1 couple + THREE kids + 2 dogs: 2016

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Rileys bookshelves!

All that's left to do is the face frame, the top and the molding! So exciting! This was all
She wanted for her birthday and Christmas, so happy we are wrapping it all up with this project for her!

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Got an email this morning from the embassy..... Next up: police interview. They've decided they want this too now...... At least we are Moving forward...... Hoping they are satisfied after this..... #brewersadoptionjourney January 13,2016

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!

About Us SEVEN

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Rileys bookshelves!

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Police interview

Help Bring Yisak Home

Our Adoption Agency

Our Adoption Timeline

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