Hello,
In celebration of Fall (my favorite season), I'm typing in orange.
Sarah emailed us last night her recommended changes to our Dear Birthmother letter. Today we made the changes and emailed it back. Round 2...DONE. I'm not sure how many drafts we'll go through, but we anticipate it to take 4-6 weeks before we complete the final draft. In the meantime we'll be working on taking some pictures for the letter.
Hugs,
Brenda
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Letter
Hello,
Mike and I just emailed the first draft of our Dear Birthmother letter to Sarah. It was more difficult than we both thought to put on paper our lives, feeling and anticipation of bringing a new baby into our lives. Now we're drained and will be out of commission for the next few days. :) I'm kidding. I'll let you know when Sarah responds with her comments and recommendations on our letter. Until then, we wait.
Love,
Brenda
Mike and I just emailed the first draft of our Dear Birthmother letter to Sarah. It was more difficult than we both thought to put on paper our lives, feeling and anticipation of bringing a new baby into our lives. Now we're drained and will be out of commission for the next few days. :) I'm kidding. I'll let you know when Sarah responds with her comments and recommendations on our letter. Until then, we wait.
Love,
Brenda
Sunday, October 17, 2010
TREEEEEEE
Good moring and happy church day!
Susan Reeg, a lady I used to work with at my last job, came over yesterday to paint a tree on our nursery wall. I even go in there and helped...with a lot of her guidance, of course. So, without further ado, here are a few pictures of the progression:
Have a great day!!!
Hugs,
Brenda
Susan Reeg, a lady I used to work with at my last job, came over yesterday to paint a tree on our nursery wall. I even go in there and helped...with a lot of her guidance, of course. So, without further ado, here are a few pictures of the progression:
Below is a bookshelf/shoe rack that I had purchased, sanded and repainted.
Have a great day!!!
Hugs,
Brenda
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Meeting
Hi!
We had another meeting with Sarah yesterday. We gave her our signed contract and the 1st half of our adoption fee. Sarah gave us a binder that included: forms we need to sign, information about their Facebook page, information about their counseling and support program, a checklist of items to be completed for our next meetings, recommendations on how to write our birthmother letter and some sample birthmother letters. The forms that we have to complete are:
* Employment verification
* Confirmation of personal knowledge (if other children, previous marriages, health conditions, etc.)
* Liability release of the Adoption Center
* Release of promotional material
* Preference form (in regard to a child)
* Adoptive parents information (financial, SS#, DL#, etc)
We will begin writing our birthmother letter right away. Once we complete the draft, we'll email it to Sarah and she'll make change recommendations. Then we'll go back and forth until it's completed and ready for birthmothers' eyes. We also have to take a handful of pictures for Sarah to choose for the letter.
Once the birthmother letter is finalizes, our pictures are in-hand and our forms are signed, then Sarah will come to our house for the next meeting.
I'll post again soon.
Love,
Brenda
We had another meeting with Sarah yesterday. We gave her our signed contract and the 1st half of our adoption fee. Sarah gave us a binder that included: forms we need to sign, information about their Facebook page, information about their counseling and support program, a checklist of items to be completed for our next meetings, recommendations on how to write our birthmother letter and some sample birthmother letters. The forms that we have to complete are:
* Employment verification
* Confirmation of personal knowledge (if other children, previous marriages, health conditions, etc.)
* Liability release of the Adoption Center
* Release of promotional material
* Preference form (in regard to a child)
* Adoptive parents information (financial, SS#, DL#, etc)
We will begin writing our birthmother letter right away. Once we complete the draft, we'll email it to Sarah and she'll make change recommendations. Then we'll go back and forth until it's completed and ready for birthmothers' eyes. We also have to take a handful of pictures for Sarah to choose for the letter.
Once the birthmother letter is finalizes, our pictures are in-hand and our forms are signed, then Sarah will come to our house for the next meeting.
I'll post again soon.
Love,
Brenda
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Next Appointment
Dear loved ones,
We have our next appointment set up with Sarah Jensen at the Adoption Center in 1 week. It's on Wednesday, October 13th. We will be spending about an hour and a half with her to give her our signed contract, pay 1/2 our adoption fee and the length of time will be reviewing sample Dear Birth Mom letters. Our next assignment will be to write our own Dear Birth Mom letter. Sarah will be helping us along the way, so I feel confident that we'll have a good outcome.
I changed my mind on a piece of furniture in the nursery. I'm using the changing table that went with the crib instead of the antique piece we purchased. I sanded and painted it last Saturday and am happy with the outcome. I'll post a picture next time.
I've been a little down with a cold since Sunday, so I've been feeling a little lazy. I'm sure I'll be on the up-and-up very soon.
Love,
Brenda
We have our next appointment set up with Sarah Jensen at the Adoption Center in 1 week. It's on Wednesday, October 13th. We will be spending about an hour and a half with her to give her our signed contract, pay 1/2 our adoption fee and the length of time will be reviewing sample Dear Birth Mom letters. Our next assignment will be to write our own Dear Birth Mom letter. Sarah will be helping us along the way, so I feel confident that we'll have a good outcome.
I changed my mind on a piece of furniture in the nursery. I'm using the changing table that went with the crib instead of the antique piece we purchased. I sanded and painted it last Saturday and am happy with the outcome. I'll post a picture next time.
I've been a little down with a cold since Sunday, so I've been feeling a little lazy. I'm sure I'll be on the up-and-up very soon.
Love,
Brenda
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