This & That

I knew this waiting period was going to be hard to get myself to post. Just didn't think I would have this hard of a time coming up with things to talk about. For those of you who know me personally, this comes as a shock! It's not for a lack of stuff going on. It's more like "Do people really want to hear/see what we are up to day by day? Do they want to still hear that we are still waiting & haven't heard a single thing from our agency since our acceptance letter?" This will be the hardest part & most boring part of this process but we haven't had time to dwell on that. There are times I would love to get that phone call & others when it would be so overwhelming. Just have to rely on God's perfect timing.

Saturday we travelled up to Minneapolis to have a grant interview with the MICAH fund. It stands for Minority Infant & Children Adoption Help. We really couldn't find a reason to stay overnight & with all the stuff going on, we decided it was easier to just drive up & come right back. It was all worth it since we qualify for a grant. It works a little differently since domestic adoption can me unpredictible with timing. Since the amount that they have fluctuates with need, they wait til you are placed with a child & know your final expenses to disperse funds. So when we know who/when, we let them know & let them know what we have left to come up with. This also means we don't know a specific amount just yet either. We know what they don't usually go under so we will just keep it in the back of our minds what we might end up with.

We are still hosting the suppers in our home or at your home. We haven't been focusing too much on that since we really haven't had much time to host. We know that summer is a very busy time for everyone but if anyone is interested, we can give a list of possible dates. Or if you have a particular event that you want food for, just ask & we will see what we can do. We have several options for menu & we've had a great time with those who have already participated. I know they would give a good recommendation! haha! We just need to do a few more to get us enough money for our placement fee. Then we can focus on travel expenses, birth mother expenses & legal fees. If anyone has any other "not so time consuming" fund raisers, we are open to that too.

Well, off to get some things done. Domestic duties are calling & I'm really trying not listen. But if I don't, it won't get done & our families can tell you that I don't do well with that. I've got that Dutch thing in me that can't resist having a clean house!