Still Getting it Together

As expected, the process of gathering the dossier has slowed to a treacle. Our homestudy is still not complete as we await the second round of reference while gathering the third set of references (which will actually go in our dossier). Our adoption agency needed its own set of references, our homestudy agency needed their own references and we have to gather our own references for our dossier to send to Ethiopia. I wish I had been knowledgable of how many references were needed so I could gather them from our friends and neighbors all in one fail swoop. Instead, I have had to return to our friends 3 times requesting references and asking them to get multiple copies notarized.

When we completed our two China dossiers, our adoption agency got our references. They didn't even go in the dossier. Its interesting to see the differences. China's medical forms were extremely specific while Ethiopia's only really requires a notarized letter from the GP stating you are healthy.

Once the new year has passed, I will be kicking the paperchase back into high gear. I'm setting the deadline to have the homestudy in our hands by mid-January.