So Many Things...

Oi Kids,
So many things have been happening in the last couple of weeks I don't know where to begin. First, my dearest and oldest friend, your Aunt X agreed to be your back-up gaurdian which means the world to me. Second, the home study will begin on or around March 4th and I'm thrilled. Third, the home study agency and the agency that will bring us together are in contact of which I am happy. While I admit that's just a small step in the process, it's still a step in the right direction. Fourth and most touching is that Aunt X gave me the idea to take a table at a flea market to sell off stuff I no longer need to raise money for the adoption. I then remembered that I read an article about getting creative to raise adoption funding and so I sent out an e-mail to my friends and family asking them for stuff they don't need or want anymore. Here's the e-mail sent on Valentine's Day:

Hi All,
My dearest and oldest friend and I are participating in the Forest Hills/Kew Gardens Flea Market in an effort to raise money for my adoption costs. It's on Saturday, April 26th, just in time for SPRING CLEANING. If any of you have anything (and I mean anything!) you'd like to get rid of, from old books to clothes that no longer fit, shoes, gym equiptment, golf clubs, fishing poles, pots, pans, furniture, dishes, trinkets, knick knacks, toys, games, cd's, dvd's, anything and again, I mean anything that is cluttering your home, garage, kitchen or kid's rooms please donate them to me for the flea market. All that stuff you've been meaning to get rid of, give to me! I will gladly pick them up at your convenience. You'll be relieved by less clutter and you'll be doing me a great favor at the same time. Remember, every single dime will go towards helping a child out of an orphanage and into my arms!
Much love,
Patricia
p.s. If you've got friends that you think might have some stuff they want to get rid of, please forward this e-mail! Every little bit helps!

Well kids, my kitchen is packed with stuff as is my gargae, great stuff from Aunt Pat, Great Aunt Fran and there's more to come. Some very old friends are a driving force behind it namely Janine who asked her whole family if they had stuff to donate. My old friend Debbie has been asking about the adoption process and at the end of every e-mail she always offers help with whatever I need; she's awesome! She also forwarded my e-mail to some of her friends, all women I went to Sacred Heart grammar school with. It's amazing and very touching. I'm sure the fundraiser will be a success, in fact it is already because not one minute goes by that I don't appreciate what my friends are doing for me! It really warms my heart. I hope and pray that you'll have good friends like I have; I know you will.

Fifth thing; tonight I was at my boss' birthday party and it was great. His family is wonderful. There were a lot of kids around and one of them got stuck in the bathroom; they had to pry to door open with a crowbar! It was great because when they finally got the door open all the adults who were trying to free the kid cheered! In my day I wouldn't have gotten wacked with a wooden spoon for accidentily locking myself in the bathroom! LOL. But those are days long gone by that's for sure! Well, anyway someone asked me if I had kids and I said no. Then one of my friends said, "You will, in a short time from now you'll be a mother" I smiled at him and got all teary eyed thinking about you and with what he described as the biggest smile on my face he's ever seen I said "I can't wait!" I really can't wait to tuck you in at night, to feed you, to give you a bath, to read to you, to cook for you, to watch you eat and try different foods, to dance with you, to take care of you when your sick, to bring you to school, to do homework together, to teach you English, to play Twister and watch movies together, to build a snowman, to take you to the park, to ride bikes together, to go to the museum's, to travel together, to show you Italy, to watch you make friends, to watch you grow up, to do your laundry, to clean your rooms. Rest assured that whatever it is I will do it for you, whatever you need you will have and that I will always, always be there for you. That is my promise to you.

Muito Amor,
Mommy