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Crazy about Emily!: October 2005
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I adopted my daughter from China. Now Im married and learning to be a wife and Mom all at the same time! LID 12/08/05 Adoption Day 12/12/07. Monday, October 31, 2005. 6-8 months for referral (closer to the 8 months currently). 2 months to travel approval. 1 month to travel. Which, when you add it all up is 11 months. My agency did say that they were waiting for clarification from their representative that lives/works in. Until next fall, rather than early next summer like I was anticipating. Other than t...
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Crazy about Emily!: December 2005
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I adopted my daughter from China. Now Im married and learning to be a wife and Mom all at the same time! LID 12/08/05 Adoption Day 12/12/07. Friday, December 30, 2005. One whole Month today, so WOO HOO! Only 12 months left, plus or minus 2. So its something. I hope the next month goes by just as fast. Posted by Shannon @ 6:29 AM. Thursday, December 29, 2005. And went to sleep. I had the most horrible dream. I dreamed I got my referral in January. (but you said this was horrible. 8230;hold your horses!
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Crazy about Emily!: July 2005
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I adopted my daughter from China. Now Im married and learning to be a wife and Mom all at the same time! LID 12/08/05 Adoption Day 12/12/07. Wednesday, July 27, 2005. I know you all missed me. HA HA HA. The very best part of the vacation was going to eat at Paula Dean’s The Lady and Sons restaurant in. The food was AMAZING. We all ate until we were sick, but it was totally worth it. And I got to check out. For a bit, and that was fun because I’ve never been there before. Posted by Shannon @ 7:50 AM.
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Adoption Costs: February 2007
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Thursday, February 01, 2007. Posted by Shannon at 4:10 PM. I'm a married chic living in the Southeast US. This is the story of my decision to adopt, my beautiful daughter and my wonderful life as a Mom and wife! View my complete profile. Adoption Costs, in Case you are Curious.
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Adoption Costs: October 2005
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Thursday, October 20, 2005. Adoption Costs, in Case you are Curious. 50000 Application Fee March 2005. 235000 1/2 of my agency International Program Fee. 130000 Home Study Fee to Home Study Agency. 15000 Extra fee for requesting a short version of home study. 1296 Mileage for my social worker to make ONE round trip visit to my house. 9000 NC Secretary of State to authenticate documents. 1000 NY Secretary of State to authenticate documents. 1237 Passport Photos for dossier. 237500 1/2 agency Fee.
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Crazy about Emily!: March 2005
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I adopted my daughter from China. Now Im married and learning to be a wife and Mom all at the same time! LID 12/08/05 Adoption Day 12/12/07. Thursday, March 31, 2005. Bye Bye Tae Kwon Do. In adoption news, I have absolutely nothing to report. I'm waiting on the blue book and the contract from the agency which could be here any day now. Other than that, I'm still running around trying to fix up my house, make it presentable to strangers. LOL. All right, back to work for me. Posted by Shannon @ 1:13 PM.
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Crazy about Emily!: May 2005
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I adopted my daughter from China. Now Im married and learning to be a wife and Mom all at the same time! LID 12/08/05 Adoption Day 12/12/07. Tuesday, May 31, 2005. The House Wins Again! When I bought my townhouse 6 years ago, my Dad told me some of the truest words I have ever heard. "Shannon, from now on, it's you against the house, and the House always wins! Geez was he right. From the moment I moved in, it was like, what is going to break, need repaired, or replaceing next? OKenough venting. I'm u...
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Crazy about Emily!: September 2005
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I adopted my daughter from China. Now Im married and learning to be a wife and Mom all at the same time! LID 12/08/05 Adoption Day 12/12/07. Thursday, September 29, 2005. DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS! I’m off to. My good friend Erica is having a baby, and there is going to be a baby shower for her and I’m flying out there to help her celebrate! Anyway, it should be a ton of fun and I am looking forward to it. As an added bonus, I’m flying out of. So I will get to visit with my sister and my NEPHEW! Job You...
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Crazy about Emily!: June 2005
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I adopted my daughter from China. Now Im married and learning to be a wife and Mom all at the same time! LID 12/08/05 Adoption Day 12/12/07. Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Not much fun. I’m still hurting, but it’s not nearly as bad as it was. Missing a few days of work has put me way behind, so I’m playing catch up today. Grrr. Anyway, I’m inching my way back to normal now…. Posted by Shannon @ 6:38 AM. Thursday, June 23, 2005. Posted by Shannon @ 5:37 AM. Wednesday, June 22, 2005. I feel so much better now!