Friday, March 25, 2016

Namaste Comfort Colors T-Shirt Fundraiser




***1st batch of shirt orders will be taken until April 22, 2016*** 

HOW DOES IT WORK? Shirts are $20 a piece with $5 flat shipping - even if you order more than one.  Please select how many of these cute and comfy tees you'd like to order using the form from the link.  The last question will be your payment.  I will tally up all of the orders, send them to Fund the Nations, they print the shirts, send them to me, and I will deliver them to you!

The MORE shirts we sell the MORE profit we make towards our adoption from India!

Share this link ----> http://goo.gl/forms/nLUoHfPz0u <---- on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pin It to help us spread the word!  Everyone needs a good t-shirt, and this one helps make one less orphan in India.

You will be notified by email when the shirts arrive.  If you've selected pickup for delivery that will be arranged, or if you've selected "mail me my shirt" it will be packaged to mail.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ORDER! JOHN, JACKSON, GREYSON AND I APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW!

Order here -----> http://goo.gl/forms/nLUoHfPz0u

Saturday, March 19, 2016

A little homestudy delay...and start on the dossier!

Hi friends!

Not too much to report at the moment.  We finished our 2nd and last home study visit a few weeks ago.  Our wonderful social worker got it written up and turned in to our agency - only to find out India had changed the format of how they want the home studies to appear!

So, she had to go back and rework some corrections.  Not a HUGE deal, but a small delay for time's sake.  BUT, everything happens for a reason right?!  It's not anything at all we've stressed over.

We are currently waiting for her to finish the new home study and get it turned in to our agency. In the mean time - we have started working on our dossier!  This is another daunting pile of paperwork we are working on collecting.  Some of it is the same from our final application, so it really hasn't been too bad to gather!  We have ONE more item to collect and it is finished.

Here is what is needed for the dossier:

1. A registration form
2. Our motivation to adopt
3. Identifying information (driver's licenses, passports, etc)
4. Marriage Certificate
5. Photos of different rooms in our house, front of house, backyard, us, and us with our children
6. New medical exams
7. Proof of health insurance
8. Employment verification letters
9. A letter from our bank with current balances + 6 months worth of statements
10. (3) years worth of tax returns
11. Proof of home ownership
12. Police clearance
13. (3) new letters of recommendation
14. Children's consent - our oldest had to sign saying he OK'd us to adopt
15. USCIS I-797 pre-approval
16. Our homestudy
17. Undertaking of the agency

As always, PLEASE keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we continue on this amazing journey!