Friday, March 12, 2010

Let the Paperwork Begin

I received a packet yesterday evening containing a great deal of information and paperwork that needs to be completed in order to adopt Milana. I must admit that it sure is a lot to digest! With that said I'm already trying to figure out what I can get completed and when. There are about 5 or 6 forms that need to be signed, notarized, checked, and sent off immediately - I'm talking yesterday :) So I am working on making that happen. Once I can check that off as sent I can look and see what I can tackle next.

One of the most important things I need to get done (aside from the above mentioned forms) is to have Chris get his passport application in. That is super important. There are tons of forms that ask for our passport numbers and we obviously don't have that part of the process done as of yet. I must admit he'd have had it done had I not gone w/o him to get mine. It was sort of an impulse to just go when I had some free time.

I have to admit when I looked at the packet I was initially feeling a little overwhelmed. Then I remembered what my friend Kristin said about something. She said it wouldn't be a worthwhile endeavor if it wasn't hard. And of course she is right.

7 comments:

  1. Here comes the morning sickness! :) BUT, I'll make sure you have lots of ginger ale and saltine crackers as you're going through it! We'll start tonight with some great Italian food. That's always good for what ails ya!

    Kristin

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  2. Loved meeting you tonight!! Yes, it's a little like morning sickness. Yes, it's overwhelming and hard but anything worth having is!! :)

    Keep up the good work. You'll have your little girl in your arms before you know it!

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  3. Baby steps:) Every time you finish one form, throw yourself a mini-party:) It'll be done before you know it! Found lots f stuff to seel for ya- cleaned out the attic today. Still lots more to orgazine and sort through. Just let me know what Saturday and I'm there:)

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  4. And I MEANT- stuff to SELL for ya....sheesh...

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  5. Oh she is so sweet ! I remember when I received the first of many packets of paperwk- I would look at it, put it away, look at it, and put it away. Finally I got it all filled out. By the 3rd or 4th packet I was a pro !

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  6. What a precious little girl! I look forward to sharing your adventure. BTW, our passports were the ONLY thing that happened quickly. We got ours in 1 week.:)

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