If my calculations are correct, this week will be the week our paperwork will be submitted to the
homestudy agency. At that point, our paper chase will officially begin! Yikes!
All we are waiting on is for the bank to remove its customary hold on the PayPal transfer of funds and I will be able to write a check for our entire homestudy when I send in our application paperwork. Thank you for making that possible!
Our next benchmark goal is to file our official application with the agency. We're looking for 120 people willing to give us 5. I did a freelance writing job a couple months back and unless something unforeseen happens in the next few days, I will be able to shave the equivalent of 40 people off that 120 mark leaving us needing 5 from only 80 people. That's great news!
We have located a few grant and adoption loan programs that look applicable to our circumstances. We are beginning to fill out those applications so that when our homestudy is complete, we can send them in immediately.
Our sitemeter has been registering lots of visitors arriving at 5 for Hope via various referrals from you. For those who have shared our website with family and friends via e-mail, Facebook, personal blogs, or face-to-face conversations, we are thankful for your gift of gab! We LOVE that more and more people are becoming a part of Hope's story. People from all over the country have stopped by to read about Hope and some have given us $5.
We couldn't have done all this so quickly without you!
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