Fingerprint Update

I spoke with Chad, of the FBI, on Friday.  He said that my fingerprints will be processed in another week or two.  I said (with a little stress in my voice), "I heard it was taking about 3 months for processing!"  Chad said, "Yes, we are very backlogged and are still working on some from early November, but yours will be done in about a week or two."

So things seem to be moving right along.  I guess they hadn't figured out that I am a lunatic yet.

Lions and Tigers and FBI Oh My

Well, it never seems like a good end to your day when you get home and you have a message that starts, "This message is for Rachelle Park.  Ms. Park, this is Chad with the FBI."  That was enough to make my heart stop for a half a second.  So why did the FBI call me.  The bottom line is that sometimes I am as much as a ditz as anyone else.  I failed to put my birthdate on my fingerprint card and I sent in the wrong amount on the money order paying to get the fingerprints processed.  So the FBI is like everyone else.  They want their money.

I really take this as a good sign, because I was told that the FBI processing could take 3 months.  I sent the fingerprints on December 29th and they are already starting to process them.  I will be calling "Chad" (I don't think it was his real name and no last name was given) tomorrow to take care of my mistakes and to find out how long the fingerprint processing might take.

That's all I know for now.

Out!

Very Good News

I received an early Christmas present.  Immigration sent me a favorable determination to adopt.  It only took them 6 weeks when it normally can take up to 3 months.  I find myself way behind now in preparing my dosier.  I have several things I have to complete before sending it off to the State of Texas to get approved.  I didn't really expect to hear from Immigration until the end of January.

I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season, and here is to the New Year.

Pictures, pictures, pictures, and then there are Photographs

You should all check out my friend Karina's photographs.  I need to figure out how to add a link to her website.  You may be able to look under Karina Boese Photography, but I am not sure.  She takes pictures everyday of whatever looks interesting.  She can make the ordinary look extraordinary.  Funny thing I haven't seen any pics of her good friend Rachelle on her site.  Hmmm!  Seriously, check her pics out.  They are amazing.

Pictures

I forgot to answer the question about if I have seen any pictures of children yet.  I will not see any pictures before I travel to Kazakhstan.  In fact, I don't think I will see any pictures at all.  I will see the child that the Kazak government picks out for me when I get there.  I have to right to refuse or accept the child once I get  to know them and go through the bonding period.

First Set of Fingerprints Done!

So my mother and I went to Immigration today and got fingerprinted.  We are officially in the FBI database.  My mother wondered out loud, "I wonder if I am already in their database."  I thought they were going to double check to see if she needed to be arrested.

We have to go to the local police station and get fingerprinted there and sent it in the the FBI.  It seems redundant and a waste of time and money.  I have a ton of other things to do.  I have to wait for the approval from Immigration to adopt, get more statements from my doctor, mortgage company, and bank.  I have a ton of other forms I have already filled out.  Once I get the approval from Immigration I will have all of my multiple forms notarized and then send everything to the Secretary of the State of Texas to be approved.  Then it goes from translation before being sent to Kazakhstan.  I then wait for the approval from the Kazak government and their invitation to go to their country.

So I still have a long way to go.

Have a great Holiday Season.  Peace out!

Fingerprints

I received the instructions today from Immigration for my mother and I to go and get fingerprinted.  We have to go on a Tuesday or Thursday between 8 AM and 11AM.  This week is out because I will be traveling, next week is out because I am having my Wisdom Teeth taken out on Tuesday and Thursday is Thanksgiving, so we will have to go the following week.  We have 84 days to get them done, so we are ok.

This weekend has been exhausting.  I went to the Renaissance Festival yesterday and let me just say, I will not be going back for a really long time.  My advise to anyone planning to go the last 2 weekends is get there early and leave early.  We waited over 2 hours in the parking lot trying to get out.  We would have waited at least another hour if our wonderful driver (go Dave) decided to find another route.  When I woke up Sunday I was super tired.  I guess all of the waiting wore me out.

Now I am watching the Amazing Race watching the teams travel the world and wondering when I will be going to Kazakhstan.

I hope you all are doing well out there.  Let me hear from you.

R