Sunday, July 29, 2007
New Wishes added to Quilt Blog!
We've received two wishes in the mail over the past couple weeks and they have been added to Avery's quilt blog. Check 'em out! The link to Avery's quilt can be found to the right in the links sections.
Friday, July 6, 2007
New entries on Avery's Quilt blog
We've posted a couple entries on Avery's Quilt Blog that show the first two pages in her scrapbook that will go with her quilt. The first page has the invite that we sent out in the mail today- you should be getting them soon. Keep checking your mailbox! We couldn't possibly send one to everyone we know, so if you don't get one in the mail and would like to take part, by all means do!! We would love to have as many good wishes and prayers as possible for Avery's quilt! There is more info about the quilt on the quilt blog, which has a link to the right in the links section.
The second entry in the quilt blog is the page we put in her scrapbook that has our wish(es) to her. In the upper right hand corner of our wish page are swatches of fabric we are putting in the quilt. If you choose to do the full scrapbook page like we did, feel free to lay yours out however you choose! Be creative! Her scrapbook pages are 12x12. If you choose not to do a full page and only want to send in your fabric square and your wish with a swatch, that is fine too. We will incorporate it into a page to put it into Avery's scrapbook.
We look forward to seeing what you all come up with and what your wish for Avery is! We can't wait to share the scrapbook with Avery when she gets older so she can match the wishes in the scrapbook to the fabric in her quilt!
Love,
Gary & Alli
The second entry in the quilt blog is the page we put in her scrapbook that has our wish(es) to her. In the upper right hand corner of our wish page are swatches of fabric we are putting in the quilt. If you choose to do the full scrapbook page like we did, feel free to lay yours out however you choose! Be creative! Her scrapbook pages are 12x12. If you choose not to do a full page and only want to send in your fabric square and your wish with a swatch, that is fine too. We will incorporate it into a page to put it into Avery's scrapbook.
We look forward to seeing what you all come up with and what your wish for Avery is! We can't wait to share the scrapbook with Avery when she gets older so she can match the wishes in the scrapbook to the fabric in her quilt!
Love,
Gary & Alli
Monday, July 2, 2007
We are DTC!!!
GREAT NEWS!!!
We got an email from Vicky at New Life Adoption Agency today informing us that our dossier was sent to China on Friday, June 29th! They received verification from FedEx today that it was signed for at the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). We now are waiting for our Log In Date (LID) from CCAA. This is the date our dossier is actually logged into their system and we are in the queue!
This is one of the major milestones we have been working towards! One step closer to Avery...
We will be sending out info for Avery's 100 Good Wishes Quilt very soon- keep checking your mailboxes. I have also set up another blog to track the progress of her quilt. There is a link to it under 'adoption links' on the right side of the page.
More to come soon!
~Gary & Allison
We got an email from Vicky at New Life Adoption Agency today informing us that our dossier was sent to China on Friday, June 29th! They received verification from FedEx today that it was signed for at the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). We now are waiting for our Log In Date (LID) from CCAA. This is the date our dossier is actually logged into their system and we are in the queue!
This is one of the major milestones we have been working towards! One step closer to Avery...
We will be sending out info for Avery's 100 Good Wishes Quilt very soon- keep checking your mailboxes. I have also set up another blog to track the progress of her quilt. There is a link to it under 'adoption links' on the right side of the page.
More to come soon!
~Gary & Allison
Friday, June 22, 2007
DTC is coming!!!
Sorry we haven't posted in awhile. We've been busy with the Recital and finishing up the dance year at the studio. When we last left a post we were waiting for everything to be authenticated and waiting for the I-171H form from Immigration Services.
Well...we got our I-171H form yesterday which is our approval to adopt an orphan from a foreign country. We sent it overnight to the adoption agency so they could send it to be authenticated. But when they got it today they said they also needed the second sheet in the packet with it. So, we ended up going to Syracuse today to drop off the second sheet in person so everything could go out together to be authenticated. When we were at the adoption agency our adoption agent Vicki gave us the GREAT NEWS that our dossier would be sent to China by the end of next week!!! We couldn't believe it!! We thought we would have to wait until at least the middle of July for it to be sent. So needless to say we are very excited and happy about this!
We should get our DTC (dossier to China) date next week. Then after that is the LID (log in date), where we are officially in the pile of dossiers to be looked at. After that the referral (our picture of Avery), then our T/A (travel approval), and we go get her!
As Gary said earlier today we are OFFICIALLY PREGNANT-on paper that is. Now we start the really long wait.
We are going to send out the information about the quilt to everyone really soon...keep watch in your mailboxes. We hope you will all participate in Avery's quilt. We look forward to opening the fabric in the mail during our long waiting and also look forward to assembling the quilt with family and friends.
We hope you are as excited as we are!
Love~
Alli & Gary
Well...we got our I-171H form yesterday which is our approval to adopt an orphan from a foreign country. We sent it overnight to the adoption agency so they could send it to be authenticated. But when they got it today they said they also needed the second sheet in the packet with it. So, we ended up going to Syracuse today to drop off the second sheet in person so everything could go out together to be authenticated. When we were at the adoption agency our adoption agent Vicki gave us the GREAT NEWS that our dossier would be sent to China by the end of next week!!! We couldn't believe it!! We thought we would have to wait until at least the middle of July for it to be sent. So needless to say we are very excited and happy about this!
We should get our DTC (dossier to China) date next week. Then after that is the LID (log in date), where we are officially in the pile of dossiers to be looked at. After that the referral (our picture of Avery), then our T/A (travel approval), and we go get her!
As Gary said earlier today we are OFFICIALLY PREGNANT-on paper that is. Now we start the really long wait.
We are going to send out the information about the quilt to everyone really soon...keep watch in your mailboxes. We hope you will all participate in Avery's quilt. We look forward to opening the fabric in the mail during our long waiting and also look forward to assembling the quilt with family and friends.
We hope you are as excited as we are!
Love~
Alli & Gary
Monday, June 4, 2007
Progress report
Hello all!
It's been a while since we've posted, so we thought we'd give you all a quick update! We've been a bit busy with dance shows- it is that time of year! We had the NDC company shows over Memorial Day weekend, and the recital is coming up on the 12th. Luckily before all this hit, we got the last of our paperwork submitted.
Our Home Study has been submitted to the Orphan Adoption Unit of the USCIS. They are now in the process of getting it authenticated and we are awaitng our I-171H, which is the approval to adopt an orphan. This process normally takes 4-6 weeks. We are currently about 2 weeks into that wait period. In the meantime, the adoption agency is in the process of getting all the documents we have submitted so far for our dossier authenticated at the county, state, and federal level. Once we get our I-171H form, New Life will send this last document out to be authenticated and the dossier will be translated into Chinese at the Chinese Consulate. This usually takes another 3 weeks. Once it is authenticated and the translated, our dossier will be complete and will then be sent to China. With any luck, we are still looking at mid-July-ish for our dossier to go to China. :-)
Then the "official" clock begins! We'll keep you posted when we hear some news!
~Gary & Alli
It's been a while since we've posted, so we thought we'd give you all a quick update! We've been a bit busy with dance shows- it is that time of year! We had the NDC company shows over Memorial Day weekend, and the recital is coming up on the 12th. Luckily before all this hit, we got the last of our paperwork submitted.
Our Home Study has been submitted to the Orphan Adoption Unit of the USCIS. They are now in the process of getting it authenticated and we are awaitng our I-171H, which is the approval to adopt an orphan. This process normally takes 4-6 weeks. We are currently about 2 weeks into that wait period. In the meantime, the adoption agency is in the process of getting all the documents we have submitted so far for our dossier authenticated at the county, state, and federal level. Once we get our I-171H form, New Life will send this last document out to be authenticated and the dossier will be translated into Chinese at the Chinese Consulate. This usually takes another 3 weeks. Once it is authenticated and the translated, our dossier will be complete and will then be sent to China. With any luck, we are still looking at mid-July-ish for our dossier to go to China. :-)
Then the "official" clock begins! We'll keep you posted when we hear some news!
~Gary & Alli
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