Big Day!

Today was wonderful! We enjoyed the beautiful sunshine, had wireless internet installed, AND, our dossier was sent to the assistant stork for review and final authentication. Typically, once assistant stork receives you dossier it should take about 10 days before it is in Ethiopia! I sent it overnight, so they are supposed to have it before noon tomorrow. I am hoping that they just might be able to start working on it before next week. But if not, at least they will have it!

It is such a huge relief to have that much done! Now we need to work on the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service). International adoption law requires that in order to bring a child into the U.S. from another country you must first get permission from the USCIS. We have to fill out more paperwork, be fingerprinted (again), give them money, copies of our birth certificates, marriage certificate, etc. Once we have done all this and are approved, we will receive our I-171H saying that we can bring an Ethiopian child into the US.

This evening we went fishing in our pond. Isn't it beautiful???!