Join Angela, Axel, Abel, Amos, Audrey and Asher as they welcome their new sibling home.

Saturday, October 31, 2020

First Fee Paid!

For all our previous adoptions, in the left sidebar I kept a running calculation of our adoption costs. I'll be starting that again today! 

Yesterday I sent off our first check to our adoption agency. $2263 that will cover submission and translating of our request for a waiting child. This is our introduction to the specific country where the child is located, requesting her referral. It will take a couple of weeks before we have an answer.  When we do we'll be able to tell you what country, and whether its a boy or girl! 

Next stop: Get moving with a home study! 





Sunday, October 18, 2020

Why are we here?




About a month ago I posted what was...I guess...a cryptic post. 

I don’t know if people actually read blogs anymore, so they may have not realized it was a link to this blog. 

They also may not have realized this is our adoption blog. 

The adoption blog where I have journaled all our previous adoption journeys. I *only* post where when we’re adopting. 

So, removing all mystery, yes, we are adopting again! 

From where? I can’t tell you yet, because we aren’t yet approved. 

Who? I can’t tell you yet, because we aren’t yet approved. 

When? Well the process is started, but it takes a very long time. So, about a year before we bring the mystery child home. Also, because some of our other kids are still doing distance learning, and really I’m doing my own curriculum, it is taking me forever to get paperwork done! 



What I can tell you is this: Before we can start the process we must apply to the country in question and ask if they will accept us with my history of breast cancer. Once we get that approval, then I can say the “where” part. 

We’re very excited. Waiting a whole year will be difficult. The longest adoption process we’ve ever had - except for Amos but he was already in our home. 

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Yawn and Stretch

Time to wake up the blog!!! 



I’ve heard that Blogger is the “platform of the 2000’s and SOoooo outdated.” But, it’s what I’m familiar with and I don’t really feel like changing. If you’re new to our family, you may want to check old posts to find out what this blog is about!