Emma Claire's Red Thread

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Thanks to our SB--Kellie

Chloe modeling her ladybug knee socks we received from our SB.

Our GWCA Secret Buddy is fantastic. She always sends a box full of gifts each month and she is wonderful at finding the most creative and fantastic ladybug items. Our group is going to take a gift swap hiatus so our SB revealed herself. Thanks Kellie for all the wonderful gifts. We truly appreciate them. Sorry I have been so slow in sending out my thanks---your gifts are truly appreciated!

Our November gifts from our SB-a ladybug hamper, a cute oufit, an A-Z book on China and a teether.

Chloe showing off her SB gifts--a shirt that appropriately reads, "It's All About Me, Me, Me!" and a Dora coloring and activity book.

Our December SB gifts--darling ladybug PJs, an cute outfit and a ladybug nightlight that puts shapes on the ceiling.

| posted by Shannon at 10:16 AM

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We're Out of Review!!!!

After 14 months and 3 days we are finally out of review and are now in the final and 3rd stage of the waiting game---waiting for referral. For those of you who read the above image (taken from the CCAA website), you can see that the CCAA just referred through December 14, 2005. Our LID is October 16, 2006. That's 10 months and 2 days of LIDs ahead of ours.

So, we could be waiting another 2-5 years for this referral. But, hey, this is progress and we'll take it!!

| posted by Shannon at 9:09 AM

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Monday, December 10, 2007

The Seal of Approval

It's been over 13 months since our dossier was logged into the CCAA and it seems the dust has been blown off our file and it is now "in review". This means that our required paperwork, homestudy and family history are being read to see we qualify and can be approved to receive a referral.

One never knows the exact day that your dossier is reviewed, only that our LID month (October 2006) is being reviewed. You generally only have two ways of knowing when you are out of review and moved on to the "waiting room" awaiting referral-either a)you get a phone call from your agency that the CCAA has requested more information on your dossier or b) you hear nothing until your agency sends you an update that you have been moved on to the Referral Room. We are obviously hoping for option B.

I would like the New Year to bring in the news that we have been moved on to phase 3 of the wait, the Referral Room. This is the last stop for our dossier until referral, which is probably 2 years away.

| posted by Shannon at 8:04 PM

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