Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Documents???

I stopped by the post office and overnighted my application and check to the NEW agency. They are in the process of reviewing my home study and if it gets approved on Wed or Thurs I am hoping to have the actual hard copy in my HOT little hands by Sunday night so I can overnight it to USCIS. I hope it does not get delayed ANY LONGER than that. I can't afford to.

I also was finally able to get all of the documents needed sent to Reese's Rainbow and we have officially set up a family sponsorship page (FSP) for Tynsleigh and someone has already donated to it so it isn't at ZERO!
(Thank you Cathy Worrell)

I am also in the process of researching which grants will allow for singles to adopt from AGAIN!!! They are very limited and some have a deadline of NEXT WEEK! OH, I hope my home study gets approved in the next two days.

I am also working diligently to gather all of my dossier documents so that they are ready to go. I believe I am about 75% done with that...YAY!!

Then once I get my notice, my son will go in for his fingerprinting (ugh didn't want to have to wait), then I will get USCIS approval letter then I will take a day and drive them the 3 or so hours to Tallahassee. From Tallahassee I will overnight them (as soon as they are back in my hot little hands and before I make the long drive back home) to get the last seal of approval.

The next step after all of that is DTC (Dossier to China)...I can't wait... I will keep you posted.

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Update on Brennan...Update on Adoption...Update on Family

Things have been quite busy around here lately. I see so many of my adoption mommy friends applying to adopt again. It brings a smile to my face when I see this type of announcement from my friends. More children coming into beautiful families, that is enough to make anyone smile.

All of my children have been doing amazing.
My oldest daughter has announced that they are due to welcome their third child into their family in July. She will be their second daughter, Ensley Capri O'Quinn. We are very happy for them and her big sister (who just turned 4 last month) loves to shop for her and MAY have an addiction to it...lol.
My oldest son is impressing me more and more each day. He is in the Police Academy and he is making top scores on his written tests, top scores on his physical tests and top scores (accuracy and timing) on his shooting scores. He is doing so well and I admire him for what he is doing. Does it scare me that he will be a police officer in the world that seems to be getting more and more violent??? YES!! It scares me. It scares me more than he will ever know but I love him and as his mother will support him (and worry about) him.
My second oldest daughter had a great birthday this month and was quite spoiled. We all got her clothes and she had FOUR days of celebration (family, then brother, then boyfriend, then boyfriend's family). Lucky girl!!
My second oldest son is doing great his final year in high school and is very eager to graduate. He will be going to college for Equine Studies (horses). He got a part time job helping out with thoroughbreds and foal care (newborn babies being born this spring). He is so excited and can not wait.
My next oldest son has had a few set back with walking in his prosthetics but we are working through them. His wrists are swollen and starting to get sore. We had x-rays done and nothing is broken but one looks like there is a lot of fluid in it. Hopefully the doctor can get everything back to normal quickly. I am picking favorites again this year on Dancing with the Stars and it is going to be the soldier with the double amputee (he has one arm and one leg amputated and my son is double leg amputee like the paralympic girl last season). I love their determination and can not wait to see what he does.
My youngest daughter had surgery early Feb and we are waiting for the cast to be removed soon for them to see what steps are next for her ankle. She had an ankle reconstruction and the doctor was very impressed with how well she did. We were in and out of the hospital in 4 hours, record time for that type of surgery. She is a rock star!!
My youngest son, Brennan, that so many of you helped to bring home is doing AMAZING!!! Brennan is fully potty trained during the day and working on overnight. His expressive and comprehensive language are that of a 4 1/2 year old that has been home their entire life. That is AMAZING for a child who has only spoken English for 5 1/2 month. He is only 3 1/2. We are doing our best to keep him bilingual in his number, colors and fruit. He knows who "safe" people are (family and church family) and will NOT speak to anyone who is not "safe" people. He speaks in paragraphs and tells great stories (that you can actually understand). He can recite the ENTIRE Frozen move (yes, we had to hide the movie from him...5 times a day every day was a bit much for mommy). He can sing so many songs and loves to sing in the car, while he is playing, and just about anywhere. He is so bright and knows our routine, has a great appetite and LOVES to get KISSES!!!

I love my children and am so proud of every one of them. Where are we in the adoption? Oh...it has taken sooo long to get to this point but I know God has this and will show me the way. I am switching agencies because of some things that have happened with them over the past few months that make me want to cry but God has a plan and I have to trust in it. My application and documents were sent to them this week and I have to overnight them tomorrow so they will get them on Monday when they open. They received my homestudy last night and should take the next few days to review it. Once it is finalized I can finally send it in to USCIS to get my I800 approval updated.

I am working on some fundraising. I have necklaces and bracelets for sale on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/790715917640575/
I have shirts for sale and so much more.

I have a few fundraisers in the works right now and will hopefully be albe to roll them out in the next week or so!!

I am hoping to travel this summer so that means I really need the finances to come through in a big way. I was able to fund Brennan's adoption with a lot of my savings before I started and by cutting costs each month. I don't have the savings this time for this adoption. I stepped out in faith because I KNOW that this little girl is mine and I need to bring her home...SOON and FAST!!!

More updates to come!!!