We got our USCIS fingerprinting appointment in the mail today… Friday, September 3rd at 10am! Woohoo! That is the last thing that we need– our 171-H! It is nice to feel like we’re moving along, even if that appointment is three and a half weeks away.
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New Friends
This weekend was our photo fundraiser. It was perfect. Everyone showed up. We had not met 4 of the 8 families in person before. But they were all SO NICE. New friends! Amy was awesome. Her sister in law and mother helped her as assistants… I hadn’t met either of them before and they were both so kind. I am so excited to see the photos, and I know I am not the only one… no pressure, Amy!
We raised around $500 from the sessions, and I think maybe another $100 in extra donations for having bottled water and some baked goods. Pretty awesome!
On Saturday, we also got something special in the mail… awhile ago, Becky and I agreed to a trade… t-shirts for dolls. Oh my goodness, these dolls are so cute!!! The proceeds from the dolls go to Becky’s adoption of Alina. She will make the doll to look like your little boy or girl…
I know some of you are going to think I’m a bit crazy, but I have a little favor to ask of you.
The first thing that I want you to do is reread these two posts: Devastating and Devastating, Part II
Then, I want you to take 10 minutes? 15 minutes? 20 minutes? and just think. Back away from the computer, do this when your kids aren’t around, when you don’t have other things on your mind. Think about what it’s like to be an orphan. Think about what your life would be like without your family. I mean, really think, what if that were you, in that crib. Or what if that was your darling child?
I hope this doesn’t sound totally crazy, but I want you to more than know the reality that these children face every day… I want you to FEEL that reality. I want hearts to break for these orphans…
And maybe, if you do all that for me, because you are wonderful, will you tell someone else? Will you teach them the realities for these children and let their heart break too?
Two at a Time
Another question we get asked a lot is why we would chose to adopt two unrelated children at the same time. As much as I could sugar coat it for you, the biggest answer is money. We knew we wanted to adopt two kids sometime, and it is much, much cheaper to adopt two children at the same time. Around $25000 for the first child and $4000 for the second child. That saves us over $20000… which is um, a lot of money.
Money being our main reason might sound selfish or greedy, especially considering there are some disadvantages to adopting two children at the same time. It can make it a bit harder for them to adjust and take them longer to adjust. Of course, it can be harder for the parents to have two new, needy children around. But the truth is, we simply couldn’t afford to adopt one child and go back in a year or two for the second.
I think almost all of us would agree that having their needs met is best for both Reed and Scarlett. Even if it is not the easiest or best way to go about adopting two children, it means that both Reed and Scarlett will have a family.
THANK YOU!
I just wanted to give a big THANK YOU to whoever has donated to us through Reece’s Rainbow. I’ve contacted Andrea about who you are so I can thank you privately, but I just wanted to THANK YOU right now! I am so excited to see that our family grant is up to $125.
I am very excited about our photo fundraiser this weekend. It is going to be a lot of fun and we’re going to raise a lot of money. Thank you so much to Amy, for the idea and dedicating your time to this project and thank you everyone who has signed up.
There will be plenty of baked goods there, too… excessive amounts of baked goods, so please stop by… grab a cupcake or a cookie or a whoopie pie. I am not calling it a bake sale, since I don’t have a permit to sell things at either park, but I’d be happy to accept donations. If you want to know where you should stop by, contact me via the “contact us” form up top. Saturday evening in KC, Sunday afternoon in Lawrence.
A big thank you to everyone who has donated money, time and clothes/books/toys for Reed & Scarlett. It means a lot to us that you all are so supportive. And thanks to everyone who has bought t-shirts and coffee. And thank you to everyone who has passed along our blog and our fundraisers.
It really does mean a lot to us and helps bring Reed and Scarlett home.
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