tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24435903.post7382037016838318294..comments2023-11-05T01:45:43.022-08:00Comments on Building a Family: here we goCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249380596928469708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24435903.post-42899080290429613112007-02-27T10:56:00.000-09:002007-02-27T10:56:00.000-09:00Dear Carrie,I am an adoptive father of a four year...Dear Carrie,<BR/>I am an adoptive father of a four year old girl from Ethiopia. We were lucky enough to not have to wait too long, but I can imagine it must be very tough. I do remember that as I was anxiously putting together our dossier and preparing the paperwork, two very different people said essentially the same thing to me. Both a nineteen year old African American girl in my Xerox shop, pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675993483165955805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24435903.post-57485723237308550392007-02-21T16:23:00.000-09:002007-02-21T16:23:00.000-09:00Suz, Currently wait times with our agency are runn...Suz, <BR/><BR/>Currently wait times with our agency are running around 18 weeks for an infant boy...longer for an infant girl. We have to get a referral by the first week of July to make it through the courts before they close for 2 1/2 months at the beginning of August. If we make it before the courts close then we will travel in late August or September. If we miss the closure then we won't be Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249380596928469708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24435903.post-12690924337442173452007-02-21T15:44:00.000-09:002007-02-21T15:44:00.000-09:00I understand! I remember feeling a bit sad when I ...I understand! I remember feeling a bit sad when I sent my dossier to Russia. I knew the only thing left was waiting. Hang in there. Your time will come.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956114780055557451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24435903.post-36606370857029545742007-02-21T13:47:00.000-09:002007-02-21T13:47:00.000-09:00Carrie, what is the expected wait time for a refer...Carrie, what is the expected wait time for a referral in Ethiopia?<BR/><BR/>I'm intrigued with the differences and similarities between the countries' adoption processes.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850771429703737380noreply@blogger.com