Well, I know it's been along time since I've blogged. But frankly, nothing exciting to report until today! Previous to today I have been chasing down paperwork for various people and places. My entire life is on 60 pieces of paper which is weird! So you can see there hasn't been much to report other than my frustrations in mounds upon mounds of paper.
I went to Chicago this morning with all 60 of my documents; birth certificate, home study, immigration clearance, financial reports, etc. and had them all apostilled! Which is a very official certification of all the notary public stamps. One was rejected, the one by Chase Bank because the notary didn't sign her name the way her notary stamp listed it. I had a baby meltdown but then just found another Chase downtown and huffed and puffed until someone there would re-do the paperwork correctly. Then went back to the Secretary of State office to have that last document apostilled! This is a huge step because it now gets translated and sent to Kazakhstan where I will be assigned a region to adopt from! I also have to make my 3rd large sum payment. It's beginning to feel close!
So the next question I usually get is when will I travel to Kazakhstan to meet my daughter...well, that answer depends on the government in Kazakhstan. I've done all of the things I can control here in the US, now it goes through the system there...and there is some thought that the paperwork moves more quickly in spring/summer -- so I'm hoping to travel in August! I'll be praying for a speedy process!
The picture above is of my daughters bed! It's so cute. My friend Stephanie made the cafe curtains!
