Ok, as many of you know the cost of a Russian adoption is quite costly. We were told to figure around $40,000 by the time everything is said and done. (This is almost $10,000 more than just 4 years ago!) You may wonder, "Where does all that money go?" Well, it goes to the agencies both in the US and Russia because they have to do so much with our paperwork you would be shocked, appostilling, notarizing, mailing expenses, homestudy expenses, psychological exams, Russian representatives who are doing mountains of paperwork in Russia, lawyers, legal fees, doctors fees for physicals, donations to the orphanage and the caretakers, travel expenses, etc, etc, etc. The list goes on and on. Not to mention we will more than likely be making three trips this time. (With Travis we were quite fortunate to only make one trip!)
So, with that being said, Daryle and I have decided to do a couple of fundraisers. The first one we are going to do is another cookbook. We did a cookbook to raise money when we were adopting Travis and it was quite a success. So, if you have a recipe ( or a couple) that you really love and want to share I would appreciate it if you could e-mail it/them to me by OCTOBER 18...that would be AWESOME!! That gives you all two whole weeks!! I am hoping to get it to print by the end of the month and have them ready to sell by mid-November. Thanks in advance for anybody who wants to help out. My e-mail is listed on the sidebar of this blog in case you don't have it already. Thanks again to all who want to participate!!
Our second fundraiser we are working on is hopefully going to be some type of Casino Night. We have a tentative date for November 15, but I will post more when I know for sure if that date will work out or not. If you live around here keep that date in mind for now!
There are hundreds of thousands of orphans in Russia alone, not to mention all the many other countries (including our own) that also have children who are needing forever families. Our hearts have been drawn to the children of Russia for some reason and we feel this is where God is leading us at this time. We deeply appreciate the love and support from all of our family and friends as we embark on another journey to find our child. Many of you know Travis and you are well aware of the love and joy he has brought to our family. We are anxious to be able to share that same love and joy with another child. It will make our family feel more complete. Thanks so much for all the love and prayers, they are appreciated more than you will ever know!
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