Graves family blog: life in a Chinese orphanage

We were emailed this incredible post summarizing a seminar by Amy Eldridge from Love Without Boundaries talking about Chinese orphanages. Very eye opening. Read if you are curious.

http://chinaadoptiontalk.blogspot.com/2010/07/amy-eldridge-of-lwb-speaks.html

adoption timeline (it seems every adoption blog has to have one)

•Dec 2009 – Told our families we were adopting
•1/4/2010 – First phone call with Gladney
•1/26/2010 – Gladney application request
•1/27/2010 – Gladney application began
•2/18/2010 – Home study began
•4/5/2010 – Gladney application approved
•4/5/2010 – i800A paperwork began
•5/27/2010 – Home study completed
•7/16/2010 – USCIS fingerprinting
•7/22/2010 – i800A approved
•8/14/2010 – The biggest yard sale ever
•10/12/2010 – DTC (Dossier to China)
•10/18/2010 – LID (Log-In Date into CCAA)
•11/23/2010 – Matched with Longshan (Judd)
•11/25/2010 – LOI (Letter of Intent to adopt)
•12/2/2010 – PA (Pre-Approval letter)
•12/27/2010 – Hague training completed
•2/25/2011 – LSC (Letter Seeking Confirmation/LOA)
•3/15/2011 – i800 approval
•3/22/2011 – NVC letter cabled to US Embassy
•4/5/2011 – Travel conference call
•4/8/2011 – Article 5 delivered
•5/9/2011 – Travel Approval
•5/26/2011 – Left for China

•5/29/2011 – Gotcha Day

•6/7/2011 – CA (Consulate Appt)

•6/9/2011 – Judd became a US Citizen in Newark

•6/9/2011 – Arrived back home

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

life in a Chinese orphanage

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