Where does the time go?

I cannot believe that it is almost July. Time sure does fly. I hope everyone is having a great summer and staying cool from this heat.  Here in Wyoming and Colorado it has been one HOT June which is very unusual, and, unfortunately, has caused numerous fires throughout Colorado and Wyoming.   Everyone should say an extra prayer tonight for all the people who have lost their homes and for the fire fighters who are working hard to contain these massive fires.

As for me, I started a new job at the end of May. I am working as an assistant for an Oral Surgeon. It is a very fast paced job with a lot to learn, which I love. So far, it is a great place to work and all the people are really nice. I am very lucky to have found a great job that I am interested in and that has great pay.

James and I have decided on the date of our IVF Benefit and Silent Auction:  August 18, 2012. We are having a sit down dinner with salad, potato, vegetable and your choice of steak or chicken, as well as dessert.  We have booked the venue which is The Powder River Veterans Club here in Casper on 1st Street. There will also be a live jazz band for the silent auction and dinner.  A DJ will play music after dinner for some dancing. There will, of course, be a cash bar. We are excited about it and are very blessed that we already have so many people willing to donate items for our silent auction. If anyone wants to donate anything for the silent auction just let us know as we are compiling stuff now so we can make sure we have a variety of things to offer. We are also going to do a 50/50 raffle at our Dinner Benefit.

As for my idea of making and selling t-shirts the design should be done this weekend and I will post a photo and start taking orders.  A good friend of mine, Justin Junkins, is helping me put my ideas into a digital image as well as making it better than my original drawing. So here is a big thank you to Justin for offering to do this for us. He is also helping me make the tickets and invitations/flyers for our benefit. Soon I will have those and will make a facebook event as well as send out paper invitations to all the people I know that do not have or check facebook often. Words cannot express how grateful we are to have such wonderful people in our lives that support our journey of starting a family.

I have added the Paypal Donation button to my blog so if anyone feels like donating to us in our quest to start a family, we would feel so blessed.  The button is in the upper left underneath our pictures.  Any remaining funds donated after our attempts will be donated to Pay it Forward.  The mission of the Pay it Forward Fertility Foundation is to help reduce the cost of infertility treatment by providing grants and to educate couples about infertility. 

If anyone is wondering what else James and I are doing to try and come up with the money, besides having benefits and having wonderful people donate to us, I will tell you. We currently are trying to sell our 4 wheeler, truck and 5th wheel. We figured we should sell the "big boy toys" to make money so we can have a baby and buy baby toys. So on that note, if anyone knows of anyone who is looking for a 4 wheeler, truck or 5th wheel let us know I have listed the descriptions below as well as posted a picture of each. Oh, and we are also selling some music equipment so if anyone is interested in what that might be please message me.

2007 Yamaha Grizzly 660

2007 Yamaha Grizzly 660 Tons of upgrades! Lifted 2'', Snorkeled, Clutch mods all the way around, Gorilla axles, Passenger seat with storage(another photo) also comes with winch and front storage bags, outlaw MST 26'' tires, Custom exhaust, extra parts. Runs Great. $5,000.00 OBO If interested please message me.

2009 GMC 2500HD Sierra Z71 Package

2009 GMC 2500HD Sierra Z71 package. 4 door, long bed with Duramax Diesel Engine. 45,000 miles. XM Radio, blue tooth, key-less entry, power seats, power locks, power windows, power/defrost mirrors, i-pod input, on-star, Hide-a-ball (goose-neck ball) in bed, towing package, grill guard, Nerf bar running boards, driving lights, $1500 below book EXCELLENT CONDITION $35,000.00 FIRM. 

Please message me if interested.

2005 Montana Mountaineer Fifth Wheel Trailer

For sale is a 2005 Montana Mountaineer Fifth Wheel trailer. SLEEPS 8! The Model is a 318BHS and it is 34' long.  It comes with the ranch hand adapter for a gooseneck.  This is feature loaded for certain.  2 slide outs, bunk house, two sound systems(12v and 110v), 2 solar panels, built in 5kw propane generator that starts from inside, outdoor shower, tons of storage, tv, awning, bathroom, shower/tub, full kitchen, microwave, ceiling fan, auto vent in kitchen, aftermarket queen size mattress in bedroom, full size master closet, dressers in both bedrooms, hot water, forced air furnace, oven, air conditioning, fully enclosed under belly, lifted 4 inches, roof rack, tow hitch on back to pull 2nd trailer, great tires, spare, hydraulic front jacks, built in stabilizers.  Asking $27000 books for $29k. If interested let me know and I can e-mail all the pictures of the inside.

We have the ability to accept credit cards.

I hope everyone is happy and healthy and continue to enjoy their summer. I will post this weekend about our t-shirt sale and as soon as the invitations, with more specific details of our benefit, are done I will post that as well. However, consider this an informal 'Save the Date' for August 18th if you are interested in purchasing a ticket to our IVF Benefit & Silent Auction.