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	<description>Adopting our Children from Democratic Republic of Congo (Africa)</description>
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		<title>First Fundraiser &#8211; COMPLETE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! Well&#8230; our first fundraiser is behind us. Thanks to MANY friends and family, we were able to pull it off pretty well. Knowing that we&#8217;re done with the snowshoe/chili feed/raffle is kind of weird. We put so much into it and now it&#8217;s just&#8230; done. We hoped for more racers, but maybe it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=154&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Raffle Items &#8211; Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am feeling so grateful right now. I just got notified of the final items that will be raffled off at our chili feed/raffle in EIGHT DAYS! Please check here for the updated list. My heart is filled with joy! We hope to see you all at the race/chili feed/raffle. Some people have been asking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=142&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we&#8217;re applying with our chosen agency. We interviewed four agencies and picked the one that we are comfortable with. We will be submitting our application in the next couple of months. We originally wanted to apply by January, but have to wait for financial reasons. The anxiety is setting in. It&#8217;s an anxiety of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=118&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m can&#8217;t stop making lists. Here is a list of my lists: 1. Newborn supplies. We&#8217;re gonna need newborn(ish) stuff. 2. Toddler supplies. We&#8217;re gonna need toddler stuff. 3. Toys. I&#8217;m going to be picky. Shocker there. 4. Rearrange. Our house is not set up for a mobile kid (medicines, chemicals, etc.). 5. Nursery! Enough [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=104&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snowshoeing 1 mile &amp; 5k/5k Run/Chili Feed/Raffle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All proceeds from raffle and race go directly toward the expense of our adoption agency, orphanage, lawyers in the kids&#8217; birth country, travel to pick kids up, etc. **Please click the button (below) to register for snowshoeing or walk/run.** ***Last day for online registration is 1/27/2012!!*** Each raffle ticket costs $15.00! You do NOT have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=86&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good news about fundraiser!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got a voicemail that made me cry (no worries&#8230; happy tears). I reached out to a local nonprofit organization yesterday. We need to find a nonprofit that is willing to &#8220;sponsor&#8221; us in order to hold a sweet raffle at our January 28th event. Well, the first nonprofit that I reached out to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=63&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Buy a Raffle Ticket&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://ourbirthstory.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/snowshoe-race-chili-feed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff and I have great neighbors. They came to us a few months ago and said that they want to help us do a fundraiser to raise enough money to bring our kiddos home. Their idea was a snowshoe race and chili feed. So&#8230; here I am. Planning a snowshoe race, chili feed, and raffle. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=37&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Couple waiting for their baby (video not made for us)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is about a couple waiting for their baby. This is the beginning of their birth story. (PS: This video was not made for us. I just found it on YouTube).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=28&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not knowing&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we don&#8217;t know a lot of things. Let me make a (non-exhaustive) list for you: 1. Which agency to select. 2. Which country our babies will come from. 3. If that country will approve us. 4. How long this process will take. 5. How many roadblocks we will encounter. 6. How we will raise [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=25&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding an Agency&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are trying to figure out which agency to work with, and this is a very scary and difficult decision. We have read horror stories about agencies tacking on thousands of dollars of unexpected fees halfway into the adoption process. We are trying to avoid that by doing our research. Whatever that means. We are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbirthstory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=29885975&amp;post=1&amp;subd=ourbirthstory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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