Mead Adoption

As you probably know, this lil adoption is going to cost us roughly the price of a brand new, tricked out 2010 Camaro… plus some. So with that said, we’re in full-blown fundraising mode!
We’re planning a huge yard sale for Saturday, April 24th. If you’ve got stuff you don’t want lying around your house just collecting dust, [...]

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Received the call yesterday that we can officially begin the process.
As ya’ll know we’ve been on a waiting list for about 6 months. Hadn’t told everyone but about two weeks ago we were told that they only received 7 spots for the year (this means only 7 couples on the waiting list will be allowed [...]

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Yeah not looking too good that we’ll be given the go ahead to adopt from South Korea this year. Can I just be honest? My heart hurts… we’ve thought and prayed about this adoption for almost a year now. We’ve been “on board” with South Korea for six months and to find out that it [...]

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It’s “around February” now…
We should hear anytime whether we are one of the lucky couples given a spot and able to officially start the adoption process! I’m nervous… very nervous!

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I’m so nervous!! Back in August it seemed like February/March 2010 would take FOREVER to get here… but here we are! It’s mid-January and we could find out any time whether we’re given the go-ahead to adopt this year or not. I’m trying not to go down the “what if we don’t make the cut” road… [...]

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Okay so I know it’s completely ridiculous that I’m already thinking of ideas for the baby’s room… but ridiculous or not, I’m still thinking Here’s a few ideas flitting through my head these days!
Disclaimer… I’ve never been one to like the “baby-looking” stuff. Just not my thing… I know some of you probably [...]

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Yeap… didn’t take long, did it?
1) We need STUFF!!! We’re planning a gigantic yard sale this Spring to help us raise money for our application fee, home study fee, etc. etc. etc. We just finished organizing our garage to make room for more yard sale items. We’ll take just about anything… one man’s junk, another man’s treasure! [...]

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Maybe it’s the Christmas feeling, or knowing that 2010 is quickly approaching… but I’m just so flippin’ excited!
Seems like Daniel and I have talked more and more about the adoption in the last couple of weeks. Here’s a few of the conversations we’ve had…

We’ve thought that 2010 will hopefully be the year that our baby is [...]

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Friends of ours left yesterday for China to pick up their little girl! They’ve been in the process for 5 YEARS so needless to say it’s been a long time coming.
Please pray specifically…

that all portions of the process go smoothly and better than imagined
a QUICK and painless 24 hour flight home with a baby that [...]

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I just don’t even know what to say about this…

THIS is a squatty potty… apparently THIS is what Easterners use for a… uh… toilet! So yeah… this might be one of the most interesting “attractions” we discover in South Korea when we go pick up our kid one day WOW!

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