Short entry! I’ve been doing some more in Parker’s room. I put a bookcase in his closet and thanks to Chanukah it already has about 10 books to explore! I also put up more bedding and the crib is now complete. I’ll post a picture soon. All my paperwork has been sent off to my [...]
December 2006
I got my dossier back from the state today. I am now state certified. Now, I need to be authenticated and translated, so I have sent my dossier off to my agency. They will send it to the Vietnamese Embassy in California for authentication and translation. Last night we celebrated a night of Chanukah at [...]
Friday, December 15 was the first night of Chanukah. The whole family went over to my parents’ house and had dinner and the little kids all opened gifts. It was fun, and the food was good. It was funny because when we lit the menorah they kids thought they were supposed to blow out the [...]
I got my I-171H in the mail yesterday! It came early, way to go Cleveland processing office! You guys are awesome. I made the obligatory round of phone calls to friends and family, and faxed off a copy to my agency this morning. Now the wait for a referral begins.
I’ve been trying to figure out my taxes with and without child and the various things that I will or won’t be able to deduct in the future (like childcare). It’s all so complicated that even though I think I have it right, I don’t trust myself to have done it correctly. There’s so many [...]
