PM
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Hi
Now at least things can start moving..after we hired them we had Ana home in 4 months..our case was also 5 months getting started...after referral/dossier etc.. Hang in there!
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Mom to 2 kiddo's DS b/r 6/91 home 12/91 Peru DD b/r 6/03 home 3/04 Guatemala 2/03 totally paper ready Never told about Hague  6/03 DD b/referral 6/03 agency claims they will "do our POA"  1st visit 8/03 DNA 10/03 2nd visit 10/03 Found out POA never sent to Guatemala  POA 11/03 (5 months after referral!) FC 11/03 3rd visit 1/04 redid entire dossier and finger's PGN 1/04 fostered in Antigua 3/1/04 Home 3/30/04
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#9
10-15-2005, 07:41 AM
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Thank You!
Thanks everyone for the kind and thoughtful words.
Yes, what is hardest for me is knowing that the kids know that they are waiting. I speak some Spanish, but not enough to tell them that it will happen, to just hang in there. Months fly by for you and me, but for the kids each month seems like forever. I can't be a comfort to them right now with my limited vocabulary. But somehow, I think they try to comfort me when we speak. Isn't that crazy? Dear Father, keep them safe and happy while they are out of my arms. Amen.
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Currently adopting a sibling pair: Big Sister, 7 Little Brother, 4 Can't wait to bring them home!
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