Friday, August 2, 2013

Puzzle Fundraiser for the Prince


Some friends are requesting a puzzle fundraiser for our Prince, and it does seem as though he ought to have his own.  So I was pretty excited to find this puzzle of his province.  It is a photo of rice growing on the mountain side.  How they carve out these fields is FASCINATING!  If you get the chance watch episode #1 of the series "Wild China" on Amazon or Netflix to get an idea of the beauty of Isaac's province.

Never heard of a puzzle fundraiser?  How does it work?  Very simple!  Make a donation of $5 to help us bring our prince home and we'll put your name on the back of a puzzle piece.  claim as many pieces as you'd like!  It is FUN to watch it come together and very touching to see the names of the friends who helped us along in the journey.  Here is a photo of the Little Princesses' puzzle when it was in progress


And when it was completed.


We glued it together and framed it in double glass.  It is on display in the entryway of our home.  We see it everyday as a reminder of the many people who helped to make their homecoming possible.

Want to be involved?  Our goal for Isaac's puzzle is to raise the funds for his airline ticket home.  This will take approximately $5 per puzzle piece. Just click the Paypal donate button in the right sidebar to claim your pieces!  Or you can donate (tax exempt) through our Reece's Rainbow link here.   Please let us know if you donate for puzzle pieces through Reece's Rainbow as we don't get automatic notification of it and want to be sure we get your name on the piece(s).  Thank you for your involvement!

UPDATE:  If you'd like to see the puzzle's progress, there are photos HERE!

Building Wonder World

My husband has been busy for a few weekends.   A friend was finished with their play set and its equipment and wanted it removed from her yard.  And oh, by the way, their neighbor had a couple of sets that they wanted removed also.


  So he took them apart, rented a trailer from U Haul, and brought all the pieces home.


On a quest to have enough play things for all of our kids AND our grandchildren he is building Wonder World!  One of our married daughters was visiting with her two children, and when I told her our goal was for each of the children to have a swing, she replied, "Better keep on building!"


 At last the slide was attached...


I believe The Little Princesses approve of the project so far.


Stay tuned.  It is still very much a work in progress.  As aforementioned daughter above put it... if we build it, they will come!  Anyone have ideas for making a portion of it accessible for a wheelchair?