The Federal Adoption Tax Credit makes adoption so much more affordable for people like us, that have chosen to grow our family through adoption. The current tax credit is due to expire in December of 2010. We hope to have completed our adoption by then, but you never know when we might try to adopt our second :-)
The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009, H.R. 213 will help the current tax credit from being replaced, and instead make it permanent. You can find out more information about this important Act by clicking this link.
The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009, H.R. 213
You can also lobby for the Act by writing your your Representative or Senator.
Write your Representative
Write your Senator
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
No Doubt About It!
Hands down...without a doubt...couldn't be more true...We have the absolute best family and friends!
When we broke the news that we were adopting, we were knew that we would immediately get support from our friends and family. Well here we are, a couple of months later and we're still getting e-mails, notes, letters, phones calls all showing your support for us! It means the world to us. It is that encouragement and support that keeps us going.
Thanks for being such great family and friends!
We have been trying to get the nursery together. We are currenly on a standstill trying to decide whether or not paint. The room is beige and looks great with the dark furniture, but I'm still leaning toward yellow. We just can't decide. Plus we still have a bunch of boxes in there that we need to get rid of. So...it is still a work in progress!
When we broke the news that we were adopting, we were knew that we would immediately get support from our friends and family. Well here we are, a couple of months later and we're still getting e-mails, notes, letters, phones calls all showing your support for us! It means the world to us. It is that encouragement and support that keeps us going.
Thanks for being such great family and friends!
We have been trying to get the nursery together. We are currenly on a standstill trying to decide whether or not paint. The room is beige and looks great with the dark furniture, but I'm still leaning toward yellow. We just can't decide. Plus we still have a bunch of boxes in there that we need to get rid of. So...it is still a work in progress!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy New Year!
We hope you have had a great start to the new year! It is hard to believe that 2008 has come and gone. It was a busy year for us. One with a lot of changes, but they have all been changes for the better.
December was an especially busy month, as it always is. We spent time with friends and families preparing our hearts for Christmas. We saw both sides of the family for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We were very luck to attend our nephew's baptism in Newport News. Then we wrapped up the year with a trip down to the beach. It was a full beach house with the two of us, Scott's parents, Scott's sisters and brother in-law, our two nephews, Scott's aunt and uncle, and three cousins. We has a great time just being bums, playing games, and watching TV. And now back to work :-(
We enjoyed reading all of your Christmas cards and all of the prayers you included with them for our adoption process. We haven't heard anything for a while, but that is to be expected. We appreciate everyone waiting anxiously with us! Of course we'll let you all know as soon as we know anything!
This winter we are slowly going to get the nursery together. We cleared out the room this weekend (man, there was a lot of stuff in there). We'll probably put some furniture together next weekend. It has been sitting in boxes for about a month now. We need to make sure everything is in good condition and not missing any parts. We are just going to take our time and do things little by little, but of course if we hear anything we'll speed up that process!
Sorry for the long blog, but it had been a while. We had been getting some subtle and not so subtle hints on the need to update! Hope 2009 is a great one for you and your family!
December was an especially busy month, as it always is. We spent time with friends and families preparing our hearts for Christmas. We saw both sides of the family for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We were very luck to attend our nephew's baptism in Newport News. Then we wrapped up the year with a trip down to the beach. It was a full beach house with the two of us, Scott's parents, Scott's sisters and brother in-law, our two nephews, Scott's aunt and uncle, and three cousins. We has a great time just being bums, playing games, and watching TV. And now back to work :-(
We enjoyed reading all of your Christmas cards and all of the prayers you included with them for our adoption process. We haven't heard anything for a while, but that is to be expected. We appreciate everyone waiting anxiously with us! Of course we'll let you all know as soon as we know anything!
This winter we are slowly going to get the nursery together. We cleared out the room this weekend (man, there was a lot of stuff in there). We'll probably put some furniture together next weekend. It has been sitting in boxes for about a month now. We need to make sure everything is in good condition and not missing any parts. We are just going to take our time and do things little by little, but of course if we hear anything we'll speed up that process!
Sorry for the long blog, but it had been a while. We had been getting some subtle and not so subtle hints on the need to update! Hope 2009 is a great one for you and your family!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
We have a lot to be thankful for this year! God has blessed us in so many ways. He has especially blessed us with wonderful, supportive family and friends. We are very thankful for all of the support, listening ears, and kind words from you all!
We hope that everyone has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope that everyone has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
We finally found it!
After looking all over Richmond, we finally found some furniture for the nursery! We were looking for something simple, but that also still had some style. We bought the matching changing table and crib. We picked up the changing table today, but the crib is on back order until mid December so that will come later. Here are some pictures of the furniture from the catalog. And I promise...I did not choose this crib based on the turtle baby bedding!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Agency Link
Ok, I think I figured out how to link you directly to our picture and letter. This might be easier than following my directions. At least I hope so! Ok, click here for the link!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
We're approved!
Now the real wait begins!
Earlier this week we received a letter in the mail from our agency stating that we had been approved to be adoptive parents. After reviewing all of our interviews and paperwork, they gave us legal go ahead to become parents. Now, we just have to be matched with a birthmother.
And, since we are approved, we are now on the agency's website of waiting families. Our picture and letter are out there on the Internet for the world to see. Something about seeing our faces and story online has made this VERY real to us. We are so excited! We still don't know how long we will wait, but in a long list of steps, we know that we only have one more and that thrills us! If you'd like to check us out on the web, you can click on the agencies website on the right (Children's Home Society of Virginia). Once you are on the homepage, click on "adoption", scroll over "adoption" on the top and scroll down to click on "waiting families". We are at the bottom!
As far as our monthly purchases, we are a couple months behind. We have gotten some great suggestions, but I think we were a little gun shy to buy more things. We wanted to have the approval letter in our hands before the shopping really started. Now that we have that....we'll see what this weekend brings!
Earlier this week we received a letter in the mail from our agency stating that we had been approved to be adoptive parents. After reviewing all of our interviews and paperwork, they gave us legal go ahead to become parents. Now, we just have to be matched with a birthmother.
And, since we are approved, we are now on the agency's website of waiting families. Our picture and letter are out there on the Internet for the world to see. Something about seeing our faces and story online has made this VERY real to us. We are so excited! We still don't know how long we will wait, but in a long list of steps, we know that we only have one more and that thrills us! If you'd like to check us out on the web, you can click on the agencies website on the right (Children's Home Society of Virginia). Once you are on the homepage, click on "adoption", scroll over "adoption" on the top and scroll down to click on "waiting families". We are at the bottom!
As far as our monthly purchases, we are a couple months behind. We have gotten some great suggestions, but I think we were a little gun shy to buy more things. We wanted to have the approval letter in our hands before the shopping really started. Now that we have that....we'll see what this weekend brings!
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