in a nutshell

not much to share.

but since so many people keep asking, i will give a little update.

we have completed all 11 items on our fix-it list.

that's right folks. done.

6 medical forms stamped, re dated and notarized

1 social worker license

1 psychological update

1 psychologist license

1 psychiatrist license

1 birth certificate

tomorrow i will send 10 of the documents to the secretary of state office in topeka, kansas to be apostilled. the last document will be sent to the secretary of state office in raleigh, north carolina for the same purpose. sent overnight with overnight return envelopes tucked inside. i am trying really, really hard not to think about the expense. roughly $165. gulp.

i nearly panicked when our agency asked me to get these apostilled. i had not done this before. so i sent an email to a friend, who pointed me in the right direction. thanks t.

at first i though about driving to topeka and hand delivering the documents, then thought about all the stuff i need to do.....and quickly changed my mind. so i made a call and spoke to a very friendly lady at the secretary of state office. i am following her directions to a t and should have them back on tuesday or wednesday.

not only did i get some stellar directions, i also  learned all about apostilles in the process. while there is some debate on just how the word is said, i now understand what the word means. basically an apostille is a certification of a document before it can be used for an international purpose. if you are working with a country that is a part of the hague convention then you need an apostille, if not then your documents need to be authenticated.

an apostille is a fancy term for verifying that the person that signed as a notary is really able to do just that. that's it. for $7.50 a document (or $10.00 for north carolina...although they do give a cut rate for additional documents).

"some countries, including the united states, are parties to the 1961 hague convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents. by joining the convention, countries agree to accept a specific, universal type of certification on public documents. this type of certification is called an 'apostille'. with an apostille the document is recognized by other countries for its intended use and does not require any additional certifications by the u.s. department of state or legalization by the embassy or consulate." look here for more info

once we get the documents back then will be overnighted to our agency. then our completed documents will join their completed documents and sent on to peru. i am hopeful things are being translated already, as we have sent documents as we have gotten them. our agency is really good at this. by the time our dossier made it to peru, it was already translated and delivered the very next day. i am sure the same will happen with our updates.

once it is all delivered to the sna, they will go over it to make sure we completed things to their satisfaction. then hopefully our dossier will be accepted and we will be put on the docket for the matching meeting.

so that's it in a nutshell.

still waiting. we have not heard anything. that is probably good news. there will be a matching meeting sometime next week, probably on thursday, since that is when it the meetings seem to be happening. the results will be posted in the first week of january.

please pray that little man will not be matched with anyone else.

we may still be able to make the january consejo.

hopefully.

maybe.
"we wait in hope for the LORD; He is our Help and our Shield. in Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name." psalm 33:20-21