Animal Crackers for Two

What a day, after a long night drive to get our fingerprints done.   And six hours in a car with your hubby gives you plenty of time to catch up talking about things that we need to be completed before we travel.  We had stopped for a while to get some diner and as we went to check out the man sitting behind us had paid for our dinner.  The odd thing he never said anything to us, he only kept waving at Jake and smiling.  Jake is JAKE, you don't even have to know him without falling in love with him.  Jake is non-verbal but always smiling and giggling.  Our family is so proud of Jake he is a fighter.  Jake 5 years ago weighed under 15 pounds at age 5 and a half years.  Now barely weighting 48 pounds and turning 10 march 1st.  A child we were told would died within six months after adopting sits smiling and laughing.  Daily he struggles with his Cystic Fibrosis.  Jake's major issues are his digestive system where he can not absorb the nutrients he needs.  So daily he takes over 2

Unfortunately we are unable to adopt Ronald.  Hard to explain in words at this moment.  My heart is torn.

DAY ONE and counting.. Today our Home study has been received at USCIS and now we wait for our finger prints. May these days ahead pass quickly.  We were told that now we will be traveling to Texas instead of Mississippi for our fingerprints.  So this will be a great change from previous areas we were printed at.  We still have to update our FBI finger prints and send these off for authentication.  And next begin updating all our documents so they do not expire.  Our family will be traveling during the winter this next year so we will began collecting winter items for the children's orphanage.  We try hard each trip to leave donations to the little ones that remain behind.  During our adoption we will do a duffle~bag fundraiser to pack the items in.  Presently it cost $100 extra to bring a nice size duffle.  So we will fill this with socks, mittens, hats and small crib size blankets.  So of this stuff we can purchase over in their country but some items are very high and hard to

Homeland Security has received our Homestudy and all necessary documents are included.  So now we wait for our finger print date for our family.  During this time we are fundraising the much needed funds for two little boys. Breakdown of USA fees paid for Dossier: REECES RAINBOW   Love Offering                                            ($250) FSP                                                                                                    ($25) Home Study                                                                                   ($1600) CCAI   Provider Agency                                                               ($2750) HHA                                                                                                ($900) USCIS Fees                                                                                    ($720) Fingerprinting USCIS                                                                       ($255) Fingerprinting

Mardi Gras Fundraiser for Clyde and Ronald Mardi Gras Beads New Orleans Mardi Gras is an official public holiday in certain places in the United States and across the globe. It is an official state holiday in Louisiana, and Brazil also has made the Carnival celebration an official public holiday.  In the same way that Christmas Eve is a part of the entire Christmas holiday, Mardi Gras is a part of the Carnival celebration.  Carnival refers to a multi-day season that commemorates the period before Lent, while Mardi Gras is a single Tuesday within that period.The two terms are typically used interchangeably, though they technically are separate entities.   Because they are two parts of the same whole, Mardi Gras celebrations tend to be very similar in nature to Carnival celebrations, featuring public gatherings with colorful costumes and the consumption of rich food and drink. The Carnival season, and Mardi Gras as part of it, is intended as a celebration to precede