Gobble Family Adoption: We received our LOI!!!!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

We received our LOI!!!!

Yes, you read this correctly... last Friday.. after waiting 2 year, 2 months, and 2 days... we received our LOI to travel!!!
We are still in shock and I have LOTS more to say, but no time...

So, if anyone still checks or reads this blog..... (is their anyone out there????) I will be posting more details soon....

If you do still read and you wouldn't mind to leave a comment.. that would be GREAT... :)
just so I know that someone cares and is reading... :)

anyway... the LOI is dated May 15th - Aug 14th... still a ways off, but PERFECT timing!!!
God is so good!!!
We are thrilled...
I will write more soon.. there will be fundrasier updates.. so PLEASE check back!!!
Many Blessings,
Lanetta

21 comments:

Kari J said...: still hanging in there with you!
I am very happy for you.; January 13, 2010 at 5:22 AM
Rayna said...: i care, i care!! :) so happy for you! you have been on quite a journey so far. can't wait to keep following and watching God do amazing works through your family!!; January 13, 2010 at 11:08 AM
dnd82001 said...: I am so very happy for you - your time has come - is coming!!

Darlene; January 14, 2010 at 4:34 AM
Christel Ann Cook said...: wholly cow!!!! Are you just about to be crazy!!!! How exciting!!! Oh my goodness!!!! Now your people just have find some kiddos for you! Oh my!! It's finally moving along!!! It seems like forever! YAY!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to find out more! :) Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!; January 14, 2010 at 7:15 AM
Kim said...: Of course I still read your blog! Wouldn't miss it for the world. I'm so happy for you all!; January 14, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Jessica and Chris said...: We are sooooo excited for you guys! it really is the most perfect timing. Summer is the absolute best time in Kaz! Of course we are partial and I am not a winter person :) Yipppeeeee!!!!!; January 14, 2010 at 7:40 PM
kitzkazventure said...: Yeah! so glad you had this great news! Happy NEW year to you! What a great year it will be! :); January 14, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Pattie said...: How exciting. Just think you have time to cross all the T's and dot the I's with plenty of time. Your family is in our thoughts. I hope this time passes quickly for your family; January 14, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Friends and Family said...: Congratulations!! Do you know where in Kaz you will be going? That's such great news and I know you are sooo ready!
Heather Cooper; January 14, 2010 at 10:57 PM
Karen, Glenn, Allie, Max, and Sam said...: Lanetta, we are definitely still out here, supporting you! We are in the midst of our 2nd Kaz adoption -- our dossier has been at the Kaz Embassy for 3 1/2 months so we are especially humbled by your patience! :-) We are so excited to follow your journey.

Karen, Glenn, and Max (Ust, a. May, 2008); January 15, 2010 at 9:56 AM
lisa said...: Yeah! that is such wonderful news! I am so happy for you...I know it's been a long road! Can't wait to hear details of your trip!!; January 15, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Heckert's Highway said...: Congratulations!!!!! This is wonderful news!! I can't wait to follow your journey:O) May will be coming very quickly!!!! Have fun getting ready!

God Bless,
Jenn; January 17, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Vonda Kaye said...: Hooray for your family! I'll keep checking on you!; January 20, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Sydney said...: Lanetta,
I am so glad to hear about this. You have been so patiently waiting for your child/children. I am excited to watch the rest of your journey. Blessings to your family as you begin to prepare for travel. It will be here before you know it. We are so happy for your family. God Bless, Sydney; January 20, 2010 at 7:11 PM
Heather Brandt said...: I still follow your blog and am excited to see how God is working in your family!

heather
www.russianblessings.wordpress.com; January 20, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Jill (& Bob) said...: I'm still reading!!! Copngrats! So excited for your family!; January 22, 2010 at 9:36 AM
Our Family of Bloggers said...: Of course we're still reading! Summer in Kaz!!!! Perfect. And time will fly between now and then. So excited for you and your family!; January 23, 2010 at 7:57 AM
Dean and Janie said...: Hi Lanetta,
Thinking about you daily with much anticipation and excitement.
Hugs!
janie; January 23, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Alison said...: This is wonderful news - it must feel good to finally have the date range! We were in Karaganda in May/June and it was delightful. So happy for you!; January 23, 2010 at 8:25 PM
qmiller said...: Congratulations! Can't wait to see the updates! Great news!
Quaintance; January 24, 2010 at 10:36 AM
The Dusty Attic said...: Congratulations! I am excited to beable to follow your journey, and know that everything will work out perfect!; January 24, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Our adoption timeline....

Sept. 21, 2007 – God spoke to my heart while attending a Joyce Meyer's Convention in St. Lois MO to make a difference in the world by adopting an orphan. (Check out our website (How it all began link) for the complete story!!!)

Sept. 22, 2007 - God spoke to me, "The Time is NOW!" through Martin Smith of Delirous.

Sept. 23, 2007 - On way home from St. Louis found Delrious CD in Wal-mart with the title, NOW IS THE TIME!! Arrived home around 11:30 PM and shared new passion with Phillip. Prayed together holding hands, and prayed for our new child together for the very first time.

Sept. 26, 2007 - Shared new passion / plans with Bailey (our oldest daughter), prayed together.

Sept. - Oct. 07 - Began doing research online regarding International adoption and lots of praying. God led us to American World Adoption Agency and the country of Kazakhstan through a series of events. Applied to AWAA in mid Oct 07.

Nov. 3, 2007- Opened Gobble Family Adoption Fund @ bank with the first $100 given (God multiplied that first seed 10 times within days!) Thank you Lord!

Nov. 2007 - First large donation given online w/ the paypal account!

Nov. 5, 2007- Received notification that application was accepted to AWAA. We really are adopting a baby!!!!

Nov. 7-8, 2007 - Yard Sale for adoption fund at church. Raised several thousand dollars!!! Thank you Lord!! Amazing outreaches happened the whole weekend... God is so good!!

Nov. 19, 2007 - Began Home Study – 1st home study visit. Meeting went well.... lots to do!! Decided after much prayer and discussion that God was leading us to be open to adopting 2 children...

Dec. 3, 2007 - 2nd Home Study Visit

Dec. 5, 2007 - 3rd Home Study Visit

Dec. 6, 2007 - Mailed in I-600 A form to USCIS

Dec. 8, 2007 - Final Home Study Visit - Home study completed!!

Nov - Dec. 2007 - Live Christmas Poinsettia fundraiser – Sold over 400 poinsettias..

Feb. 4th, 2008 - Fingerprint appointment @ USCIS

Feb. 25th, 2008 – received I-171H form from USCIS

Feb. 26th, 2008 – Went to capitol and had forms apostilled.

Feb. 27th, 2008 – went back to capitol with new homestudy to be apostilled.

March 1st, 2008 – Bean Dinner Fundraiser – Payne County Fair Grounds.

March 3rd 2008- Sent in Dossier to American World – officially entered the “waiting phase”

March 5th 2008 – American World Received Dossier

March 6th, 2008 – American World sent Dossier to translation

May 2-3rd, 2008 - 2nd Yard Sale & Spring Flower Sales (God blessed us with several thousand dollars!)

May 14, 2008 – Received word from AWAA that Dossier is already at the consulate. (Thank you Jesus! One step closer to our boys!)

May 30, 2008 - Received word that our dossier was rejected at the Consulate for no real reason.... They are rejecting all dossiers due to being so back-logged!! Is this for real??

June 2, 2008 - Received word to redo all expiring documents in dossier and be ready to resubmit dossier asap for submission to consulate @ the end of June.

June 2008 - Frantically redid all documents (basically everything was about to expire)... updated our homestudy, all documents, etc... notarized everything, apostilled everything... new and improved dossier ready to go...

June 24, 2008 - New and improved dossier overnighted to AWAA...

June 30, 2008 - Received word from AWAA that the consulate is still not receiving dossiers... and it could be the end of August before ours is resubmitted... all that time, energy, money on redoing it for NOTHING!

July 18, 2008 - Received word that they still have no idea when our dossier will be resubmitted... God's timing.. God's timing.. God's timing....

Setember 2008- Still waiting.....

December 2008 - Received word that we are first in line with AWAA when the consulate begins accepting dossiers again... good news!? it felt like it.... but, still waiting...

December 22, 2008 - Received the call to update our entire dossier and get it to the agency asap.... They are ready to send our dossier to the consulate... Frantically began redoing all documents!!!! :-)

Janurary 12, 2009 - Received our updated FBI clearances!!!

January 14, 2009 - Received word from AWAA that our Homestudy update looks great and they are ready for our dossier asap!!!

January 15, 2009 - Got all documents apostilled, copied, sorted, and in the mail!!! Dossier number 3 is on it's way to the Agency... They will receive it on Saturday! Officially enter the "real" wait again.. for the 2nd time!!! :-)

January 19, 2009 - Received word that our family coordinator at AWAA received our dossier today!!! Be blessed paperwork... be blessed!!!!

January 27, 2009 - Received word that some of our documents need to be completed differently...

Januray 30, 2009 - Completed all documents that had to be redone... apostilled them (Thanks Robin and Cathy!) and sent them to AWAA.

Feburary 1, 2009 - AWAA received new documents.

Feburary 2, 2009 - AWAA overnighted dossier to translation.

Feburary 12 or 13, 2009 - Dossier submitted to the DC Consulate!

May 1, 2, and 9, 2009 - Garage Sale Awesome outreaches and donations received!!

June 2009 - Consulate contacted agency... Requested updates and redos.

June 5, 2009 - New dossier with updates hand delivered to DC consulate.

July 8, 2009 - Dossier approved at consulate. Thank you LORD!!! (Is this for real?) :-)

July 9, 2009 - Dossier sent to Kazakhstan! (Minstry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) office)

July 8 - 10, 2009 - Yard Sale - Huge success! Thank you Lord!!

Sept. 2, 2009 - Agency notified us that dossier has already passed through MOFA, and has been submitted to the MOE (Ministry of Education) Office. :-)

Sept. 26, 2009 - Old Settler's Day Concession Stand / Bake Sale!!

Sept. 29, 2009 - Agency notified us that dossier was submitted to region of Pavlodar, Kazkhstan. :) Now... waiting on an LOI!!

Oct. 9-10, 2009 - Yard Sale - Another Amazing sale...

Nov. 6-7, 2009 - Last Yard Sale of the Year!! :) - Another Amazing sale, tons of donations of items.. and thousands of dollars donated!! We also sold Pansies!

Nov. 2009- Premier Designs Jewelry Fundraiser

Nov. 2009 - Give-a-way 1/2 a Processed Hog Fundraiser.

Nov.- Dec. 2009- Poinsettia Fundriaser

Dec. 2009 - Rada Cutlery Fundraiser

Jan. 8, 2010 - LOI received!!! (we are really going!) LOI is dated May 15th- Aug. 14th!!!

Aug 14th, 2010 - LOI expired

Sept. 16th, 2010 - New LOI received... begins on Sept. 30th.

Oct. 21, 2010 - Leave for Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Nov. 4th, 2010 - Met our daughters!!! Yes, twin girls! :)

Nov. 5th, 2010 - We said YES... Day one of bonding!

Nov. 20th, 2010 - 14 days of bonding COMPLETED! Now the wait begins for a court date!

Nov. 21st - Dec. 10th, 2010 - Waiting on a Court date!

Dec. 10th, 2010 - Received word of first court date on Dec. 14th!! WAHOO!

Dec. 11th, 2010 - Received word that the 14th is not an official court date but the first of several - a "pre-interview". WHAT?

Dec. 14th, 2010 - Court Session #1 (pre-interview)

Dec. 18th, 2010 - Headed home. Took 72+ hours to make it home = HUGE snow storm and delays!

Jan 2nd, 2011 - Headed back to Kazakhstan. (Trip number 2!)

Jan. 6th, 2011- Court Session #2

Jan. 11th, 2011- Court Session #3

Jan. 13th, 2011- Court Session #4

Jan. 20th, 2011- Court Session #5 and #6. A morning and afternoon session.

Jan. 21st, 2011 - Court Session #7!!!! SHE SAID YES!!!!!!

Jan. 22nd, 2011 - Returned home

Feb. 8th, 2011 - Waiting period is OVER! Lawyer has official adoption decree! They are REALLY ours!! Thank you LORD!!!

March 6, 2011- Leave for Trip # 3! Pick up girls FOREVER!

March 8,2011 - Visit girls @ babyhouse!

March 9, 2011 - My Birthday - Nauryz Celebration at babyhouse and GOTCHA day!

March 9th, 2011 - Leave for Almaty

March 14th - Consulate appointment in Almaty

March 14th - WE ARE COMING HOME!

March 15th, 2011 - Home forever!

Gobble Family Adoption

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

We received our LOI!!!!

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