Please Help

Since I don't have anything new to report as far as the adoption process goes I decided to speak on something that is on-going. That would be raising money for this adoption. So far I have done the following: garage sale, popcorn sale, ebay (ongoing), loan from Mom, cashed in aluminum cans (ongoing) save all change (ongoing) and I will be selling candles this month.

I have three ways here on my blog for money to be donated. One is the ChipIn. It is at the right side of the blog. Money can be donated directly to my Paypal account from yours. I have set a goal of $10,000 to raise by the end of the year.

Also on the right side of this blog is a shopping link. At this place you can shop at a variety of stores and a portion of the money will go to my account. This is where Holli G. got that beautiful Princess that Miss G. sleeps in. (Thanks Holli!) There is also a mystery buyer that buys office supplies from there. (Thanks Secret Buyer!).

The last way to help on my blog is the easiest. I have little white boxes from Adsense on my blog. I get a very small amount just by having people click on those and look at the sites. The amount may be small but it can add up to a lot!!

If you are interested in looking at what I have for sell on ebay, my seller id is xavie617. Take a look and tell your friends and family.

I hope to have some new photos and information about Johanna soon. Until then, the money raising must go on.
Thanks!!!

Can This Ever Be A Nursery?

Below are pictures of the room that will someday be Johanna's. Right now it is a total mess!! Two of the walls are still concrete and need drywall put up. There is no ceiling, just sheets. This room is used for some guests and for storage. The bed is covered with cake pans I still need to get listed on ebay. My niece, who stayed in this room last year while going to school, still has lots of stuff in here. Will this room ever be a nursery? I sure hope so!!

Special Thank Yous

Since I have nothing new to tell on the adoptin front, I thought I would use this time to give some "Thank Yous" to some people who have been helping with fund raising for my adoption.
THANK YOU TO:
My sil Lori who has given me a lot of her daughters outgrown clothes to sell on ebay and also brought a lot of items over for my garage sale.
Travis and Megan Quam and their children Jonas and Lucy who gave me lots of items to sell on ebay and at my garage sale. I hope you are enjoying your move to California. I know you are missed here. God Bless your family.
Jenny, a friend from church and one of our daycare moms for giving me items to sell at my garage sale.
Anna who is giving up her cake business and gave me TONS of pans to sell.
Richard and Carol Franz who gave me lots of family heirlooms to sell on ebay.
Kristie my niece who gave up her Coca Cola collection for me to sell.
Pandy my niece who gave me her Pokemon collection to sell.
Brenda my sister who gave me lots of Nutri System foods to sell on ebay.
Rachel my niece who gave me TONS of clothes to sell at my garage sale.

I have so many wonderful family and friends. I am truly blessed.

Let the Waiting Begin

Boy is this no fun!! I hate just sitting and waiting. I have sent my home study to K.C. and now have to wait for my I171, I think that is what it is called anyway. It is a piece of paper saying it is okay for me to bring an orphan into the US.

There are things I need to be doing during this waiting time but it is difficult to get motivated for some reason. I know if I want my daughter here I have to do them - - - things to raise money. I still have a lot of things I need to get listed on ebay to sell. Problem is, I lost my digital camera. I will have to borrow one since I refuse to spend the money on a new one. As soon as I do that, my old one will turn up.

I also need to get things finalized for the Miles of Smiles "Women's Day Out" fundraiser. I guess I am going to take orders for gourmet popcorn. ( I sold it a few months ago and it is delicious!) I am also going to take orders for specialty pasta. I may try to sell coupons for Antiquities Photos to if I can get a space from my church to do the pictures in May. I just have a difficult time calling people and asking for favors, or asking for anything for that matter.

Guess I will close this post and get busy. Just typing this has convinced me I need to get started.

Johanna's Car Seat

I just won a car seat on ebay for my little Johanna Faith. I am so excited to get this great bargain!! It is a NEW Britax Decathlon in Tiffany. I looked at one on Babies 'R Us and it was $284. That didn't include shipping. In the store it is probably more. This ebay car seat is only 30 miles from me so I can pick it up - no shipping cost. I won it for $223!! What a deal!

The Britax Decathlon is good for 5 to 65 pounds. I don't know for sure how it will look at 50 pounds but I will try to keep it super-clean.

Visit My Ebay

One of the ways I am trying to raise money for my adoption is to sell all I can on ebay. Anything that sits in our house too long, without being used, is going to be listed. I have told my mother to "Watch Out!" or her picture my appear there. I wonder just how much she would bring? LOL
I also have a Wizard of Oz collection that has been sitting in storage for many years. It is going too. I started this collection about 20 years ago. Soooo, if you are a collector, be sure to take a look at my ebay listing. All the money I make from my auctions is going to fund the adoption of Johanna Faith. My seller name on ebay is xavie617
Thanks!!