Busy Busy Busy

So it has been a few days since our last post and we have lots going on in our lives.  We both have very rewarding jobs that require a bit more than your average 40 hour work week.  Chad is in school, and I have taken on the role as fundraising coordinator in our family.  Along with all of this "busy"ness is the fun stuff - We are SOOOO excited to have met another couple in our area that are also adopting.  Because we are all in this process together - we decided to make it a group trip to our first parenting class.  Not only was the jimmy johns DELICIOUS before the meeting - I mean, am I right or am I RIGHT?? :) - but it was a fabulous couple of hours that were spent listening to an adopted children's and adult panel.  Many perspectives were presented and in the end, we left with lots to think about.  After the meeting, we met with our social worker to discuss our first home visit and our next round of paperwork.  YEAH!!! :) So we are having our first home visit this Wednesday - if you think about it - say a little prayer - for calm nerves - quiet hearts - and loads of laughter and understanding.  We will be spending the weekend in two frames of mind - the first will be a mad dash to clean every nook and cranny of this house (as if we haven't been doing that for the past month) - the second is a focus on our next VERY EXCITING fundraiser.  If you haven't heard, our fabulous small group and church is hosting a craft fair!! We are in the process of recruiting vendors to come and sell their wares SO if you know of ANYONE - I MEAN ANYONE who is crafty - Send them our way.  Booth rental is 25.00 if you donate an item to the silent auction - and who doesn't love a good silent auction?  Entry to the craft fair is by donation - and we will have a table at the craft fair so you can come and meet us (if you don't know us yet), and then go on your merry way  to enjoy a day of shopping, eating, etc... One fundraiser (within a fundraiser) that we are doing starting NOW and going until we bring baby C home is called "HAVE A HAND in bringing me home" - basically we will be hanging a large painting of a tree in the room - the leaves of the tree will be fingerprints of anyone and everyone who is willing to participate - $ 20.00 to use your very own fingerprints to create light green leaves, $50.00 to use your very own fingerprints to create dark green leaves.  We are so excited to have a representation of all of the people who had a hand in helping us bring Baby Chalos or Baby Chali (lol - that is my version of multiple adopted Chalos children) home from Africa.  Thank you for all of your prayers and endless support.  What would we do without you?  
Much Love,
The Chalos'