Walkin' Boss...
... I don't belong to you
So, my company started a mandatory walking contest. I have been walking A LOT, but I'm still nowhere near some of my co-workers. They are really pissing me off by being so active. It's making me look bad!! I am trying to walk 10,000 steps a day, but you see, I have a desk job. I sit on my butt all day. It's hard to walk when you're sitting down.
We all have to wear pedometers. I tried to upload a picture, but "internal problems" happened. I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes, but I still only have about 7,000 steps. I'm thinking about tying the pedometer to the ceiling fan. Do you think that would work? Just kidding. Kind of.
All of the Stanskis -- including our newly adopted son from Kazakhstan -- are now enjoying the good life in Cleveland. This blog is the journal of our adoption story.
Our Timeline
- February 14 2009 Charlie Homecoming!!
- 12/26/08 End of 15-day Waiting Period
- 12/14/08 - ??? Wait for Charlie to be Escorted to U.S.
- 12/13/08 Leave Kaz for Home
- 12/11/08 Court Day -- Judge Approves the Adoption!
- 11/17/08 Travel to Kaz
- 11/09/08 Charlie's First Birthday (without us)
- 11/5/08 Letter of Invitation to Travel
- 10/30/08 Region Assignment to Semey
- 9/1/08 (estimated) Dossier to Education Ministry
- 7/21/08 (estimated) Dossier to Kaz Foreign Ministry
- 5/21/08 Dossier to Consulate
- 4/28/08 Dossier to Translation
- 4/24/08 Received Email from Andrea Saying LMI has Completed the Review of our Dossier
- 4/21/08 Grandpa Norm Took Marriage License to Secretary of State for Apostilling
- 4/18/08 Grandpa Ed Obtained Newer Marriage License From the Courthouse
- 4/10/08 Sent Dossier to Little Miracles
- 4/9/08 Received Apostilled Dossier Documents Back From Columbus
- 4/3/08 Sent Dossier Documents to Columbus to be Apostilled
- 3/21/08 Received I-171H
- 3/13/08 My Work Buddy and Notary Extraordinaire Belinda Notarized Twelve Dossier Docs for Us
- 3/11/08 Received Bank Letter and Proof of Home Ownership from our Bank
- 2/29/08 Received FBI Clearance
- 2/19/08 Homestudy Mailed to UCIS
- 2/12/08 Mailed Dossier Fingerprints to FBI
- 2/09/08 Answered 48 4-Part Philosophical/Probing/Essay Questions for our Agency (because we need to THINK about adoption some MORE) [insert sarcasm here]
- 2/09/08 FBI Fingerprinting Appointment for Dossier
- 2/04/08 Final Draft of Homestudy Sent from Homestudy Agency to Adoption Agency for Proofing
- 1/29/08 Received First Draft of Homestudy Report for Proofing
- 1/22/08 Electronic Fingerprints taken for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- 1/12/08 Second Homestudy Visit with Social Worker
- 1/10/08 Received Completed ODHS & Dossier Medical Forms from Dr. Cirino
- 1/09/08 Completed Dossier Financial Form
- 1/07/08 Printed Photographs of ourselves, home, neighborhood, and family members
- 1/07/08 Received Verification of Employment Letter from Stan's employer
- 1/07/08 Gave ODHS & Dossier Medical Forms to Dr. Cirino
- 1/06/08 Started writing this blog!
- 1/05/08 First Homestudy Visit & Safety Audit with Social Worker
- 1/05/08 Gave our Autobiographies to Social Worker
- 1/05/08 Gave ODHS Financial Statment to Social Worker
- 1/05/08 Completed 10-page Adoption Questionnaire for Social Worker just moments before she arrived
- 1/04/08 Second phone meeting with Andrea at Little Miracles
- 1/04/08 Received Verification of Employment Letter from Michelle's employer
- 1/02/08 Wrote our Heritage/Self-Awareness Plan (describing how we plan to keep our child's heritage alive and incorporate it into his upbringing)
- 1/02/08 Wrote our Education Log (verifying that we have completed at least 12 hours of educational courses/seminars and reading materials)
- 12/24/07 Electronic Fingerprints taken for State Criminal Record Check
- 12/21/07 Fire Inspector Joe completed our Fire Inspection Report
- 12/19/07 Re-filed I-600A with corrected payment amount
- 12/17/07 Submitted Contract to Agency
- 12/13/07 Received Child Abuse Registry Clearance from the Bureau of Family Services
- 12/07/08 Five Non-Relative Reference Letters submitted to Agency from our WONDERFUL friends
- 12/04/07 Filed I-600A Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition with U.S. Citzenship and Immigration Services
- 12/04/07 Submitted Request to the Bureau of Family Services for a Child Abuse Registry Report
- 11/29/07 Submitted Application to Agency
- 11/28/07 First phone meeting with Andrea at Little Miracles
4 comments:
Do you have a baby swing yet? If so, strap it on the swing and the back and forth motion will rack up the miles! Just turn it on and let it go. If you don't have one, it is a great excuse to go buy one.
Julie
Usually you can just shake it!
All I can say, is that everyone has gotten REALLY creative since this contest started! Maybe they are secretly teaching us how to think outside the box. Laugh.
I tried the 10,000 steps thing for a while and it is WAY harder than it sounds.
Plus I kept losing pedometers.
It gets expensive after a while.
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