September 13, 2010:Gladney Adoption Center phone orientation
September/October 2010: Mark, Ryann, and Erin have Doctor appointments for our homestudy and dossier
October/November 2010: Worked on Gladney paperwork and Homestudy paperwork
November 13, 2010:FBI fingerprints
December 3, 2010: First Home Visit with our caseworker
December 7, 2010: Erin's Interview with caseworker
December 8, 2010: Mark's Interview with caseworker
January 11, 2011: Mailed First Group of Gladney Paperwork to Gladney
February 14, 2011: Last Homevisit with our caseworker, on Valentines Day:)
March 7, 2011: Mailed Second Group of Gladney Paperwork to Gladney
March 29, 2011: Sent our USCIS application in
*mailed back to me, because I sent in the wrong amount of money...oops!
April 15, 2011: Re-Sent USCIS application
May 27, 2011: Biometrics Appointment at Homeland Security
June 15, 2011: CIS Approval Received
July 1, 2011: Received word from KBS Dossiers (who helped us authenticate all our paperwork for our dossier)that our Dossier was indeed complete and on it's way to Washington DC and then on to Ethiopia
July 1, 2011: Received news from Gladney that we are on the Waitlist