This is all we have to report
Second Homestudy visit done - check!
One more to go!
Kate
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
2nd homestudy visit Saturday!
Have I mentioned how much I LOVE our social worker?! Our homestudy is being prepared by an agency that is WAAAAAY up in Chino - normally the family has to go up to the office for the first two visits - we went up last week and we got the happy news that our social worker was gonna be in Escondido Saturday and she could meet with us if it worked for us - uh - yes please!
I also need to take a moment to thank my awesome husband - he has worked so hard and making sure all the paperwork is together. I certainly have the heart for adoption, but Intercountry (especially this country) adoption is SO paperwork intensive, he has been amazing at making sure we don't forget anything! Thanks Love!
We have one last homestudy visit on February 3rd (the day after our 9th anniversary!) - and then it is just mailing paperwork!
Patience is hard for us at this point, we are SO excited, knowing that she is officially available for adoption and that our paperwork is still in process is so frustrating for us. I mean, we already feel committed to her in our hearts, and for her to not be with us is just really really hard. It's nobody's fault that we aren't ready yet, we thought the very earliest she'd be released would be February, so our plan was February and we are right no track *sigh*
Keep praying that everything comes together and that there are no delays (hey - while you are at it, feel free to pray that paperwork goes faster than is typical ;))
Keep praying for our fundraising effforts, slowly but surely we are slowly filling up our fund. I have found that I can be even more creative with our budget and Harry has been blessed with not one but TWO new web clients in one month! We've also had some small success with our little online fundraisers...little by little!
Kate
I also need to take a moment to thank my awesome husband - he has worked so hard and making sure all the paperwork is together. I certainly have the heart for adoption, but Intercountry (especially this country) adoption is SO paperwork intensive, he has been amazing at making sure we don't forget anything! Thanks Love!
We have one last homestudy visit on February 3rd (the day after our 9th anniversary!) - and then it is just mailing paperwork!
Patience is hard for us at this point, we are SO excited, knowing that she is officially available for adoption and that our paperwork is still in process is so frustrating for us. I mean, we already feel committed to her in our hearts, and for her to not be with us is just really really hard. It's nobody's fault that we aren't ready yet, we thought the very earliest she'd be released would be February, so our plan was February and we are right no track *sigh*
Keep praying that everything comes together and that there are no delays (hey - while you are at it, feel free to pray that paperwork goes faster than is typical ;))
Keep praying for our fundraising effforts, slowly but surely we are slowly filling up our fund. I have found that I can be even more creative with our budget and Harry has been blessed with not one but TWO new web clients in one month! We've also had some small success with our little online fundraisers...little by little!
Kate
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Update on the process
We had our 1st visit - went awesome - we LOVE our social worker! She was so kind to schedule a 2nd visit on a Saturday (yay!) this Saturday morning - our last visit will be February 3rd and PRAYERFULLY we will have a completed homestudy the following week - every day we wait kills us - but we are trying to remind ourselves this is only about FOUR weeks away! FOUR weeks! In the grand scheme of things we know this is such a short time!
We ask for your continued prayers that 'our' Claire is safe and well taken care of while we have to wait through this process! Pray that her country stays stable (everything looks great but we still ask for your prayers).
Also - continue to pray for our fundraising efforts and keep our fundraisers in mind!
We ask for your continued prayers that 'our' Claire is safe and well taken care of while we have to wait through this process! Pray that her country stays stable (everything looks great but we still ask for your prayers).
Also - continue to pray for our fundraising efforts and keep our fundraisers in mind!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Check out 'Muffin Tin Mom' who is helping raise awareness & funds for Claire!
We are literally waiting outside our homestudy agency as I write this - so it has to be quick - but I wanted to let everyone know about Muffin Tin Mom - an AWESOME blogger and new friend at our church! She has a great blog about crafting, creative meals, and all things mommy - you should really follow her anyway!
But I really want you to check out her blog post TODAY - she has set up a fundraiser for Claire! Folks can donate $5 to our fund and then provide us with an email address to send a downloadable coloring book drawn by Harry - it is super cute!
We really hope you will check it out and share with friends! It is a pretty big network and has the potential of really chipping away at that last $10,000 we are short - pretty please check it out & pretty please consider purchasing it for a little one in your life and know that it helps the little one in ours!
Kate
But I really want you to check out her blog post TODAY - she has set up a fundraiser for Claire! Folks can donate $5 to our fund and then provide us with an email address to send a downloadable coloring book drawn by Harry - it is super cute!
We really hope you will check it out and share with friends! It is a pretty big network and has the potential of really chipping away at that last $10,000 we are short - pretty please check it out & pretty please consider purchasing it for a little one in your life and know that it helps the little one in ours!
Kate
Homestudy Visit today!
Today is our first (yes first) homestudy visit! We hope to have everything ready to go by the first week in February - translation - it's gonna be a long couple weeks!
We are so happy that everything is moving along so quickly - we wish we had our homestudy a little further along, but there was no way of knowing Claire would be released before February. So we just gotta make every day count!
Last night we had about a dozen items notarized and faxed - if everything looks good they will make their journey via Fed Ex to a small city somewhere in Eastern Europe tomorrow! Surreal....
I'm about to take the kiddos to the park for a couple hours and then it is off to Chino for our appointment!
Will update soon!
We are so happy that everything is moving along so quickly - we wish we had our homestudy a little further along, but there was no way of knowing Claire would be released before February. So we just gotta make every day count!
Last night we had about a dozen items notarized and faxed - if everything looks good they will make their journey via Fed Ex to a small city somewhere in Eastern Europe tomorrow! Surreal....
I'm about to take the kiddos to the park for a couple hours and then it is off to Chino for our appointment!
Will update soon!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Yet another 'fundraiser'
Our families budget is based completely on Daddy's income alone. Any money Mommy brings in with crafts, ebay, or her blog has always gone into the adoption fund account.
As random as it may be - I would love for you to check out my money saving blog http://sandiegodealsandsteals.com/ - shameless plug? for reals it isn't - this blog was created for a couple reasons....
1) to keep our family accountable to our finances
2) to hopefully make a little money along the way
3) to encourage others to save money and have fun while they do it
I hope you will check it out and also check out our advertisers on the site. Some advertisers pay per month, others pay per sign up, some pay a % of a sale that comes from our site. The amount of readers I have is very important to advertisers and I would really appreciate you subscribing and passing it on to a friend. Even if you are not from CA I often post money saving deals that are nationwide!
Bottom line - it is a great blessing to our family if this blog grows, but it could be a great money saving resource for you too! Thanks for checking it out!
As random as it may be - I would love for you to check out my money saving blog http://sandiegodealsandsteals.com/ - shameless plug? for reals it isn't - this blog was created for a couple reasons....
1) to keep our family accountable to our finances
2) to hopefully make a little money along the way
3) to encourage others to save money and have fun while they do it
I hope you will check it out and also check out our advertisers on the site. Some advertisers pay per month, others pay per sign up, some pay a % of a sale that comes from our site. The amount of readers I have is very important to advertisers and I would really appreciate you subscribing and passing it on to a friend. Even if you are not from CA I often post money saving deals that are nationwide!
Bottom line - it is a great blessing to our family if this blog grows, but it could be a great money saving resource for you too! Thanks for checking it out!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Easy fundraiser - costs you nothing - saves you money - gives us $5!
Here is a SUPER easy 'fundraiser' we have been doing for over a year now.
We use Ebates for any purchases we make online (we don't buy much online, but even travel is on Ebates.com!) - thousands of retailers on on Ebates.com - you simply sign up and then when you are about to make a purchase online go to Ebates first then search the retailer - they will then direct you to the retailer and you'll get a portion of that sale (anywhere from 1% - 50% ) back in a quarterly check.
It is totally legit! We have been using it for over a year - we get a check every quarter (ours is usually WAY under $100 - but it is FREE money! we deposit that check right into our adoption account!) --we have never had an issue with spam and we always get the check as promised! Easy Peasy!
If you click the referral link and sign up OUR FAMILY will get $5 when you make your first purchase via Ebates - it will cost you NOTHING - but they will give us $5 - also YOU will get a bonus $5 plus whatever your percentage back is!
Nobody is gonna get rich using Ebates but it is a little extra back and we would be so blessed if you would sign up under us! You'll save money and we'll be $5 closer to our financial goal to bring home our little Claire! If you are adopting too or fundraising for a RR child - sign up and get your referral link and do the same! The little things all add up!
Thanks for considering!
We use Ebates for any purchases we make online (we don't buy much online, but even travel is on Ebates.com!) - thousands of retailers on on Ebates.com - you simply sign up and then when you are about to make a purchase online go to Ebates first then search the retailer - they will then direct you to the retailer and you'll get a portion of that sale (anywhere from 1% - 50% ) back in a quarterly check.
It is totally legit! We have been using it for over a year - we get a check every quarter (ours is usually WAY under $100 - but it is FREE money! we deposit that check right into our adoption account!) --we have never had an issue with spam and we always get the check as promised! Easy Peasy!
If you click the referral link and sign up OUR FAMILY will get $5 when you make your first purchase via Ebates - it will cost you NOTHING - but they will give us $5 - also YOU will get a bonus $5 plus whatever your percentage back is!
Nobody is gonna get rich using Ebates but it is a little extra back and we would be so blessed if you would sign up under us! You'll save money and we'll be $5 closer to our financial goal to bring home our little Claire! If you are adopting too or fundraising for a RR child - sign up and get your referral link and do the same! The little things all add up!
Thanks for considering!
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