We're starting to see the light at the end of the proverbial paperwork tunnel. I spent most of the last two weeks chasing down dossier forms, which are a slightly different version of all the forms we had to submit during the application process. It's grueling. But we have one more document needing to be notarized and apostilled (that's a real word) by the Secretary of State. We make 3 color copies of the whole thing and drop it off at Children's Home Society to be sent on it's way to Delhi. So close!
Haddon's letter and drawing of our house with he and his little sister. It says:
Dear Little Sister,
I love you very much and hope to meet you soon. I am very happy we are adopting you. Love Haddon Carlson, Age 8.
So sweet! And required by the Indian government. So it has practical purposes, too.
My worker buddy. We spend more time in offices begging people to re-fill out paperwork or give us records in a very specific way. He's a trouper and never complains. Last Friday, he did have a little breakdown. We were at the Secretary of State office for 2 hours. They kept telling us it'd be just a few more minutes. Just a few more minutes. 2 hours later and the state accidentally giving every single piece of confidential information about our entire family to someone else. Our passports, driver's licenses, SS cards, birth and marriage certificates, 3 years of tax forms, background checks, police clearance, fingerprint paperwork, medical reports. Pretty much an identity thief's dream.
Thankfully, the people who were given our paperwork brought it back about 15 minutes later. And are hopefully not thieves.
So close to being sent off to India! This is the dossier paperwork.
Not to forget the application, training, immigration, and homestudy paperwork!
The picture of our living room and our family to be sent to the Indian government. Cheese!
