Analogy of work/life balance

Read this with an open mind and with a smile.

Mary and I sat down with an adoption agency and we signed our DOU. Once we signed the DOU they said it looks like you would like to incorporate someone you did not create into your family. Before we were allowed to build your family we went off for our Open Source Education to make sure we can incorporate a child into our life. The agency wanted to make sure we were who we said we were. They called our friends, we showed tax forms, and came to interview us at the house. All of the data was collected and placed into our COO. Finally after months of waiting the phone rang and said we have a beautiful daughter for you. Our hearts stopped and I was driving home saying I am going to be a father.

We signed our DOU, completed our education and had all the signatures needed for the COO. We thought we were good to. On April 4th we received more paper work. Mary and I filled out the forms in one night and then I realized that the forms had changed. After entering our data in the LIDB we learned that we had to go to RPM. We printed off the new forms and filled them out. The next day they were expressed mailed. The agency took the Vietnamese paperwork and had to translate it to English. Elizabeth’s license was translated and accepted by the US Gov’t on June 3rd.

The clock started and we waited for our US import papers to be accepted. Many families we know had issues in the import process. We were lucky until the end of July when they said a part of our COO expired. Once the fingerprints were retaken the COO was valid. September 11th we received our import approval.

This week we learned that the Vietnamese government is working on the Export process. Hopefully soon they will accept that paperwork and we will be able to travel to Vietnam to pick up Elizabeth and bring her home.

We just have to hope that there are no patents pending. I have no clue how that process will work.