New house

Hi all,

There was a request from one of our close friends to post about our impending move. For those who do not know, we sold our current house and are going to build a new one. In the interim we will stay with Cathy's Mom.

If you click on this link below and look for the Aspen III model, this is our future house. We picked the Georgian facade.

http://www.orleanshomes.com/commun/floorplans.cfm?id=33

Take care,

Scott

Entering summer

Hi all,

We are still in the waiting stage. As we enter summer, we are hoping for some positive news from Poland.

The months are passing by and they seem to blend together. It is a very tough time waiting, but maybe we will hear something in the summer.

Thanks all,

The Van Voorens

It has been awhile

Hi all,

It has been a long time. A lot has happened in our lives, but we are still patiently waiting for the "call" about a girl from Poland.

Last weekend we went to the Russian Embassy to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Easter. It was great to get to go inside the Embassy and see the events. Alex was not keen on it, but Cathy and I had a great time. We even saw some of the Cherry Blossom trees in full bloom.

We are currently selling our house. Cathy is an assitant principal at our local high school. She has become somewhat of a celebrity so it is time for us to regain some of our privacy.

I will try and post some pictures real soon.

Thanks, Scott

A no go

Hi all,

It is a no go with the possibility of adopting the girl. An in coutry Polish family adopted her. That is great for her and sad for us. But it all works out for the best.

Keep looking back.

Scott

News on the Polish Adoption

Hello all,

Our adoption agency called last night and stated there is a girl (single) avx. We requested a girl btw 4-6, this girl (Joanna) is 10.

Cathy and I sent a few questions to our agency and we are waiting their response, before making any decisions.

Keep looking back often as this will probably develop fast, if we choose to go down this path.

Scott

Snow tonight.

Two pictures of our house tonight. It was really a great "Kodak" moment. With the snow and all. Picture #1 is of my mailbox that I recently built about 3 months ago.

















This is the front of our house with the Christmas lights on.

Stay tuned for more posts coming soon.

Scott

The process from here on out.

Hi all,

Now our dossier is being translated into Polish. Once that is finished our attorney petitions the Polish Adoption Authorities for qualification to adopt a Polish child.

Now our wait can be as long as 26 months. Lets not hope it is that long.

I am going to include a few recent pictures of Alex.

Check back often, Scott
















Alex at one of our tot-lots in the neighborhood.

Alex going to daycare.

Alex running home from the tot lot.


Alex growling before going out on 10/31.