It's about time

Finally, some changes in the adoption world that will actually make things a little easier for prospective adoptive parents. I just received word from Children's Hope(our adoption agency) that the USCIS is now allowing one extension on your Orphan petition and fingerprinting free of charge. Your I-600A -the form that grants you permission to bring an orphan from another country back to the U.S., is only good for 18 months, wait time in just about every country is greater than that, which means the parents had to hand over another $700 to extend the petition. It may seem like a small thing but it's just nice to see a change being made that makes things easier instead of harder. All these children in orphanages(and foster care) and they keep raising the bar and the cost.Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, so this was definitely good news!

Our New Family Project

Well, call us crazy but we have taken on a family project of building a doll house for Abby. (See picture below the blogs.) I have always wanted one since I was a little girl and my friend Pam(who was adopted from Korea)had one. It will take a LONG time to build and since we are on a long waiting list we have a lot of time!! Hopefully,someday she will be able to play with it and then I will pass it on to my grandchildren. From the looks of all the stuff you can do and buy for it on ebay, we will have a family hobby for a lifetime. Cameron is most excited to start, he is my little builder but let's be real here, we are going to need Chuck to get this thing done. I'll keep you posted with pictures from time to time to show(the slow) progress. I have a whole new respect for that Extreme Home Make-over show and what they do in a week!!HA.

The Amazing Cameron

Well, I have been utterly amazed at what Cameron has done to help me with the blog. The cool clock and ticker that have been added, Yes done by a twelve year old. I now feel officially old. Now that I have a blogger assistant, You can look for pictures and other cool stuff to show up.:)

New at this

I often go an other's adoption blogs and wanted to create one to record the journey as we adopt our daughter from Vietnam. I figure the best way to learn something, is to just do it... so here goes nothing!