Finally, An Update!!!!!

I know it has been a long time since I have blogged.  Not much has changed with my number but I did receive good news on New Years Eve.  My agency can submit a limited number of dossiers to the Vietnamese government at one time and I have finally been asked to start my dossier prep.  Yeah!  The dossier consists of a lot more paperwork such as police clearance, doctor's letter, employer letter, financial statement, forms and more forms.  They all have to be notarized and then submitted to the state for authentification.  Also because of the length of time waiting already, I will need a homestudy update and have my fingerprints redone.  I have a social worker that will come by the house again to make sure it is suitable for a child.  She is very nice and professional, but it still makes you kind of nervous for some reason. (Hopefully she won't open too many closet doors) ;)  The aim is to have my dossier logged in with the Vietnamese government by June 1st.  There is a chance (hopefully remote) that the U.S. and Vietnamese governements will not renew their agreement to complete adoptions between the two countries.  The agreement expires later this year unless they come to a new agreement. The hope is that even though I may not have a referral by that time, they will allow adoptions to continue for dossiers logged in by that date.  It is all an unknown at this time, but not worth stressing about too much yet.  I hope everyone had a great holiday season and a special congrats to Gina on the adoption of her two new boys.