Friday, November 19, 2010

Multiracial / Multicultural Class - October 18, 2010

Wow - we attended our multiracial class last night - very good I thought.  Maybe some information we'll not use but it was good.  We have a lot of changes to make but we already know about most of it.

It was good to learn though - and it was nice to meet other people adopting.  Only one other couple adopting from Ann Arbor area and they already have another adopted child.  They seemed very nice, it would be nice to travel with them next year.

We are hoping to have our home study in the next week or two and then we can submit paper work to the USCIS - customs and immigration services - that can take a while.  We have other stuff we are working on as well.  Its coming along pretty well.

Financing is another issue but we'll get there.  I found lots of places that are able to give loans  - so fingers crossed, we'll get approved.  We just know God wants us to do this and our child is probably out there already just waiting to find out. He/She is probably with loving care givers and in a situation where their birth families are struggling.  I can't wait to learn their life story.  I"d like to put together a life story book for our whole family and child.

In a few weeks Craig and I celebrate our 11th anniversary and are going to check out a local Ethiopian restaurant and try the food. I'm nervous, but know this is the food my child will be used to and I'd like to learn how to cook it so they can feel at home.  This will now become part of our background, ET and we need to cherish this heritage as much as we do anything else in our family tree.

Keep posted here as we try and keep updated.
Gail

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