Monday, October 25, 2010

Waiting is tough...

Hi all! It's been a while since I've updated on things, so thought I better! It's been almost 2 monthes since we accepted our precious little Seong Chan Cho's referral. I never imagined waiting would be this hard! I feel like he's ours and should be with us already!! I understand waiting is part of the adoption process, and I know he's in good hands...just wish they were mine. We got an updated today on our little guy. Korea is very good at communicating with adoptive families and do monthly check-up's on the babies. We learned today that Seong is a whopping 20 pounds, eating solids, crawling, plays peek-a-boo, pulls himself up to furniture, and is imitating speech sounds! As a mom, each of these little milestones brings me such joy and I can't wait to celebrate the MANY milestones ahead with Seong.

We've had lots of questions about his name. We are still working on his "American" name, so we're referring to him by his Korean first name, Seong. I'm thinking it's going to be hard to change it, since he's "Seong" to us already. We're praying for the Lord to give us direction regarding this decision. We definitely will keep part of his Korean name, just haven't figured it all out. So, for now the extended family is referring to him as "Baby McIntosh"!

We have had a great response on our Dinner & a Movie card fundraiser! Thanks so much to all of you who've participated! If all the cards sell, we'll have raised $700 towards adoption costs!

We also received an answer to prayer, in the form of an adoption grant. As many of you know, we've applied for a number of adoption grants. Many of you have written letters of reference, or agreed to be listed as references - and a huge thank you goes to those who've helped with these!! We received a $2,500 matching adoption grant from God's Grace Adoption Ministry. They have agreed to match our fundraising efforts, up to $2,500 - dollar for dollar!

Lastly, we're coming to the close of our commuting to/from Sioux Falls, SD. We've been back and forth since June, and we've been homeschooling the kids during the process. I'm excited that they'll be back in school in two weeks! They both can't wait to be around their friends and back in a classroom! Homeschooling has been a wonderful experience, and an answer to prayer during the last few months. I have an entirely new admiration for families that home school!!

That's all for now! We're looking forward to giving lots of new updates about our little guy and thank you all so much for being so supportive to our family!!!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Dinner & a Movie Card Adoption Fundraiser


Are you interested in supporting adoption and get great discounts at the same time?

Our family is selling Dinner & a Movie fundraising cards to help raise funds towards our adoption costs and help to bring home our little baby boy from Korea. The Dinner & a Movie card cost $10 but quickly pay for itself in the form of savings to you! And, for each card purchased, $7 goes directly towards adoption costs!

Here's how it works: the fundraising card purchase allows you access to a savings website, with a unique login code provided on the back of each card. After logging in, you search for deals based on your zip code. Click on the offers and print your coupons! (To give you an idea, we can access 204 offers using our Champlin zip code!) The offers can vary, some can be printed multiple times, others are allowed to be printed once per month, some are for online sites. The cards are valid for one year. If you'd like to preview the offers in your area, log on to www.enjoyaccess.com using the guest login code: 550-guest

To name just a few, here are a few of the discounts available with the card:

  • Target.com 10% off all online purchases
  • Buca Di Beppo $10 off $20 purchase
  • AMC $6.50 tickets
  • Gap 20% off entire purchase (this offer valid until 10/31)
  • Buffalo Wild Wings 5 wings free with purchase
  • Aunt Annie’s BOGO
  • Ann Taylor Loft 20% off entire purchase
  • Office Max $15 off $50 purchase
  • Michaels 15% off entire purchase
  • Dominos BOGO
  • Sears.com $35 off $300 purchase
  • 15% off Lillian Vernon online purchases
  • 15% off orders over $100 on Kohls.com

Additional discounts at Papa Murpheys, Quiznos, Culvers, Dairy Queen, McDonalds, and many more!


If you are interested in purchasing a card, please message me! Payment can be made thru Paypal, or a check can be sent to us, and your Dinner & a Movie card will be mailed and I will email your your login info as well.

Thanks for taking the time to read this! Please feel NO obligation to purchase a card, just putting it out there for those who may be interested! Feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested!

God Bless!

Jerra & Steve McIntosh