Well, I promised stories and I have stories! Today amid a flurry of packing for Brian’s sister’s upcoming wedding, we ran a ton of adoption-related errands. Perhaps the biggest accomplishment for us, however, was getting a packet of reference letters sealed by the Secretary of State’s office downtown. We agreed to be guinea pigs in a new process for our agency which helps streamline the process of sealing and authenticating and cuts down on cost for adoptive families. If it worked, we’ll have helped set a new precedent. If it didn’t, well… we’ll be back to square one on a few forms. I went into the city this morning with a stack of dossier documents, not really knowing how many of them, if any, the State would deem valid. Continue reading →