Weddings, lay-offs, and paperwork

We've had an interesting past few days....

My little brother got married this weekend (congrats to D&A!).  It was an awesome wedding and a great weekend with family.

We're still slogging through the paperwork for our adoption.  We need to make a trip to the notary, so that we can send in the latest round of paperwork, which is difficult given both of our demanding work schedules...but our schedules may have just become a little easier as Ababa was unfortunately laid off today.

Ababa knew that a large round of lay offs was happening at his company during October, but his boss thought Ababa's job was safe.  Well, at the last minute his whole division (except his boss who is very senior) was added to the list.  Obviously this is not ideal,  but it may be a blessing.  He was starting school part-time in the spring semester to prepare for his career transition into medicine and now he has more flexibility in terms of classes/schedule/school...and may even be able to go full-time. So, we'll see what the job market offers and what school situations seem best for our family.

We are still moving forward with the adoption (Ababa may even get to be a daytime stay-at-home dad/nighttime student for a while:-) but obviously this does change the financial picture for our a family.  Many thanks to those of you who have offered direct financial support, funding from tax returns in the spring, hosting yard sales, etc. over the past few weeks.  We would probably have taken you up on it either way, but we are definitely going to be taking you up on it now:-)  Thank you for your amazing generosity!  I'll post more details about the financial side of adoption later this week so that you have a full and transparent view of the costs and how that money is spent.

We knew adoption would be a big adventure.  It's shaping up to be an even greater adventure than we thought, but we know that we are so blessed in every way possible and believe that even if our financial situation is a little less flush that we have much to offer a child/children and that God has given us much to share--financially, spiritually, and emotionally.