Gifts and Garage Sale

Exciting News:

We got Zaine's birth certificate today!!!

This is what we needed in order to file our I600. 

All of our Congo court documents have been sent to the translator and

as soon as we get those translations back, we can file our immigration paperwork. 

Fun Gifts:

My husband knew that a small portion (ok, sometimes a large portion of my heart) is in Africa right now so he took that into account when he bought my Christmas gifts this year.

He had these car magnets designed for my car - 

I LOVE them!!!

A sweet friend got me a special necklace for my bday - I haven't taken a picture yet but will have to post one soon.  It's so special - it's an outline of Africa with a heart where the DRC is and Zaine's name engraved on it.  It allows me to have a piece of Zaine with me throughout my days...  Super thoughtful of her!  Thank you Kristin!

Garage Sale:

We're planning to have our second (and final) fundraiser garage sale sometime around the second weekend of April (assuming the weather is good).  If you have any donations for us, please let me know and I'll set up a pick-up time where we'll come get it all from you.  We had an incredibly successful garage sale in the fall ($2,400) and we're hoping for another good event.  Thank you to everyone who has already donated stuff for the sale!  We couldn't do this without all the support!