Found out on 10/26 that our Dossier is on it's way to Kazakhstan. First stop is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Should be there for about a month then off to the Ministry of Education.
At this point we hope to receive Letter of Invitation to Travel in March.
We are one step closer!!!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Our Dossier
We finally got word that our Dossier was submitted to Washington Embassy on 9/29/09. They now have 30 working days to review and approve it. By 11/10/09 or there about it should start heading out to Kazahkstan.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Adoption Update
Well we recently found out that we will not be travelling this year to Kazahkstan. We are very disappointed but hanging in there.
We finally just about have the nursery completed. The furniture arrived yesterday. Still have to put the crib together. I must admit it looks real nice!!.
We finally just about have the nursery completed. The furniture arrived yesterday. Still have to put the crib together. I must admit it looks real nice!!.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
What's Been Going On
I've decided to create a blog and share what has been going on in the Luciano household.
2008 was good to us. No major problems came about, thank god !!!! Freddie was fairly busy at work and only had to travel a few times during the year. I'm still a stay at home housewife. I did do some freelance work for my old company for a few months in 2008. As I look back at my time with the company (23 years) I know I got out at the right time. Massive layoffs occurred last year and if I was still there I would have been part of those statistics anyway.
I spend my time walking ( 3 days a week for about 3 - 5 miles each walk) and when I feel like it I also go to the gym to workout. I got back into cooking and I love it. I now have the time to cook proper meals everyday and Freddie has no complaints in that department.
Our dog Brandi loves the fact that I am home everyday with her. When I am in the kitchen preparing a meal, there she is lying at my feet hoping I drop something. Just the other day as I was preparing my breakfast, I left the kitchen for something and when I turned around she snatched my 2 pieces of bread from the counter.
She acts like she never eats!!! but that's a dog for ya.
In September, we drove to Chicago for a family affair. We stopped off in Ohio to visit with Freddie's sister, then we drove to Michigan to visit with Jason, Alexis and Caitlin. While there Jason showed us around town and the campus. That night rather than going out Jason and Alexis made pizza ( which was very good ) and we played a game called Apples to Apples. We all had fun plus we had time to spend with Caitlin. The next day we left for Chicago. All in all the trip was very nice.
Freddie was off the last 2 weeks of December and he got to relax and chill and not think about work. Brandi was in doggie heaven because he took her to this open field every morning to play ball. Usually she only gets this treat on the weekends.
That pretty much sums up 2008. Sounds boring probably but what the heck, we are happy!!!!
2008 was good to us. No major problems came about, thank god !!!! Freddie was fairly busy at work and only had to travel a few times during the year. I'm still a stay at home housewife. I did do some freelance work for my old company for a few months in 2008. As I look back at my time with the company (23 years) I know I got out at the right time. Massive layoffs occurred last year and if I was still there I would have been part of those statistics anyway.
I spend my time walking ( 3 days a week for about 3 - 5 miles each walk) and when I feel like it I also go to the gym to workout. I got back into cooking and I love it. I now have the time to cook proper meals everyday and Freddie has no complaints in that department.
Our dog Brandi loves the fact that I am home everyday with her. When I am in the kitchen preparing a meal, there she is lying at my feet hoping I drop something. Just the other day as I was preparing my breakfast, I left the kitchen for something and when I turned around she snatched my 2 pieces of bread from the counter.
She acts like she never eats!!! but that's a dog for ya.In September, we drove to Chicago for a family affair. We stopped off in Ohio to visit with Freddie's sister, then we drove to Michigan to visit with Jason, Alexis and Caitlin. While there Jason showed us around town and the campus. That night rather than going out Jason and Alexis made pizza ( which was very good ) and we played a game called Apples to Apples. We all had fun plus we had time to spend with Caitlin. The next day we left for Chicago. All in all the trip was very nice.
Freddie was off the last 2 weeks of December and he got to relax and chill and not think about work. Brandi was in doggie heaven because he took her to this open field every morning to play ball. Usually she only gets this treat on the weekends.
That pretty much sums up 2008. Sounds boring probably but what the heck, we are happy!!!!
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