Orientation by Phone

This morning I had an orientation with our caseworker by phone.  She went over everything that we need for the dossier and how we go about getting the proper forms and authentications.  It's interesting and overwhelming.  In Kentucky,  the county clerk has to verify that the notary public is authorized to notarize.  Then, the Secretary of the state of Kentucky has to verify that the county clerk is legitimate.  Then, Hillary Clinton's office has to verify that the KY Secretary of State is legitimate and the Ch*nese Consulate has to verify it all.  This has to be done for many documents, so you can why it takes a while. We're moving ahead as quickly as we can.  The caseworker estimated that it would probably be between July and September before we could travel to get our little girl.  I was really hoping we'd make it by May, but once all of this is done,  then there is a wait for different stages in Ch*na to be completed.  It's beginning to come together, though, and my agency is wonderful. We're going to get there as soon as we can.