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Adam using his sharpest crayon

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Thank you to all who have bought Taste the Purple a novel by Adam Mayer. All of the proceeds of the sale go directly to our adoption fund. By buying the book you have put us one step closer to our goal of adoption.

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Taste the Purple is the first in a series of fundraisers that we will be doing in order to raise money. Here is more information on how you can buy Taste the Purple.

The Pain of Waiting

Sitting in a recital listening to kids play and just wondering if I will get that chance. The chance to watch my child play piano after being taught to play by their Grandmother. The chance to watch my child perform for family and friends. The only way I can get that chance is by the miracle of open-adoption and with the help of family and friends.

Some days it seems that we are so far away from adoption and other days it seems so close. Right now Adam and I are in the middle of the open-adoption process. After a very long time we are now completing the home-study phase

At this moment I am overwhelmed with the process and how much we have to still do. The amount of stuff that I have to juggle in order to make this happen sometimes overwhelm me. I have to find a way to raise almost $20,000 before we can finalize the adoption; find someone to hire me knowing that all of the money that I make will go to our adoption; writing blog posts about our adoption and trying keep a balance between light and fun and emotional; planning fund-raising events; and keeping up with the paperwork that the adoption agency requires.

For example we have to come up with  four to five thousand to enter the adoption pool. How you ask? The answer: I have no idea but somehow we will find a way. That is what Adam and I always do: find a way. I know that in the end it will all be worth it when I hold my child in my arms. But why does getting there have to be so hard....

The Process: home-study vist

Now back to our journey that will hopefully end in an adoption.

Our home-study seemed to go well. The person from Open Adoption and Family Services came out to our house to interview us and to do a walk through.  She had a check list that struck me as funny since some of the things were: do you have running water; do you have heat; do you have a working phone. Yes of course we do and in my opinion you should not consider adding to your family if you do not.

The only things Adam and I have to add is a smoke detector in the kids room. There is one right outside but the law requires it to be inside the room so Adam can add one for  little cost.  We also have to write out an escape plan. Our house is pretty straight forward but since it is required it will be done.

Turns out that the home-study visit was compressed in other words a couple of visits were combined into one since Adam and I have been waiting for so long to meet with the counselor from Open Adoption and Family Services. I have to admit that it is freaky to watch someone write down everything you say and still manage to ask follow up questions. I did get used to quickly but still.

The questions were not that bad even-though they cover your life; your career; your relationships with friends and family and anything else that you can think of. The questions all needed to be asked because a birth parent may use this document as a resource for whether or not they will choose you to raise their child.  A birth parent may see the home-study before they meet you and that is why it must be so detailed.

Knowing and understanding that did not make answering the questions easier it made it possible to know that it was going to be used for a good cause. That cause is the writing of the home-study and hopefully will end in an adoption for Adam and I.

The home-study being finalized means that Adam and I are one step closer to pool entry.  Wow those are scary words to write.

So now is the time to remind you to please purchase your copy of Taste the Purple.

Taste the Purple aka How can you help

Many of you have been wondering what you can do to help us. One thing that you can do is buy Adam's new book: Taste the Purple. All royalties will go directly to our adoption fund.

The novel is a comedy that is loosely based on Adam's experiences as a technician and mostly from the bizarre things in his mind.  Those of you who know Adam will not be surprised at what he writes, but you will find it very enjoyable.

Here is the official description of the novel:

In a world of violent mimes, mass protests against the metric system and freelance arsonists comes the story of a man tormented by abstract nightmares and dealing with the frustration and chaos of his job. He dreams of marrying the boss's daughter so he can fire all of his co-workers. But just before he can achieve his dream a group of insane Bulgarian investors buy the company. Their goal is to build a purple ray gun to defeat a giant blender that is chasing the new owner.

Taste the Purple is so much more than a comedy, it answers the powerful questions of our time like does the right shoe go better with butter? Or does the angry blender break his pencil? Or if oranges were blue, would they still be called oranges? Confused? You should be. Read Taste the Purple to understand all of this and to find the meaning of life* 

*Disclaimer - The meaning of life may or may not be inside this novel.

Taste the Purple can be bought 

Paperback - Create Space 

Or:

E-book -Amazon Kindle

Or:

E-book - Barnes and Noble Nook

Or buy all three!

Although the price is lower on Amazon for the paperback, if you purchase at Create Space we get a much bigger royalty.  Please let as many people you know about the book and post comments on the above websites.