For almost 20 years I've heard Donna talk of wanting to be married and of wanting to be a Mother. Now she is not only married, but also ...

Since nothing major is happening on the adoption front, I thought I would show a new picture of the goslings. They are getting so big and ar...

Our home study has been completed, approved, notarized, and mailed along with our I-171H* to the USCIS . So now, I join so many others, in t...

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One of the blogs that I enjoy reading is Do They Have Salsa in China? I enjoy reading about Rod's passion for Mexican food and his anti...

Yes, this building is still labeled as an INS Service Center. I guess all those increased fees and big changes to upgrade the INS to BCIS an...

When we first purchased our home, just over a year and a half ago, Eammon and I both loved that we backed up to the water, and we were also ...

After dinner last night, I checked the mailbox again, and was happy to find a package, (for me!!) but even better and more important, was a ...

OK, OK... I realize, that playing the Carly Simon song in my mind while waiting for the Heinz ketchup to come out is not the same anticipa...

I am very pleased to say, that both the U.S. Department of State Passport Office and the British Embassy Passport Office are doing a great ...

I love this time of year, when all the ducklings and goslings are born. We have so many new ones this year. There are the geese, Jo and JoJo...

It has been a long day already and it is just past noontime. Eammon and I were up at 4:30 this morning so that I could get him to the hospit...

I am very pleased and surprised, the packages mailed on Thursday, our I-600A to the USCIS in Atlanta and documents to be authenticated, to ...

Now I am not a clothes person, I'm very happy in my tee shirts and Birkenstocks . Poor Eammon, he is a victim of my fashion choices as h...

Today I found a fantastic website, Audio Tutorial of Survival Chinese . My favorite phrase thus far, is under the parenting section. No, you...

Today is going to be a busy day. Eammon's birth certificate arrived in last nights mail...YEAH!! It has been fully authenticated by the ...

Eammon's new love Eammon being Vanna White Eammon's side table Eammon has been deciding for the past year, which t.v. he was going t...

On April 14, 2005, we filed form N-400, Application for Naturalization (Eammon's application for U.S. citizenship) with USCIS . Well, to...

When I arrived home this afternoon there was a call from Eammon's brother Tim, letting me know that Eammon's fully authenticated bir...

The social worker emailed, letting me know that we do not have to do another face to face meeting. She said that she really has all the inf...

I can't believe it, my new passport has arrived already! The U.S. Department of State Passport Office website states that normally it ...

I received my certified documents back from both the Connecticut Secretary of State and the Massachusetts Secretary of State. Both office...

Eammon has been sick, so this afternoon I took him to the doctor's surgery. He started filling out all the forms but was struggling with...

On Tuesday, the social worker emailed asking to change my individual appointment from Thursday to Wednesday. So at 9 a.m. this morning I had...

Eammon was able to get the necessary signatures on his passport photos and renewal form, so tomorrow we'll get all the passport informat...

Today Eammon and I were scheduled for our individual visits with the social worker. We woke up to an absolutely gorgeous day and I suggested...

Eammon's brother, Michael, who was over visiting from Wales, the week before Easter, was kind enough on his return home, to obtain an or...

Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork! This week both Eammon and I went and had passport pictures taken, so that we can both renew our passports. ...

Today was a good day! First, my birth certificate arrived, then both of us returned to the doctor and got the results from our physicals and...

We don't know yet, but we get to find out later this week! Joy of joy, we get to go to the county jail to have background checks run on ...

Both Eammon and I went for our required physicals and other than my passing out when my blood was drawn, it wasn't too bad. We found out...

Now that I received our marriage certificate, I can mail off my passport to renew it and have the name changed to my married name. You would...

Yeah! Our marriage license arrived today and has already been certified by the Secretary of State, so it is ready to be sent in to the Chine...

Tonight we met with the social worker and had our home visit, which took almost 3 hours. The questions weren't too bad or probing and I ...

Our friends Donna & Eric, just received their referral, for their lovely daughter Hannah!! Check out that adorable face!!

Today I mailed off requests for a copy of our marriage license and a copy of my birth certificate. Eammon has to have one of his brothers ge...

I am so sick with bronchial pneumonia , I really should have spent the day in bed, not going near anyone. Had I done that though, we'd ...

The CCAI Service agreement and first agency fee were received and accepted in the Denver office. We received our Adoption Dossier Guide whic...

June 7-13: Florida ~ Heading to Animal Kingdom on Thursday June 11, email if you'd like to meet up with us! June 23-29: Boston, MA/ H...

Brownies: 1 box fudge brownie mix (for a 13 x 9-inch pan) 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/4 cup water 2 large eggs 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract ...

Lisa Pack 4 shirts, wear 1 1 zip-up fleece (wear on plane) Pack 2 pants, wear 1 Pack 4 prs Undies, wear 1 Pacl 1 set silk long underware Pac...

(approx. 12-14 months) 2/7/2005 Application sent to CCAI 2/14/2005 Adoption application approved! 3/12/2005 Home Study orientation meeting 3...

Kathi from the Denver CCAI office called and informed us that our application has been accepted. We have now officially started the adoption...

After waiting almost a month for our doctor to write a short letter, I was finally able to pick the letter up today, and I mailed our comple...

After months of looking at numerous adoption agencies, and talking to adoptive parents and attending orientation meetings, we have decided t...