Dedication

It seems I am as dedicated to this blog as I am to my journal. I have had the same journal since Jan. 1, 2000. And it is only about 3/4 full. It seems like I enjoy reading other people's blogs more than I like writing my own. Also, I really wanted my thoughts to have some influence on other people or at least to make them think. At this point, my own husband doesn't even read my blog anymore.

As for our adoption, we are in our 9th month. We just got word form INS that they are working on completing our I17 forms validating that we are crime free and unwanted by the FBI. So, by the end of this week we should have all of our documents ready for signatures, notary, and apostille. INS has taken sooo long to get our paperwork done. They took our fingerprints on Feb. 28 and we hadn't heard from them. Is it possible that they only started working on it because I called them and wondered why in the Hell we didn't have our documents yet? Nahh... couldn't be..... At this rate, before we travel we will have to get our criminal clearances and our homestudy updated because they are going to expire. It wouldn't have been an issue if INS had gone a little quicker. But that's the government for you. What can you do?

Everyone keeps asking me if that means we will get to travel soon. NO, we have not even applied to Russia for adoption yet. They want all your ducks in a row before you apply. Evidently it saves time later on. We shall see. I certainly hope things move quickly. I can't wait to share our home with another child.