Dossier is at SNA. We are thankful?

We recently heard that our dossier was translated and submitted to the SNA (National Adoption Secretary) on August 27. It usually takes three weeks for the dossier to go through three committees. Each committee could ask for further information. The most common question is something for the psychologist to answer, as the committees think about how the family would work with children of different ages, etc. It's easy to get impatient at this point, but the questions can usually be answered quickly and it does help make the best match for the child.

Since we will have submitted a letter of intent for a particular child, we hope there won't be any further questions, and our case will proceed quickly. There is a chance that we would be approved prior to the next conference ("consejo"), which is scheduled for September 22. Failing that, an October match seems like a near certainty. At that point, we will apply to the USCIS for clearance on the specific child, which takes about a month. Then we would be able to travel, perhaps over Thanksgiving. I'm not sure if there are any turkeys in Peru, but some arroz con pollo would be very nice!

We are asking some last-minute questions and confirming which children are available before sending our letter of intent. There are a lot of factors to balance, but we seem to be in agreement about what we would like to do, if it's possible. Along with WWJD, I ask myself, WWSD? That is, what would super-dad Steve (Douglas) do?

"I adopted. Why don't you?
Ernie was a little nerd and
Dodie was annoying, but
I loved them anyway."

Stay tuned! We won't be giving out many details about the child(ren) on the blog, but will share some general information.

I'll close with a little My Three Sons trivia:

Q:In the 12th season, when Katie and the triplets stayed with Steve and Barbara, where did Robbie go?

A: To build a bridge in Peru.