Ok Colombia families, blogger buddies...who has stayed at La Zuetana? Julie just confirmed we are staying at La Zuetana.
More later.
September 12, 2007 is the day our paperwork landed in Colombia. Exactly 6 mts later we received information on our children. Our lives have been so truely blessed!
Weather in Bogota Colombia
The Hollis Jewels
Going to Bogota to Meet Our Children
Our Adoption Agency
adoption
What Next?
Starting our new journey as a family of 6 in Ohio
May 14, 2008
Fly home to Cincinnati!!!
May 13, 2008
Pick up VISAs
May 12, 2008
Apply for VISAs
May 9, 2008
Applied and received passports, went to the Embassy Doctor
April 30, 2008
Sentencia
April 14, 2008
Meet Jessica and Joaquin
April 11, 2008
Fly to Bogota
March 24, 2008
Plane tickets have been purchased, VISA paperwork sent to the Colombian Consulate to process
March 14, 2008
Received confimation from Colombia that our Gotcha Day will be April 14, 2008
March 12, 2008
We received our official referral of our son and daughter
February 29, 2008
Paperwork sent to Bogota regional office
November 30, 2007
Offical Approval given from Colombia
September 12, 2007
The wait has officially begun, all paperwork is in Colombia.
May 14, 2008
Fly home to Cincinnati!!!
May 13, 2008
Pick up VISAs
May 12, 2008
Apply for VISAs
May 9, 2008
Applied and received passports, went to the Embassy Doctor
April 30, 2008
Sentencia
April 14, 2008
Meet Jessica and Joaquin
April 11, 2008
Fly to Bogota
March 24, 2008
Plane tickets have been purchased, VISA paperwork sent to the Colombian Consulate to process
March 14, 2008
Received confimation from Colombia that our Gotcha Day will be April 14, 2008
March 12, 2008
We received our official referral of our son and daughter
February 29, 2008
Paperwork sent to Bogota regional office
November 30, 2007
Offical Approval given from Colombia
September 12, 2007
The wait has officially begun, all paperwork is in Colombia.
Books for Orphans
THANK YOU to all of you who ordered books from Usborne Books. Thanks to all of you we will be taking 95 books to Children's Vision International orphange when we travel!!!
http://www.childrensvision.org/
http://www.childrensvision.org/
Items Collected for CVII Orphange
- 10 Bottles Baby Lotion
- 10 Bottles Baby Powder
- 10 Bottles Baby Shampoo
- 15 Bottles Baby Soap
- 2 Dozen Feather Pens
- 2 Dozen Ocean Life Stamps
- 20 Kid Tooth Brushes
- 20 Tubes Tooth Paste
- 3 Dozen Pull Back Race Cars
- 3 Rolls of 100 Stickers
- 3 Tubes Creamy Baby Oil
- 30 Bars Ivory Soap
- 4 Tubs Petroleum Jelly
- 5 Bags Cotton Balls
- 5 Bottles Peroxide
- 5 Bottles Rubbing Alcohol
- 5 Boxes Bandages
- 5 Dozen Hacky Sacs
- 50 Tooth Brushes
- 7 Tubes Antibiotic Ointment
- 95 Books in Spanish
- Pencils
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- Jessica and Joaquin offically Hollis'
- SENTENCIA!!!
- The American Grill Out
- Trip to Guatavita
- Saturday Right?
- Today Marks Week 2
- Making the best of a rainy day
- A day of rest and recuperation
- Just Hanging Out
- Interrogation a Success
- A Sunday at the Market and so much more
- A Tour to the Park, Jaime Duque
- One Week Under Our Belt!
- One Happy Birthday Boy
- My thoughts and lot of photos!
- Day 2 as a Family of six
- Today, A Magnificent Whirlwind
- Last day as a family of four
- Children's Vision International Visit
- Bogota as we saw it today
- La Zuetana
- First Class Rocks
- We have a bit of a problem...But Good News Too
- Leaving on a Jet Plane...
- La Zuetana
- One Week From Today!
- Counting Down
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About Me
- Beth
- My husband and I have four children and have a desire of adding to our family through international adoption. We adopted 2 siblings from Colombia and have loved every minute of our journey. The Lord has laid it on our hearts to go to Africa. There is a child there that belongs to us.
Completed Paperwork
- √ 10 hours of Parenting/Adoption Education
- √ 1040 with Tail Notarized
- √ 4 Page General Info Sheets each – Background info (Eric, Beth)
- √ Adoption Disclosure Statement
- √ Affidavit of names / Notarized
- √ Apostille all Notarized Items
- √ Background Criminal Investigation (Eric, Beth)
- √ Birth Certificates (Eric, Beth, Emi, Nate
- √ Central Child Abuse Registry – No Record (Eric, Beth)
- √ CHI Application
- √ CHI Office Approval of Home Study
- √ CHI Office Follow Up commitment
- √ CHI Office License
- √ Copy of Passport Photo Page (Eric, Beth)
- √ Cultural Training Packet Complete
- √ Divorce Decree
- √ FBI Check, and Fingerprints / Notarized (Eric, Beth)
- √ Financial Statement
- √ Fire Inspection of the home
- √ Five Personal References / Notarized
- √ Home Study Agreement
- √ Home Study Report / Notarized
- √ Home Study Visit 1 with Social Worker
- √ Home Study Visit 2 with Social Worker
- √ I-171 H with Notarized Tail
- √ I-600A Application to Immigration in Cinti
- √ ICBF App info with passport photos and signature page
- √ Immigration CIS Fingerprints
- √ Jobs and Family Service Application
- √ Letter of Employment / Notarized – Beth
- √ Letter of Employment / Notarized – Eric
- √ Letter of Introduction to Colombian Government / Notarized
- √ Marriage Assessment with Therapist
- √ Marriage License
- √ Medical Letter / Notarized (Eric, Beth)
- √ Medical Statement Form (Eric, Beth, Emi, Nate)
- √ No Criminal Conviction Form signed (Eric, Beth)
- √ OAPL Photo Listing Waiver
- √ Passports (Eric, Beth, Emi, Nate)
- √ Photos of Home
- √ Photos pages of family and home for kids
- √ Post Adoption Agreement
- √ Proof of Auto Insurance
- √ Proof of OH Residency for 5 years
- √ Psychological Report / Notarized (Eric, Beth)
- √ Safety Audit of home
- √ Sheet of Passport size photos
- √ Vet Documentation
- √ Well Water Test
7 comments:
We stayed at one of them for the last few days in Bogota. I'll have to look up and see which one it was. I would guess they are similiar as far as amenities and such tho.
Karen
Hey,
I think the armstrongs stayed there for a few days at the end of their trip. http://adoptingthree.blogspot.com/
The pictures on the La Zuetana website look nice!
Jaime
Hey - We stayed there the first night with Don & Erin. I believe Don went back there when he returned to Bogota. It was really nice. The people are REALLY nice! I liked it! Feel free to email me with any questions....
Jennifer
Yep, we stayed there before flying to Bucaramanga and Don stayed there again before flying home. It was really nice and the food was great. Don did say it was crowded when he was there the second time, but I'm sure it just depends on how many families are in process at the time!
Hi Beth! I did not stay at Zuetana, but we did drive by it while we were there and it looked nice! But I mostly dropped in to see how it was going now that you are less than a week away! I can remember vividly the last few days before we left and while I felt like I was running around and not sleeping a lot, in the end the important stuff got done and what didn't get done didn't matter in the long run. Hang in there...you'll be with your precious children SOON!!
Holly
Hi this is Monica from the CHI yahoo group...and i just ran across this...it seems really detailed about La Zuetana. You may have checked it out already, but if not i hope it helps. I am so exited to follow your journey! Congratulations! http://www.zuetana.com/htm/uk/rooms.htm
Hi Beth!
We will see you soon in Bogotá! We can't wait to get to meet you and all of your children!
Debi (& Mark)
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