October 27th, 2009

Still working on paperwork (slowly) and our home study is in full swing. They have already visited our house and interviewed us, now we continue to gather the information that they want so that they can actually write up the home study document. We also started looking at the USCIS (United Stated Citizenship and Immigration) paperwork for the adoption...this is known as forms I-800 and I-800A. Here is the original blog post done by Rani on this date:

Sent off the last of the paperwork to the homestudy agency today! Now, on to the dossier….whoo hoo!

What does that mean, you wonder? Well, it means that we get to start doing a lot of the same things over again, but different. More proof of employment, financials, fingerprints (taken at a different place…that would be too easy), medical stuff, etc., but all just a little different forms for different people.

Oh, and the all important I-800 form. Believe it or not, this may be the most user friendly government form out there.

October 9th, 2009

Well, things are slowing down for us. This is on purpose and due to money. The faster we fill out our dossier, then the sooner the next payment is due and things are a little tight after the work we had done on our basement to shore up the walls. We are still working on things, but Spring will be the best for us as that is when we get our tax return and bonuses at work. Here is the original blog post from Rani on this date:

Still here, still alive, just waiting on the paperwork to go from point A to B, so that we can then start on the paperwork that goes from point C back to point B.

I have been filling the time by doing the Hague adoption training (which I need to remind Mike to do, too). Got that all done, just have to send it off.

In the meantime, here’s a fun link to some information on Bulgarian naming traditions. I had to read it slowly, and think about it a lot in some parts, but I think I followed it all…

http://www.orgsites.com/wa/facab/_pgg5.php3

That’s all for now…happy Autumn!