Paperwork Away!

Finally!!! Our dossier will be on its way tomorrow to Oregon for our agency to finish compiling with their additional paperwork. Our notaries are now all happy and state sealed. Here's how the rest of the process may work out:

1. Dossier sent to State Dept in D.C. for authentication (Courier service hand delivers)

2. Dossier then moves on to Ethiopian Embassy in D.C. for their stamp of approval (Courier again hand delivers)

3. Dossier moves on to Ethiopia to be translated and the search for our twins begins!

4. Notification of referral!

5. Scream, cry, praises lifted on high!

6. Chat with Eddie about the health status of our precious babies (I know, I am already thinking of them as part of our family!)

7. Accept referral and await a court date (sometime after October 3rd due to the court closure)

8. Await court date

9. Pass court and get assigned an Embassy date!

10. Go to pick up our babies and spend a few days in Ethiopia getting acquainted with them and complete the Embassy appointment

11. Fly home and start living the dream as one big happy family :)

That doesn't sound so bad!

Let the real waiting begin!

Jeanne