We didn't expect to have so much fun, to find so many things in common and most of all, we didn't expect to fall in love.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. - Lennon
After three amazing weeks, the kids returned to Latvia. The hole they left was bottomless.
That's when we knew we had to do something. We had to bring them back home. But the cost of adopting three children on two teaching salaries is daunting.
Home study fee $4000
Placement Agency fee $6200
Home study review $350
Translation fees $2200
Legal fees in Latvia = $6890 for three children.
$230 per visa per child
$15,000 - $20,000 Travel and in-country housing during court evaluations and hearings
$30,000 - $50,000 attic renovation for an additional two bedrooms and a bathroom (our home currently has three bedrooms for five people)
That's a total of $70,000 - $90,000
Do you want to help? We are doing a lot of different things to raise money for this adoption. We will be tightening our belts in every area of our lives to save our pennies, applying for grants and using our savings. But that still won't be enough.
Please consider doing one or more of the following (if you can.)
1. Buy something soft or sparkly from this site.
2. Donate to our crowdfunding website
3. Come to our school-wide rummage sale and look for treasures and great deals
4. Buy a ticket to the Em and Them concert (more information to follow)
5. Spread the word!
We will do everything we can to bring these kids back home but we need your help. Please know that every cent you spend on the pretty-shiny-things you purchase here, will go to an extremely good cause.
Please consider doing one or more of the following (if you can.)
1. Buy something soft or sparkly from this site.
2. Donate to our crowdfunding website
3. Come to our school-wide rummage sale and look for treasures and great deals
4. Buy a ticket to the Em and Them concert (more information to follow)
5. Spread the word!
We will do everything we can to bring these kids back home but we need your help. Please know that every cent you spend on the pretty-shiny-things you purchase here, will go to an extremely good cause.