I have nothing to report... we're in a holding pattern. Ever been in a plane waiting for clearance to land and you keep circling and circling and circling? Yep! That's us! :-)
Accreditation rumors still lurk... the latest is that there are 5 agencies that will be accredited and one rumor speculated that it was based on a particular list and if that turns out to be true, CHI is #4. As frustrating as it is to want to know, I have a lot of respect for our agency and their unwillingness to substantiate the rumors. I believe they have been in this business long enough to know that things can change at the drop of a hat and until they have the "smoking gun" (aka the accreditation certificate) in their hands, they seem to be very cautious of people's hearts. Most of us call this a roller coaster ride and it truly is!
I added the visitor map to my blog on Friday (bottom left hand corner) and that has been so much fun to check on! I see a little dot from Vladivostok! I think it's probably Adrienne and Sira! :-) So exciting to see them on the map and now I realize how FAR away they are. It's also been a true test as to how well I know my geography. Yea, not too well. :-) In high school, I took geography and had a very nice older man as a teacher. Well, the poor man left the big pull down map up on the blackboard whenever we had tests and I sat right next to it! And no Dad, I didn't cheat. Think of it like an open book test!
Alex is home from his vacations and we've started summer football practice. They have strength and conditioning on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8am - 11am and then football practice without pads on Tuesday, Thursday nights from 7pm - 9pm. On top of all of that, he's working with Keith during the day to earn some money. This will be a big year to teach Alex about personal finances, budgeting, etc... Of course someone has to teach me first! (HA!) Practice what you preach, right?
One quick thanks to all of my fellow bloggers! I love starting my morning by reading everyone's updates and then checking back in at night. It's a great community for support, there are a wide range of experiences to learn from and just so many great people out there!
Oooo... and I added an "Email Me" link in the top left. Sometimes it's nice to be able to talk to someone on email vs. posting a comment for the world to read. If anyone wants to/needs to chat on email, just click it and you'll get my email address. Yes, I'm a techy geek. It's what I do for a living and I love little gadgets.
I'll be back when the plane finally lands... hopefully early next week!
10 comments:
The map is pretty cool! I love getting comments too...makes it so much more fun. Might just be my topic du jour. :)
Thank you for keeping us updated on the accreditation. I am so busy trying to get all our paperwork in order for the Home Study that I haven't had much time to look for items online concerning adoption. I have also found that when I venture out into the world of adoption that I find myself getting scared concerning what I read concerning others adoption stories. I have found it best to stick to blogs that are working with CHI as myself, so that we can feel well informed about what our agency is doing and not getting scared about what someone else is experiencing that might not affect us.
We are hoping to have all of our paperwork done by Monday for the Home Study besides the medical. We are hoping to have my father do a little song and dance to try to get us into his doctor quickly!
Best wishes and I look forward to hearing good news on the adoption front soon!!
Carey
I really love reading your blog! I'm working on my application for CHI - I'm hoping to submit it by the end of this month! I appreciate all your updates about the accreditation. Plus it's great to be connected with people who are adopting with the same agency in the same country (russia). Were you nervous before turning in your application? I hope the butterflies are normal, because I definitely have them! - Amanda
I agree with youabout CHI. I think they are being very careful about the delicate situation of re-accreditation, but I'll be glad when it's over and done.
Alex will be busy busy this summer but that's good and what they need to be to stay out of trouble!!
Hang in there on that plane. You'll be landing soon.
Hi Becky,
Just stumbled across your blog for the first time and enjoying it!
We are also Russian PAP's. Feel free to link to my blog if you'd like. Hope you don't mind if I do the same?!
Becky and Keith,
I was curious when CHI plans to submit your Dossier now that you have CIS approval. Do you know what Region? Looking forward to hearing the good news as we will be a few months behind you.
Thanks,
Carey
Hi Becky and Keith, I'm so excited to find some new friends to connect with in Blogland. We've all been pretty quiet, but hopefully soon things will start to pick up for EVERYONE!!
I look forward to getting to know you as you go through this journey!
Hi,
I found your blog from another blog and enjoyed reading it. I can feel your pain about the accred. process. I had started my dossier for Nepal and then they country stopped the international adoption process. There are over 100 families in limbo (it's a 2 visit country) so they've met their child but can't go back to bring him/her home. My dossier process for Uzbekistan is similar. Good luck with everything!
p.s. I considered moving back to Atlanta a few months ago but decided to wait until after I brought my child home.
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