Kyrgyzstan was a Non-Hague compliant country for International Adoption -- and Ecuador is a Hague compliant country. This means that the Department of Homeland Security approval we had for Kyrgyzstan will not work in Ecuador. We had to re-apply, filing a different form. Our placement agency sent the application in to INS a little over a week ago, and this Thursday our $720 check was cashed -- could it be? Would they really process it this fast? I'm sure not, but I'm giddy imagining that they actually might. Generally it takes about 8 weeks before you receive official approval. Our fingerprints are current, so we can actually skip that step in the process. Maybe they can see that we actually already have approval on the 'other side' ?? Wishful thinking, I know.
In the meantime, I have begun purging -- or as my dear friend Shannon calls it 'Nesting'. I've done all the adoption paperwork there is to be done, and we only have to wait for INS approval to complete our dossier. I've applied to all the grants we could, except for one. In order to get that one out I just need a couple of recommendation letters, and those should be on the way. I began purging in the kitchen and have worked my way through the entire house. Today I listed 60 items on eBay, several more on Craigslist and have 12 full totes for a garage sale, and then eventually GoodWill.
We also bought ceiling fans for all of the bedrooms, and have begun to install them. Two years ago we put a ceiling fan/light kit in the kitchen and a new chandelier in the dining room. Only took us 12 hours, but I figured since we did that -- we know what we're doing, right? Kind of.
Old ugly light...
Old ugly light off ....
Ceiling fan motor installed ...
Voila!
And it even works!
2 comments:
The best thing about purging is that your friends then give you giant bins of stuff to re-fill your house with!! ;)
Yes, please tell us ASAP what size dresses you need! What colors in her room etc!!
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