FUNDRAISING OUR ADOPTION

As you all know, the costs of adoption seems to be getting higher and higher. Just this month we were informed by our agency that we'd have to travel to Ethiopia to be present for our court date. Do we get to see our child ??? are we going to have notice or will we be preparing to pack our bags and leave at anytime??? Because of the increasing fee's and general adoption costs we have started a few fundraising campaigns to better prepare ourselves. Firstly we opened a store through Just Love Coffee. What an amazing organization, not only are they helping to fund our adoption, its supporting the farmers through their Fair Trade coffee and helping orphans in great need. The other campaign we organized is the collection of used ink and toner cartridges. Not only will we raise money but we're also helping the planet by the reuse and recycle of millions of cartridges that end up in land fills every year. If anyone has any other ideas on how we could put a little money away let us know. Every little bit counts!

the beginning of the long road

so first post, hi, my name is Jamie and I'm a mother of two girls, Sophia & Ava, and happily married to my husband Dale. Early 2009 we began to look into adoption. With the hundreds of websites, and various information snips it was confusing at first, but we have narrowed everything down and now we're on the waiting list to adopt a child from Ethiopia. HURRAY!!!! I know that you waiting parents are probably understanding the feelings we're going through. We're so excited and just READY to start...but its going to be a long process so I try not to think to much about it all day. The girls keep me busy enough, but on down time I'm checking emails, looking up questions I randomly come up with and of course, watching the dozens of youtube videos of Gotcha Days, and first time meetings. I'm anxious to start blogging about our experiences, as well as to get to know the families that are also adopting. Any advice or tips from you experienced parents would be great...no matter what it is!!