Another good day

Hey All,
Hope everyone is enjoying the snow.  I know my dogs are.  I've been sick w/that horrible noro-virus.
Anyway, I just wanted to remind everyone to check out:
http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=401&url=helpbringbabyhillhome

I have posted some updates & there is an online auction of a really pretty bracelet that my mom made.  So if anyone is interested, put a bid in.  Its all going to a good cause.  We are all here for eachother.  Lets help bring baby hill home 
Thanks for all your support & don't forget to check back for updates.  One of our pasta dinners has been scheduled where there will be some raffles & hopefully some entertainment.  Another dinner will be set up on the north shore.
Thanks for all your support.

A good day

Today was an up day.  My friend Nicole gave me a good idea to make scrapbooks.  All proceeds will go to our adoption fund.  I LOVE scrapbooking.  I know pictures are precious & scrapbooks make wonderful memories.  So, we are selling my moms handmade bracelets & doing scrapbooks.  I hope the scrapbooks are successful.  I gave one to my first boss for her retirement.  She LOVED it.
I also emailed my uncle today to see if he needs any extra help this tax season.  Workin for this adoption like the dickens.  :)
http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=401&url=helpbringbabyhillhome

The donation site.

We have always seen our lives as blessed, a little local traveling, having a comfy modest home & especially having each other.  But, one thing seemed to be missing.  A baby.  After 2yrs of failed infertility treatments we knew w/o hesitation that adoption was our way of building our family.  The adoption process is filled w/mystery, questions, answers, love, stress & joy.  It teaches you that you are stronger than you ever thought you were.   Our love to be parents to a baby grows stronger & stronger everyday.   Sometimes I feel my hope of being a mom is gone.  A quest of heartache & tears to parenthood seems our dream of being a family won’t come true, at least not w/o you.  My eyes fill  w/tears as I write this.  We can’t imagine our family w/o a beautiful baby to love & watch grow & help teach.  A child is truly a blessing, a gift.  Thanks to the wonderful gift of adoption  our life could be complete.
http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=401&url=helpbringbabyhillhome

Heading in for a 1 1/2hr ride into work.  A start of a new work week.  Hopefully it will bring some new prospects of adoption.  I'll be researching as always.  Trying to find ways. 
I posted some of my mothers jewelery on "Bring Baby Hill Home" on facebook over the weekend.  Hopefully people will like it & buy something.  All proceeds will be going toward our hopeful adoption.

Also, there is a link on there for donations through youcaring.com.  That is our online fundraiser.  I'm having a hard time figuring out how to post pictures on here & post a paypal button.  If anyone knows how, I'd appreciate it if you could share the info.  I would LOVE to share photo's.
Have a great day!

Today started off o.k. but then slowly went down hill.  I've been working so hard on researching adoption options & trying to find a way to fund it.  Making connections is good but so far not much has come of it.  I know its all new but I guess I expected a way lot more support than what I'm getting.  I'm quite disappointed actually.  I have so many "friends" that say they will help with whatever I need.  Well, when I tell them what I need help with nobody is stepping up or they don't want to do it. 
I was reading about adoption in Russia.  The agency I was reading about says that Russia won't adopt out a child to anyone who has/is on anti-depressant/anxiety medications or insulin.  How ridiculous. 
I spoke with the real estate agent that sold us our house & she knows a lawyer that is on an adoption board.  She said she would talk to him about us but I haven't heard back from her.  Gotta call her back....tomorrow.
On a good thought, ACONE has adoption workshops for $35 instead of that adoption agency in VT that charged $695.  I will be going to a few of those. 
I posted some of my moms handmade jewelery on my FB.  Hopefully I'll be able to sell some of it to put towards the fund.
And to top it all off, another workmate is pregnant.  This is the 5th one.  KILLIN' ME.  :(

Jan 1, 2012

So today is my first day using a blog.  I've never done this before but find that writing out my thoughts is therapeutic.
My husband & I have started an adoption journey.  We have had 2 infertility failures & thought that instead of spending the money on all these failures, we wanted to start our family through adoption.  We found that we can love "our" children no matter where they came from.
So, we did some research on different adoption agencies to find the right one that fits our needs.  Some agencies told us that if a birthmother changes her mind, all the money that we invested would be considered a "donation."
As much as I help others, we can't help them all and we would LOVE to be parents so losing that money wouldn't be good.
We finally chose an agency & they have been wonderful but we hit a huge obstacle.  Financing.  It costs a lot of money to adopt ($43,000).  As much as we can afford to have a baby, the fees for adoption are VERY expensive & no body has that kind of money on hand. 
We started to refinance our home.  That was an obstacle b/c even though we put in a brand new kitchen, a new septic system & a new heating system...we only owned our home for 1yr.  We did not build enough equity to borrow.  Major obstacle.  My husband tried to borrow against his retirement but the retirement board said no.
Getting a personal loan was 10% and we just can't make that payment.  It was like having 2 mortgages.  We don't want to go into debt to pay the adoption fees.  How would we survive after that? 
So, we've turned to getting 2nd jobs & working overtime and starting a fundraiser.  Our fundraiser is on youcaring.com and the name of it is "Bring Baby Hill Home."  We will be having a couple of "pasta dinner" fundraisers with raffles, yard sales & bake sales.  I've also got some great ideas from others that we will put together. 
So, follow us on our journey.  Its going to be a bumpy ride of emotions so get the tissues.  :)