http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/ Help us bring our daughter home! Our adoption journey. en-us 2004-01-01T16:15:19-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000186.html I'm moving this blog to a place with no adds. Please update your bookmarks. The new adress is http://www.modernmother.jaimemavie.com/hopechild Thanks!... Tamra 2004-01-01T16:15:19-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000185.html KISSES IN THE WIND I hold you in my heart and touch you in my dreams. You are here each day with me, at least that's how it seems. I know you wonder where we are... what's taking us so... Adoption Poetry Tamra 2003-12-30T22:05:10-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000184.html Why oh why is it the end of December and the Central Adoption Resource Agency Has still not updated the list of NOC's for November! Look, I KNOW we're not going to be on that list, but I'd just like... Tamra 2003-12-28T19:19:37-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000183.html I can't believe it's Christmas and I still have no word on our NOC. When we mailed the dossier out to India way back at the beginning of October, I daydreamed about how we would surely have our NOC before... Tamra 2003-12-25T23:37:49-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000182.html I'm sitting here trying so hard not to cry. I just emailed my agency worker asking when the video will be sent and she says there's no video. None nada....I dont know why this bothers me, it shouldn't. I mean... Tamra 2003-12-17T08:36:17-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000181.html Oh I wish I could share them with you. But Indian law forbids it. She is so beautiful! Her skin is a lovely shade of brown. She has very short dark black hair, beautiful big brown eyes and a smile... Tamra 2003-12-16T23:41:42-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000180.html Our agency worker is supposed to be back from India any day. That means new pictures and video of my daughter and I can't wait to see them! The most recent picture we have was from May so I bet... How did we find Rani? Tamra 2003-12-13T09:52:16-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000179.html So sorry there haven't been any updates in a while. My computer crashed and I've been offline for over a month. No news on the NOC(non objection clearance) yet. If we don't hear in the next couple of weeks the... How did we find Rani? Tamra 2003-12-01T00:11:04-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000176.html I mentioned in an earlier post that a friend was making a little lovey quilt to send to Rani. It turned out so cute! It's 18"x18", just perfect for a little 2yo to carry around. These pics don't do it... Mama Musings: How will we cope? Tamra 2003-10-13T23:17:21-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000175.html Got word yesterday that our dossier is finally off to India! Yay! I'm so excited. :-) I'm trying to be realistic time wise as I know Indian adoptions take long. I've told everyone we expect March but in my heart... The Paper Trail Tamra 2003-10-02T01:57:56-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000174.html Sent the referral packet back on Thursday. Hope everything is perfect and there are no unforseen glitches. If it's good, I'm in great and undeniable hopes that my dossier will head out to India tomorrow! Finally! I have asked a... The Paper Trail Tamra 2003-09-28T23:50:14-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000173.html Got the referral packet finally! Yay! There are 12 documents to notarize though, yikes! I can't do it today because it's Sullivan's birthday today(happy birthday Sully!) so tomorrow I guess. But hey, at least I have it!... The Paper Trail Tamra 2003-09-23T11:33:01-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000172.html to see if Rani's packet had come yet and was told that she's out of town till Monday! *sigh* so there my 100% complete, ready-to-send to India, beautifully correct dossier sits another WHOLE week doing absolutely nothing! And there's absolutely... The Paper Trail Tamra 2003-09-18T09:15:21-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000171.html That my dossier is back from from Chicago! YAY! I'm so relieved that things are still moving! One bummer though, they can't send my dossier to India until I get the official referral papers and I get them signed and... The Paper Trail Tamra 2003-09-16T12:27:53-07:00 http://www.modernmother.netfirms.com/hopechild/archives/000169.html Barb emailed me today to say that they dossier made it safe and sound to AIAA. She hasn't looked throught it with a fine tooth comb, but she says it looks like it's OK!!!! What a relief. I'm so excited... The Paper Trail Tamra 2003-09-04T18:24:59-07:00