Saturday night some friends from kickboxing held a poker tournament to raise money for the adoption. It was such a FUN night! THANK YOU everyone that came out!!! It was such a relaxed atmosphere (especially if you were like me and didn't have a clue what you were doing). I highly recommend this type of easy and FUN fundraiser. We had BBQ Burgers and hot dogs and amazingly delicious cupcakes for dessert!
Our friend worked hard at getting prizes for the winner (we didn't gamble real money...everyone was given fun money to play with). She was able to get a one night stay at a hotel, a two week pass at a boxing center and a gift certificate for a local pub.
I didn't come remotely close to being at the winners table ha ha! Did I mention is was FUN??? I would love to do something similar to this again just for the socialization! Momma needs another night out ha ha!!!
$712 was raised from that night (including money from people who didn't attend, yet selflessly donated)! Wow! Awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! We are grateful and once again, humbled! Thank you!
We will update the thermometer when the donations get put into the adoption account.
There have also been donations trickling into our agency!!! We are waiting for a grand total to date from them and we will let you know where we are standing in our funds :) (if my memory serves me right, there is over or around $600 donated through the agency).
If you want to donate through our agency, there is a tab up top with the info on how to do that. You can request a tax receipt from them as well!
I don't know if this works: http://sparklesgigglesandtiaras.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page.html
Did I mention that God has been faithful throughout this adoption?
Thank you to all who made this a great night. Thank you to all those who have poured over us with positive and uplifting comments. Thank you to those who are praying for our family.
In case you were wondering where we are at in terms of the adoption... we are still waiting for our match!!!! The government had just gone through a transformation (new government elected in). This has slowed down adoptions.
So, as far as we are aware, things are starting to move again (slowly) as the new government gets settled in. They will be settled in just in time for their one month summer break!!!! Yep, the government takes a month off in August (I'm not sure when that starts but it does affect adoption time schedules again).
It would be a miracle to be matched SOON!!! Wouldn't that be awesome?? Hopeful thinking...hopeful thinking...
