We are patiently waiting on our Home Study and considering using another agency or just the State agent. I don't feel that our Agent is in any hurry to work with us but I am sure this is typical.
As I am sure most of you are aware we have been running our Fundraiser thru booster.com (Don't forget to buy your shirt). We are excited to see the support of our family and friends as you wear the shirts. Post a picture in your shirt with the #adoptionrocks on July 4th weekend! I know that a domestic adoption of an older child can be very cheap or even free but sometimes you have to pay the funds upfront and now you are not guaranteed to get it all back, we also have to pay attorney fees when we finalize the adoption (I have no idea how much to expect). When we started this process all the info we read talked about subsidies for the children until they are 18, now we are finding out that the money is not there. If you have a good attorney you may get a little but once again no guarantees. So if you are curious, this is why we are trying to raise funds. We are trying to save money as much as possible, I am going to take the girls to the free school lunch this summer in hopes of cutting down on our grocery bill. Adelaide has gotten involved and is reading books for a quarter each to raise money. She has such a big heart I love to hear her pray about our adoption. Thank you so much to everyone who has been supporting us through prayer and financially. Please continue to pray with us.
In other news...I got my CPR certification completed with my amazing sister in law Elisabeth Meyers. We had so much fun, not what you would typically say about a CPR class but we always have fun together. First of all we got a night off from our kids, Second we saw some amazing sights at our dinner, Thirdly our instructor was a hoot (I'm pretty sure she was snl character), Last but not least I met a couple going through the same process and they live close and we both know several of the same people from my church. Also I can check CPR off my adoption/foster care prep list.
This weekend I finally did the unthinkable! I started selling the girls baby clothes in our garage sale! It has been one of the hardest things I have ever done. There was actually a moment yesterday when a lady was buying a dress that both girls use to wear and I wanted to grab it and say "you can't have that" and run in my house and hide. But instead I took her dollar and said have a nice day ;) All this hard work was in effort to pay for Adelaide to go to summer camp, but now she is debating on getting a zoo membership. I would love to just save all the money and keep it for adoption fees but I don't want Adelaide to feel that she is no longer important to us. I still have a ton of clothes to sell on eBay and may make more than I did at the garage sale to save for adoption. As Bryan and I were cleaning up the last bit of stuff I was grabbing a few more baby items that I am not ready to part with and wishing my girls were still little. I came inside and laid down on the couch, next thing I know there is a baby curled up behind me sound asleep. I am so thankful for these sweet little moments when we need them the most.
Happy May Everyone, Bring on June!
