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Alissa Spidell
Nov 11, 20243 min read
Home Study Approved 🎉
2024 has been full of personal and professional accomplishments... and we spent the summer making some significant progress on the adoption
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Alissa Spidell
Feb 1, 20241 min read
"Why is it taking so long?"
We know, we know... it's been crickets around here! It's been a bit since we've shared an adoption update, and well, that's because...
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Jedd Spidell
May 16, 20232 min read
How is it May?
The last year has flown by, but was an incredible one with a lot of new beginnings. New House, new puppy, new grad school program, new job
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Alissa Spidell
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Home Study Ready
Spring and summer 2022 have been BIG for us. We bought a house and sold our house, moved, completed 2 fun adoption fundraisers...
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Jedd Spidell
Mar 13, 20223 min read
March Madness!
Excited to finally be able to announce some real progress! For a very long time, it’s felt like we’ve been stuck, unable to move forward...
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Alissa Spidell
Nov 22, 20213 min read
IOWAdopt turns One 🥳
The last year has been so fun posting life updates, what we've learned about adopting, and sharing fundraisers on IOWAdopt. To date, we...
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Alissa Spidell
Aug 29, 20213 min read
Summer Lovin, had me a blast
It's officially the end of summer. Football is back, pumpkin candles are burning, students are back on campus, Halloween costume planning...
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Alissa Spidell
Feb 16, 20213 min read
We are so loved 💝
What a year 2021 has already been. We launched & completed our first adoption fundraiser, Jedd started a new job, Iowa got 92 ft of snow...
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Alissa Spidell
Jan 6, 20213 min read
Piecing together our puzzle
One of the the most daunting aspects of adoption is the cost. Adoption costs vary by case, but typically total $40,000-$45,000...
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Alissa Spidell
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Thankful
This year has often made it difficult to find times to pause to be grateful... especially with the pandemic, Jedd's furlough...
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Alissa Spidell
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Happy National Adoption Day!
Last summer I started tossing around the idea of starting a blog about our adoption process. A vlog is more up Jedd's ally, so.....
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