This
weekend was a whirlwind to say the least! We had our fundraiser garage sale on Friday
and Saturday. In addition to raising money to bring home our sweet guy, here
are some highlights of the weekend:
*starting weeks ago, we had so
many generous people donate items for the garage sale. The amount of stuff we
had was somewhat overwhelming…but what a great problem to
have!
*When
I announced on Facebook that we wanted to do a bake sale, I had 6 people within
20 minutes offer to bake! All of these people were from ZPS (what an awesome
place that I get to work!).
*Our
sale was set to open at 12:30 on Friday…Chris had a rush of people
shortly before 11:00!
*Shoppers
were so generous, many making donations or offering that we “keep the change”!
*Many
acquaintances who were unable to make it to the sale donated instead!
*The
neighbor boys visited the sale often. At one point, one asked “how much more
money do you need to adopt him?” He was bound and determined that we would
raise enough money to cover the entire adoption!
*We
got to meet a sweet, sweet little girl from the subdivision across the road who
was adopted from China (their family even went through the same agency from
Colorado). Sam had so much fun playing with her!
*So
many people asked about our little guy, his health condition, when we get to
travel, our adoption journey…and shared their experiences
and support.
THANK
YOU to everyone who helped us in ANY way. We appreciate it!
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It was so nice to spend some time with your family last Saturday. Boy, I sure wish I had been able to be at your sale when it opened. I just looked at the photos and saw several things I would've liked to grab! But, the best part was just meeting and talking with you guys.
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Jane Klingenberg
Hi again:
ReplyDeleteNot sure how to contact you privately, so here goes:
Kendal really enjoys watching duds from Nickelodeon called "Kai-lan". She is a little Chinese American girl and the episodes include teaching of some basic Chinese words... much like Dora and Spanish. There are games that you can play online at Nickjr.com. I thought Sam might enjoy this way to learn a bit more about China... where his baby brother is waiting. :)
Jane