The Great Paperchase

8/26/05 Mailed application to GWCA (Great Wall China Adoption)
8/29/05 Spoke to Kathy at Partners For Adoption, our home study agency
9/02/05 Joined FCC (Families with Children from China)
9/06/05 ACCEPTED BY GWCA!!
9/12/05 Sent autobiographies to Partners for Adoption
9/17/05 Applied for Ariel's passport
9/20/05 Mailed I-600A Form
9/20/05 First mailing to Natasha at GWCA (our Dragon Plan contact)
9/23/05 LiveScan fingerprinting
9/23/05 Adoption physicals
9/29/05 LA County Sheriff - clearance letters
10/01/05 Fingerprinted by the CIS for I-600A
10/03/05 Social Worker visit (3 hours)
10/10/05 Second mailing to GWCA
10/14/05 Received Dept of Justice (Live Scan) clearance
10/26/05 Second Social Worker visit
11/08/05 Home Study complete
11/27/05 I-171-H Received!!!
11/27/05 Third mailing to GWCA
12/19/05 Dossier sent to L.A. Chinese consulate for authentication
1/13/06 DTC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2/06/06LID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally, yayyyy!!!!!!