Jim and I have been waiting for our I600A extension, which is essentially our immigration approval to adopt children from the United States government. It is good for 18 months at a time, and we recently resubmitted ours as that time had come. While we logically knew (hoped) that the extension would be a formality as nothing had changed about our situation since our initial approval, it sure was a relief to find it in our mailbox this weekend. See, we could pass court at really any time (although it will probably be a bit longer) and in order to issue our embassy appointment and travel dates, the National Visa Center needs to have a current approval on file...and they do!!!
Sunday we headed up to Evanston to dine at Addis Abeba with another couple, Stephanie and Tom, who are adopting an Ethiopian baby from our same agency. Our agency is on the east coast, and it is not uncommon for families who live in that area to gather. It was fun to meet people in person here in Illinois where there aren't quite as many Wide Horizons families...or at least ones that we know just yet. The food was fabulous and we really enjoyed the company. It is amazing that we four sat dining here while having daughters all the way in Ethiopia who have shared a roof. Hopefully we'll all be getting news of successful court dates soon!
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