So today I switched my blog to this blog because I guess I didn't like the other blog. This blog thing has been a learning curve for me. Seems like everybody is doing it. Everybody's friends are doing it. So I am doing it. It is funny how you use these things to entertain yourself when you are waiting....and waiting......and waiting. Waiting on a little piece of paper that is the catalyst for all that is to come next. Waiting on this darn thing is getting me depressed. I mean really, you can work, work, work to get everything done and then you have complete loss of power. My homestudy was forwarded to the New Orleans office about a month ago. I have emailed them on multiple occasions to see if they recieved it (after reading horror stories about that happening). They don't email me back. Not one tiny word. I have called the main USCIS number and they say that they do not have access to that information. My only solution to check on it is to drive 3.5 hours to New Orleans and check myself in person. Ughhhh. I do have a job to keep, you know people! So, I am just waiting, but for some reason I am not feeling confident that it will ever come. There could be a problem and I would never know. What do others do about this????? I am a checker. I like to check on things and then double check. This whole thing is messing with my core personalty! And meanwhile, back at the ranch, my documents are silently aging........and no botox can bring them back!
The other issue is my homestudy license expires in Dec. so I will need a letter from the DHS lady stating that they are in good standing and blah blah. Still waiting. If the letter won't suffice, I may have to hold my dossier (that is if I get my 171 back) until the first of the year.
I know there will be setbacks, but I at least like to know that things are progressing.
right now.......nothing is progressing. I guess it is obvious, that lately, I have felt a little frustrated. I look forward to the day I send my dossier in and maybe then will I feel that this may really happen for us. I have not lost hope yet.
2 years ago
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Do NOT lose hope! This process is INCREDIBLY agonizing - makes us feel SO powerless...but there is a light at the end of this tunnel and persistance and patience (ugh) are the keys to this game - at least that is what we have found. To be honest, I suck at waiting as well - so who am I to talk? Just don't give up!
Hi I'm glad to find your new blog- I kept checking in on your other blog and was concerned!
Yes this process can be so tricky, like an obsticle course. The comforting thing to know is that you're not the only one going through it- thats why this blog thing is so nice to do - you can be encouraged by others who are and have experienced the same things, and to see others progress through the process.
You WILL get there! Just keep the faith - your baby is on the other side of the world, either born or getting ready to be born. You will be a forever family. Just keep going for you and for baby Kaz. Email me if you'd like to read our blog. Suz
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