April 22, 2005 Initial contact with Small World Adoption Agency May 6, 2005 Orientation at Small World Signed Application for Small World Given check list by Small World to prepare for home study May and June 2005 Gathered following documents: Divorce decrees Marriage Licenses Birth Certificates Wrote autobiographies Proof of infertility Verification of employment Criminal background check Local fingerprints Proof of income/financial statements Proof of Health/Life Insurance Credit References Provided Personal References July 25, 2005 Linda received Medical July 29, 2005 Bruce received Medical August 6, 2005 Mailed Home Study packet to SW September 1, 2005 Mailed 1600A form to CIS September 9, 2005 Interview with SW Taylor Johnson Temperament Analysis Test Sex Abuse course September 14, 2005 Home Visit September 20, 2005 1600A application was returned because we did not include a copy of our birth certificate, divorce degrees or marriage license September 2005 Agency approval and completed Home Study Call agency to get certified copies of our documents to send with I600A form Received documents from agency October 3, 2005 Mailed 1600A form and the correct documents October 2005 Agency Mailed Home Study to Memphis CIS office November 27, 2005 I600A application was returned again! The price for processing had gone up and our amount on the check was wrong. November 29, 2005 Mailed 1600A application again…with all the documents and the CORRECT amount on the check! December 2, 2005 Approval from CIS to get fingerprinted December 20, 2005 Linda gets printed January 13, 2006 Bruce gets printed January 27, 2006 Linda applies for Passport February 9, 2006 Bruce applies for Passport February 27, 2006 Hopefully Receive 171H form March 8, 2006 Receive 171H form March 10, 2006 Hopefully Documents authenticated March 17, 2006 Hopefully DTC March 24, 2006 Hopefully LID April 2 & 9, 2006 Linda and Bruce receive Passports April 11, 2006 Mailed our paperwork to our Agency! April 29, 2006 Paperwork is in Washington DC getting authenticated! May 4, 2006 DTC! May 16 2006 LID! T H E  B I G  W A I T April 2007 Hopefully her referral May 2007 Hopefully traveling to China!!!!!!!!