this family squish: This week, in our kitchen...

Monday, December 21, 2009

This week, in our kitchen...

Christmas cookies

soft chewy caramels

(lots of hugs and kisses)

lemon glazed coins

soup on the stove

(snacks on the rug, Aunt Helen style)

O*reo truffles

pecan snowballs

mint m*&ms

(and thoughts of norbyah)

spoons for licking

sticky fingers

talking about Santa Claus

and baby Jesus

(counting down the days.)

12 comments:

Norbyah said...: thinking of you, too. love you SO much.

xoxo; December 21, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Christine @ 12,450miles said...: Mmmmm..... I wish I were in your kitchen.; December 21, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Becca said...: Oooh! what a sweet photo AND post.
I am craving sweets so badly...and have made NOTHING this year.
Wishing I lived closer to you! For so MANY reasons.; December 21, 2009 at 9:11 PM
erin BEAVER said...: How do you find the time? We finally just got to Kalamazoo TODAY after 2 1/2 days of cancellations--the Christmas cards are in the suitcase! Do you ever sleep???; December 21, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Elizabeth Frick said...: I'm hungry now.; December 21, 2009 at 10:11 PM
kelly said...: Mmmmm. All such good things. I want to do them in my kitchen too!; December 21, 2009 at 11:44 PM
CatherineD said...: Wow! You have been busy! I did some baking today, and I'm going to decorate tomorrow (my favorite part!).; December 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM
JoJo said...: Simple and sweet...:); December 22, 2009 at 6:18 AM
Kris said...: Sounds wonderful!; December 22, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Krista said...: I can smell the cookies from here!; December 22, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Bekah said...: Love your list...but mint m & *s...delicious!; December 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Rach@In His Hands said...: Yum!!; December 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM

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Our Adoption Timeline

December 23, 2009- Adoption Finalized.
May 7th, 2009- Family circle complete in Madison.
May 6th, 2009- Mama's got Rubin in Seoul.
May 4th, 2009- meet Rubin
April 23rd, 2009- Visa Interview
April 22nd, 2009- TRAVEL CALL!!
April 14th, 2009- Packet 3
April 7th, 2009- NVC out
April 1st 2009 (no foolin')- I171 received
March 9th, 2009- I171H received
February 27th, 2009- progress report from SWS
February 24th, 2009- Fingerprinted at USIS
February 19, 2009-Rubin's legals arrive in state.
February 16, 2009- mailed referral acceptance.
February 12, 2009- received referral paperwork.
January 29, 2009- verbally accepted referral
January 27, 2009- received unofficial referral.
January 20, 2009- I600A received and filed with the Dept. of Homeland Security
January 16, 2009- submitted I600A
January 12, 2009- homestudy document complete.
January 12, 2009-received Foster Home Licensing
December 22, 2008- A.I.A.A. director approves application, establishes our file, and requests our homestudy documents from J.D.
December 5, 2008- submitted Foster Licensing application.
November 25, 2008- A.I.A.A. accepted official application.
November 15, 2008- submitted formal application to A.I.A.A.
November 13, 2008- final homestudy meeting.
November 12, 2008- autobiographies completed.
October 30, 2008- second homestudy meeting.
October 22, 2008- received formal application from A.I.A.A.
October 14, 2008- first homestudy meeting.
October 1, 2008- submitted pre-application to Americans for International Adoption and Aid
September 25, 2008- submitted application packet to Adoption Advocates, Inc.
September 18, 2008- first meeting with social worker (J.D.)
August 2008- decided to adopt