By Meredith, (I love this one!):
Oh, Alabama!
Where is my clearance letter?
I will punch you soon.
From my dear friend Kate; Haiku as encouragment:
Mother you will be
Seed of hope grown in your heart
Daughter awaits you! by Kate
By my dear friend Liz, who (finally!) just brought home little Mei from China:
Two and a Half Years
I waited so long for her.
Now my heart is full.
And by the haiku master herself, Sarah McB:
Future Tense Mothering Haikus, All-Purpose (adoptive or otherwise):
Effective Letter to Potential Children Haiku:
Boys with smelly feet
and girls with paint-covered hands,
We have lots of towels!
Why It's Probably a Good Idea to Keep an Adoption Blog Haiku:
They cross arms and pout;
Prevent Sunday coffee breaks;
Write down this wishing.
Good Mother's Bare Minimum Oath Haiku:
I will say the no's;
cover outlets; hide matches;
make pancakes monthly
On Second Thought, Good Mother's Bare Minimum Oath Haiku 2:
I will remember
how I saw you the first day
ev'ry day I live.
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our journey to our sweet daughter.
About Me
- Jana
- Michael and I arrived home with our dear Ethiopian daughter, Ruthie Tagesech, on December 3rd, 2008. We are now preparing to move to Addis Ababa in August 2009. Thanks for stopping by.
Michael, Jana, and Ruthie Tagesech
Adoption Timeline:
- 12/3/08 Arrived home with sweet Ruthie!!!
- 11/3/08 Court Date--we passed!
- 8/26/08 REFERRAL
- 2/5/08 Officially Waitlisted!
- 1/23/08 Overnighted I-171h to Kate
- 1/22/08 CIS Approval!
- 12/12/07 Fingerprinted at Immigration Office
- 11/14/07 FBI Clearance Received
- 11/9/07 Homestudy sent to CIS!
- 11/8/07 Hurray! Officially Approved by Gladney!
- 11/1/07 Last Document to Gladney!
- 10/31/07 Fed-Exed Fingerprints to FBI
- 10/30/07 FBI Fingerprinting at County Jail!
- 10/9/07 Homestudy!!
- 9/28/07 Mailed App., part Tres
- 9/19/07 Mailed App., part 2
- 9/11/07 Sent inital documents, etc. to KBS Dossiers
- 9/10/07 Sent App. to Gladney--homestudy request put in.
- 7/25/07 Received I-600A Receipt from Immigration
- 7/18/07 Mailed I-600A to Homeland Security
- 7/13/07 Mailed yet another Pre-App along with App. fee.
- 7/12/07 Phone Orientation with Gladney
- 6/12/07 Mailed Pre-App to Gladney.
9 comments:
Oh I just love these. I will contribute one if I ever get up the nerve and any ounce of creativity!
I am so excited to realize how far you are in the waiting process....yeah!!!
I love these too!! But I fear I have been credited/linked with a Haiku I did not write. Want to make sure the other Meredith gets proper credit for a great Haiku (and also a little luck so that her clearance letter comes soon!!).
Meredith--whoops. Thanks for letting me know. I was wondering about the whole Alabama thing!! :)
oh, happy haikus
so nice to express yourself
with beautiful words.
Clever girl MB...
I feel bad about not having written a haiku yet. I've really wanted to. I love Meredith's, and that last one is precious.
Good stuff on Eyes Toward Ethiopia!
these are precious! keep 'em comin'!
Better late than never?
The Effects of A Paper Pregnancy
Six months of paper
Makes my belly also look
Six months pregnant, too.
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