Update...

ok. We were able to get our fingerprints that day. The folks at the Brandon/Tampa fingerprint office were awesome! The mail got here around 1-1:15pm, we finished lunch hopped in the car and booked on over there. I swear He was looking out for us. There were bands from tropical Storm Bonnie all around but I didn't have to drive thru any of it! We got there 2:30pm and within 20mins we were done. Again the ASC(Application Support Center) hooked us up! As soon as we were done, it was pouring! So our next stop was Mazzaro's in St. Pete. Got some cannolis, fresh pasta to cook for dinner, dried sausage and warm italian bread..which we promptly ate in the car before leaving!
Next stop was a Target. We returned the duplicate items we got at our showers and got the mattress for the crib and a few other things. ALL in all a good day.
Let's skip to the following week. (that was July 23rd)..the week after that we met with our potential pediatrian. And we really liked her. She is from the Philippines and that is great for your DR to have that "asian" perspective.

After I got home I called the NBC(National Benefits Center-Adoption folks) to see how the paperwork was going. So, I think it took the officer saying it three times to where I finally understood that they NEVER GOT OUR HOMESTUDY info to amend our I171H from Tampa!!!!! OMG!! WTF!!!!! So yea, I got upset. The officer on the phone was very nice. Said if I could mail it over I could address it specifically to her and she'd take care of it. I called our agency and they were able to do that on Friday, July 30th.

So it's Aug 5th.. a week later and nothing yet. The stuff was sent via Fedex and got there on Mon.. it took till Wed to get from the mail room her desk. And I think she was working on it yesterday because she called David for stuff. (not surprisingly Tampa USCIS messed up some stuff and she needed some information). Yea..I have no nice things to say about the USCIS office in Tampa. ARGH..

A reminder of why things are getting soo.... icky. Our US paperwork expires Sept 11th. We have to go and come back BEFORE that date. So yea, it's getting close and yea we are stressed. Thus the urgency of the whole matter.

So I'm on my day off, catching up on some things and updating the blog. Now I'm just hoping to hear anything from our agency. Ho hum.

Miss little Robyn. I swear honey we are doing all we can to come to China and bring you home.

Please keep us in your prayers.. as I am going to probably have a heartattack when I see how much a last minute overseas flight is. YIKES.

ZaiJian.
~Donna