I knew the remaining 15% of worry, doubt, stress, etc. would prevail! Back down to less than 50% relieved today...........
Well, turns out the final was NOT in the mail, it was still sitting on the incompetent clerk's desk! Now it's in the mail (do you believe it? because I DON'T!!!) Now there is a possibility that we may miss our paperwork appointment on March 6th and have to wait for another appointment - possibly up to a week! Not the news we wanted to hear. I just wish I could complain, but to who? I can't believe how incompetent these fools are at the court!!!! It seriously makes me crazy! The court is 1 hour away from our agency's office and they will not fed ex the final or drive to get it! Makes me wonder what my thousands of dollars are for!
To top that off, I hate my job and the bureaucracy that goes along with it! It's unfair that I have to feel torn between my family and my job. By my leaving, my class is getting shortchanged on their education when they really cannot afford to be. It sucks to feel like you hate a job that you have loved in previous years.
T minus 3 days until we leave and everything is a cluster*&!#
Monday, February 25, 2008
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Timeline
January 8, 2007 Attend Adoption 101 Information Session in Mesa, AZ
January 22, 2006 - Apply for preapproval from our agencyand Taiwan
January 23, 2007 - Application for USCIS (I-600A) form submitted
January 28, 2007 - 1st Homestudy meeting
January 28, 2007 - Sign adoption contract with our agency
January 29, 2007 - Approved to adopt from Taiwan
February 1, 2007 - Clearance from state of Arizona
February 6, 2007- Maricopa application to adopt is filed
February 13, 2007 - Clearance from state of Michigan, Medical clearances, and Fingerprint invitation arrive from USCIS
February 24, 2007 - Fingerprinted for USCIS
March 11, 2007- Homestudy Complete and Court Certification from Maricopa County received
April 28, 2007 - Homestudy is translated into Mandarin
July 1, 2007 - Finally receive 171-H in the mail
July 6, 2007 - Get new case manager
July 22, 2007 - Sign adendum to contract
August 8, 2007 - Our lucky day! Referral for Lin Kai-Yi, born 6-3-06
August 8, 2007 - accept referral
August 13, 2007 - Sign Child Referral Agreement
August 23, 2007 - Paperwork arrives in Tucson
August 24, 2007 - Paperwork arrives to us
August 26, 2007 - Documents notorized (How many adults does it take to use a stamp?)
August 28, 2007 - Documents certified by AZ Sec. of State
August 29, 2007 Documents sent to TECO to be authenticated
September 4, 2007 - Documents arrive in Tucson from TECO
September 6, 2007 - Documents sent to Taiwan! YEAH!
September 10, 2007 - Update day! We receive 4 pics and a video!
October 2, 2007 - Receive word from TWCA that our hearing date is October 9, 2007 (this happened extreamly fast!)
October 9, 2007 - Keep your fingers crossed for a quick 1st ruling (even better yet, keep your fingers crossed for a final ruling!)
October 11, 2007 - October updates are here!
October 19, 2007 - Receive more pictures and videos from Ray's visit to Taiwan!
November 5, 2007 - November updates are here!
December 2, 2007 - December updates are here! Can't believe there has been no news all month!
December 13, 2007 - FINALLY! Word of our First Ruling! Yippeee! It happened on Dec. 13th in Taiwan (yesterday here)
January 4, 2008 - January updates
February 4, 2008 - February updates
February 28, 2008 - Leaving for Taipei!!!
February 29, 2008 - Arrive in Taipei!
March 4, 2008 - Gotcha Day! Can you even believe it!?!?!?
March 5, 2008 - FINAL RULING FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY! (by the way, our paperwork says the final ruling was issued December 24th!)
March 6, 2008 - First AIT appointment
March 7, 2008 - VISA DAY!
March 10, 2008 - Leave for home!
March 10, 2008 - Arrive home with our boy!!!!!!!!!!!
July 5, 2008 - Find out about Wil's arrival!
March 10, 2009 - Wil Shan-Yi Shaffer is born at 3:38 am 8 lbs. 4 oz. 20 inches long
2 comments:
Sorry to hear all this Katie! Here's hoping it will all be solved shortly!! You're SO close now!
Somehow I missed that you were leaving for TW!! That is so exciting! It is definetly unconventional how your whole process has gone, but in the end, all that matters is that you will meet Leo in about a week!! Right? So excited for you! Those courts are absoulutely crazy.
-Shana
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