11/29/2010 - Mailed application to adopt and 1st agency fee
12/6/2010 - Received packet from adoption agency
12/13/2010 - Applied for passports
12/14/2010 - Obtained certified Marriage Licenses
12/16/2010 - Home Visit
12/17/2010 - Mailed 1st package to our girl in Ukraine
12/20/2010 - Fingerprinted for police clearance and Medical Exam
12/21/2010 - bloodwork for Medical Form
12/23/2010 - Received state police clearances
12/28/2101 - Received Joni's passport and letter requesting Jody's long form birth certificate in order to process his passport request.
1/7/2011 - to Austin to get Jody's long form birth certificate
1/10/2011 - Mailed Jody's birth certificate to passport people
1/10/2011 - Mailed 2nd agency fee
1/10/2011 - Mailed 2nd package to Ukraine - gift, photos, and letter to our girl
1/14/2011 - Received completed Home Study
1/15/2011 - Mailed documents to USCIS
1/29/2011 - Received Jody's passport
2/4/2011 - Received Biometrics Appointment for February 14
2/8/2011 - Found out a Ukrainian family will possibly foster or adopt our girl
2/10/2011 - Mailed Jody's employment letter to Louisianna for apostile
2/10/2011 - Picked up Medical forms (with errors)
2/14/2011 - Biometrics Appointment USCIS
2/16/2011 - Picked up Housing Form from CPA
2/18/2011 - Went to Austin to apostille Home Study and Power of Attorney; mailed to agency
2/18/2011 - Received apostilled employment letter from Louisianna
2/23/2011 - Received news that Sandra is being put in to foster care in Ukraine
3/3/2011 - Went to Austin to apostille remaining documents; mailed Dossier to agency
3/16/2011 -Home Study registered and given submission date of March 23rd
3/18/2011 - Applied for Ryan and Ellie's passports
3/23/2011 - Could not submit because no I-171h
3/24/2011- Received letter from USCIS requesting ammended Home Study
3/24/2011- Received corrected Home Study and mailed back to USCIS (same day!)
