Dossier is ready to send

Did you ever wonder what 6 copies of our Dossier would look like? Well here you go.

 

 

 

Six copies of the Dossier

We made some progress these last few weeks. We completed all the Dossier documents and then sent a sub-set of them off to France to be translated into French. The total pages that were translated ended up being 53. That is a lot of darn French.

Along with all the original documents we also needed to create 6 copies. So, we worked today (10/23) to create the big pile that you see above in the post.

I also updated our progress chart. On Monday (10/24) the Dossier and 5 of the copies will go off to the National office for our agency. They will look things over and then send some of the documents to the Haitian Consulate in Chicago to be legalized. From there, the full packet is shipped off to the Orphanage and we start the process in Haiti.

Making Progress

As you can see we are almost complete with the USA portion of the process. This is exciting and scary at the same time. We've experienced a few bumps along the way in terms of getting the Dossier documents together and "official". However, now, it all gets turned over the Orphanage and the Haitian government. The unknown and inability to control any of it is the scary part. Yes, we had bumps with the documents, but we could control how they were put together. That sort of control is going to go away. Prayers for patience are always welcome, and I imagine, needed.

The next big milestone is referral. That is when this will begin to feel real and tangible.

What kind of morning will it be?

As I go to bed the night before, I always wonder, "What kind of morning will it be?" Will it be cold and windy and surprise me so that I am inappropriately dressed? Will it be crystal clear so that the sunrise is breathtaking? How close will be be to that October morning in 2005, when the temperature was mild, the sky clear and the sunrise beautiful?

The early mornings remind me of Dad. He was the definition of a morning person and when we worked for him the mornings always started early. Need to get that good jump on the day.

Watching the sunrise on October 1st is my annual tradition to remember Dad. Oh, this is certainly not the only time I think of him.For example. with all the adoption "stuff" going on these past few weeks, I often wonder what advice he would provide and how he would keep me sane. He was a great sounding board and I miss being able to share with him.

October is also prime football season and he loved college football. Today would be a good one for Dad. OSU versus Michigan State. Penn State playing IU. Then a night game of Purdue versus Notre Dame. He'd have a rooting interest all day long.

Today's sunrise wasn't bad. Still not to the quality of 2005, but beautiful enough to warrant a photo.

Enjoy!