One step closer

We received our I800 approval yesterday. Much quicker than I thought we'd receive it.

Now we wait for a letter from the National Visa Center. When we receive that (should be a week) we fax it to our adoption agency and they forward it to their representative in China.

Their rep then takes it to the Chinese Authorities and requests our Travel Authorization.

Pretty soon we'll know when we'll see our son for the first time!

Getting very excited!

WOW!

588 Mardi Gras T-Shirts Sold!

We are so totally blown away! For Jacob's adoption we sold just under 200 t-shirts. At the time I was working someplace with many employees and everyone supported us in our adoption. I currently work in an office with about 20 employees, so I didn't expect to sell as many shirts this time.

When our friends and family found out about our fundraiser many of them asked for their own order forms to sell to their friends and co-workers. Last night I compiled our master order and was in shock when the grand total was reaching over 400. When I was done, I totalled the column and saw the 588 number!! Through the generosity of a local businessman (Lenni Lipari, Action Specialties) we made over $2600 on our fundraiser!

That's HALF of our orphanage donation!!

The t-shirts are so beautiful and we can't wait to go to the parades this year. We hope to meet some of the people that supported our adoption.

LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER

(Let the good times roll)

GEAUX SAINTS!

Happy...errr...Groundhog Day....NOT......

Here in Southwest Louisiana we don't see any groundhogs (what's a groundhog anyway?). Punxsutawney Phil...gimme a break! We've got Pierre C Shadeaux....the Nutra Rat!

And....he didn't see his shadow...that means a long spring and a shorter summer! YIPEE

Read all about it and see a picture of Pierre by clicking the link below :)


News : NO SHADOW, CHER (New Iberia, LA)

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LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE!

WE WERE APPROVED TODAY!!! WE'RE GOING TO CHINA!!!!!

Finally, we received an approval ahead of schedule! Today was day 52 of our wait for LOA (Letter of Acceptance) and the average wait is 80 days! So, you can imagine how excited and surprised we are!

Hopefully, we will travel sometime in April. We'll miss his 2nd birthday, but we won't miss it by much!

We're coming precious baby boy!!

Adoption Fundraiser

I know I probably only have a few readers, but I thought I'd offer you the opportunity to own
a beautiful Mardi Gras T-Shirt and help out with our adoption.


The shirts are short sleeved, purple, 100% preshrunk cotton and are available in YS-5XXL.

YS-XL are $10, XXL-5XL are $12. IF I need to ship them to you, I'll charge you exactly what it costs to ship them.

If you'd like a t-shirt, please leave me a comment that includes your email address and we'll work out the details.

Thanks!

For those of us who are counting......

Just in case you are color blind that number is

45!

We are 45 days into our wait for LOA

The average is currenly 80 days...over halfway there!

Pray for America

A Pro-Life Prayer For Our President And Public Officials
Lord God, Author of Life and Source of Eternal Life,

Move the hearts of all our public officials and especially our President, to fulfill their responsibilities worthily and well to all those entrusted to their care.

Help them in their special leadership roles, to extend the mantle of protection to the most vulnerable, especially the defenseless unborn, whose lives are threatened with extermination by an indifferent society.

Guide all public officials by your wisdom and grace to cease supporting any law that fails to protect the fundamental good that is human life itself, which is a gift from God and parents.

You are the Protector and Defender of the lives of the innocent unborn. Change the hearts of those who compromise the call to protect and defend life. Bring our nation to the values that have made us a great nation, a society that upholds the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all.

Mary, the Mother of the living, help us to bear witness to the Gospel of Life with our lives and our laws, through Christ, Our Lord.

Amen.

Imprimatur:
January 22, 2009
Most Reverend Robert J. Baker
Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama