Quick update

Not too much new to report except that Jeff and I finally have our medical reports in hand!  It took 2 1/2 weeks due to circumstances beyond our control so I am very happy to finally have them.  (We are both healthy, by the way!)  The final home study visit is Monday, September 27th.  The case worker should be able to finish the written report on our family by the 30th for us to submit to the USCIS.  Then we will start working on our dossier.  We already have quite a few pieces of what we need to complete it.  Hopefully what we have will be satisfactory for the SDA.  Something as minor as a smudged notary would be rejected and delay the process.  We are already about two weeks behind where we would really like to be so hopefully we get this right the first time.

I sent a small gift to Olga yesterday.  I have no idea how long it will take to get to her, but judging from others' experience it should be close to two weeks.  Hopefully she had received the letter we sent several weeks ago! 

Thank you so much to everyone for all of the support.  We sincerely appreciate it.  If you would like to help offset the cost of the upcoming hosting and referral fees, you can make a tax deductible donation in one of two ways.  To make an online donation, visit this link:

Christmas Hosting

Or, send a check along with a letter stating the donation is to benefit the Pirkey family to:

New Horizons for Children

3950 Cobb Pkwy, Suite 708

Acworth GA 30101

If you would like to make a contribution to help offset the adoption cost, please e-mail me directly for details at:

SusanPirkey@gmail.com

Thanks again, and I look forward to being able to post an update about completing the Home Study phase of this process!

S~