tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14030428008783991572024-11-01T05:35:45.598-05:00uzbekgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16970108333554532049noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403042800878399157.post-48933071445318328472007-06-22T10:29:00.001-05:002007-06-22T10:39:21.352-05:00

Oh, it's been a while since I've posted. Truth is, not much has been happening regarding the adoption (which will probably be the case until we move and get started with the home study). It's been nice to meet some new people through all of this, though. I've received some email from folks looking at Uzbekistan and even a couple of email from people checking in because I have posted here--thanks,

uzbekgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16970108333554532049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403042800878399157.post-91886389736860199352007-06-04T13:03:00.001-05:002007-06-04T13:07:21.745-05:00

Things have been slow on the adoption front. Actually, they'll remain slow until we move to Minnesota, get settled, and get the home study underway (probably sometime in the fall). I have been reading some more int'l adoption blogs, specifically some others I've found that deal with Uzbek adoptions, and have spoken to 2 people who are going/have gone through the Uzbek program with the agency we

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In the midst of worrying about moving and deciding on an agency, I hadn't given much thought to an actually timeline for this whole adoption thing. Sure, there's the "never really knowing how it's all going to play out" thing that's part of any adoption. But it hit me that changing jobs might pose a problem with the FMLA should a referral come some time early next year.So I called an HR person at

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[In reverse chronological order; updated as needed]June 2007 - Sent in application to adoption agencyMay 2007 - Narrowed down to 2 agencies; completed interviews with themApril 2007 - Decided on Uzbekistan with a back-up program in VietnamSeptember/October 2006 - Contacted adoption agencies for information packetsAugust 2006 - Began research on country programs

uzbekgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16970108333554532049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403042800878399157.post-38338419623287677332007-05-12T19:43:00.000-05:002007-07-10T10:24:40.791-05:00

I never had a big desire to be a parent and as I got older (spending a lot of time in grad school) it seemed less likely that would ever happen. When I met met J he felt more or less the same way I did about kids--ambivalent. We've been married now almost 5 years and are both nearing 40. We'd pretty much decided on and accepted not having kids and were absolutely happy with that decision.About a

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This list is in progress (and just in the beginning stages now, obviously!)I am an information junkie. I (over)research everything. Luckily for me, there are many useful websites and other sources of info out there regarding international adoption. In fact, there are even other information junkies who have taken the time to put together some great resources.Following are some that I found/find

uzbekgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16970108333554532049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403042800878399157.post-29666656014025548332007-05-10T12:09:00.001-05:002007-05-12T19:42:01.880-05:00

And in the beginning there was....a blog, to document what will undoubtedly be a stressful, exciting, and confusing time in our lives. I don't know how fast or slowly this will go (or even how fast we want it to go), so that means I don't know how often I'll be posting or have anything post-worthy. But I'm here!

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