Beauty for Ashes...: Khanga/Kikoy pictures

Thursday, May 14, 2009

A sample of the Kikoy's and Khanga's at the Yaya-Hearn Market...

Key Dates:

A quick glance at some key dates...

December 19, 2008

Applied online through CAS ($300)

January 7, 2009

Visited New Life Homes for the first time

January 14, 2009

Approved via email from CAS

February 24, 2009

Got physicals from St Mary's Mission Hospital. (donation: 4,000ksh or $54)

February 25, 2009

Fingerprinted for our "Certificate of Good Conduct in Kenya"

March 3, 2009

Turned in Home study application

First of 10 homestudies for the i-800 ($2,000)

April 22,2009

Left to come back to US- home study to follow us later

May 16,2009

Friends surprised us with a baby shower! (Raised funds!)

May 18,2009

Yaya Market at the Hearns- (Raised funds!)

May,2009

Met with Robyn- (payment of $3,000)

June 29, 2009

Homestudy sent to CAS for approval

August 5,2009

Received Final Draft Homestudy

August 15,2009

Finished i800. Made apt with US embassy for fingerprinting.

August 17,2009

First heard of "problems" with Kenyan Government being noncompliant with Hague standards.

August 19,2009

Coffee with US embassy friend who broke the "news" to us.

September 11, 2009

Adoption case closed out with CAS. more than 4k-lost

September 24, 2009

Submitted application to AWAA

October 7, 2009

Accepted by AWAA into Rwanda program ($250 application fee)

Nov 10, 2009

HOMESTUDY COMPLETE!! (for real this time)
Dec 1, 2009
mailed I600 to USCIS
Dec 3, 2009
i600 arrived!
Dec 7, 2009
matching grant received from GGAM for $2,500.

Dec 3, 2009

USCIS received our I600 application

Dec 14,2009

Opps! Paid USCIS the other $160

Late Spring 2010

found out we did NOT need to go back to US but instead should have filed for the 1600 here in Kenya

June 2010

Finally feel like we're back on track and going the "right way" in this adoption

August 27,2010

Found out Rwanda is closing for an indefinite amount of time to become HAGUE certified. Our 2nd failed adoption.

October 23, 2010

WOW GOD!! We took our first positive pregnancy test after 6.5 years of marriage!

Beauty For Ashes...

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Khanga/Kikoy pictures

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