It's midnight and I just walked in from Kinko's. Yeap, I've been on my feet making copies there for the past TWO hours. I had to make FIVE copies of EVERY single piece of paper I'm sending to Haiti. I'm going to need a box to send this to them in! You send your original papers, plus four copies of everything and then keep a copy for yourself just in case something happens.
Doing this adoption on our own is saving us money, but LOTS more work on my part. This is why we decided to adopt two chldren at the same time, instead of one now and one later. Tonight as I was making copies and thinking of all the hard work I've put into these papers I was thinking how it was so worth it for my kids. I would do this 10 times over for Amos and Story. They are so worth it!
So ….
1,050 pieces of paper later … $93.07 later … I am DONE with dossier stuff! Now I just need to find a box big enough to mail this to Barbara in NY.
My papers are almost in Haiti!!! I'm almost in Haiti!!!
I’m new in this blog-world…. but I’ve been where you are – almost 8 years ago as we walked the do-it-yourself-adoption road to Rio deJaneiro. Writing, copying, researching, driving, delivering, couriering (is that a word?!)… and so on. Saving money, making more work for ourselves, but work that was oh-so-worth-it! Our stay in beautiful Brazil lasted 41 days, afterwhich we came home with our 7 year-old, portuguese-speaking SON!
He is our youngest of 4. He just spent his 7th Christmas as a Canadian, and I always rejoice (for him) when it’s a white Christmas like this one – he owns it!!
I’ll be following your journey – and praying all the BEST!
Yeah!
Congrats!!! This is great news! The hard work sure is worth it! That is how I felt with our stuff for Marlee! I actually enjoyed checking things off the list. It helped me feel one step closer to our baby girl. Now, I’m just waiting and don’t have any control over it!
One day, Jamie, all the paperchase will also be a distant memory….one in your heart you will WANT to do over and over and over again, so, from one been there done that Mama(3 times, China) enjoy the moments….savor the moments and hold them very, very close to your heart!!!
Counting down the days along with you, can’t wait to see that first photo of your sweet Son, Amos and your sweet Daughter, Story in your arms….WOOHOO!!!!
Diane
Congrats on this milestone! Can’t wait to see your pictures with those babies in Haiti!
yeah!! it’s done!! we had such a great time with you guys the other. we’ll have to do it again soon 🙂 love you!
Yay, Yay, Yay….. what a relief!