We received our I-171H it came in the mail on October 4TH my brothers B-DAY! I thought it would never get here. Yesterday we meet with our new Social worker Debbie. I am so thankful she is getting right on fixing this for us! She hopes to have our up- dated home study done by tomorrow. That would be just wonderful to be able to get everything in the mail by tomorrow! She works for the Bethany Christan Services and they do not presently have a VN program. This could be the first VN adoption she has ever done and is very excited about working with us. She told Lindsey we are now one of her families and we can just call her grandma!! How cute is that?
Yesterday Adam and I went to a new baby store in Germantown called Mango Baby!! I am so excited about starting the nursery it will be so much fun!! I fell in love with everything in that store. It was so funny I have had one crib picked out since day one and Adam had not seen it yet. So we walk into the store and he goes start to the crib I have been dieing to get for Jack! I know I need to get started.They said it will take 2 to 3 months to get in everything I am wanting!
My buisness is up and running and doing great! My hopes is that it will be doing so well I will not have to worry about how much time I take off of work when Jack gets home!!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
What A GREAT WEEK!!!!
We received word today from Nashville today our I-600 was approved this morning!! That means our I-171H was put in today's mail!! I can send everything thing out to be certified hopefully on Monday then off to the VN Embassy! I am hopeful that we will have a referral around the beginning of the Year! With the hopes of travel in early spring!
So my little man should be born within the next couple of months. I pray for a safe delivery, that Jack is loved and taken care of until we are able to get to him. My heart breaks that I will not be there for our son in his beginning days. I thought the wait for our I-171H was miserable! I will not be able to get our travel invite fast enough!
So my little man should be born within the next couple of months. I pray for a safe delivery, that Jack is loved and taken care of until we are able to get to him. My heart breaks that I will not be there for our son in his beginning days. I thought the wait for our I-171H was miserable! I will not be able to get our travel invite fast enough!
Monday, October 1, 2007
A Start To A Good Week!
This weekend was wonderful! We had nothing on our plate this weekend so relaxing! Lindsey had her sweet little friend over to spend the night Saturday and they were angels. I believe they spent the whole night dancing to High School Musical! They had a blast!
Adam and I were lazy all day long watching football and eating what we like to call "Death By Cheese Dip"! It was so niece not having anything that we had to get done. I do not know the last time I allowed myself to totally veg out! It was very much need. I fill some what energized so I will be able to tackle everything that needs to get done today!
I have also found a great way to make a lot of money right out of my home! I am going to a meeting this morning. I can not wait to be up and running! If this goes the way I believe it should go I would not have to work at all out side of the home and how great would that be for both Lindsey and Jack! The lady that I am signing under started saleing this last year and is already making any were from 5 to 10 thousand dollars a month! Also they have given her a company Car! I will let you all more about this later. However if any of you all looking to make great money out of your home email me and I will talk to you personally. Michelleburg@aol.com is my email . Or you all can just send me a shout out it you wish!
Adam and I were lazy all day long watching football and eating what we like to call "Death By Cheese Dip"! It was so niece not having anything that we had to get done. I do not know the last time I allowed myself to totally veg out! It was very much need. I fill some what energized so I will be able to tackle everything that needs to get done today!
I have also found a great way to make a lot of money right out of my home! I am going to a meeting this morning. I can not wait to be up and running! If this goes the way I believe it should go I would not have to work at all out side of the home and how great would that be for both Lindsey and Jack! The lady that I am signing under started saleing this last year and is already making any were from 5 to 10 thousand dollars a month! Also they have given her a company Car! I will let you all more about this later. However if any of you all looking to make great money out of your home email me and I will talk to you personally. Michelleburg@aol.com is my email . Or you all can just send me a shout out it you wish!
Friday, September 28, 2007
From "What A Hard Decison!" To "Thank YOU Jesus"
I am beginning to to get a little stressed out! Almost 9 weeks and still no sign of my I-171H. I am filling a little depressed about the whole situation. I am at a complete stand still until that paper is put in my hands! It can not be to much longer right? I am beginning to wonder if we have been lost! I emailed Mrs. Jackson yesterday at Alexanders office in Nashville I am hopeful she will have some news for me today! I have no idea how long it takes for her to get the info from CIS! Does anyone know how long it will take her to get back to me!
As you all know we decided to live CHI do to the long wait. So as if it is not enough CHI who told me from day one that if we used them for our home study if for some reason we decided to leave and go with another agency we would be able to use our home study that we paid for. Not to mention I was told by someone when I contacted them to let them know we were leaving Yes I was right that we could use my home study! So at the beginning of the week when I received an email stating NO I can not use my home study! No I will not be getting any refund for the money that I had paid for my home study!!! So I am thinking " WHAT"!!!!! They are out of there minds!!
The next day I am contacted by several families that have left CHI lately do to the long wait as well. However in each and everyone of there cases they were able to use there home study and were help in the transition to the other Agency. I really did not expect anything less for our family!
So they put me on a conference call and they tried to give me all kinds of excuses #1 We changed our policy months ago. Well if that is the case first off why did you tell me just last week I could use it. 2nd of all we should be grandfather in if they changed there policy after we signed on! Excuse #2 I have a hard time believing some one would have told you that you could use the home study with a other agency! Well that is funny considering I was told by you just last week I could use it. Excuse #3 in order to be in compliance with Hague we can not let you use it.
So the Bethany agency will be helping me get everything striated out! But what a pain! I was so very disappointed with the way CHI has acted towards my family it is just not right! Not to mention they should have stopped taking applications months ago for the VN program! over 22o on there waiting list and still growing! How is that ethical? I say GREEDY! No wonder they are able to afford the Fancy Web Site! Well I have vented and hopefully I will not have to ever give them a second thought!
It is really sad the last post was what a hard decision now I am thankful to Jesus that he got me out when he did. There is no Guilt about switching to W! There is nothing but joy, hope, pride,and excitement and the knowledge the W will be helping bring my baby Jack home to me sooner rather than later!
So please say some prayers for me! That all my hair does not fall completely out!!!
As you all know we decided to live CHI do to the long wait. So as if it is not enough CHI who told me from day one that if we used them for our home study if for some reason we decided to leave and go with another agency we would be able to use our home study that we paid for. Not to mention I was told by someone when I contacted them to let them know we were leaving Yes I was right that we could use my home study! So at the beginning of the week when I received an email stating NO I can not use my home study! No I will not be getting any refund for the money that I had paid for my home study!!! So I am thinking " WHAT"!!!!! They are out of there minds!!
The next day I am contacted by several families that have left CHI lately do to the long wait as well. However in each and everyone of there cases they were able to use there home study and were help in the transition to the other Agency. I really did not expect anything less for our family!
So they put me on a conference call and they tried to give me all kinds of excuses #1 We changed our policy months ago. Well if that is the case first off why did you tell me just last week I could use it. 2nd of all we should be grandfather in if they changed there policy after we signed on! Excuse #2 I have a hard time believing some one would have told you that you could use the home study with a other agency! Well that is funny considering I was told by you just last week I could use it. Excuse #3 in order to be in compliance with Hague we can not let you use it.
So the Bethany agency will be helping me get everything striated out! But what a pain! I was so very disappointed with the way CHI has acted towards my family it is just not right! Not to mention they should have stopped taking applications months ago for the VN program! over 22o on there waiting list and still growing! How is that ethical? I say GREEDY! No wonder they are able to afford the Fancy Web Site! Well I have vented and hopefully I will not have to ever give them a second thought!
It is really sad the last post was what a hard decision now I am thankful to Jesus that he got me out when he did. There is no Guilt about switching to W! There is nothing but joy, hope, pride,and excitement and the knowledge the W will be helping bring my baby Jack home to me sooner rather than later!
So please say some prayers for me! That all my hair does not fall completely out!!!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
What A Hard Decision!!
Adam and I after sitting down and talking over our options for our family we have decided to leave CHI and go with another agency!! CHI has been absolutely wonderful with everything , this has nothing to do with them. When we started this journey as all of you now the wait was 9 to 12 months and now going to 24 months including some of the families already on the list, we'll that is just to long for us! In two in a half years I expect to have our son home and traveling back to Vietnam to get our baby girl!
We were approved by the new agency last week! I have begun getting my dossier together and look forward to having my referral by Christmas and traveling the end of February to the beginning of March! To think my baby boy could be born any day seems so surreal! My head is spinning from all the things I need to get done! If only my I-171-H would hurry and get here! That is all we really lack before I can send it of for the State seals! I would love to have my dossier to the Vietnam Embassy by the first week or two of October!
The minute I have my I-171-H in hand I will get a move on the nursery! I believe we have most everything already picked out so it will not be to hard. I hope with the holidays coming up and everything we have to get done hopefully the wait will not be to bad! I can say the wait for the I-171-H has been extremely difficult!
So even though the decision of moving to a new Agency was painful I believe it was the right one for us! We are now one step even closer to bringing a son home!!
We were approved by the new agency last week! I have begun getting my dossier together and look forward to having my referral by Christmas and traveling the end of February to the beginning of March! To think my baby boy could be born any day seems so surreal! My head is spinning from all the things I need to get done! If only my I-171-H would hurry and get here! That is all we really lack before I can send it of for the State seals! I would love to have my dossier to the Vietnam Embassy by the first week or two of October!
The minute I have my I-171-H in hand I will get a move on the nursery! I believe we have most everything already picked out so it will not be to hard. I hope with the holidays coming up and everything we have to get done hopefully the wait will not be to bad! I can say the wait for the I-171-H has been extremely difficult!
So even though the decision of moving to a new Agency was painful I believe it was the right one for us! We are now one step even closer to bringing a son home!!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Trying Not To Go Crazy!!!
Hello to every one! I am trying hard to be patience but it is so very hard. It has been 7 weeks today since Adam and I went and had out fingerprints taken, and still we do not have the I-171H in hand. All day long that is all I find my self thinking about. I pray today will be the day!
We had a great Labor Day weekend my sister-in-law and brother-in-law were able to come to Memphis. Gina and I spent most of the time by the pool and of course we were able to get some shopping in! The weekend went by way to fast I am already looking forward to our next visit with them! Lindsey turned 12 on Sept 5th!!! She is growing into a beautiful young lady! For her B-Day we had a sleep over with about 10 girls. I know when you hear that you must think nightmare!!! Surprisingly it was not bad at all, they are all such well behaved girls. When my husband and I went to sleep around 11 we just knew we would be woken up all night! So you can imagine my surprise when we woke up the next morning at 9 and we had a great night sleep!!
My mom's home is almost done! They should be back in with in 2 weeks!!! It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since there house had burned down. There house is absolutely beautiful, they have done a great job picking out everything.
We'll hopefully I will have good news soon to report on the adoption front! I fill like we are just stuck in limbo right now and I can say not much fun!!!!!!
We had a great Labor Day weekend my sister-in-law and brother-in-law were able to come to Memphis. Gina and I spent most of the time by the pool and of course we were able to get some shopping in! The weekend went by way to fast I am already looking forward to our next visit with them! Lindsey turned 12 on Sept 5th!!! She is growing into a beautiful young lady! For her B-Day we had a sleep over with about 10 girls. I know when you hear that you must think nightmare!!! Surprisingly it was not bad at all, they are all such well behaved girls. When my husband and I went to sleep around 11 we just knew we would be woken up all night! So you can imagine my surprise when we woke up the next morning at 9 and we had a great night sleep!!
My mom's home is almost done! They should be back in with in 2 weeks!!! It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since there house had burned down. There house is absolutely beautiful, they have done a great job picking out everything.
We'll hopefully I will have good news soon to report on the adoption front! I fill like we are just stuck in limbo right now and I can say not much fun!!!!!!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
We Are Back Home!!!
We are back in our home and I have to say everything looks absoulutly beautiful!! The time went by so quickly. Our Contractor was amazing, he would work with his crew from 7 in the morning until around 8 at night. There were two days they were here until 1 and 2 in the morning!!! He promised that they would have us back in by the weekend, and I thought he was crazy! If any one around the Memphis area that needs work done around there home let me know Adam and I highly recommend him.
Now that John is done with the inside we have decided to let him work on some things for us on the outside! I have to say it has been very nice having this project to keep me busy. It has been 2 weeks today since we took our fingerprints and the time as flown by! I am hoping to have the I-171H in hand very soon! I find my self running to the mail box every day. I want so badly to be on the waiting list. We are so excited about going though this wonderful process. The wait I know will be difficult, but when it is all said and done and we are holding Jack in our arms I know all will be forgotten!
Now that John is done with the inside we have decided to let him work on some things for us on the outside! I have to say it has been very nice having this project to keep me busy. It has been 2 weeks today since we took our fingerprints and the time as flown by! I am hoping to have the I-171H in hand very soon! I find my self running to the mail box every day. I want so badly to be on the waiting list. We are so excited about going though this wonderful process. The wait I know will be difficult, but when it is all said and done and we are holding Jack in our arms I know all will be forgotten!
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