Fundraising (Planning): ON!

So, after the encouragement from the comments yesterday, I am in super-nerd mode & trying to brainstorm any ideas possible for fundraising! I had class last night (for my Maternal-Infant nursing class... a sim lab with a cocaine using woman at 34 wks along, but it was interesting. Got to see a real time c-section which confirmed I want to avoid that at ALL cost.) & got to speak with another classmate dealing with IF. She is the only person I know IRL that is dealing with IF. She was encouraging me to speak to my Pastor or deacons about help. The other classmates came in & were extremely supportive of helping us however possible. Fish fry, s'ghetti dinners, car wash, yard sales, etc. I've been blog-hopping like crazy today, so I can't link back to the blogger doing a 1/2&1/2 raffle. I thought that was a neat idea if we can sell enough tickets!

Also, tonight is my last day on the hormones & hopefully my own hormones will kick-in off the Zoladex implant! I'm pretty excited about having my own metabolism back (so I can lose the weight I've gained on this junk) & get out of menopause! At least with IVF on Lupron it will be a month at most (or I guess with the "average cycle"). Still hopeful about having the money needed for the December cycle.

Anything to Say?

Not really, but I feel like I should blog.

I only have 2 more doses of hormone replacement. The Zoladex effective period is over tomorrow, so I'm also stopping the HRT. Not sure when my REAL hormones will begin being produced by my body, but my GYN said it would actually be a good thing if I went through a menses before the surgery to "highlight" the areas (sorry for any men-folk out there... TMI, I know!) of endo growth. I have three weeks until my surgery. I hope they can get all that endo of my bladder. I also hope I don't have to stay overnight in the hospital... what a horrible way to spend a birthday!

Hubby has already scheduled many overtime hours for the upcoming weeks. This weekend will be a 4-day weekend for me, but he will be working every day. I know that the IVF savings is very important (duh), but I still feel a bit selfish & want to spend some time with him. I guess I can spend the weekend catching up on school work & clearing the house out.

We had already planned a yard sale for this Saturday to get rid of some stuff we've had in the barn for years. In our first year of marriage, we were doing great as far as getting rid of excess stuff (okay, mostly me that had excess stuff!). Then we moved so far "out of town" that yard sales became much harder. We have to trailer stuff "into town" to set up, since there's not much traffic in our area. My brother has an optimum locale for yard sales, so we're heading there. I really hope this will be the last for our stuff & by recommendation from Morrisa & Shawn we'll start asking others for donations. I'm thinking hubby won't appreciate the excess donations in the barn to store, but we'll see how that goes! :) I'm wondering if car washes would actually be helpful? Even if it was $200 or $300 profit... maybe ask lots of friends to help & take 'em out for CiCis or something afterwards as a "Thank You"? Any advice out there? Is it even worth the bother?

Hmm, sorry this post kinda sucks. Nothing new to note. I was planning on calling the IVF nurse & asking about the price increase & if they anticipated another one prior to December. I was also thinking about emailing/calling the adoption attorney we have heard about & seeing how much they estimate an adoption to be. I know we're not emotionally there, but I just wonder about it. Especially with the increase in IVF cost.

Only Three More Days off Hormones!

For preparation for clinicals, we had a tour of the labor & delivery & the post-partum floors. Thankfully, we didn't see any newborns.

It was easier than I expected to emotionally detach myself from the whole process, although there were definitely random thoughts. For example, my gyn was there with 2 patients in the delivery area. I couldn't help but wish it was me. Sitting in the room, excited with my husband, ecstatic about the new life our child would have... but I'm still not there.

I think I've recently felt more emotionally level. I'm not sure if it's because it's the couple of days before I'm due for my next Zoladex implant... because last week was BAD! Thank God I'm feeling better & getting through my work/classes without incredible stress. The past semester, with the medication & hormonal changes & the crazy class schedule, was extremely hard on me & it's relieving to know that there's a huge chance it will be better this & following semesters.

So, only 3 more days of my hormones & Zoladex "active" implant. I'm not sure how long it will take for the Zoladex to get out of my system.

Still excited, though, since we have a bit of a time schedule. A couple of weeks before the surgery, several months until we start all the meds for IVF. We're definitely praying that this is what we are being led to do & that if God wants us to head into another direction. We want to be open to what & where He is leading us.