Miles and Miles to Mylei: Doing the Snoopy Dance

The long and winding road

Miles and miles to Mylei has become the long and winding road to Emme. If your new to our story, Mylei's foster parents would not return her to the orphanage. So, after much debate and counsel, we decided to let her go.

God has graciously blessed us with a new child, Emme.

I imagine the scene to be heart wrenching. A young mother placing her precious baby girl at a Passenger Transportation Center in H*pu Town (Guangx* Province, Ch*na). The mother then hiding and watching through tears as someone finds her baby and takes her to the Children's Welfare Institute of H*pu Town.

That mother's painful loss will become our joy and blessing. As East meets West, our family eagerly anticipates never being the same. We invite you to be part of our journey.

Key to Chinese Adoption Abbreviations

CCAA- Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs

Waiting Child- A child with a special need.

DTC- Documents to China

LID- Log in Date This is the date that our paperwork was logged into China. It put us officially in line. It works like getting a number at the deli. They move through the line in order according to one's log in date. When we started we were told we would receive a referral in 6-9 months.

LOI- Letter of Intent This is a letter sent to the CCAA asking to adopt a child on the waiting child list. In the letter, you tell them you understand the child's condition and list a plan for treatment.

PA- Pre-approval

LOA- Letter of Acceptance

TA- Travel Approval

CA- Consulate Appointment

Our Timeline

Jan 2006-May 2006- Our paperwork was put together and sent to China.

June 15, 2006 - LID

March 17, 2008-LOI sent to China

April 17, 2008-PA

May 2, 2008-LOA

May 23, 2008 TA everyone else at our agency received theirs, not us

May 25- Found out foster family would not return Mylei to the orphanage

June 17, 2008- NEW REFERRAL

June 18, 2008- LOI sent to China for Emme

June 26, 2008-PA

July 11, 2008-LOA

Aug 4, 2008- every one at our agency again receives TA- except for us

Aug 7, 2008- TA... after threatening lives:-)

Travel- September 4-18, 2008

Sept 16, 2008-CA

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Doing the Snoopy Dance

We're dancing like the Peanut's gang around here today!! We got an LOA today!! WhooHoo! 6 days after finally getting a PA!

We got the call a little after 12:30 today. I was so surprised! I was just telling Paul last night that it could happen. He told me I was setting myself up for a heartache. But, I knew LOA's were on their way. They said it would take 2-4 months, but we have already been through review, so I was hoping (just like with the PA) that it would be quick . But, I was still so surprised.

Now, we wait for TA. The average wait is 29 days. We can travel 2-4 weeks after that! Our agency said probably July, but it could still be June,

Here we come Mylei!!!!!!!!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Yay!! So happy for you! =)

Love Gina; May 2, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Tony and Rett said...: WHOOO HOOO!!!

Doing the snoopy dance for you here too!!!; May 2, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Unknown said...: Your blog is funny!! I especially like the story about Lucifer pulling your friend across the front yard. Your friend sounds like a good sport!
Good writing...keep it up.

Jen; May 4, 2008 at 3:35 PM