Kathe and I have adopted four children together. Three of them were the surviving members of an Ethiopian family who came to us together, ten years ago. Tesfaye (also called Abdi), now 18, is now a U.S. citizen. Mestowet (also called Michu), now 24, renewed her green card awhile back. Asnakech (also called Biftu), now 22, didn't renew until just yesterday, leading to a certain amount of nail-biting on our part.
The matter was complicated by the fact that Ash now lives in Portland, which is good because the nearest office for La Migra is in Portland, but bad because we still live some 83 miles away in Corvallis. Having come to the U.S. at a fairly advanced age, Ash's English is imperfect, especially her writing, so she was having trouble navigating the bureaucracy.
Kathe's daughter Sarah (from her first crop of kids) also lives in Portland, however, and when the situation grew dire she threw herself into the breach, spending a day in the Federal offices straightening things out.
Thank you, Sarah. That's another one we owe you.
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