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Since August 2007
Randy and Susan
After seven years of trying to start a family, we journeyed to Moscow Russia to bring our son Artem home. He has blessed our family more than we thought possible and now we are returning to Russia again to make Artem a big brother.
Artem...Our First Russian Blessing
Andrik...Our Second Russian Blessing
Cheerios In My Shorts
You can read about what we've been up to since Artem came home from Russia if you click here: Cheerios In My Shorts.
Adoptive Families I follow...
- Corey and Amy
- Brad, Jen, and Bek
- Life With Colin
- To Find a Daughter
- Amy and Norah
- Kim, Lance, Jack, Cooper, and Carter
- Chuck,Tracey, and Matt
- Justin, Lisa, and Nickolas
- Quest to Russia
- Steve, Carolynn, and Karina
- Joy, Gerard, and Anna
- Stayce, Andy, and Alina
- Renae, Joe, and Olivia
- Scott, Allison, Jasi, and Sasha
- Abraham Family
- Angie, Curt, Josh, and Vika
- Jane, Jim, Cooper and Kara
- Graeme, Rebecca, and Sam
- Allison, Stu and the crew
- Nicole, Brett and Ava
- David, Jodi, Andrei and Alex
- Becky, Keith, and Andrew
- Brian, Ondrea, the boys and Meg
- Heather, Jason, and Zachary
- Tiger, Kar and Ilya
- Scott, Carrie, Sophie and Sam
- Shane, Marie and Bryson
- Debbie, Dave and Isabel
- Troy, Rachel and Daniel
- Carrie, Michael and S
- Beth, Nick, Luca and Jaxon
- Carey, Norman and kids
- Mark, Sinziana and Diego
- Scott, Dana, and Cade
- Jane, Caroline, and Chase
- Rob, Dede, and Liam
- Chris, Danica, Alexa, and Anneliese
- Adrienne, Jim, and Owen
- Nathan, Melissa and Iliya
Helpful or Interesting Links
Important First Adoption Dates
- May 17, 2008 Certificate of Citizenship Arrived
- Apr 19, 2008 Home!!
- Apr 12, 2008 Gotcha Day!
- Mar 31, 2008 Court, We Are Approved!
- Mar 30, 2008 Visit With Artem
- Mar 24, 2008 171H Apostilled, Fed Ex'd to Moscow
- Mar 21, 2008 171H Received
- Mar 14, 2008 171H Approved!
- Mar 13, 2008 Petition Sent to Senator to Expedite 171H
- Mar 3, 2008 FBI Fingerprint Clearances Arrive
- Mar 3, 2008 FedEx'd Addendum to USCIS
- Feb 21, 2008 Court Date Assigned
- Feb 16, 2008 Letter From USCIS Stating Incomplete Info on Home Study
- Feb 13, 2008 FedEx'd FBI Fingerprint Clearance
- Feb 4, 2008 Met Our Son Artem Alexander
- Feb 2, 2008 Leave for 1st Trip
- Jan 25, 2008 Invite to Travel
- Jan 25, 2008 Fingerprint Appt, San Antonio
- Jan 15, 2008 Tentative Travel Plans for Feb 2nd
- Jan 12, 2008 Second Dossier Mailed to Agency
- Jan 9, 2008 I-797C Received, Invitation for Fingerpring Appt.
- Jan 4, 2008 DHL Loses our Dossier
- Jan 2, 2008 Decision Made By Us To Register Our Dossier in Late February
- Dec 14, 2007 Home Study Mailed to CIS (I600A)
- Dec 14, 2007 Dossier Mailed to Agency
- Dec 14, 2007 Dossier Apostilled
- Dec 12, 2007 Received Final Home Study
- Dec 3, 2007 Randy Dossier Physical
- Nov 28, 2007 Susan Dossier Physical
- Nov 27, 2007 Requested copies of medical license
- Nov 23, 2007 Receipt Received from Immigration Services
- Nov 16, 2007 Electronic Fingerprint Appt for Home Study
- Nov 12, 2007 Mailed I600A
- Nov 8, 2007 HIV, TB, STD, HEP B&C bloodwork complete
- Nov 7, 2007 Fire Marshall Inspection complete
- Oct 30, 2007 Approved with new agency, CSS
- Oct 24, 2007 Last meetings with home study agency
- Oct 17, 2007 First home study meeting with local agency
- Oct 12, 2007 Cancelled our home study with CHI
- Oct 11, 2007 Cancelled with CHI
- Sept 20, 2007 Home Study social worker assigned to us.
- Sept 19, 2007 Home study packet received at agency
- Sept 18, 2007 Home study packet is mailed to agency
- Sept 17, 2007 Home Study packet is complete!!
- Aug 7, 2007 Call from agency, no longer on hold, paperwork is being mailed to us.
- Aug 3, 2007 Approved from agency but on hold indefinetly from Russian govt.
- July 17, 2007 Mailed intial application to agency
Adoption Terminology
- 171H= Official permission to bring child/children into the country. NOTHING happens until this paper is in your hot little hand
- I 600A= Form requesting permission for us to bring a child/children into the country to adopt and become a citizen
- MOE = Ministry of Education (in Russia)
- Dossier = our packet of info (home study, financial statements, background checks) sent to Russia
- PAP= Potential Adoptive Parent
- IA= International Adoption
Friends Following Our Journey
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Credits:
*Photo of Randy and Susan taken by Melissa Bridges
*Check out the Shabbby Shoppe for great background papers
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21 comments:
Oh Susan I am so sorry. That just doesn't make any sense at all. Please know that I am thinking of you. Maybe it is God's way of slowing you down just a little because your child isn't ready yet. Has DHL searched everywhere? Is there anything else they can do? Hang in there and I'll keep you in our prayers.
Susan,
I am soo sorry to hear about the lost of your dossier docs. Hang in there. Take few days to relax before you start collecting the docs again... As Rachel says, maybe the child God is choosing for you is not ready yet. We'll keep you in our prayers.
Sinziana
Oh Susan that's heartbreaking! I just popped in here hoping you had some good news and this is such a shock! My prayers for you... (HFD23 from SN)
Oh, Susan, I am sooo sorry! What a nightmare! HOWEVER, you've done it once, you can do it again and it will be so much quicker and easier this time. Keep pushing forward...your child NEEDS you, and you need your child!!
I am so sorry to hear this Susan. I know how you feel when you say maybe it is a sign to give up but don't! I truly believe after all the ups and downs we have gone through that it's just all part of the process to get you to the right child at the right time. Hang in there...you will be suprised how quickly the next dossier will come together! ;-)
Susan,
Please don't give up. It's just opposition. Your baby is there. I believe God started this adoption with you and your husband and He will be with you to completion. I'm so sorry. I have two beautiful daughters from Russia and all the struggle became joy when I finally got them home. I'm praying for you.
Julie
Oh my goodness. I don't even know what to say. I am so sorry. Sending lots of prayers to you and your family.
Don't you dare give up. It's a setback & feels (and IS) major right now, I know. But it doesn't mean you aren't "meant" to adopt. Think how quickly you were able to get your dossier docs together in the first place. Did you keep a copy of your dossier? If so, that should make things even easier.
Also, is DHL going to reimbuse you, financially?? I would SO push the envelope on that one. Not suing or anything like that, but they absolutely should reimburse you for the cost of the dossier (apostilles, etc.).
It sounds crazy, but one day, you will look back on this day, and then you will look at you child, sleeping in his crib, and think how it was all SO worth it.
In the meantime, ((hugs)) coming your way.
Susan, I am so sorry. I do not know what to say...well,yes I do - I sent you an email. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Susan, I too am so very sorry to hear this news. I too was hoping for a positive response to the loss of your Dossier. I also agree that this is just a setback and doesn't mean that you shouldn't adopt. You had mentioned previously that you were going to postpone your travels due to Randy's job, so maybe this is something necessary to ensure the documents were done correctly for your travels later this winter/spring.
We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers as I know this will be a difficult weekend. I hope God can provide peace and encouragement as you move forward.
Again, I'm so sorry!
Oh, Dear Lord! That is beyond comprehension! I can't even imagine. I am so sorry, I'd be taking DHL to court over this and get them to pay for the entire adoption! Get an attorney. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Susan - I just wanted to follow up on the email I sent you earlier. Please, please please don't give up or take this as a sign that you weren't meant to adopt. Your little one is still waiting. Don't doubt that!!
Our prayers have been with you since we met, they are with you now, and they will be with you throughout this entire journey.
Sending many, many hugs your way sweetie.
Kar & Norm
Ohh noo! Dont give up. Is there anything I can do? I know probibly not really. I am sad for you. I truely in my heart believe you should not give up. This is just a bump in the road. I am definately thinking of you.
We are so sorry...I'm sending you an email.
This is unreal! Keep your spirits up, you can slog through the dossier process again, and it should go faster!
Best wishes!
I'm so sorry to hear this news. I'll be praying for you both for some sort of peace in all of this and for direction. {{HUGS}}
Oh Susan!! HUGS, HUGS AND HUGS! You poor thing! I agree with EVERYTHING everyone has said. Don't give up - this setback will lead you to the child that is meant to be yours. Take a few days to yourself - you deserve it. Splurge on yourself - Oooo.. GO SHOPPING! I'll be thinking about you. If you need anything at all, please just shout!
Susan,
Wow is that horriable. I know that this may not help but I some times think that God puts these obstaces in our path so that we are lead to the right spot.
I am trying to think of these obstacles in terms of maybe my baby is not born yet or maybe my he has not been released onto the database yet.
I know this is very hard but do not give up.
Joy
I was just thinking, your package had to have been insured so that should cover the price of all the apostilles. I'm hoping you have copies of everything.
I hope you find some encouragement somewhere. I would just hate to see you stop for this reason.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! That is so unreal! I am SO SORRY Susan. I cannot imagine...that being said - do not give up, this is a setback, not a reason to give up...it may be God's way of slowing you down to make sure your child is who will be referred to you. We had to redo our entire dossier for our new agency and I know what an extreme headache it can be BUT I think you will find many people will feel so horribly for your situation that they will do anything to help. A couple tips:
Try compiling a mass email to all those you need documents and help from - explain what has happened.
I found that many of the people we needed documents from had saved a copy therefore it was not at all difficult to print off another copy.
Let me know if there is ANYTHING I can do. Keep us updated - there are a lot of people praying for you!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! That is horrible!!! I am so so sorry!!!!
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