Once Again

After receiving much needed documents we found out we need new updated copies of our Agency License and Social Worker License.  This meant 5 more of both the SW License and the Agency License.  Ten documents in all.  Okay once done I picked them up at $20 per document we had to shell out $320.00 includes additional SW Fee.  Thank God I checked each of the documents only to find out they were no good.. $320.00 wasted down the drain and also another week delay in getting them apostilled.

Today I head back to the SW to pick up our documents but had to pay $50.00 to have them all redone.   I ran to FEDEX and send off the remainder of the documents so we can receive a travel date. So I carefully went to the desk at FEDEX only not to have our FEDEX account number.  Four women this time at FEDEX and not one took the time to help me locate the number I needed.  I was instructed to go to a computer to find my number which was to be sent Via Email.  Which never showed up, then I was told to call FEDEX and finally got a account #.

Everything placed inside an envelope with a check to our State's Commission's Office to be apostilled.  10 documents in all ($200.00)  FEDEX $27.00 one way and then another FEDEX return for $27.00 to the receiver.  I was blessed to have a family bring my documents to our children's country.  So this time next week our documents will be in a family's hands and loaded into their suitcases.  Everything will be on it's way on the 14th of October.  Our Agency Licenses expires on the 31st so we have to rush it there to get our travel date.

So far our dossier preparation has added well above ($15,000) and we have not even traveled.
PAIDED FROM SAVINGS AND PERSONAL LOANS

TRIP ONE:
We have airline tickets to purchase for three trips, estimating close to ($12,000)
Average $4000 per trip**** times three trips*** three people travel during holiday time**
Facilitator fees ($17,150)  two children, two separate cities
In country Travel $50 per day for three weeks ($1,050)
Hotels~Apartments  three weeks @ $60 to $75.00   ( roughly $2325.00)
Food for 3 weeks $40 a day times 21 days  ($840.00)  ***We will try and eat light to save funds.
GRAND TOTAL $33,365



TRIP TWO:
Airline was estimated and included in trip one's total
In~country travel, lodgings & food one week  ($980.00)



TRIP THREE : FINAL TRIP
Children's and adult's return tickets                       $2800.00
Lodgings, in~country travel and food                    $2910.00
Medical, Visa, expedited passports                        $2100.00

  USCIS 2nd Child                                                     $775.00
                                                                 $8,685 Needed for Trip 3


Grand Total estimated  at:        $33,365
                                                             980
                                                         $8,685
                                                        $43,030
PLUS $15,000 FOR DOSSIER  +$15,000
                                                        $58,030.00
                                                       -$34,899.38  FSP Reece's Rainbow Account
                                                       MINUS FSP AND CHILD'S GRANTS
                                                        $23,130.62  FUNDS NEEDED TO BE FULLY FUNDED

                                                       $8,130.62  ESTIMATED FUNDS NEEDED
                                                        TO COMPLETE OUR ADOPTION

THIS MEANS WE NEED TO RAISE $8,130.72 TO COMPLETE OUR ADOPTION. WE HAVE ROUGHLY THREE MONTHS TOTAL TO RAISE AND SAVE THESE FUNDS.
TO BE FULLY FUNDED FOR OUR ADOPTION OF BOTH BOYS WILL BE $23,130.72

TO SAVE THESE TWO BOYS LIVES FROM LIVING IN AN ORPHANAGE IS $58,030.

                                                                      $8,130.62  

          ESTIMATED FUNDS OUR FAMILY NEEDS TO COMPLETE OUR ADOPTION