What a fun couple of days we have had! We have had LOTS of time in the snow, made a rather stellar snowman, drank quite a bit of hot cocoa, and enjoyed some good ole' family time! I told Aidan and Hannah to soak up this snow, because they probably won't see 4 inches of snow in TN again until they are teenagers!
Some good news on the adoption front - I found out today that in 11 days (since going on the "list") we have gone up THREE spaces on the list. Pretty good, if you ask me! So now there are about 42 or so families in front of us. Keep in mind, that some of those families have requested either gender, and as boys are more prevalent, we may move up the list even faster. And some of the families have requested sibling groups, so that would bump us up too. Either way, I am thinking 8 to 10 months. The head-honcho of our adoption agency (WACAP) visited Ethiopia this past weekend to start relationships with some new orphanages. So hopefully that will open up more children to enter into WACAP's care.
And the highest bidder is...drumroll please....STEVE BOTTS! Yep, my dad was the highest bidder in the silent auction for the beautiful painting of the little African girl. He paid a whopping $250, which is a very generous contribution to help bring his next grandbaby home. I will have to say, that my family has been very supportive and generous with their time, money and resources in helping us with this journey. We also have several really good friends that never cease to amaze us with their hearts to give. THANK YOU to all of you!!!
Just a reminder that we are already taking donations for our spring yard sale. So if you have junk to get rid of - let me know! I will come haul it away for you!
Have a wonderful week!
Amanda