Exciting deliveries this week :)

UPS has been good to both of us this week.  Both of our netbooks have been delivered safe and sound, and we are very excited!  Thanks again to all of those who helped promote our DonorsChoose.org projects, and a special thanks to all of those who donated.  We are, indeed, lucky girls to have such great people in our lives!

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Receiving the Letter

After working for several hours to write our Fund For Teachers proposal over Christmas Break, Diana and I began to get quite nervous as mid-March approached.  We knew the selection committees had met and that "the letters" would be arriving soon.  The fate of our German castle tour hung in the balance!  Since we carpool together, we knew we could check the mail together each evening, and so, after Spring Break, we anxiously checked the mail upon our return home each day.  Mid-week, word had come from a friend in Broken Arrow that some letters had arrived, and that Thursday we were thrilled (and nervous) to see the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence envelope peeking out of Diana's mailbox.  While sitting in my car, Diana read the opening sentences of the letter aloud, and we knew we were on our way to Germany!  We had received a team grant for $10,000 for our fairytale tour.  What a fantastic gift from Fund For Teachers and the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence!  Let the planning begin!