The Schlorf's Adoption/Missionary Journey: Transmission - Part II

Monday, September 28, 2009

Transmission - Part II

It's been a while since I have posted any boring car stuff. The adoption stuff is beginning to get boring, too. I may call about the progress on the passport on Wednesday afternoon, but I am not sure yet so...

Boring Car Stuff...

The transmission on the old Toyota that I repaired a few thousand miles ago started going bad about a month ago. I thought for sure that I did something wrong when I put it back together but after taking it apart today, another part failed that caused 3rd and 4th gear to go bad. It also chewed up the synchronizers for 3rd and 4th as well as took a couple chunks out of a few gears. Tomorrow they'll hopefully buy the parts and Wednesday I'll hopefully put it back together.

1 comment:

Debbie Woodward said...: Ken - hang in there. I'm hopefully going to make another trip to Haiti in November if everything works out. It will be a solo flight from the states but never solo when I am there.

I'm going to watch Tara Livesay run the Twin Cities Marathon this weekend and go to the Worldwide Village Festival for Haiti. I'm so happy for her and the severely malnourished children in Haiti.

Hope you are back in Minnesota before I get to Haiti.

Peace and blessings to you and the family.

Debbie Woodward; September 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM

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Milestones

April 17, 2007 - Paperwork Arrives in Haiti
May 16, 2007 - Entered IBESR (entered the paperwork process in Haiti)
June 2007 - First Trip to Haiti
July 2007 - I600 Paperwork Submitted
January 2008 - Second Trip to Haiti
April 29, 2008 - Put House up for Sale
May 3, 2008 - Sold House
May 17, 2008 - Out of IBESR and in Parquet
May 30, 2008 - Last day of Work
June 30, 2008 - Fly to Haiti
July 1, 2008 - Pick up Lou From Orphanage
August 23, 2008 - Out of Parquet
December 19, 2008 - Entered MOI
May 28, 2009 - Began Orphan First Legwork - Orphanage Drirector should have started this in October 2007 when USCIS inquired of her
June 9, 2009 - Birth Parent Interview with USCIS (as a result of the Orphan First Program this is being done early)
June 15, 2009 - US Embassy DNA letter to orphanage director
July 29, 2009 - DNA Results Emailed to USCIS
August 31, 2009 - MOI Paperwork signed
September 9, 2009 - Out of MOI, paperwork delivered to Haitian Immigration for Passport
September 19, 2009 - I600 Approved by Minnesota USCIS office
September 28, 2009 - Approved I600 "cabled" to US Embassy, Port-au-Prince by the National Visa Center (New York?)
October 2, 2009 - Passport Finished
October 6, 2009 - Physical Exam and Tuberculosis Skin Test
October 8, 2009 - Test Result of TB Skin test: Positive - Chest Xray taken
October 12, 2009 - Chest Xray Results of TB: Negative (US Embassy closed for Columbus Day - dropping off paperwork tomorrow)
October 13, 2009 - Dropped off Paperwork for Visa
October 23, 2009 - Received Email About Visa Appointment for Monday the 26th
October 26, 2009 - Visa Appointment (Paid for the Visa)
October 27, 2009 - Picked up Visa
November 4, 2009 - Leave Haiti for the US