I won't get into all of the hairy details of why or how you are looking at this unappealing, dull/drab blog post in place of what was certain to be an exciting video of my boys revealing our first giveaway winner... (Can you say, "Run-on sentence!")
I will add, however, that even with the best of intentions life just got in our way today.
Traveling for the holiday+Three boys under 5 years old+One man (my father) who operates on his own time schedule not compatible with the rest of mankind=Me, not able to squeeze everything in.
Anyway, I do promise that for our next giveaway (perhaps in celebration of my 28th birthday sometime in January...) I will have the boys help me pick one of your names out of a hat. Or a mixing bowl. Or a tennis shoe.
But tonight, you just get me. Sitting alone, actually, at my desk. At work. Picking one of your names (all 19 of you who commented!!) out of a gift bag. I loved scribbling each of your names on a sticky-post and adding it to the pot. Two of my sisters, two of my best friends, Becca's Uncle Todd (felt a bit like I had a celebrity visitor to thisfamilysquish!) and my bloggies. Thanks for playing along!!
I will tackle all of your AWESOME questions in the next couple of weeks. Starting with my winner's.
But now, without further ado...
(Shaking the bag and picking now...)
CATHERINE from I Smell Elephants!!
(If you aren't picking up on it, that WAS terribly exciting for me!!)
Catherine, send me an email at honty3242@yahoo.com including your mailing address so that I can ship you your loot!!
Know that your new books were purchased out of love, for a good cause. I hope you enjoy them...
And, I hope you are getting some rest.
Good night!
boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years. ~ james thurber
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- December 23, 2009- Adoption Finalized.
- May 7th, 2009- Family circle complete in Madison.
- May 6th, 2009- Mama's got Rubin in Seoul.
- May 4th, 2009- meet Rubin
- April 23rd, 2009- Visa Interview
- April 22nd, 2009- TRAVEL CALL!!
- April 14th, 2009- Packet 3
- April 7th, 2009- NVC out
- April 1st 2009 (no foolin')- I171 received
- March 9th, 2009- I171H received
- February 27th, 2009- progress report from SWS
- February 24th, 2009- Fingerprinted at USIS
- February 19, 2009-Rubin's legals arrive in state.
- February 16, 2009- mailed referral acceptance.
- February 12, 2009- received referral paperwork.
- January 29, 2009- verbally accepted referral
- January 27, 2009- received unofficial referral.
- January 20, 2009- I600A received and filed with the Dept. of Homeland Security
- January 16, 2009- submitted I600A
- January 12, 2009- homestudy document complete.
- January 12, 2009-received Foster Home Licensing
- December 22, 2008- A.I.A.A. director approves application, establishes our file, and requests our homestudy documents from J.D.
- December 5, 2008- submitted Foster Licensing application.
- November 25, 2008- A.I.A.A. accepted official application.
- November 15, 2008- submitted formal application to A.I.A.A.
- November 13, 2008- final homestudy meeting.
- November 12, 2008- autobiographies completed.
- October 30, 2008- second homestudy meeting.
- October 22, 2008- received formal application from A.I.A.A.
- October 14, 2008- first homestudy meeting.
- October 1, 2008- submitted pre-application to Americans for International Adoption and Aid
- September 25, 2008- submitted application packet to Adoption Advocates, Inc.
- September 18, 2008- first meeting with social worker (J.D.)
- August 2008- decided to adopt
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9 comments:
Yay Catherine!!!! She totally deserves to win... as I will reveal soon on my blog :)
Yaaaay! I'm so excited! Thank you! I'll send you an email right now.
Congratulations to Catherine!!
PS - The fact that you are not even 28 yet is making me extremely jealous of your youthfulness!!
ooh...i'm late. wanted to put in a question, but couldn't find the time to really think of a good one. and becca's uncle todd had me cracking up.
love you. the little kid book looks very cute.
xo
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28... again.
and again and again. and again?
YAY Catherine!!! And yeah, I totally hear you on the "life" getting in the way. Sheesh.
Shoot! I missed out, but LOVED this idea. So great. And thank you for supporting the cause Em ;) You're the best. Books do make the greatest gifts...I can't wait to read all the answers to people's questions. Have a good week hon.
Wa wa...We can't all be winners OR 28 for that matter. I just want you to know that I started walking kind-of normal today, Emily. And my mom won't stop talking about your haircut.
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