Adoption Timeline

January 30, 2012 - Began looking into adoption and discussing this futher. Emailed Cherokee Nation for information about their adoption program.
January 31, 2012 - Decided we felt now is the time to adopt!!! Then started looking on AWAA's website and felt that Ethiopia was the country were to adopt from.
February 1, 2012 - Today I completed the pre-application for the adoption and listed Ethiopia as our only country choice. :)
February 2, 2012 (Brittni's Birthday!) - Received the phone call from America World that our pre-application was approved and that we were a perfect fit for Ethiopia. We also attended Steven Curtis Chapman's concert so that we would be able to meet our future social worker through AWAA's booth.
I also felt that God spoke to me the name of our future son..... Its a secret for now :)
February 3, 2012 - Completed our official adoption application!
February 14, 2012 - Best Valentine's Gift ever... our application was accepted!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 17, 2012 - Began First Fundraiser selling Twisted Pepper Soup and Dip Mixes, and BBQ Rubs.
March 5, 2012 - Ended First Fundraiser, Raised our $1500 Goal for our First Installment Program Fee
March 12, 2012  - Mailed our Adoption Agreement and $1500 First Installment Program Fee
March 24, 2012 - First Garage Sale - $2400!
March 26, 2012 - Chili's Benefit Dinner - $240!
April 21, 2012 - Second Garage Sale in Perkins - $1200!
April 28, 2012 - First Bake Sale at Cushing Wal-Mart - $454!
May 12, 2012 - We received the Final draft of our Home Study! 
May 13, 2012 - Mailed our application to USCIS, Immigration with our $890 check... and we wait for our approval so we can submit our Dossier, finally!
May 19, 2012 - Third Garage Sale - $1800!
May 26, 2012 - Second Bake Sale $463!
June 2, 2012 -  We received our Fingerprinting appointments for our USCIS application. This is the final step! After this we wait for our approval letter.
June 7, 2012 - Brittni interviews on KUSH Radio for our Indian Taco Dinner.
June 9, 2012 - End of Online Silent Auction, $1,243 raised, and Indian Taco Benefit Dinner, $860 raised.
June 15, 2012 - Fingerprinting Appointment!!!!!!!!!
June 25, 2012 - Received our letter of approval from immigration!
June 27, 2012 - Today we mailed our Dossier to our agency! 
July 6, 2012 -Our official DTE date! We are now on the waiting list!
July 28, 2012 - Fourth Garage Sale, we raised $500! Also raised $86 from our Thirty One Fundraiser!
August 14, 2012- We raised $125 from a Thirty One Fundraiser hostessed by a friend of ours.
August 20, 2012- 2nd Chili's Benefit Dinner, we raised another $240!
September 15, 2012- We had a garage sale out of our storage unit, and sold some things online - raising $300 this weekend
November 4, 2012- We raised $1,114 with our 2nd Online Silent Auction!!!!
February 2013 - We began pursuing siblings in DHS foster care to adopt that we know and have a relationship with already.
September 2013- We found out that we will not be able to adopt the siblings in foster care, and are continuing to pursue adoption through DHS.
October 26, 2013- We have completed our required training through DHS to be an adoptive family.