So we got some paperwork sent back to do over before we can send it *sigh*
A couple typos in our homestudy that you would think are not a big deal apparently are.
The doctor on Harry's medical info accidentally wrote a '2' when it was the 3rd - she corrected it (you know how you write a 2 & you think 'oops it is supposed to be a 3 and you just add the extra to make it a 3? that is what she did...apparently that is not acceptable.) So Harry gets to make ANOTHER appointment with the doctor that is not in any way covered by our health insurance and he has to pay for another mobile notary....all in all probably a $300 mistake = awesome (sarcasm). Not to mention the time it will take and he will maybe even have to miss work just to get the appointment ASAP!
*sigh*
Also - we had been told we'd have a week or two from when our fingerprints are done to have our very important papers we'll need to send over our dossier.
Appparently we were wrong. It could be as early as a few weeks...........it could be as long as THREE MONTHS! WHAT?! (I think other RR families are shaking their heads at us because they probably knew that already & for some reason we missed it)
We've contacted everyone we can think of including our Congressman about possibly expediting this paperwork. We've got calls out and from what we have heard - many families have had great success with this.
Our prayer is the same - that this happens as quickly as possible - we hate for her to be in an orphanage any longer than she needs to be when she has a loving family waiting for her here.
Please pray that we have all our paperwork deemed acceptable from here on out and that our immigration papers come here QUICKLY!
Thanks for reading!
Kate
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Hallelujah! Fingerprint appointments TWO WEEKS EARLY!!!
So I know I have two groups of peeps reading this
1) other RR families & adoptive families that totally know what I am talking about.
2) friends that don't quite get the process, but want to stay updated.
I'll try to keep it short & sweet - we have been waiting on appointments for fingerprints for immigration - just one of the hoops we jump through. This is the LAST piece of paperwork we need before we can send our dossier!!
We were told it would take 'about 6 weeks' - although we know it OFTEN takes more than 6 weeks. Because Claire is already available for blind referral every day counts.
We had asked for others to pray that we would not only get it in 6 weeks, but also (even though it felt a bit greedy) to pray that we might be lucky enough to get it in sooner....
Well - guess what - almost TWO weeks early!! Amazing! Our appointment is in just two weeks!!
Stay tuned! It looks like we will be sending our dossier THIS MONTH!
please keep the process in your prayers & please continue to pray for 'our' Claire!! We cannot wait to see how it all plays out!
Thanks for reading! Thanks for praying!
Kate
1) other RR families & adoptive families that totally know what I am talking about.
2) friends that don't quite get the process, but want to stay updated.
I'll try to keep it short & sweet - we have been waiting on appointments for fingerprints for immigration - just one of the hoops we jump through. This is the LAST piece of paperwork we need before we can send our dossier!!
We were told it would take 'about 6 weeks' - although we know it OFTEN takes more than 6 weeks. Because Claire is already available for blind referral every day counts.
We had asked for others to pray that we would not only get it in 6 weeks, but also (even though it felt a bit greedy) to pray that we might be lucky enough to get it in sooner....
Well - guess what - almost TWO weeks early!! Amazing! Our appointment is in just two weeks!!
Stay tuned! It looks like we will be sending our dossier THIS MONTH!
please keep the process in your prayers & please continue to pray for 'our' Claire!! We cannot wait to see how it all plays out!
Thanks for reading! Thanks for praying!
Kate
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Anybody want to WIN a BOB Stroller or Diamond earrings for a sweet cause??
Please check out this amazing fundraiser our very good friends put together!! I have known these sweet ladies from our church growth group and our own bunco group for years. I have always been thankful for their friendship, but they have really out done themselves with this event!
CLICK HERE to see the invite on pingg.com - it is going to be AWESOME!
Our friends put together a 'girls only' brunch/bunco game/silent auction/raffle event for MARCH 19th at 10:30am - in just two weeks!!
It has potential to raise ALL the rest of the $$ we estimate we need and we have already told them if there is (God Willing!) any overage that we want them to pick out a child on Reece's Rainbow to donate to! (they've already picked a child out they are praying for!)
I've got to share some of the amazing auction items they had donated from really cool companies & cool people around town!
BOB Stroller (YES! a brand new BOB stroller - worth over $600!)
Diamond earrings - valued at $1100
Two nights stay at a beautiful Carlsbad CA hotel!
One night stay at the equally beautiful Carlsbad Inn
$50 gift certificates to several restaurants
Gift Certificates to several HIGH END hair salons
One month of dance lessons for a little girl!
Mary Kay gift basket
Partylite gift basket
Beautiful original art & photography
Stampin' Up basket
Kid's Tricycle
TONS of other great prizes!!!
It is $20 to come for brunch & also to play 'bunco' - the winner of bunco gets the diamond earrings!!!!
It is going to be SO much fun! They put this amazing event together and they have room for 100 ladies to come!
Problem!! We've only had 31 people RSVP 'yes' so far! Ahhhhh! Whoever can come is going to get a STEAL on some amazing things! Even if we packed the house the amount of prizes that were donated are all pretty much gonna go for a GREAT deal!! I really hope you can make it!
I really hope you will RSVP YES! I also hope you will spread the word and bring a friend! If you live far away but know someone in SD who has a heart for adoption - would you be so kind and invite them? (tell them to bring a friend too!)
Thanks so much for reading & helping us spread the word!
Kate
CLICK HERE to see the invite on pingg.com - it is going to be AWESOME!
Our friends put together a 'girls only' brunch/bunco game/silent auction/raffle event for MARCH 19th at 10:30am - in just two weeks!!
It has potential to raise ALL the rest of the $$ we estimate we need and we have already told them if there is (God Willing!) any overage that we want them to pick out a child on Reece's Rainbow to donate to! (they've already picked a child out they are praying for!)
I've got to share some of the amazing auction items they had donated from really cool companies & cool people around town!
BOB Stroller (YES! a brand new BOB stroller - worth over $600!)
Diamond earrings - valued at $1100
Two nights stay at a beautiful Carlsbad CA hotel!
One night stay at the equally beautiful Carlsbad Inn
$50 gift certificates to several restaurants
Gift Certificates to several HIGH END hair salons
One month of dance lessons for a little girl!
Mary Kay gift basket
Partylite gift basket
Beautiful original art & photography
Stampin' Up basket
Kid's Tricycle
TONS of other great prizes!!!
It is $20 to come for brunch & also to play 'bunco' - the winner of bunco gets the diamond earrings!!!!
It is going to be SO much fun! They put this amazing event together and they have room for 100 ladies to come!
Problem!! We've only had 31 people RSVP 'yes' so far! Ahhhhh! Whoever can come is going to get a STEAL on some amazing things! Even if we packed the house the amount of prizes that were donated are all pretty much gonna go for a GREAT deal!! I really hope you can make it!
I really hope you will RSVP YES! I also hope you will spread the word and bring a friend! If you live far away but know someone in SD who has a heart for adoption - would you be so kind and invite them? (tell them to bring a friend too!)
Thanks so much for reading & helping us spread the word!
Kate
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Just had to share some cuteness...
So we have moved from the 'my family found me' to 'homestudy in progress' to our newest spot on Reece's Rainbow 'compiling dossier' *yay* so we should have our dossier in about 6 weeks - please keep praying that 'our' Claire is just happy and loved and waits for us to get there!! We are SOOOO close!
Here is a cute little photo that I had to share - we recently sat with http://www.limelifephoto.com/ as a promo on my other blog http://www.sandiegodealsandsteals.com/ - win win - we really wanted to have a 'family of four' pictures before we become a family of five.
I just had to share this last one...
see the cute little picture we are holding? *sigh* we just love her so much!
Anyway - I wanted to share & I wanted to plug our talented photographer friends!
Kate
Here is a cute little photo that I had to share - we recently sat with http://www.limelifephoto.com/ as a promo on my other blog http://www.sandiegodealsandsteals.com/ - win win - we really wanted to have a 'family of four' pictures before we become a family of five.
I just had to share this last one...
Anyway - I wanted to share & I wanted to plug our talented photographer friends!
Kate
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Two upcoming fundraisers - this is it folks!
So we still have our little online stores & are crossing our fingers they will keep sending a few bucks our way in the months we wait to bring our kiddo home!
But our main two fundraisers are as follows...
The LAST 'adoption fund' garage sale will be the last weekend in March at our friend's house (thanks Ben & Karen!) - if you've got stuff you want to clear out before then and were planning on donating anway we hope you'll pass it down to us! Any funds will be deposited into the 'adoption fund' - left overs will be donated to another worthy cause. These usually only raise a few hundred dollars, but they are totally easy to contribute to & we just couldn't pass up the opportunity! Anyway - keep us in mind! This is the last adoption fund garage sale we will do so we hope it will be the best!!
More exciting than that is our BIG - bunco/silent auction of Claire being put on my our lovely friends Suzanne, Kathleen, & Kelly (thanks ladies!) - evite to follow - but locals ladies need to 'save the date' - March 19th 10am - 2pm - It will be at the Carlsbad Inn (I'm thinkin it is gonna be fancier than our wedding!)
some of the raffle items already are jewelry from Famulare Jeweler, two night stays at local resorts, gift certificates to restaurants, certificates to dance classes, art, and much more!! Anyway - that is just a teaser - make sure to save the date!
Our prayer has always first been that 'our' Claire is safe and well loved while she waits for us.
second - that we can just get thru all the paperwork, travel, etc with no issues.
and third - that we don't come home with the debt we did with our little boy. We would do it again in a heartbeat - but it is really hard. We are so thankful we have had so many come along side us and see that the paperwork/legal fees/travel/etc is all part of a 'mission trip' of sorts - we will give her an awesome life once she gets here! We were a tad worried about how we would finance everything it takes to get her here!! Thank you so much to everyone =)
Email me at katehamernik 'at' sbcglobal 'dot' net if you want me to come and get/you want to drop off - stuff for the garage sale! You can also email me if your business wants to donate something for the silent auction/bunco prize.
Save the dates!!
Kate
But our main two fundraisers are as follows...
The LAST 'adoption fund' garage sale will be the last weekend in March at our friend's house (thanks Ben & Karen!) - if you've got stuff you want to clear out before then and were planning on donating anway we hope you'll pass it down to us! Any funds will be deposited into the 'adoption fund' - left overs will be donated to another worthy cause. These usually only raise a few hundred dollars, but they are totally easy to contribute to & we just couldn't pass up the opportunity! Anyway - keep us in mind! This is the last adoption fund garage sale we will do so we hope it will be the best!!
More exciting than that is our BIG - bunco/silent auction of Claire being put on my our lovely friends Suzanne, Kathleen, & Kelly (thanks ladies!) - evite to follow - but locals ladies need to 'save the date' - March 19th 10am - 2pm - It will be at the Carlsbad Inn (I'm thinkin it is gonna be fancier than our wedding!)
some of the raffle items already are jewelry from Famulare Jeweler, two night stays at local resorts, gift certificates to restaurants, certificates to dance classes, art, and much more!! Anyway - that is just a teaser - make sure to save the date!
Our prayer has always first been that 'our' Claire is safe and well loved while she waits for us.
second - that we can just get thru all the paperwork, travel, etc with no issues.
and third - that we don't come home with the debt we did with our little boy. We would do it again in a heartbeat - but it is really hard. We are so thankful we have had so many come along side us and see that the paperwork/legal fees/travel/etc is all part of a 'mission trip' of sorts - we will give her an awesome life once she gets here! We were a tad worried about how we would finance everything it takes to get her here!! Thank you so much to everyone =)
Email me at katehamernik 'at' sbcglobal 'dot' net if you want me to come and get/you want to drop off - stuff for the garage sale! You can also email me if your business wants to donate something for the silent auction/bunco prize.
Save the dates!!
Kate
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
completely unrelated prayer request
This has nothing (really) to do with Claire or our adoption.
I've been playing phone tag with an old friend for about a week now. Today we finally talked.
She gave me the heart wrenching news that she has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She has been told she is going to be ok, but that the next 6 months or so are gonna suck. Radiation, chemo, more surgeries....
If you are the praying type - I'd love for you to pray that 'Kate's super awesome friend' is able to be strong and just get through this with dignity, grace, and just that she can be stronger than ever. I think we forget to pray for things like this until it hits our inner circle. And anyone doing the '3-day' can count on me for a donation of some kind when you walk in October. (for reals - email me)
Nobody deserves this - but seriously - it could not have happened to a better person.
Anyway- I'm abusing the fact that I have an audience here to ask for prayers. Sorry for it not being a Claire update, but we didn't have much news there to report anyway....
Thanks for reading, praying, sending positive thoughts!
Kate
I've been playing phone tag with an old friend for about a week now. Today we finally talked.
She gave me the heart wrenching news that she has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She has been told she is going to be ok, but that the next 6 months or so are gonna suck. Radiation, chemo, more surgeries....
If you are the praying type - I'd love for you to pray that 'Kate's super awesome friend' is able to be strong and just get through this with dignity, grace, and just that she can be stronger than ever. I think we forget to pray for things like this until it hits our inner circle. And anyone doing the '3-day' can count on me for a donation of some kind when you walk in October. (for reals - email me)
Nobody deserves this - but seriously - it could not have happened to a better person.
Anyway- I'm abusing the fact that I have an audience here to ask for prayers. Sorry for it not being a Claire update, but we didn't have much news there to report anyway....
Thanks for reading, praying, sending positive thoughts!
Kate
Monday, February 14, 2011
one more check off the list!
Heard back this morning that our homestudy rough draft looks good! The facilitator in Claire's country says to complete, notarize and send over asap!
Our social worker says it could be completed as early as Friday. Once the homestudy is done we can apply for the LAST piece of paper we need for our dossier.
Just a quick update I guess - not much more to report. But wanted to let everyone know - little by little we are getting there!
Keep praying!
Kate
Our social worker says it could be completed as early as Friday. Once the homestudy is done we can apply for the LAST piece of paper we need for our dossier.
Just a quick update I guess - not much more to report. But wanted to let everyone know - little by little we are getting there!
Keep praying!
Kate
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