Dossier is on its way :)

Today Dan and I sent off our dossier!

Step 1: We went to the syracuse court house. Difficult parking due to the winter wonderland but very nice and helpful clerks that county certified our documents.

Step 2: We (Dan) drove to Albany to the state office to have the last documents State Authenticated. Easy parking, no snow (big change from Syracuse) and wonderful people.

Step 3: We went to the Post office to mail our Dossier!!! Oh the poor man who had to work with me. Dan just laughed. First he suggested that we just fold the documents to fit in a smaller envelope. I would not let him fold them. Then he suggested we use a different envelope that would bend some of the documents to save money. I then looked at him like he was the crazy one and said " I don't want to save money!" Disclaimer: I like saving money but I was not folding my important documents. Once, we finally decided on the correct envelope I asked the next woman to take a picture. I explained what we were mailing and our mail man finally got why I freaked when he suggested folding.

1. Letter to Board of SOS EE DONE 2. Family Registration Form DONE

3. Financial Information DONE 4. Letter from Financial Establishment DONE

5. Criminal Clearance DONE 6. Letters of Reference DONE

7. Letters from Employer DONE 8. Medical Forms DONE

9. Marriage Certificate DONE 10. Birth Certificate DONE

11. Introduction Letter DONE 12. Home Study Report DONE

13. Home Study License DONE 14. Post Placement Agreement DONE

15. True Copy of Deed DONE 16. True Copy of Passport DONE

17. Power of attorney DONE 18. USCIS Approval (I - 171H) DONE

19. Passport Photos DONE 20. Family Pictures DONE

21. Adoption Educations Certificate DONE 22. Dossier Payment DONE

Mary even met us for a celebratory lunch at the cheese cake factory!
So now we wait -- Four to six months is what we have been told to prepare for. Then we will get a wonderful call from our agency Dove telling us our Daughter is waiting for us!!!!!!

Let's just fast forward six months!