so. its been 3 weeks since my last post.
i am going to get back on here more regularly. it has been overwhelming with all the sickness in this house the past few months. also, there has been a ton of photos needing uploaded, edited, and sorted. so bear with us.
soon. very soon there will be fresh new posts. along with the promise of more reg posting. :0)
-until then....
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About Us SEVEN
- Eric and Meg
- we met in college and began dating in 1999. we were married January 6th of 2001. From here, who knows where the journey will go, but, for now we know our family is growing to: 1 couple + THREE kids + 2 dogs = us
Help Bring Yisak Home
Our Adoption Agency
Our Adoption Timeline
first began talking about adoption, and knowing God had it on our hearts June of 1999.
waited to act upon that calling.....fast forward 5 agencies and approx 10 years later, we land to 2014....
here is a brief timeline we have from 2012 to current
March 20, 2012
submitted everything to All Gods Children International.
November 4, 2013
Children House International.....
Februrary 11, 2014
switched to International Adoption Guides, they got shut down, right at that time for Corruption
February 12, 2014
requested our paperwork from "America World Adoption" (AWAA)
February 12, 2014
signed up for The Spokane Orphan Summit
February 25, 2014
submitted our on-line PRE-application qualification forms...
February 26, 2014
email confirmation that our family is a "great fit" for the AWAA Ethiopia Program
March 5, 2014
submitted our 13 step application process, after the pre-application was approved, it was on to the next steps...
March 6, 2014
paid our $350 application fees.
March 10, 2014
AWAA requested more info from us... had to submit extended info for our application...
March 12, 2014
got our final acceptance email into AWAA's Ethiopia Program
April 13 2014
switched agencies to International Family Services
April 19 2014
notary- forms for IFS
application fees ($400) mailed with notorized paperwork
May 13, 2014
mailed off Grant 68:5
May 16, 2014
participated in the Anthem Church Consignment sale to raise money
May 22, 2014
walked paperwork in to Idaho Youth Ranch (homestudy agency)
homestudy paperwork submitted (app fee $100)
June 4, 2014
Erics fingerprint and background check appt ($65)
June 6, 2014
Megans fingerprint and background check appt ($65)
June 20-21, 2014
yard sale. raised close to $2,000
paid home study $1,400
paid $700 in agency fees
July 17, 2014
Yisak's medical records were sent to us and we had them reviewed by Lakeside Peds.
August 12, 2014
got final certification from background checks... clearance sent to agency
August 24, 2014
online adoption training classes for home study
10 hours of training
certification- passed
September 17, 2014
home study 3pm-7pm
October 2014
Support check mailed from the Sugar Family
October 12, 2014
10am finucane park
fundraiser... Hope4 5k
October 20, 2014
home study report sent to agency. we have official copies, signed off in our hands.
agency fees all officially paid. $4,500
November 1, 2014
documents sent to us to start our dossier
November 12, 2014
signed off on all of Yisaks medical issues, signed agency agreement and intent to officially adopt Yisak
motorized forms scanned and sent the following day. via email.
November 20, 2014
mailed official motorized form for agency agreement and intent to officially adopt Yisak
December 14, 2014
passports done. waiting for them to be mailed now.
December 30, 2014
passports are here!
January 5, 2015
picked up the girls' medical clearance forms that were notarized at their pediatricians office (dossier)
picked up our state clearance forms from our home study agency (dossier)
USCIS forms all filled out. just gathering the rest of the money to send it all in. (dossier)
$720 to USCIS
$170 total for both of our fingerprints (homeland security)
January 10, 2015
USCIS paperwork sent with FedEx to Texas.
I-600A for USCIS
$720 application
$170 for fingerprinting
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$890 sent to Homeland Security
January 15, 2015
got email confirmation of USCIS stuff.... they issued our SIM number and said our paperwork would be mailed within 7-10 days to go get our fingerprinting done!
January 22ish? got letter confirming above.... and said within 3-5 days we will get our appt time and dates mailed
January 26, 2015
USCIS mailed appt and forms for appt.... FORM I-797C
notice of action. application for advanced processing of Orphan
January 26, 2015
interview on Skype with Katelyn's Fund Adoption Grant
7:30pm.
January 29, 2015
mailed off california state certified requests for birth/marriage certs. for dossier
Feburary 1, 2015
mailed off Child Waits StageII paperwork
February 3, 2015
email congrats on receiving Kaitlyns Fund grant
February 5, 2015
USCIS fingerprinting in spokane
February 23, 2015
notice of Help Us Adopt grant- DID NOT get grant
March 3, 2015
USCIS clearance I-171H
March 5, 2015
dossier sent to agency for review (emailed copies).... given corrections.... need to update and re-submit
March 10, 2015
found out grant news from Show Hope!
$$$$ awarded. must travel within 4 months or its void
March 31, 2015
police station- fingerprinting cards to mail to West Virginia for FBI clearance
April 7, 2015
$$$$ given from our church. Compel Community
blew us away.
April 13, 2015
at the bank to notarize all the docs for dossier.... 25 signatures for notary....
April 14, 2015
back to Police Station for fingerprinting cards..... FBI in West Virginia called and said it would be 4 months to process.... so sending to another dept in Idaho for clearance....
April 14, 2015
Fund the Nations Shirts came for our fundraiser.... Fly Me Home
April 16, 2015
california docs came- state certification done! for dossier
April 17, 2015
sent references to be state certified in california
April 20, 2015
phone call from Redeemer Adoption Grant.... interview being scheduled for May 2015!
April 29, 2015
our background checks from the state of idaho came
May 2, 2015
california mailed back all of our docs that needed state certified because they weren't attached with staples.
May 9, 2015
interview with redeemer adoption fund in spokane valley
May 11, 2015
heard back from Redemeer Adoption Fund and we got a grant!!!!
May 14, 2015
dossier complete and mailed to Missouri to Randi our coordinator for the Ethiopia program
May 25, 2015
dossier CLEARED and APPROVED by Randi!!!!
May 27, 2015
immunizations done at panhandle health district. typhoid. hep A.
now we wait.... wait for complete funding so our dossier can move forward to washington DC and then on to Ethiopia! praying for funding....
waiting on The JSC grant. and 3 others.....
June 17, 2015
donation
June 19, 2015
fully funded. grant received. (cannot say which grant or amount)
August 18, 2015 PAIR docs arrived!
August 19, 2015 pair docs sent back out, next day air!
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