Paperwork

Dodd finished his autobiography 15 minutes ago!! This means I can give our social worker the rest of the home study documents tomorrow. She will add these to what she has already including certified copies of birth certificates and marriage license, net worth statement, our federal 1040, notarized letters from the county sheriff, 6 reference letters from friends (BIG thank you to you all!), notarized health reports for each of us, various consents and releases, and the list goes on. In addition, our packet of notarized contracts were sent to the international agency this week so we will soon receive a packet of....more paperwork! This time for our dossier which will eventually go to Ethiopia. It's a good thing I don't have strong feelings for trees.

Give it a whirl

Dear Friends and Family,
It is with pleasure and some trepidation that I join the 21st century and begin a blog. I do this to keep you, if you are interested, informed of the details of our adoption. As we researched adoption, other people's blogs provided the inspiration and education we needed to begin our own process. Now we can share the details, the anticipation, the frustration and the ultimate joy of this adoption with you. And if no one reads this blog, I guess I will treat it as pure personal therapy! However, I'll try to make it interesting enough that you will want to check back occasionally. Please come walk with us.
-Rebecca and Dodd