WE HAVE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!

Just received the email...they have Elvia's birth certificate!!! We are soo happy!!! As soon as I know when DNA is scheduled I will let you all know!!!

Love ya,
Deanna

No news yet

Yesterday when I emailed our agency they said the attorney had not returned yet from his trip to try and obtain this birth certificate. So I was to check back in today and haven't gotten a response yet.

Unfortunately it likely means our attorney was still unable to get it. I just can't understand why these towns make things so hard.

I am praying this isn't some kind of hint that Elvia is not adoptable. Well as soon as I hear I will post again!

Good nite!

Holding out hope for Monday

Our agency said they tried 3 times to get Elvia's stamped BC and were given the run around. So since they sent runners, our attorney is traveling there Sunday night in hopes of having it in hand Monday.

NO BC but the okay to call Elvia!

We still don't have a birth certificate but we did get the okay to call Marta and Elvia as well as email them. So hopefully Brent will have the Spanish teacher help him call tomorrow and let Marta know we will be calling weekly to just say hi and maybe hear a few laughs or monster noises..whatever will make us happy!

A little Celebration?!?!

I know it is way toooooo early to be celebrating, but my agency said our attorney sent a runner to the municipality today to try and get her BC (birth certificate). Since the trip is 5 hours away the runner would not be back in GC until 9 pm so my agency said they would hear tomorrow morning if they had success! Now FINGERS CROSSED everyone!!!

To back up a little bit, they have her original birth certificate but in order to be submitted to the Embassy they need a stamped copy that has to be within 60 days of the date stamped. So since we were not paper work ready when we accepted her referral it had expired and the municipality closed for five months so that is how we got here!

But to celebrate...yes I SHOPPED!!!

Clothes, hairbows, sunglasses, sandals and this....amazing...trying to get one made tot sized for a special 2nd birthday coming up in July!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5208670&section_id=5306798
from the designer:

Description
I created this Pendant from fine silver to support and celebrate Guatemalan children and the Families who Love them.A simple Map of Guatemala sits upon spanish text that saysA Child is a special Blessing. I also added a small Heart!


This unique Pendant measures 1 inch round and hangs from a nice Sterling Silver 18 inch ball chain. I finished the pendant by hand and added a patina that highlights the details.I will Gladly add a name, initials, short message or verse to the back for you.

A portion of the purchase price will go to a wonderful Family that is adopting a Baby from Gautemala!


Meet the Wheelers!

http://thewheelerjourney.blogspot.com/

OPEN!!!

GO GALLO GO! TO COLONTENANGO!!!

I received an email from the only other person I know in the same situation. She said her agency is getting her BC in the next few days as the Municipality is up and running!!! YEAH!

I sent my agency an email and haven't heard back...starting to get worried my emails are lost!!! Off to send another email!

Happy Valentine's Day! Next year looks like we will have to get a table for 3 at Quacker Steak and Lube!!!

We love you Elvia!

Hi Elvia~

It's mommy and daddy! We just wanted to let you know we miss you very much! We are trying to have a friend of ours call your foster mom and make sure everything is okay since we haven't had an update! We are so excited to be coming to see you in 45 days!!!

xoxoxo~mommy and daddy

Slightly good news! YEAH!!!

So it appears after 5 long months the municipalty will be up and running soon. I will post a link to the article about the problem and police escorting the new mayor to the office! I pray we do not run into this road block again when it is time to come home!

http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2008/febrero/02/217953.html

Translated article:

Colotenango. Yesterday they were reopened the doors of the local city hall and of the substation of the Civil National Police (PNC), which they remained closed from September 20, 2007 and March 15, 2003, respectively. In the diligence they been present the justice of the peace, Pedro López Gray; public prosecutors of the Public Department, representatives of the Auxiliatura Regional of the Human Rights (PDH) and of the Commission of Peace of the Congress. To the place a contingent one of the PNC and of the Army was presented, in order to prevent any argument. López Gray cited that the actions were carried out in accordance with an order of the Court of First Instance of Huehuetenango, in relation to the eviction and detention of people that guarded the municipal building. Nevertheless, in the interior of the real estate was found nobody, for which this was delivered to the Council so that comience its management with every normality. The mayor Andrés Pérez said: "This it is an advance to seek the peace for a town that has lived in conflict during the last five months, due to that a group of neighbors occupied the installations for pressure to the previous authorities to that presented their renunciation". It added that now the neighbors will be able to perform its procedures without having that to travel at the head departmental, where was transferred the administration in November of last year. "Is the beginning of a new epoch. We want that the peace reign in the town and that the most urgent services can be lent for the city hall", underlined Pérez. Juana Garcia, of the PDH, indicated that upon being resumed the service also is opened a space for the governability. "With the delivery of the building a conflict is finished and is attended to the neediest people", cited. They reinstall Police The commissioner William López chief of the Precinct 43, affirmed that the PNC took advantage of the diligence ordinate to open the common one, in order to reinstall the police substation, which was closed in the 2003, after the protests of neighbors that rejected the force of the tried Free Commerce. The substation is located to average block of the city hall and will include 18 elements. "We believe that is necessary, to contribute to the governability that had been lost in the locality", the commissioner said. The departmental governor Mariano Díaz qualified as positive the delivery of the municipal building and of the police substation.