Good news is - the majority of our paperwork is DONE for the dossier, now we wait for our FBI clearance to show up. I am getting a little impatient. I REALLY wanted to be finished and mail the dossier by November 1st. If we don't get our clearance, that pushes us back.
If we get our approval from her country, we can send her some gifts. Even though it pains me to not have her home for Christmas, it would THRILL me to be able to send her a package to open on Christmas morning. I would be super excited.
As soon as our dossier is sent, I will begin working on a photo book for her. I also would like to send her an outfit and a toy - maybe something with English and Spanish capabilities. Leap Frog has some fantastic toys out this year.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Homework...
Doing a little research today.
Looking at the price of January flights - today's price is $926 per person. So, that means our FSP as it stands right now, would cover the price of our tickets (Paul and I, but not Rose). If you look at that, we really need to get going on our fund-raising!
The apartment we are looking at renting is $3000 for a month. So, if we are fortunate to ONLY need a month - that's another $3000 needed for our travel expenses.
Now that we have finished our psych eval, it's time to get to the nitty-gritty and start planning the details of what's to come. It's very exciting, but it puts this detail oriented mommy into over-drive!!!
Looking at the price of January flights - today's price is $926 per person. So, that means our FSP as it stands right now, would cover the price of our tickets (Paul and I, but not Rose). If you look at that, we really need to get going on our fund-raising!
The apartment we are looking at renting is $3000 for a month. So, if we are fortunate to ONLY need a month - that's another $3000 needed for our travel expenses.
Now that we have finished our psych eval, it's time to get to the nitty-gritty and start planning the details of what's to come. It's very exciting, but it puts this detail oriented mommy into over-drive!!!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Join Rose's Racers!
Rose's Racers!
Hello!
Our Family invites you to become a team member of Rose's Racers to support individuals with Down syndrome here in Alabama!
Come and walk with us on Sunday, October 14th at Regions Park from 2-4pm for the 13th Annual Buddy Walk hosted by Parent Advocates Down Syndrome
(PADS). You’ll be uniting with our family and friends along with hundreds of others to bring awareness and acceptance of and advocacy for individuals with
Down syndrome.
If you’re interested in becoming a part of Rose's Racers or would like more information, please contact us!
A $10 Registration is due by October 8th to add your name to the Team Roster and receive your Buddy Walk wristband, which is your entry ticket to the
Buddy Walk. Commemorative t-shirts are available for $5. Please consider making an additional donation, introduce us to a Corporate Sponsor or recruit
others you know to join the walk. This will help us reach our goal to significantly support the programs PADS offers and the Adult Down Syndrome Clinic at
UAB. We hope you’ll join Rose's Racers!
You can learn more about PADS by visiting their website at downsyndromealabama.org. Hope to hear from you soon!
We will also be advocating for Reece's Rainbow at the Buddy Walk. You can learn more about Reece's Rainbow at reecesrainbow.org
Please forward to all who might be interested in joining us... Next year Rose will be racing with us!!!
Thank you and God Bless!
Hello!
Our Family invites you to become a team member of Rose's Racers to support individuals with Down syndrome here in Alabama!
Come and walk with us on Sunday, October 14th at Regions Park from 2-4pm for the 13th Annual Buddy Walk hosted by Parent Advocates Down Syndrome
(PADS). You’ll be uniting with our family and friends along with hundreds of others to bring awareness and acceptance of and advocacy for individuals with
Down syndrome.
If you’re interested in becoming a part of Rose's Racers or would like more information, please contact us!
A $10 Registration is due by October 8th to add your name to the Team Roster and receive your Buddy Walk wristband, which is your entry ticket to the
Buddy Walk. Commemorative t-shirts are available for $5. Please consider making an additional donation, introduce us to a Corporate Sponsor or recruit
others you know to join the walk. This will help us reach our goal to significantly support the programs PADS offers and the Adult Down Syndrome Clinic at
UAB. We hope you’ll join Rose's Racers!
You can learn more about PADS by visiting their website at downsyndromealabama.org. Hope to hear from you soon!
We will also be advocating for Reece's Rainbow at the Buddy Walk. You can learn more about Reece's Rainbow at reecesrainbow.org
Please forward to all who might be interested in joining us... Next year Rose will be racing with us!!!
Thank you and God Bless!
Friday, September 14, 2012
Oh my! Thank you!
I woke up to such a gift today! A jump in our FSP! THANK YOU!
Yesterday a little girl showed up on the 'newly listed children'.
Meet two-yr-old "Monet"
Say a little prayer for this sweet girl. She has had a very tough beginning. I am praying her family finds her SOON! She needs a loving momma.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Good News!
Our home study was approved by Rose's listing agency on Monday!!! Now, I wait for a copy to send off with our next set of paperwork to get US government approval to adopt from a Hague country. Once that goes out all we need to do is gather the other paperwork for our dossier. More doctors assessments, fingerprints, etc etc etc! But, now that we have been approved by her agency, we have a green light to get this done! Then it will be up to her country to approve us. Nervous? Yes.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Little Something...
Our homestudy is in the final stages! Yippee! I am THRILLED! Starting to gear up for the dossier, getting excited!
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