This is it people! Today I get my hands on all of the documents that had to be REDONE in order to be apostilled by the State of Georgia. We got most of all of our original documents rejected for that special gold seal called an apostille, because the notary (bless her heart, she had notarized all 100 or so pages for free for us), signed her name over her embossed notary seal, and that is a big no no in the apostille department. I was SO sad that day, it was the day before Christmas. I had wanted our dossier #1 in the hands of Ian's agency for Christmas, as a present to ourselves.
Of course, we had no clue about the requirements for notary stamping in terms of where it has to go on the actual page etc.., so we never even thought we had to warn her to not write on her seal, or not to place it on anywhere where it would be "obstructed."
Anyway, God is a glorious one and today, I pick up all of the newly notarized (she did it for free AGAIN for us) documents, and then head off to get them apostilled later this week. I fully expect to send an express package to Hand in Hand in Arizona by Friday!!
They already have the $3,500.00 we needed to submit to be able to file our registration application (dossier #1), so we are good to go there. We also have almost ALL of the money we need to complete trip #1, and pay the near $4,000.00 orphanage fee. We are also close to having the $900.00 to submit Ian's immigration petition to the USCIS. We need that clearance in order to make trip #2 and to bring him home.
We are closer than close to getting the date on which we meet our new son, brother, cousin, nephew, grandson, and friend. Thank you all, each and every soul who has given time, money, prayers, and worked to help us get this child to his family. We will never have words enough to say thanks, so we hope that through the years, if you remember us, and check up on our family blog, that you will feel thanks when you look at the pictures and read the stories of Ian growing up, with us.
PS. Whoever J.K. is, WE LOVE YOU!! This wonderful person has made a very generous donation to Ian and due to confidentiality agreements at Reece's Rainbow, we are not allowed to know your contact information so somehow, we hope you will see this message that we are SO grateful to you - what a great Christmas present you gave us! Thank you J.K.!
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