This Side of China...: 03/01/2012

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Cowboy Up!

Chuck agreed to let me re-do our bedroom with a cowboy theme! I've always been hooked on cowboys and luckily Chuck likes this and is even looking for a cheap set of spurs to hang on the wall behind the TV! We like it so far! Cowboy Up!

ITINERARY 6/16/10 through 7/2/10

Wed. June 16-Depart for China
Thurs. June 17-Arrive in Beijing (Arrive 6:30pm)
Friday June 18-Visit the Summer Palace
Sat. June 19-Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Great Wall
Sun. June 20-Flight to Inner Mongolia (Arrive 9:15am)
Mon. June 21-Free Day-Shopping anyone?
Tues. June 22-Meet Shiloh in the morning!!!!
Wed. June 23-Adoption Procedures
Thurs. June 24-Sightseeing
Fri. June 25-Get paperwork back/Flight to Guangzhou
Sat. June 26-Shiloh's Medical Exam
Sun. June 27-Free Day
Mon. June 28-Return to Medical Clinic
Tues. June 29-Consulate Appointment
Wed. June 30-Oath and signing paperwork
Thurs. July 1-Recieve Shiloh's Visa
Fri. July 2-Depart for USA!!!

Our Journey to Shiloh...

04-24-08: Initial Meeting with our Agency
04-25-08: Approved by our Agency for Adoption in China
05-10-08: Official Orientation by our Agency
05-10-08: Begin Dossier Process
06-04-08: Home Study Process-Visit #1 and #2
06-10-08: Home Study-Visit #3
06-17-08: Home Study-Visit #4
07-13-08: I-800 to Immigration for fingerprinting
09-05-08: Fingerprinting in Atlanta with Immigration
12-04-08: I-797C recieved from Immigration
12-11-08: All 13 documents of our Dossier completed and to our Agency for Translation
12-24-08: DTC--Dossier to China
12-29-08: LID--Log in Date with CCAA--Officially Paper Pregnant. The real Wait begins....
05-04-09: Special Needs Medical Checklist submitted 09-02-09: Home Study Update #1-To NICIS
11-18-09-Recieved Shiloh's File and Pictures
11-25-09: LOI (Letter of Intent) Sent to CCAA in China 12-1-09: PA (Pre-Approval) Recieved :)
1-14-09: 2nd Fingerprinting with Immigration in Atlanta
1-22-10: Transfer and New LID (Log In Date)
Officially with New Agency
3-22-10--LOA--(Letter of Acceptance)
4-6-10--I-800 Approval
4-9-10--Cable
4-16-10--NVC Letter
5-4-10--Article 5
TA--(Travel Approval)--5-24-10
CA--(Consulate Appointment)--June 29th or 30th??? Travel--JUNE16-July 2
Gotcha Day!!!!! June 22, 2010

Kisses In The Wind (The Waiting Child's Lullabye)

I hold you in my heart and touch you in my dreams,
You are here each day with me, at least that is how it seems.
I know you wonder where we are...what is taking us so long,
But remember child I love you so and God will keep you strong.
Now go outside and feel the breeze and let it touch your skin,
Because tonight, just as always, I blow you kisses in the wind.
May God hold you in his hands until I can be with you,
I promise you my darling, I am doing all I can do.
Very soon, you will have a family for real, not just pretend,
But for tonight, just as always, I blow you kisses in the wind.
May God wrap you in his arms and hold you very tight,
And let the angels bring the kisses I blow to you each night.
-P. Durkota

The Legacy Of An Adopted Child

Once there were two women who never knew each other,
One you do not remember, the other you call mother.
Two different lives shaped to make you one;
One became your guiding star, and one became your sun.
The first one gave you life and the second taught you to live it
The first gave you a need for love, and the other was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name,
One gave you a talent, the other gave you aim.
One gave you emotions, the other one calmed your fears,
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One made an adoption plan, that is all that she could do,
The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.
Now which of the two women are you a product of?
Both, my darling, both, just two different types of love.
-Unknown-

Merry Christmas (THIRD DAY)

There’s a little girl trembling on a cold December morn
Crying for Mama’s arms
At an orphanage just outside a little china town
Where the forgotten are
But half a world away I hang the stockings by the fire
And dream about the day when I can finally call you mine
It’s Christmas time again but you’re not home
Your family is here and yet you are somewhere else alone
So tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
I tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas
As I hang the tinsel on the tree and watch the twinkling lights
I am warmed by the fires glow
Outside the children tumble in a wonderland of white
Make angels in the snow
But half a world away you try your best to fight the tears
And hope that heavens angels come to carry you here
It’s Christmas time again but you’re not home
Your family is here and yet you are somewhere else alone
So tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
I tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas
Christmas is a time to celebrate the holy child
And we celebrate his perfect gift of love
He came to us to give his life
And prepare a place for us
So we can have a home with him above
It’s Christmas time again and now you are home
Your family is here so you will never be alone
So tonight before you go to sleep I hold you in my arms
I tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

This Side of China...

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Dakota Ariel Turner is 7 today!!!

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Cowboy Up!

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