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Finding all of our Fish Sticks: Matching Grant

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Thursday, January 24, 2013. During our adoption process, I wanted to give fund raising my best shot. At times it seemed overwhelming and honestly sometimes it felt like a waste of my time. My efforts included:. Selling farm eggs, produce and raw honey. Participating in 2 children's consignment sales. Hosting 2 garage sales. Opening an etsy shop to make t-shirts, handbags and head bands. Selling clothing on ebay. Selling furniture and household items on Craigslist. Selling our Lionel train set on ebay.

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Finding all of our Fish Sticks: Mama Bears Have Reared Up

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Thursday, April 3, 2014. Mama Bears Have Reared Up. There has been so much to blog about lately regarding our adoption and one day I hope to sit down and write it all out for my boys and their story. Much of the details I have journaled but today is not a day to catch up on all that has transpired in the last month. Agreed to take on the entire adoptive community of families with their lawyer, a renowned adoption lawyer who specializes in cases like ours, to represent us and lead us in fighting to get ou...

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Deep Fried Goodness: April 2014

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Friday, April 25, 2014. That One Time When Some Things Happened. Maybe one day I shall be so productive as to catch up on all the many wondrous and delightful things that have been going on here in the 'hood. But maybe not. I am far behind. For today let's cut our losses and move on. Checking on the seeds we planted. At the end of May, I am going to be working only 2 days per week. (And the villagers rejoice! So Quasi-Stay-At-Home-Mom, here I come! And I'm really excited about it! We are going to China!

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Deep Fried Goodness: June 2015

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Saturday, June 6, 2015. Some Catching Up For Majorly Slacking Bloggers. Allllrighty. So we've been home for a while now. Things are going well! Also, busy. Who knew! Ephraim has been growing, and seems to be getting a lot stronger. He has a lot more stamina than at first, tho he has yet to take his first steps. He can stand up from seated position, but just wobbles for a second and then plops back down. He has a lot of encouragers, tho. I don't think it'll be too long. :). We LOVE our new house, and our ...

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Deep Fried Goodness: January 25~ Visa Medical

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Sunday, January 25, 2015. January 25 Visa Medical. This morning was the medical exam for the visa. Nothing too extensive. Just your basic exam and height/weight, etc. E weighed in at a whopping 18 lbs, with clothes, shoes, and a wet diaper. He was 27.5 inches long. They draw blood for tb testing for kids over 2, so we dodged that bullet, thankfully. They said he had no murmur! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). So I can just write anything I want in here? View my complete profile. January 25 Visa Medical.

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Deep Fried Goodness: June 2014

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014. These Kids. They are comedians, and they don't know it. Mostly for the sake of my memory, here are some recent(ish) conversations at our house. Me: Goodnight guys. I'm going for a run. Isaac: Then you'll be sweating LIKE A FREAK when you come in and hug us! Eli: Ababa, tell me the truth. Were you sleeping with your shirt off? John: Yes, I did. Eli: Are you lying? You need your shirt on! Me: (in an overly excited and encouraging voice) Raya, shall we go sit on the potty? Isaac: God...

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Deep Fried Goodness: January 28~ Home!

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015. We stopped and picked up Isaac at school. We'd warned his teacher that were coming, and it was sweet, because then his class met Ephraim and said Ni Hao and said they'd been praying for us. Isaac was surprised to see us and more than happy to leave school early, and we headed home to meet the others! A bit of Chaos. (What is Isaac doing? My lap was suddenly very popular. All up in his face. All the time. He's mostly a pretty happy guy, tho. Teaching him some good stuff. Be " TH...

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Deep Fried Goodness: January 26~ Shopping and Touring

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Sunday, January 25, 2015. January 26 Shopping and Touring. This morning we were able to facetime with the kids back home, which was fun. Grandma Barb was relieved of her kid duties, and reportedly went home to take a nap. :). Aunt Amber and Grandma on The Farm (who probably did not bring her kittens with her, unfortunately) have now taken the reigns. The kids looked happy! It’s been a good trip, but I can’t wait to be home. There are shops and stuff in there now too. So… more souvenir shopping. January 2...

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Deep Fried Goodness: January 23~ The Garden

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Friday, January 23, 2015. January 23 The Garden. The garden was beautiful, and it was nice to be outside and in the sunshine. I had Ephraim in the babycarrier thing, but he doesn’t really love it because he’d much prefer to be facing forward and looking all around him. Cuz I’m not much to look at. J. Here we are at the garden. with Matt's finger. John found a tall dutch lady to chat with. After the garden we went out for dim sum at a restaurant right by the garden. It was really good! Tanks of Live Stuff.

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Deep Fried Goodness: November 2014

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Monday, November 3, 2014. Last week we were notified that our status was listed as Match Reviewed, and today our agency received our official Letter of Acceptance! Next comes the I800 (a US Immigration form) and. then some other stuff. and some other stuff, and all this stuff usually takes around 2-3 months. So it's looking like we'll travel sometime in January! Fun Fact: We left on January 1, 2010 and had Isaac in our arms on January 3. 5 years. 4 kids. We be outta our minds, yo. View my complete profile.