88/59/44

88 days since I received my I600 acknowledgement email
59 days according to CIS’ amended acknowledgement date
44 days since I received the Tu Du block letter
Zero new information
After reading article after article about the state of adoptions from Vietnam I feel sick.  Every day brings a new article with more damning information and accusations.  I don’t [...]

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doubly sad day…

Today the official announcement was made about the future of adoptions from Vietnam.  Vietnam will continue to accept dossiers until July 1st and only cases with an official referral by September 1st will be completed.  This doesn’t really effect me since I already have my referral but it leaves so many waiting families with little [...]

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another special day missed

Sadie is 11 months old today.  She should not be in an orphanage today!  She should be home with her mommy and her family.  What is it going to take to make that happen?  Tell me CIS and I’ll do it!

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new traffic…

No adoption update.  Horrible news article on Vietnam adoptions.  Sadie turns 11 months old tomorrow.  Despite all of this, I am going to post a happy post.
Strange how things happen.  Just this week I added Feedjit to my blog.  It allows me to see where my readers are coming from.  Since I haven’t given [...]

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i love pippi

 
Freckles on her nose
diddle diddle di
a girl came riding
into town one day
diddle diddle
she was quite a sight
it’s pippi longstocking
say ho ho ha he ha ha
it’s pippi longstocking
there’s no one like her
happy as can be
diddle diddle
pippi tells you stories
you just [...]

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another week of waiting…

Well here comes another week.  Oh joy!  (Can you hear the sarcasm?)  My agency is having a conference call tomorrow but I don’t expect any information about how much longer I am going to have to wait to bring Sadie home.  There is absolutely no way of knowing.  She turns 11 months old on Friday.  [...]

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Researchers find rare turtle in Vietnam

AFP via Yahoo! News
Thu Apr 17, 12:36 PM ET
HANOI (AFP) – US researchers have found a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam after a three-year hunt — a find sure to thrill both scientists and locals, who consider the animal a mythical creature.
The Swinhoe’s soft-shell turtle was believed to be extinct in the wild. Only [...]

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day 77

It’s scary quiet out there on the listserves.  No news of referrals or approvals.  No new block letters either, which is the only good news!  What the heck are they doing over there?  Come on CIS…let us bring our children home.  

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so much for staying positive

Well, here’s the latest.  I received a call from the caseworker in Senator Boxer’s office today.  I was so happy to hear from her.  She proceeded to tell me that they finally received a response to their inquiry into my case.  She said that CIS said my acknowledgement date was March 3rd (um, no) and [...]

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baby celebration los angeles

Today my friend Y and I went to Baby Celebration Los Angeles at the Convention Center.  When I first heard about it a few months ago, I figured I would be going with Sadie in tow.  When it became clear that that wasn’t going to happen, I figured my mom would tag along.  Unfortunately, she’s [...]

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another cool contest win

In February, I found out I won another blog contest.  This was my second win from Celebrity Baby Blog.  I previously blogged about my Tiny Prints gift certificate.
This is such a special prize.  It is a custom made, personalized blanket and it is huge.  It is 36" by 48".  It is valued at $178!!  That’s [...]

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sad…mad…bad

I wish it was January 15th again.  That was such a happy day.  I got to file my I600 and I was so excited.  I knew that was the last thing I had to do before I could go get Sadie.  I figured I’d be traveling in February or March, at the latest.  I started [...]

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day 70

Nothing.  No word on Tu Du Hospital.  No word on whether her orphanage is really "blocked."  Nothing.
Argh!

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day 67 and nothing

I’ve read on a couple of blogs that some families who have been waiting 90+ days just got letters stating that USCIS needs more information to make a determination on their case.  I haven’t received anything like this and hope I don’t. 
My agency is hopeful that Dr. Long’s trip to Tu Du Hospital will [...]

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what a treat!

What a lovely day I had.  (Can you believe it?!)  I decided to take the day off….just because.  I slept in and then, at 10am my time, 7pm her time, I actually got to talk to K from 3 Continent Family on the phone.  I found her blog some time last year and so enjoyed [...]

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