Homestudy - Check!

Home visit done!  One more thing on our adoption list marked off.  All we have to do is wait on the report, which hopefully will come in the next week or so.  Once the report is done, we can mail off the dossier.  To finish the dossier, all we have left to do is print the power of attorney form and sign and notarize three copies.  We will then go and copy the whole thing a couple of times.  Finally - our dossier will be in the mail.  The goal has been to have it in the mail before Christmas.  We'll see if we make it.

When it comes to Mason, we finished our last post placement visit and already have the report.  So, our social worker visits for Mason are done.  We are a little frustrated with the USCIS.  We are trying to get his COC done.  The fees went up as of Nov. 23 and worked really hard to get it in before the fee change.  Got it done, and was told to send it to the wrong place.  We got it back in the mail, which, to be honest, ticked me off!  I was so mad!  I called them again, and the lady said to send it to the right place with a new cover letter explaining what happened and that they would honor the original fee because the whole thing was their fault.  So, of course, today in the mail, it came back again!  Me - ticked off - again!  I will call again tomorrow and get this thing fixed.  I am determined now to not pay a penny over the original fee for this.  Unfortnately, we are just paying postage, over and over, and now over again.    I will keep you updated on his COC progress. 

My cute niece Macy had her bi-annual Nutcracker performance this weekend.  It's fun to see how she has improved over the years.  Here are some pictures from the show: