I just realized today that it has been a couple months since I have updated the blog. Well, there is a reason for that....NOTHING much has been happening. We have not presented since May. It feels like forever.
We did hear back on the matching grant. No such luck. They don't ever let you know why you were not chosen so we have no clue. We did go ahead and send out letters to our friends and family trying to raise money to pay for this adoption. We applied for a grant as well, but we later found out that it was more like a loan. They expected to be paid back if we received a tax credit. No thank you, we already have a loan.
We did present to one situation awhile back. It was a long shot and we knew it. She really wanted someone that lived closer to her in Florida and would come for visits often. We wrote her a letter and told her that we could visit every other year when we come to Florida to visit family. We knew it was a long shot so we weren't super attached to this situation. We would have loved the heck out of that baby had she chosen us but we knew we weren't exactly what she was looking for.
In the last month, we found out about another agency a little closer to home. Adoption Choices of Texas. We talked with the lady there and decided that it was a good fit. We also realized that we could be far more open with a mom in our home state because we could drive anywhere in a weekend if it was here in Texas. So, even though we had to figure out where the application fee would come from, we applied and were accepted. The neat thing about this agency is that not only will we see situations from Texas, but also Nevada, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado. So we are hoping for more from them soon. We have already seen a couple from them but none that worked well for us.
So, again, we are trying to keep busy and try to not wonder too much if we will ever get picked. We are in the 5th month of waiting. Hopefully it won't be too much longer.
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