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Home Study Approved 🎉
2024 has been full of personal and professional accomplishments... and we spent the summer making some significant progress on the adoption

Alissa Spidell
Nov 11, 20243 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...

Alissa Spidell
Feb 1, 20241 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

Jedd Spidell
May 16, 20232 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...

Alissa Spidell
Jul 8, 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...

Jedd Spidell
Mar 13, 20223 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...

Alissa Spidell
Nov 22, 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...

Alissa Spidell
Aug 29, 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...

Alissa Spidell
Feb 16, 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...

Alissa Spidell
Jan 6, 20213 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...

Alissa Spidell
Nov 30, 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.....

Alissa Spidell
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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