Not so done......a few surprises to end the week!

So, we're not as done as we thought!

Our program is a brand new to our agency, so we're kind of figuring things out as we go. They have been great about helping us and are so quick at getting back to our questions. I continue to be impressed!

Anyways, we didn't know we needed a passport immediately. One of our forms asked for a passport number, and Greg and I have always traveled in the Caribbean or Mexico and used our birth certificates for customs, so we don't have passports. Well $300 later after a trip to the post office today, they're being expedited to us. We thought we could just leave that blank and get back to it, but not so much!

Also, the I-600A must be back before we can proceed. We thought there was going to be a process of Taiwan preapproving our application, but apparently that is not the case with this program. So, we can't get in line until Memphis gets the form processed. Right now, they are running at an average of 4 months to process the these petitions. So, if they keep on the pace that they've posted on their site, we won't have our approval until April.......which totally, completely, and utterly stinks!

We know everything will work out in God's perfect timing, but we want to be in line! We just want to be done so badly! Please pray that Memphis will process more quickly than expected and pray for a lot of patience....especially for me. Greg seems to be handling this all well, but I am not a very patient person sometimes. I have quite a bit of patience in my profession, working with inner city kids, you have to have patience or you'll end up having a mental breakdown. But, I absolutely have no patience when it comes to waiting on other people to do something. I need to work on that!

We're getting there!