Our Dossier is in the Mail...

With a few minor hiccups, which are nobody's fault by my own, our dossier (and referral paperwork) will be in the mail in a few short hours.

Now, I'm praying that our only hiccups were the ones I've already experienced. That our dossier will have smooth sailing to Ethiopia!

I'm guessing Holt will let me know when they receive it...

updated to say: Thank you Julie for being patient with me while I got all the papers in the priority mail folder. The dossier is in the mail! I will email Holt today since I didn't even put a cover letter or note in the envelope. I thought about it after I got to the post office. I considered some scrap paper or the back of the label for the note but decided against it. I guess it would have just told my busy mom story by writing on the back of a label :)

Woo hoo. Little brother, we're one step closer to bringing you home!

state certifications

I requested the state certifications for our notaries during the week of Christmas. Kathy at the office in Des Moines informed me that they would be sent out the next day. With anticipation, I checked the mail daily (for those who know me, I don't usually ever bother) so that I could grab out the certifications all while enjoying a few Christmas cards. It never came. Each day I thought I should just have a little more patience and didn't call to bother the Secretary of State's office. I even peeked through a few piles of Christmas cards to double check. Finally Monday, I emailed my new contact in the SoS office. She informed me on Tuesday morning that the information had been sent out on Dec 22nd.

Okay Lord, I thought. Either I'm way to busy, or I really do have Brownies in my house stealing things... my phone charger, my watch, a copy of our dossier, and now my certification papers??? Is this satan and his devilish little games?

I called Ryan and left him a voicemail sharing my frustration and the need to comb through the house for the info. I also called my friend who happens to be our mail carrier to vent my frustration. Unless they mailed it certified, she said, you won't be able to track it.

Needless to say, that night Ryan found it in the one stack of cards I didn't go through. The stack that I sat down at the top of the stairs and just knew that it wasn't in. Thank you honey! We know have, er, have had for almost two weeks the certifications that will complete our dossier paperwork