2 Weeks Notice!

We are 2 weeks away from our Dinner/Silent Auction and we have to turn in our food order by the first part of next week. That means that you MUST (please) get your tickets this week! We have had a ton of people say they are coming but only a handful of people have actually purchased tickets.
If you want to join us for a fun night of food, live music and a silent auction (all to support adoption) please purchase your tickets this week!
Tickets can be purchased right here on the blog.
We have a TON of silent auction and raffle items, including signed basketballs and jerseys from the Oklahoma City Thunder. There is honestly something to suit everyone's taste.

Please join Clint and I, and the Habuda's and Linck's Saturday, April 16th and help us raise funds to bring our babies home!

Hearts for Adoption Dinner and Silent Auction

When: Saturday, April 16th from 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: Christian Life Fellowship Church

1400 NW 12th Street

Moore, Oklahoma

Dinner will be catered by Primos D'Italia.

Cost is $15 for adults and teens and $6 for kids 6-12. Children 5 and under eat free.

Tickets are on sale NOW*

You can buy them through Paypal on my home page, buy them in person, or by mail.

*In order to give Primos a correct count, please purchase your tickets before April 8th!

Wordless Wednesday

Just another bump is all....

It's really kind of an understatement to say that adoption is like navigating a bumpy road. You are quickly going side to side...slowing down, speeding up....just to make it to the end and on to a smoother road.
I'm not sure I have yet to read an adoption blog that doesn't blog about their adoption being tough or bumpy or something to that effect. If you are reading this and have had the smoothest adoption ever...please don't comment (just playing.. but really, don't!)

If you remember, I have been mailbox stalking over the last few days (ok weeks)
On Friday Clint handed me an envelope from USCIS....I was SUPER excited. I quickly opened it and cleared my throat to read it aloud.
From first glimpse, I knew something wasn't right. It was on pink paper...like saying, "CAUTION" or "WARNING"....NOT what I was expecting at all!

I read on and saw that we needed to submit some additional information regarding a court case Clint was involved in (not his own...one that he was supposed to testify in) back in 1995. Yep, that's right...16 years ago!
It was Friday afternoon, so there wasn't anything we could do about it until Monday. BLEH!

Monday morning Clint called the court house and drove over 100 miles to get the certified court documents we needed. I am overnighting everything back to CIS today and hopefully we will have the approval letter in the next week or so.

What a bumpy road this is, but we know that God has blessed our path.... this is His plan.

Silent Auction Items Sneak Peak

The Hearts for Adoption Dinner and Silent Auction is fast approaching and we have had some amazing stuff donated for the silent auction. God has provided in a BIG way for this event! We are trusting and praying that ticket sales will come pouring in over the next 2 weeks.
Clint and I, along with the Linck's and Habuda's, are super excited about this event.

Remember that tickets must be purchased by April 8th so that we can turn in the order to the caterer. You can purchase the tickets through our blog.


Here is a sneak peak of the stuff we have for the silent auction!!


Picnic for Two
Picnic basket with plates, tablecloth, etc.
3 bottles of wine
Wine glasses
Subway Gift Card


2 Handmade Necklaces from Juhree


Golf Package
Wilson Golf Clubs
Golf Balls
Golf Tees


For The Guys Basket
Cigars
Golf Balls
Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Card
Round of Golf for 4 people and 2 free cart rentals


Italian Night Basket
$50 to Johnny Carinos
$10 Il Dolce Gelato
Wine and wineglasses


Texas Weekend Getaway
2 Night Stay at Hotel in Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas
$50 gift card to PF Changs
7-11 Gas Card


Date Night Basket
$40 to Charleston’s
Warren Tickets
2 coupons for free sundaes at Freddy’s Frozen Custard


Fiesta Night Basket
$20 On the Border
$20 to Pablono Grill
Salsa/chips


Family Fun Night Basket
Board Games
Pizza Gift Card
Chili’s Free Kids Meal coupons
Sonic value cards
Free sundaes from Freddy’s frozen custard
Video coupons
$20 video rental coupon
Gift certificate for bowling
Hey Day gift package- free mini golf and laser tag, $10 gift card


Photography Session from Art and Soul Photography ($150 Value)


Steak Night Basket
$25 to Outback
$25 to Longhorn Steakhouse and a free appetizer coupon
$20 to Logan’s Steakhouse


Body and Soul Boot camp Gift Certificate


Dinner for a Week
$30 Red Lobster
$25 Cheesecake Factory
$20 Interurban
$25 Outback
$30 Hideaway
$25 Logan’s Steakhouse
$25 to Swadley’s BBQ


Lunch for a Week
Louie’s Coupons
Earl’s Gift card
BJ’s Gift card
$20 Cafe 7 Gift Card
Sonic value cards
$20 Logan’s Steakhouse
Free Bowel at Genghis Grill
Chick Fil-A gift basket


Lindsey Lou Creations Basket and Gift Card (handmade items)


Signed OSU Football


Signed OSU Basketball


Africa Basket
Ethiopian scarf
3 Ugandan necklaces
1 adult Africa t-shirt
1 children’s Africa shirt
Bracelet from Lesotho


Customized Ceramic Pumpkins


Dessert for a Year


Cupcake Basket
½ dozen cupcakes
Gift Card to Gigi’s cupcakes
Cupcake stand
Cupcake magazine
Cupcake liners (several packages)


Scentsy Basket


Thunder Basketball signed by the entire team (we have 2 of these!)


2 autographed Thunder jerseys – Durant and Westbrook


Area rug


Custom Cake