The Deziels: Our Alter Egos; actually they're pretty right on. Judge for yourself

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Our Alter Egos; actually they're pretty right on. Judge for yourself

When my dad was up we created our Mii family. FuDa and Stevie had a blast creating themselves. I cracked up at my parents' because I can't believe we were actually able to create Miis that look like them.

Maamie

Poppy

5 comments:

Tammy said...: That's hilarious!
It's amazing how close you can get. :-); January 11, 2012 11:11 PM
Anonymous said...: these are spot on! the Miziels!, law; January 13, 2012 9:35 AM
Sue said...: Those are awesome! The girls made a Mii of Zayden a year before he came home so he could be on the family baseball team. It's looks just like him. The girls captured his persona perfectly. Too funny!!!; January 13, 2012 4:25 PM
Melissa Hines said...: Ha! Those are great!; January 14, 2012 11:03 AM
Camille said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; January 31, 2012 2:49 PM

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About Us - Dean, Julie, & now STEPHEN-PAUL

Our 1st adoption began in April 2007 and brought us to our son in Vietnam. Our 2nd adoption began in April of 2008 and brought us to our son in China. We hope that our blog will be a way for others to share our journey & share information. We are grateful for the days that we travelled to VN and China to bring our sons home.

“Toi la nguoi an chay"
I am a vegetarian
pronounced "toy ahn joy" (flat tone)

I am a Vegetarian in multiple languages http://www.hedweb.com/animals/vegphrase.htm

Vietnam Facts

*Largest exporter of cashews in the world, second largest exporter of coffee
*Avoiding eye contact is considered respectful when talking to senior Vietnamese people.
*Denying compliments is considered polite
*"Nguyen" is the most popular surname
*Most popular sport is Soccer
*Most Popular food is Pho (beef noodle soup)
*First Amer Soldier killed in war was Peter Dewey
*Second most popular language = English (surpassed French) *Population: 83,305,000*Capital: Hanoi
*Area: 127,844 sq miles
*Government = Communist State
*Independence from France in 1945
*Religion: Buddhist (67%), Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian,indigenous beliefs, Muslim
*Currency: Dong
*Gross Domestic Product: U.S. $2,300 **Embassy web site: http://hanoi.usembassy.gov/

TIMELINE TO OUR BABY

April 10 2007 Applied to PLAN
April 12 2007 Applied for Passports in Lake Oswego OR
April 14-07 Fingerprints mailed to FBI and PLAN w/background consent. Fingerprints done in Portland.
April 16 2007 FBI Received Fingerprints
April 23 2007 Received Passports
April 26 2007 Mailed references to Becca, Mom and Dad, and Susan
May 2 2007 Mailed I-600A
May 3 2007 Completed Pre-Adopt Education course
May 3 2007 Medical Exams
May 4 2007 Mailed med exam and adoption contract to PLAN
May 4 2007 Ordered NJ (Julie) and RI (Dean) birth certificates
May 6 2007 Autobiographies to PLAN
May 10 2007 NJ birth certicate and RI birth certificate received
June 7 2007 first Homestudy visit with PLAN's social worker Cindy
June 9 2007 3 VTNM forms sent to PLAN
June 12 2007 Second Homestudy visit
July 1 2007 PLAN receives FBI fingerprint clearance
July 19 2007 Completed homestudy received and mailed to Immigration
August 2 2007 Went to local police station for police clearance letter, received next day
August 2 2007 Sent away for certified and recertified Marriage Certificate from RI
August 4 2007 FIngerprinted by immigration
August 13 received Marriage Certificate from RI w/good luck on adoption note
August 28 2007 received I-171H
August 30 2007 Sent to OR secretary of state all docs to be certified
September 1, 2007 ARGH! ERROR! needed to send Julie's employment letter to RI secretary of state not OR - mailed out same day
September 1 2007 Vietnam application sent to PLAN
September 11 2007 All docs sent to VTNM consulate for authentication
September 25 2007 Authenticated docs returned to PLAN
SEPTEMBER 28 2007 DTV!!!
November 7 2007 Vietnam Adoption Concerns - YIKES!!
NOVEMBER 30 2007! Received referral for Stephen-Paul!!
December 8 2007 Mailed all final Referral paperwork to PLAN
December 10, 2007 PLAN received final Referral paperwork
January 22, 2008 I600 Packet Sent to VTNM from PLAN
February 18 2008 Official word that our I600 has been filed w/USCIS in VTNM
February 19 2008 Express Mailed Our VISA applications to Consulate
February 22 2008 We received our VISAs
March 6 2008*** APPROVAL TO TRAVEL!!!!
March 20 2008 TRAVEL
March 24 2008 Giving and Receiving Ceremony
April 4 2008 Received Baby's VISA
April 7 2008 HOME with Stephen-Paul!

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