simien shephards northern ethiopia
this extraordinary image is by john spooner from the creative commons group on flickr
we have been working on getting the last of our paperwork into our social worker
we are almost through the last video
sunday we went to the police station were fingerprinted
in the back
in a beige concrete room
where most of the people fingerprinted
are then handcuffed to the wall
or put into a cell
strange, the rooms we have walked through on this voyage, the paths we cross
the officer could not do q’s fingerprints and seeing the disappointment on q’s face asked him if he would like to take a look inside the patrol car a thousand times better than fingerprints q as always asked a lot of questions in that serious way of his which is unlike a kindergartner no bubbliness to it but very much like a colleague and the officer like all kind adults everywhere answered his questions in depth with time and seriousness lovely the people we meet on this journey
monday at work i copied the finger prints and the paperwork to go with them licked the envelope and posted it all
and friday y and i will go and have our physicals
the notary will notarize
we are they k and y the parents hoping to be the second parents to our second child asking
the hopeful ones
the dreamers
funny that the physical is notarized but not our dreams hopes fears
and so we walk steadily on the road to addis
meanwhile the business of life goes on
a half a world away
boys take care of their animals
and each other
they get the job done
work for their family
go to sleep tired
i love this photo
these lovely boys
shepherds, simien from the north of ethiopia
with their work to do
may god bless you sweet boys
We are right together with getting paperwork done. Can I ask what agency you are using? We’re using Wide Horizons. Love the photo, beautiful. I feel so excited by it.
Christine
We are Wide Horizon’s too! I’ve been very happy with them although we lost our first social worker and had to start with a new one after we came off hold. But they were very nice to work with when i was going through my job ‘transition.’ I also am one of those people they also have really taken their time to answer my questions, which I appreciate.
We sent in our WH;s application on May 23, 08 so I’m really getting anxious to have this bit over with!
We are asking for a referral of a child at least three years younger than Q. I’m hoping this means the wait won’t be too long.
Isn’t the photo beautiful! My husband is a photographer, and q just got his first real digital camera, so I cannot wait to travel!
Great photo. We were fingerprinted (twice now) at the CIS office, with all of the nervous immigrants waiting around like it was the DMV. Many times, I have seen such mean treatment of shy, beautiful people trying to make a go in the U.S. I filed complaints. I was once in their shoes, too, but because I spoke English fluently and knew my rights they left me alone.
I hope all goes well with your paperwork! I’m ready to start your “official wait” though you have been already been in the waiting club for some time. Hugs.
thanks for the hugs always appreciated but it is the four of you we are all waiting so impatiently for i cannot tell you how thrilled i will be when your news comes through and i know that you guys are very very close but it is never soon enough even though i know are children come to us at exactly the right time
we have not been to the CIS office and I cannot imagine
good for you for filing complaints! so many people have no voice in this world
hugs back
Your post made me really think about all the different people who have left their fingerprints on this adoption. All the phone calls to make appointments, the notary, the doctors, etc… let alone the support of fellow families. It is certainly a long journey, but definitely not a lonely one.
It is wonderful to read about all the progress with the paperwork!!!
Congratulations on finishing your paperwork, is it for the homestudy or the dossier?
The home study mostly. I’m having real difficulty keeping up with all of the little stuff. I typically sit down at about 10 PM for the first time in the day and it’s difficult to stay on top of it. I’m totally exhausted at that point. So i’m a bit clueless as to what is what. I see something on some list and I go do it. So we’ve done the fingerprints I think for the homestudy – but am I correct that we’ll do a second set for something.
really I have to pull out the paperwork and figure it out. It didn’t help that our social worker was laid off while we were on hold. I have to contact our new social worker and just ask her for some clarity.
Having a 6 year old is a wonderful distraction from the wait. On the other hand he leaves very little time for getting some of this stuff done!