Still waiting

We are still waiting for our I-797 to come back from the Houston Consulate. I found out that they were closed up until Wednesday. We should have it back any day now. I'm so ready to be DTC. This paperchase has gone so easily up until this darn form. I can't wait to get it back. You might hear me shout all the way to where you are. Also, some people ask what kind of paperwork is involved so I will list it here. This is what was involved with our adoption:
1. marriage certificate - TN, state sealed in TN and then sent to State Department and then on to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC
2. birth certificates (me and AJ)- GA, make sure that they are pen in hand. It is very important because the Secretary of State's office will not seal the document. They were then authenticated at the Chinese consulate in Houston
3. Financial Form - GA, notarized, notary certified, state sealed and authenticated at the Chinese Consulate in Houston.
4. Medicals (me and AJ)- GA, notarized, notary certified, state sealed and authenticated at the Chinese Consulate in Houston.
5. Letter from AJ's doc because of his diabetes - GA, notarized, notary certified, state sealed and authenticated at the Chinese Consulate in Houston.
6. Petition to adopt - GA, notarized, notary certified, state sealed and authenticated at the Chinese Consulate in Houston.This is a letter that goes in our dossier to say that we will love our daughter and treat her with the same love and respect that she would have if she were our bio child.
7. Police Clearance (me and AJ) - GA, notarized, notary certified, state sealed and authenticated at the Chinese Consulate in Houston. From our local Sheriff's department and it stated that we weren't criminals.
8. Letter of Employment (me and AJ) - GA, notarized, notary certified, state sealed and authenticated at the Chinese Consulate in Houston.
9. Copies of our passports - Just copies.
10. I-797 - well I'm sure you've read all about that form
11. pictures - 6 pictures that described our family life
12. homestudy - sent to agency and they took care of it

That's it. You can see that it's not that much.... ;-)

Here's a picture of the top of Sophie's 100 Good Wishes Quilt. It's actually finished, but I realized that I never posted a picture. I will take a picture of the whole thing and post it soon.