Time Line!

2011 

*9.30.11 Mailed Application to Small World Adoption Agency 
*10.4.11 Received approval from Small World 
*12.14.11 Mailed in paper work for Home Study to Open Door Adoption Agency

2012

*2.1.12 1st Home Study Meeting 
*2.7.12 2nd Home Study Meeting 
*2.14.12 3rd Home Study Meeting 
*2.16.12 Homestudy COMPLETE! 
*4.30.12 Agency Fee PAID! WOOT! 
*5.9.12 Received $20,000 grant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
*6.7.12 Mailed application for I600a 
*6.29.12 Had finger prints done in Jacksonville 
*7.13.12 MAILED OUR DOSSIER to Small World 
*8.31.12 Officially waiting with Small World!!!!

2013

*4.12.13 #2 on the wait list!

*5.24.13 #1 on the wait list!!!!!!! 

 2014

*1.14 Found out Small World officially lost their operating license in Ethiopia
*2.14.14 Withdrew from Small World 
*2.17.14 Accepted by IAN (International Adoption Net)
*3.14.14 Officially waiting with IAN 
   Infant Girl: 40, #24 of active families

  Toddler Girl: 39, #26 of active families

  Sibling group: 24, #17 of active families
*5.15.14 Homestudy update/increased age range joined boy wait lists/opened up to SN

2015

*8.26.15 Waitlist update

   Infant girl: #26, active # 16

   Infant boy: #24, active # 17

  Toddler girl:#27,active # 20

  Toddler boy:#20 ,active # 14

  Siblings:#15, active #11

  Older girl:#8, active #8

  Older boy:#6, active number 5

*10.16.15 RECEIVED OUR REFERRAL CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
*10.20.15 Accepted our REFERRAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

2016

*3.11.16 Submitted to PAIR  (still need 2 documents. anticipating RFE's for them. Working towards obtaining then 
while in PAIR.)
* 3.31.16 Dossier arrived in Ethiopia
*4.2.16 Received PAIR packet back missing signature 4.1.16 mailed back 4.2.16
*4.2.16 Received one of the documents (police report) we have been praying about for MONTHS!!!!! GLORY!!
* 5.27.16 passed 1st court appointment
*Received RFE's (copy of police report & international letter) Have until July 16th to get them in. 
*6.16.16 Received international letter we were waiting on for RFE's. Submitted to officer at immigration.
*6.30.16 Our case is now at Embassy in Ethiopia! They will request a finder interview with the police officer with his case. Once this is complete we are done with PAIR!
*8.18.16 Finder/Police officer interview scheduled at Embassy
*8.29.16 I-604 Investigation is complete! Waiting on PAIR Letter.
*8.30.16 Back to Jacksonville for 4th & final set of fingerprints
*9.3.16 Received our long awaited PAIR letter in the mail!
*12.29.16 COURT!