First adoption (Ukraine)
4/26- Officially commit to adopt Erika & Quinn.
5/28- Mail homestudy application and autobiographies
6/2- Find out Quinn is taken into foster care
6/3- Commit to Ilya
6/10- First homestudy meeting
6/15- Second homestudy meeting
6/22- Third homestudy meeting
6/29- Fourth homestudy meeting
7/21- Receive homestudy draft
8/7 & 8/8- Photography Fundraiser-- ~$600 raised!
8/11- Receive USCIS Fingerprint Date
8/21 & 8/22- Aaron's family hosts garage sale
9/3- USCIS Fingerprinting
9/15- Receive 171-H
9/18- Molly's family hosts garage sale
10/2- Mail dossier
10/14- Dossier submitted
10/28- Receive Travel Date
11/22- SDA Appointment
11/24- First meeting
12/04- Bake sale by friends from Lawrence Heights Christian Church
12/06- Court... approved!
12/17- Gotcha day
12/24-HOME!
Second Adoption(different Eastern European Country)
9/26- Commit to adopt Helen
9/28- Get fingerprints for clearances, mail clearance paperwork
10/4- First homestudy meeting
10/11- Second homestudy meeting
10/12- Receive homestudy draft
10/15- Pick Up Homestudy Papers
10/17- Application & Homestudy Sent to USCIS
10/19- Pick Up New Updated Homestudy after an agency number change
10/20- Paperwork Apostilled and shipped to someone traveling, so that it can be hand-delivered
11/1- Receive Date for first trip (Appointment 11/29)
11/26- Travel to EE
11/29- Receive referral and meet Helen for the first time
