life as of late

I figured it was time for an update!  What's been going on with us??  Well... the home study is done!  Now we're just waiting on the finalized copy so we can move forward with some of the next steps.  We're anxiously awaiting this so we can get a move on with finishing up our dossier.  I'm honestly not sure if it's possible with the time it takes to get things, but we're hoping to have our dossier completed by end of November.  I'm trying not to look too hard at adding all the time tables up cause then I'll just stress myself out... just gonna take it one day at a time and do what we can when we can!

I've also been trying to work on towels, pot holders, and burp cloths for the Etsy shop.  There are a few new items, including a fall print and new A&M and UT prints.  Stop by and check them out!!  They make great Christmas gifts, especially for those people that are hard to shop for. :) (www.etsy.com/shop/awaitingethiopia)

[Update: I've had people ask how to donate via PayPal so I posted a link at the bottom of my blog.  TOTALLY not asking for anything, but people have asked that I put an option up. :)]

For those of you who don't know, Chase has been drawing & designing furniture for the last oh, year or so?  Earlier this year he flew out to North Carolina and showed his designs to a furniture company out there and they liked his stuff!  Since then, they agreed to produce one of his chairs and see how it turned out.  The chair was finalized for October's international furniture market and is available for sale!!!  While he was in NC for market he met with them again to show him some more pieces and they liked several more and will be producing some more pieces for April market!!  Just to give you all an idea, Chase is a Marine, ultra runner, guy's guy kind of guy, with no furniture or design background other than his current job.  So it is VERY cool that he's accomplished this!  Although, if you know Chase, you know that he is determined and doesn't let anything get in the way of his dreams.  I'm so proud of him!!

Pictures from boot camp graduation in October 2005, engagement picture just a few days later, and 7 years later his very own chair from frame to completion!