Raisin Cakes

Our family's day-to-day journey....

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Our Adoption Timeline...

  • February 13, 2011 -- on hold due to budget cuts at Matthew's job
  • January 14, 2011 -- first interview completed in our adoption
  • December 5, 2010 -- all our paperwork is in; awaiting a call from our case worker
  • June 2010 -- adoption is once again on hold as we help out family
  • May 2010 -- we decide to adopt through Wisconsin's special needs foster to adoption program
  • April 26, 2010 -- we learn that we are unable to adopt from Ethiopia
  • February 11, 2009 -- background checks renewed and started up on paperwork again
  • November 18, 2009 -- homestudy interview completed and now on to more paperwork
  • October 27, 2009 -- homestudy interview schedule for November 18, 2009
  • October 15, 2009 -- psychological evaluations completed, paper work will be sent to LSS with a positive recommendation
  • October 5, 2009 -- homestudy paperwork, questionnaires, and forms sent to LSS
  • September 28, 2009 -- psychological evaluations scheduled for October 15, 2009
  • September 24, 2009 -- mandatory 18 hours of adoption education classes completed
  • September 16, 2009 -- physicals, letters and background checks in to LSS
  • June 24, 2009 -- adoption medical tests and paperwork completed...still waiting on those background checks
  • May 6, 2009 -- working on the new background checks
  • April 23, 2009 -- now working with the Appleton office of LSS
  • March 1, 2009 -- adoption on a slight hold while we move to the Green Bay, WI area....more background checks here we come!
  • February 2009 -- all background checks have cleared and reference letters are coming in
  • December 29, 2008 -- received confirmation of our background check from Edgar Police Department
  • November 26, 2008 -- received confirmation of our LSS application
  • November 25, 2008 -- received our background check from Marathon County Social Services...all clear!
  • November 22, 2008 -- received educational materials and second part of CHSFS application in the mail
  • November 17, 2008 -- both of our applications went out today!
  • November 12, 2008 -- talked with CHSFS
  • November 7, 2008 -- we met with our social worker at LSS
  • November 1, 2008 -- we attended our first adoption meeting