Livin' a blessed life: nothing beats homemade milkshakes

Saturday, August 7, 2010

nothing beats homemade milkshakes

The original plan was to take a trip to Tastee Freeze and well...the evening did not work out as planned so.....we make our own milkshakes.

many times the best memories aren't planned!!!

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Our Journey Begins

8/14/08 Adoption Applicated submitted and accepted by FTIA

9/4/08 First of 3 homestudy visits

9/17/08 Homestudy completed

10/1/08 Made trip to Indianapolis to get documents apostilled. My Mom and dear friend Beth went along. Derrick was in the field and Nana, Derrick's Mother, was with the boys. A fun and exciting day. A real milestone!

10/2/08 Dossier #1 hand delivered to FTIA

10/9/08 Derrick and I went to the CIS (Citizen and Immigration Services) office, in Louisville, to be fingerprinted. Dad was with the boys.

10/10/08 DTR!!! (Date to Russia) Our documents are on their way to Russia

8/3/09 Assigned to Bryansk Region.

8/18/09 Received "the call". We now have a picture of our baby girl. Our region is now Kemerovo.

8/19/09 Began updating dossier 1.

9/3/09 hand delivered updated dossier 1 documents to FTIA.

10/20/09 We have travel dates!!! Leave for Moscow 11/21 and return home 11/26 (Thanksgiving Day). We will get to see Isabella on 11/23 & 11/24. YIPEEE!!

10/23/09 Mailed request to CIS for an appointment to get re-fingerprinted. Our fingerprints expire 01/09/10.

11/13/09 sent requests for FBI and State background checks.

11/21/09 left for Novokuznetsk, Russia

11/23/09 Meet our little angel

11/24/09 said goodbye to our sweet girl-for just a little while

11/25/09 started our journey home.

11/26/09 Home!

11/27/09 off to Louisville to get our fingerprints updated for USCIS.

12/13/09 to Indy to get documents for dossier 2 apostilled.

12/14/09 Dossier 2 hand delivered to Inessa at FTIA.

12/15/09 Dossier 2 on it's way to Russia!!

1/5/10 received FBI clearance letters. Went as a family to Indy to get documents apostilled. After we took care of business we headed to the Indy Children's Museum. Had paperwork back to Kathy by 4:30 pm. What a day!

2/4/10 Mailed request to USCIS to extend our I-171H approval which expires 4/24/10.

2/14/10 Recieved our Court date. We leave it 6 days!!! What a Valentines Day Gift!!

2/20/10 Left for Russia.

2/25/10 Court Date. We are a family of 5!!

3/9/10 Gotcha..we walked out of the orphanage for the last time..with our baby girl.

3/12/10 started our journey home..headed to Moscow.

3/17/10 HOME;-)

Once there were two women who never knew each other; One you do not remember, the other you call Mother. Two different lives shaped to make you one; One became your guiding star, the other became your sun. The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it. The first gave you a need for love, the second was there to give it. One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name. One gave you a talent, the other gave you aim. One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears. One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried you tears. One made an adoption plan that was all that she could do, the other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you. Now, which of these two women are you the product of? Both, my darling, Both; Just two different types of love.---- Unknown

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Saturday, August 7, 2010

nothing beats homemade milkshakes

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