We Are the Caesars: Swedish Invasion

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Swedish Invasion

I just wanted to post a couple of pictures from the annual Surf and Turf dinner we have for our Erik (our exchange student who lived here 2001-2002) every year when he visits from Sweden. This year he brought his brother, Per. They both brought their BRUTAL dimples. Erik has wonderfully agreed to be one of the baby's two God Fathers!

LOBSTAHHHHHHH

Look at Lily's grandpa!!!

Just a couple of pics of my last few days before I meet my daughter. What a great week this is.

1 comment:

Katherine said...: they are nauseatingly hot. and i love green on you!; August 6, 2009 at 1:48 AM

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Adoption Timeline

11/06/09 (???) Anelya Becomes U.S. Citizen
10/31/09 Gotcha Day
10/28/09 Back to Kazakhstan
09/05/09 End of Trip 1
09/03/09 Court Date
08/10/09 "Meetcha Day"
08/08/09 Off to Kazakhstan
07/31/09 Receive Letter of Invitation (LOI)
1/12/09 Region Assignment
12/04/08 (more or less) Dossier at Ministries
10/13/08 Dossier at NY Consulate
10/03/08 (maybe earlier) Dossier Out of Translation
08/27/08 Home Study Received by LMI (4-6 weeks until Consulate)
08/26/08 Sent Revised Home Study to LMI
08/26/08 Got Revised Home Study Apostilled
08/26/08 Received New Home Study
08/15/08 Request to pull homestudy from translation to provide updated one with no gender preference
08/14/08 Dossier in Translation
08/05/08 Dossier sent to LMI
08/04/08 Apostilled docs received
07/31/08 NH dossier docs sent for apostilles
07/30/08 Dossier Approved for Apostille Process
07/24/08 Faxed Dossier to LMI for approval
07/17/08 Received Fingerprints
07/08/08 Sent Fingerprints to FBI
07/07/08 Fingerprinting
06/26/08 I-71H RECEIVED!!!
06/25/08 Applied for two grants
06/25/08 Sent Homestudy to USCIS
06/19/08 Homestudy final copy received
06/02/08 Homestudy draft submitted to LMI
05/02/08 Biometrics/Fingerprints at USCIS
04/25/08 Medical Exam Complete
04/20/08 Homestudy Begins
04/19/08 Received Background Check Back from CPS
04/18/08 Completed Adoptive Parenting Course
04/17/08 Received Application Received Notification from USCIS
04/17/08 Social Worker Contacts Me
04/13/08 Started Adoptive Parent Education Requirement
04/10/08 Filed I600A with US Citizenship and Immigration Services
04/09/08 Assigned a social work for home study
04/05/08 Contracts received by Agencies
04/04/08 Sent Background Check Request to CPS
04/02/08 Sent Agency Contracts and Home Study Request
2/01/08 - 04/01/08 Slacked and went to Sweden
1/30/08 Application ACCEPTED!!!
1/25/08 Notification that LMI received application
1/25/08 Joined International Adopt NH yahoo group
1/22/08 Sent application to LMI
1/17/08 Life insurance physical
1/16/08 Filled in application
01/06/08 Decision to use Little Miracles International (LMI)
01/06/08 Joined Adoption Agency Research on Yahoo Group
1/02/08 Joined single Kaz moms yahoo group
12/29/07 Joined Kazakhsan Adoption on Yahoo Groups
12/29/07 Started Adoption fundraising on Amazon
12/24/07 Started Adoption Blog
12/24/07 Decision to adopt from Kazakhstan
12/15/07 Decision to adopt

Appropriate Adoption Communication Cheat Sheet

Instead of A) try using B)
A) Do you have your own children? B)Do you have a biological child?
A) She has an adopted daughter. B) She has a daughter.
A) They have a Kazakh son. B) They have a son.
A) She is a single adoptive mother. B) She is a mother. (Unless he is single, interested and decent. Then y all means, mention the single part ;-) )
A) She is adopted. B) She was adopted. (Adoption is a one time event)
A) His real parents B) His biological parents
A) She was abandoned. B) She was placed for adoption.
A) His birth mother gave him up. B) His birth mother was unable to to parent him.
A) How much did she cost? B) How much did the adoption process cost?