kdibattista
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Hi everyone,
DH is out plowing tonight and I'm starting to get snowed in so I figured I would update the adoption fundraiser for those interested. I'm not sure if this is against the rules or not because the original thread was locked. I apologize if it is and please lock or delete if that is the case.
I did talk to DH about it and he was not too comfortable with the idea so I told my mom that we decided against the beef and beer to help with adoption related expenses. We did decide however that after our daughter is home, we are going to either do a golf outing or beef and beer to fundraise for a playground for one of the orphanages in Kazakhstan (http://www.worldpartnersadoption.org/playground.html). Our agency has been building one playground each year and it really is a great cause. DH is going to see if the firehouse will even sponsor a couple of children as well (http://www.worldpartnersadoption.org/project_sc.html).
Thank you to all of the many who have given me their support. I appreciate it more then you could ever realize. I do apologize if I, in any way, contributed to the negativity of that thread. It's a very emotional and sensitive issue for me as a soon to be adoptive mommy. When you are sleeping at night, I'm up wondering if today is her birthday. I wonder if she was fortunate enough to have a loving birth mom who gave her up at the hospital and is not one of the many who are just abandoned in the street, at police stations, etc. While eating dinner with your families, I'm wondering if she has enough horse meat mush to keep her little belly from growling. While you tuck your kids in at night, I'm wondering if she has a blanket and someone to kiss her goodnight. I wonder if anyone is paying any attention to her and comforting her when she cries. We don't know who she is but she is loved more then I ever thought possible.
So, if my emotions got the best of me, again I apologize... it may be hard for you to understand the emotions we feel, but I hope you will respectful of them.
Thank you!!
P.S. (DISCLAIMER - I only posted the links in case anyone wanted to check out the site... I am not soliciting nor accepting donations).
DH is out plowing tonight and I'm starting to get snowed in so I figured I would update the adoption fundraiser for those interested. I'm not sure if this is against the rules or not because the original thread was locked. I apologize if it is and please lock or delete if that is the case.
I did talk to DH about it and he was not too comfortable with the idea so I told my mom that we decided against the beef and beer to help with adoption related expenses. We did decide however that after our daughter is home, we are going to either do a golf outing or beef and beer to fundraise for a playground for one of the orphanages in Kazakhstan (http://www.worldpartnersadoption.org/playground.html). Our agency has been building one playground each year and it really is a great cause. DH is going to see if the firehouse will even sponsor a couple of children as well (http://www.worldpartnersadoption.org/project_sc.html).
Thank you to all of the many who have given me their support. I appreciate it more then you could ever realize. I do apologize if I, in any way, contributed to the negativity of that thread. It's a very emotional and sensitive issue for me as a soon to be adoptive mommy. When you are sleeping at night, I'm up wondering if today is her birthday. I wonder if she was fortunate enough to have a loving birth mom who gave her up at the hospital and is not one of the many who are just abandoned in the street, at police stations, etc. While eating dinner with your families, I'm wondering if she has enough horse meat mush to keep her little belly from growling. While you tuck your kids in at night, I'm wondering if she has a blanket and someone to kiss her goodnight. I wonder if anyone is paying any attention to her and comforting her when she cries. We don't know who she is but she is loved more then I ever thought possible.
So, if my emotions got the best of me, again I apologize... it may be hard for you to understand the emotions we feel, but I hope you will respectful of them.
Thank you!!
P.S. (DISCLAIMER - I only posted the links in case anyone wanted to check out the site... I am not soliciting nor accepting donations).
ditto! 
