You have all been so supportive and generous. I am so moved by your kindness, and Keillan's mother has been in tears over it. Yet we have not raised enough to be able to know for sure that the funds will be enough to get Keillan to Dallas. But it's enough that it seems quite promising. Still, we're in sort of a limbo. I don't want to let his mom know that she can tell him on Christmas that he's going to meet Jensen at Dallas next year, in case it winds up we're only able to get them to a closer convention for a single day. Unless we can hit the absolute minimum of $1000 by Christmas Eve, which does not seem likely. 

So barring a Christmas miracle, we've decided we aren't going to tell Keillan the good news on Christmas. And I will be extending the fundraiser deadline into 2013 to give us more time to raise what's needed to make this happen, even on a very simple, frugal budget that doesn't include Gold Weekend Passes.