How we might fund our next adoption(s)?

Nothing could be less exciting for my kids than to wander up and down the aisles of Home Depot with Dad as I feel compelled to look at every tool, gadget, etc. My eyes glaze over in a kind of euphoric “I could really use that tool” kind of daze. The bizarre thing is that I don’t really know how to fix things anyway. It’s just fun to imagine what I could do with these cool power tools if I did. If my wife and I want some alone time, we just need to ask “who wants to go with Daddy to Home Depot?” and the kids disappear immediately. I swear it’s like magic.

Our daughter Michaela is incredibly smart. I told her recently that she was the kid that I wanted to sit behind when I was in school so I could look at her answers during tests. She has as close to a photographic memory as I have ever seen. We are learning to make full use of this gift. On a recent trip to Home Depot I had to buy a section of fence. We went to the back of the store and then outside to where they keep the fences. I realized I didn’t have a pen with me to write down the bar code/SKU number (it was a long one), and I really didn’t want to drag this huge section of fence all through the store to bring it to the cashier. I asked Michaela if she could memorize the bar code/SKU number. She said “no problem Dad.” I quickly forgot about it and continued to wander around the store for another hour looking at “stuff”. When I finally made it to the check out, I told the cashier I wanted to buy a section of fence. She asked; “Do you have the SKU number.” I looked at Michaela, seriously thinking there is no way… and with a knowing and confident smile she rattled off the exact number. I wish you could have seen the look on the cashiers face.

I immediately started thinking…next stop…Las Vegas for some card counting at the blackjack tables! Only to provide the funds needed for our next few adoptions of course.

Our amazing Michaela (can't you just see her mind going a mile a minute?)

-Rob