Last call!! Scentsy fundraiser ends tonight!

All proceeds will go toward HH's adoption fund! If you love Scentsy and want to contribute to a great cause, now is the time!


https://scentswithadele.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Buy

A father's love

The decisions the father in this story has to make on behalf of his daughter will touch you to the core. The story is both heart-wrenching and warming.  Many parents around the globe must make these tough decisions. No parent should have to.

http://www.chinasmack.com/2009/stories/impoverished-farmer-father-abandoned-girl-daughter.html

Last days for the Scentsy Fundraiser--ends September 30 so hurry!

Time is running out to support the Tomaszewski family's adoption of Huan Huan with Scentsy consutant extrordianire Adele! Huan Huan turns 14 on January 1 and his adoption must be completed by December 30. Adele has kindly donated all September proceeds from our party with her toward his adoption. Monday will be the last day to order.
Here's the link:
https://scentswithadele.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Buy

Superkids event this weekend

Yay! We succeeded in getting a load of kids clothing hung, tagged, and transported over to the Superkids Resale event in Gresham! It wasn't near the load I had envisioned taking over but at least it is something. Superkids sells vetted clothing, toys, furniture, and other items of interest to parents, prospective parents and kids. Consignors get a percentage of sales and have the option to donate anything that doesn't sell. Win-win all the way around. There's another sale next month in Vancouver which can take items as well. Purchasers get quality items for less than retail or thrift shop prices. Sure hope some of our stuff sells! I've had ten hours sleep over the last two days and I'm feeling it. Will be working the event as well at the Tupperware booth. Always look forward to helping people. Check out the scene at the event site! The event coordinator says there were 93,000--you read it right--93,000 items brought in for this weekend's sale! All I can say is, "Wow!"

Photos from Oktoberfest 2012!

Oktoberfest auction

Hey, all you peeps coming down to Oktoberfest at Oaks Park! We will be auctioning off a nice set of Tupperware at our booth this weekend with the proceeds going to HH's adoption fund. Come on down and check it and all the other great items we have for you! Better yet, date a party with me for an extra gift! Say ooommmmpa!

Her birth mother found her

It wasn't her dream, but the author got to experience what many adopted children long for: reconnection with their past and with the family who had to make the difficult decision to place them for adoption.

http://www.salon.com/2013/09/16/when_my_birth_mother_found_me/

Countdown?!!

I spoke with a very nice supervisor at the National Benefits Center today. While HH's case doesn't qualify for expediting at this time, she assured me that our file would be reviewed in the next couple weeks. Meaning, if all goes well, we could be looking at travel authorization in as little as six weeks. OMG! Now, before anyone gets too excited, from the look of things, there are a couple of Chinese holidays that might make a couple weeks impact on the other side of the ocean. On this side, we have to pray we don't get an RFE. What's an RFE? Returned for errors. The homestudy that has to be turned in with the I800a application has to have very specific questions asked and very specific wording. Some adoptive families have had their I800a's RFE'd 3, 4, and even 6 times. Which means the homestudy has to be rewritten, re-reviewed, re-submitted, returned to the queue, re-reviewed...you get the idea. If we get an RFE, that would probably put us into late November or early December. More than one....I don't want to think about that. That would be a very bad place. Especially with our holidays and holiday closures starting then. Time is running out. Lord, bring my HH home. Remove all obstacles for him. Don't let this one go to places unknown.

Update Update Update!

We got the update on HH! He's doing really well. He got an award from his school for all of his hard work! So proud of him! His classmates, teachers, and caregivers all really like him and feel he is an exceptional person! Can't wait to bring him home!

Scentsy Fundraiser is here!

For the month of September, my friend Adele will donate all proceeds from sales at Terry's party on her Scentsy website toward HH's adoption!


https://scentswithadele.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Buy

So much to share today!

I'm not sure where to start!

As far as the journey to bring HH home, I've gotten my fingerprinting done by USCIS and sent all of the docs from the Chinese consulate to our agency. We're now awaiting approval from USCIS which is the last bit of paperwork before our dossier goes to China (DTC). Yay!

I am anxiously awaiting an update on HH. My adoption coordinator says it is very extensive and even includes some of his school work!  Last week, I got new pictures. He has grown so much since the first ones!

Miracle Man had surgery last week to reconstruct his nose and lip. He looks so good! Dr. Kuang is awesome! Very thankful for our team up at Doernbecher!

Anyone like Scentsy? Look for a new fundraiser soon!