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		<title>Our Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OUR STORY:

  Rene' met Jay in the summer of 1986 during her summer break from college. Jay had recently moved to the area as the National Guard recruiter. They were married in August 1987. Rene' graduated from college in 1988 and nine months later Corey, their son, was born. This was a joy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 16, 2005
Received adoption packet from American World Adoption Association (AWAA)

April 6, 2005
Travel to get birth certificates

April 28, 2005
Returned Agreement to AWAA and first payment

May 12, 2005
Received letter from Christian Family Services about homestudy and fees

May 9, 2005
Mailed Home Study Agency Agreement

May 24, 2005
Mailed fee to Christian Family Services for records release

May 26-June 3, 2005
Family [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=3</link>
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		<title>The long wait</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After 21 months of waiting, we are proud to announce that we have received our referral for Bailey Ji Yaun Cato.  She is in foster care from Yaun Ling SWI in Hunan.  Words cannot describe how we are feeling right now.  We have gone through all the emotions from crying to laughing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=4</link>
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		<title>Updated time line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  August 10, 2006 
We realize that fingerprinting and homestudy will probably expire.

  Spetember 14, 2006
 Sent off information to USCIS office in Charleston, SC to be refingerprinted.

    November 6, 2006
 Travel to Charleston to be fingerprinted.

    December 6, 2006
 Started the process to get homestudy updated.

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		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=5</link>
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		<title>China here we come!!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 13, 2007 
   
We left the house at 4:45 a.m. the four of us, Jay, Corey, Mom, and myself.  We ate breakfast at IHOP in Pineville and got to the airport around 7:30.  We had no trouble getting our baggage checked in and going through security.  We met [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=6</link>
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		<title>China, Day 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nia Hao!
   
  We got up around 4:30 and went to eat breakfast at 7:30.  Breakfast at the Radisson wasn't bad.  We had eggs, bacon, cereal, breads, and fruit.  But there were also things we didn't recognize.  One item they did have looked like Pork-N-Beans but we were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=7</link>
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		<title>China, Day 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning we went to church. Only foreigners can go to this church.  You have to show your passport to enter.  The service was more of a contemporary service.  There was a lot of singing, he read he scripture and discussed it but not really a sermon like we are used to.
 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=8</link>
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		<title>Gotcha Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is GOTCHA DAY!
   
  We were up and ready this morning.  Everyone one going their separate ways to get their daughters.  I forgot to tell you yesterday our group has grown to 15 families. Six families were added at the last minute and arrived yesterday.  They only had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=9</link>
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		<title>Today is Adoption Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  This morning we got up and ate breakfast. Bailey had congee (a soupy rice mixture) and steamed egg.  We went back to the room
and dressed Bailey in her "Adoption Day" dress.  She knew she was hot stuff. She pranced all around the room.  You can tell she is
used to working [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=10</link>
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		<title>China, Day 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning we went to the Hunan Provincial Museum. It was more of a historical museum. Inside was a female mummy. She died from heart failure but when they x-rayed the body they found 32 watermelon seeds inside her.  The tombs that the body came out of is 2100 years old.  Inside there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://journey2bailey.com/WordPress/?p=11</link>
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