Haiti Baby - One Step Closer
Four and a half years ago, I began this blog, announcing that the Sheltons were adopting, which was a surprise to most of our readers. I wrote pretty regularly for a while there about our decision-making progress, life events, working through a home study, fundraisers, and the like. And then....well, there just wasn't anything to say. We had done all we could do and were waiting for the paperwork to move from one place to another. Today, however, I am very pleased to tell you that the dossier has completed its journey and has at last been formally submitted to the IBESR - meaning we have moved officially into the line of families waiting for a referral! We are no longer waiting to wait in line, we are actually in the line! Enjoy that bit of good news. Savor it and chew on it a while, because there won't be any other big news for a long time. Currently, it takes eighteen to twenty ...