Blessed Family Blog: Girls First Hair Treatment

Thursday, January 31, 2008

I used Some of Marguerite's Magic on the girls today. They were so funny. They loved their little shower caps. They looked at each other and laughed.

Jan 7-Contacted by social worker and interviews will start this month
January 4, 2011-Homestudy paperwork received and social worker should be in contact soon
December 27-Homestudy paperwork and homestudy fee in mail to AWAA-California
December 10-Wristband Fundraiser started
November 30-Tastefully Simple Fundraiser-$150 raised
October 25-Sarah's Treasure Box Fundraiser-$250 raised with sale of 50 necklaces
Adoption Bug T-Shirt Fundraiser Started
October 1-Receive Home Study packet and Welcome to the Ethiopia program emails
September 26-Sent in first agency fee
September 17-Fill out required agency agreement forms and get ready to mail with first agency fee
September 16-Receive phone call that we're approved to adopt
September 12-Coin boxes ready for fundraising
September 7-Contacted by friends that they want to do a T-shirt fundraiser with original one-of-a kind T-shirts
September 7-Send in applicaton
September 6-Start our first fundraiser with JustLove Coffee Roasters
September 6-Fill out application
September 4-Decide to move forward with adoption of two children
August 2010-Request information packet from America World Adoption

Adopted for Life by Russell D. Moore
Dream Big: The Henrietta Mears Story by Earl O. Roe
Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
Forever Lily: An Unexpected Mother's Journey to Adoption in China by Beth Nonte Russell
From Ashes To Africa by Josh & Amy Bottomly
Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China by Janet & Geoff Benge
Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani
Oceans Apart by Karen Kingsbury
Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey From A Refugee Camp To Harvard by Mawi Asgedom
same kind of different As me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Take Your Best Shot: Do Something Bigger Than Yourself by Austin Gutwein
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Alborn
The Hospital By The River: A Story of Hope by Dr. Catherine Hamlin
The Lost Daughters of China by Karin Evans
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (language warning)
Too Small To Ignore by Dr. Wess Stafford
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Alborn

A Sane Woman's Guide to Raising a Large Family by Mary Ostyn
Dangerous Surrender by Kay Warren
David Livingstone-Africa's Trailblazer
Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham
Gladys Alyward:The Adventure of a Lifetime by Janet & Geoff Benge
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim
In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
Letters To My Daughter by Maya Angelou
Love in the House by Chris & Wendy Jeub
Multiple Bles8ings by Jon & Kate Gosselin & Beth Carson
Nights In Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
Old Yellar by Frank Gipson
Once Blind: The Life of John Newton by Kay Marshall Strom
Savage Sam by Fred Gipson
So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore by Jake Colsen
Sundays at Tiffanys by James Patterson
Sweethearts For a Lifetime: Making the Most of Your Marriage by Wayne & Carol Mack
The Little Woman by Gladys Alyward
Woman Thou Art Loosed! by T.D. Jakes
Woman Thou Art Loosed! The Devotional by T.D. Jakes