L.I.D. - Log In Date - the date China got our main file. This was March 5, 2008.
L.O.I. - Letter Of Intent - the letter we wrote to China asking if Ren can be ours.
L.O.A. or L.S.C. - Letter of Acceptance or Letter Seeking Confirmation - the letter from the Chinese government that says Ren is ours upon our confirmation. This usually takes several months to arrive.
T.A. - Travel Approval (also known as "Notice of Coming to China for Adoption") - letter from the Chinese government that gives us permission to enter China and receive Ren. Usually comes about 1 month after the L.O.A. We book our tickets to China once we get this letter.
Our Timeline
LID: March 5, 2008
Appointment with social worker to switch to the WC program: June 6, 2008
Date of adoption agency's signoff on social worker's update: July 2, 2008
Received provincial approval of switch to WC program: July 21, 2008
Received referral: September 29, 2008
Accepted referral / submitted LOI: October 1, 2008
Received Letter Seeking Confirmation (also known as Letter of Approval): January 5, 2009
I've always loved photography. In high school and university, I took photography classes but ultimately chose a career in law and left my passion behind. Now that I'm a stay-at-home mom to two amazing kids, my passion in photography has re-ignited.
10 comments:
Excellent. Very impressive. Where did you get her first set (the ones that are attached together?)
Dawn
Le Gnome in WEM has training chopsticks.
She does better than me with Chopsticks!!! She is so sweet!
Wow!!! VERY impressive, Claire! I have problems with the training chopsticks. You're all ready to go get Ren, now!
Well done Claire! We just started Johanna on a training set but she just pulls the sticks free and pretends she is playing the drums with them!
Cecile
Claire will be eating well in China! Do you have a set of chopsticks for Ren? I wonder what he's used to eating with.
Yeeeaaaaaayyyy! That is so cool! She is totally ready for China to meet her new little brother! I am so excited for you!!!
Gung Hey Fat Choy to your family!!!
Okay, claire is gonna put us to shame!! We better get practicing!
Way to go Claire! I can't wait to see you and play with you (and maybe get a chopstick lesson from you ) in China :)
xoxo
Great job Claire!
And a big Wooo Hooo for the TA too! It won't be long now!
Blessings~
Tina
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