I have always suspected but now I know for sure that friends are the best Valentine's. This is my first man-less love day and it's the first time I have come home to a surprise awaiting me on Valentine's Day. Men in general have an adversion to awknowledging this hallmark holiday and my men have been no exception. I get it, it's a rationally and sociologically sound stance but it also sucks the fun from the frivolous festivities. Girlfriends get it, we love any excuse for treats and things heart shaped. This year I had zero expectations for cupid to visit and just like they say, when you stop looking.... voila... the Universe delivers. This time the cosmos cupid came in the form of my lovely friend Holly. I arrived home and cupid had visited! She delivered flowers.... gerber daisies (my favourite) no less and a little brown box. Doesn't a little brown box make every girl clap and giggle? In the little box was the sweetest little silver babushska love necklace. I've been wearing around my neck, close to my heart (when the birdie is not modelling it for photo shoots) until next Valentine's Day when my little bird will have her little wings around me.
Welcome to my adoption blog. I am a thirty something Canadian Chick in the process of becoming a mommy bird through international adoption. I can't promise that my mind and heart won't wander off topic as I am apt to do and so may my posts. I can promise that I will share with you the joy and pain that is the stuff of all great journeys. The facts and the feelings, the laughter and the tears, the lessons and the bliss.
The day we met
Jack
January 2010- Home study started and PRIDE course taken. Agency and Country chosen
March 2010- Home study Ministry approved for Kazakhastan
April 2010- Paperwork prepared and Dossier ready for translation and signature by Kaz Embassy.
May 2010- Kazakhastan announced suspension of international adoption to new applicants. Informed by Agency that my paperwork didnot meet the deadline... fading to black and starting over
Summer 2010- New agency (Adoption Horizons) and Country (Russia) chosen. All paperwork expired and must be redone.
October 29, 2010- Home study updated, paperwork updatedsubmitted to Ministry
December 2010-
Home study update approved by Ministry. Region Assigned- Volgograd Russia
Dec 24th 2010-
Papers submitted to Russian Embassy
January 2011
Papers signed by Russian Embassy and off to Volgograd for translation.
End of January 2011- paperwork is officially registered in Region Ministry.
May 31, 2011- Proposal Received!!!!!!! Almost exactly 4 months from registration
June 12- June 24th, 2011- Trip One! Trip of a lifetime with my sister Cat. Fell in love, signed a lot of papers, saw a bunch of doctors, oowed and awed, laughed and cried.
Back to Canada- June 24th
August 26- Sept 10th, 2011
Trip Two
Court date- Sept 2nd, 2011
The Judge said yes and the 10 day wait was waived
Gotcha Day- Sept 5th, 2011
Mosow- Sept 7-10th, 2011
Home-Saturday Sept 10th, 2011
Adoption from Russia from start to finish- 1 year, 3 months
I have always suspected but now I know for sure that friends are the best Valentine's. This is my first man-less love day and it's the first time I have come home to a surprise awaiting me on Valentine's Day. Men in general have an adversion to awknowledging this hallmark holiday and my men have been no exception. I get it, it's a rationally and sociologically sound stance but it also sucks the fun from the frivolous festivities. Girlfriends get it, we love any excuse for treats and things heart shaped. This year I had zero expectations for cupid to visit and just like they say, when you stop looking.... voila... the Universe delivers. This time the cosmos cupid came in the form of my lovely friend Holly. I arrived home and cupid had visited! She delivered flowers.... gerber daisies (my favourite) no less and a little brown box. Doesn't a little brown box make every girl clap and giggle? In the little box was the sweetest little silver babushska love necklace. I've been wearing around my neck, close to my heart (when the birdie is not modelling it for photo shoots) until next Valentine's Day when my little bird will have her little wings around me.
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Welcome to my adoption blog. I am a thirty something Canadian Chick in the process of becoming a mommy bird through international adoption. I can't promise that my mind and heart won't wander off topic as I am apt to do and so may my posts. I can promise that I will share with you the joy and pain that is the stuff of all great journeys. The facts and the feelings, the laughter and the tears, the lessons and the bliss.
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