Well, we have chosen a new doctor and a new Gestational Surrogate, we are calling her Jessie(get it?). Exciting but trying my best to stay grounded! The new doctor is actually the one I wanted to go to from the get go but got confused and ended up choosing a different clinic. I swear they all sound the same! But just calling to get more information was the difference between night and day! The new clinic seems to be much more organized and willing to help. We have an appointment for late this month, but that will have to change due to some time restraints on our budget and our timeline with Jessie. Since our last GS backed out, Brad and I decided that was Gods way of telling us to save more before moving forward. So we are setting up a new time line. This also works out because the new clinic was nice enough to go over some of the costs of treatment and we realized we definitely need more time to save. From what the Clinic told me we are looking at about $2,800 for Jessie's Medical costs associated with the transfer, $17,200 for costs associated with the egg retrieval and insemination, $3,000-7,000 for the medicines for both Jessie and I, for a grand total of $27,000 just for the transfer to take place, we also will have about $5,000 (give or take) worth of legal fees, $500 for our "medical clearance, plus what ever the cost would be for Jessie to be cleared. After we are pregnant, we then will have to cover a variety of things such as co-pays and deductibles, and anything relating to the pregnancy. All said and done, our new budget is $40,000! So as you can imagine we are saving like crazy, working our butts off, and trying to organize our big garage sale that is about a month away!! We have had a few people come forward with donations for our sale but are still looking for more! So anything you may have and want to get rid of let us know! Clothes sell the best, along with electronics (old and new) and kitchen wares that are clean and useful. Toys are another thing that can be a big seller, but usually only the expensive ones in stores. Stuffed animals don't sell, but they do make little ones happy when I give them away for free... I love seeing their smiles! |
I am also thinking of giving away baked goods and other refreshments away for donations... so if you are willing to donate or volunteer to help with that let me know!
Other than the garage sale, we have a few other fundraisers going, they are posted to the right for you to peruse. The Kapipal Fundraiser gives us about 98% of funds donated, their are a few "awards" offered but mostly this is just a way for you (if you feel moved to) to help financially. The flower and Celebrating Home sales are also ways for you to help, but also allow you to get something for your help. We receive up to 50% of sales on all items sold, so stock up on Candles, nick-nacs, cookies, goodies, or flowers, (all great gift ideas for Mothers/fathers day, birthdays, Christmas, ect) and help us reach our goal of becoming parents!
The Garage sale is set for April 12th! Other than the garage sale, we have a few other fundraisers going, they are posted to the right for you to peruse. The Kapipal Fundraiser gives us about 98% of funds donated, their are a few "awards" offered but mostly this is just a way for you (if you feel moved to) to help financially. The flower and Celebrating Home sales are also ways for you to help, but also allow you to get something for your help. We receive up to 50% of sales on all items sold, so stock up on Candles, nick-nacs, cookies, goodies, or flowers, (all great gift ideas for Mothers/fathers day, birthdays, Christmas, ect) and help us reach our goal of becoming parents!
Our last "fundraising" option is our business. We have agreed that 100% of our profits(sales-costs & expenses) from now until we reach our goal is going into our Baby Fund. So head over to Evergreennoveltees.com or contact us today to order that custom shirt or hoodie you have been thinking about! We also offer many other items from printed tiles to coffee cups. We can even print custom canvas pictures! Let us know what you want and we will find a way to do it for you!
I think that is all for today! I am off to get some orders done! Thanks for reading!