I'll start with the printing. I saved a PDF copy of our profile and went to Fedex Kinkos to see how it turned out and to try different kinds of papers. It turned out perfect....except for the price. Bankrupt-exceedingly-expensive. So that stressed me out a bit. But I talked with our coordinator and she gave me a list of online paper companies that other families have used. So I quickly picked one and ordered a copy. I didn't want to order all 50 copies in case they were poorly done. I quickly received our profile proof, along with this note on it.
What an encouragement to us. I wanted to use this company, but the paper was too thick and there weren't many alternatives.
What an encouragement to us. I wanted to use this company, but the paper was too thick and there weren't many alternatives.
So I went to the 2nd company. Time is ticking down (in my head), and I don't want to waste anymore time from being presented to birth mothers. So I decide to order 10, and turn them in so at least we can be presented a few times while I wait for the perfect copies. But a day or two later, I had a bad feeling and I did some research on the paper and found I ordered even thicker paper than the first company had! Freaking out and tired with everything, I went to the third company and took a chance. I ordered 50 copies, guessing on the paper and hoping it was thinner. I nervously waited a week and they were perfect! Exactly like the expensive Fedex copy!
So I spent the whole next Saturday putting the profiles together: hole punching, brad binding, taping a picture to the front, and signing our name on the last page. It felt so good to be done with them!
I mailed them from work on Monday and thought that was the end of that. Later that week, a co-worker forwarded me an email from UPS which stated my package was on a train that detailed in Amarillo, TX. I started to freak out. Were they damaged? Lost? Soaked in train fuel? Would I get reimbursed? And since I mailed them from work under our work account, would a check be made out to my employer? I finally took a deep breathe and reminded myself I spent less money in the profiles that I thought I would. It I had to re-do them it would be ok. Fast forward a week, the profiles delivered and no one contacted me that they were damaged. Praise The Lord!
So everything is turned in. Our profiles are sent to birth mothers with whom we have matching preferences. And if anyone requests information about us, they can either receive the PDF file or one of these hard copies. I hope that I don't have to make any more, but it feels so good to have it done! Now just waiting for one of our profiles to fall into the hands of the special lady that is going to bring our child into the world.
I mailed them from work on Monday and thought that was the end of that. Later that week, a co-worker forwarded me an email from UPS which stated my package was on a train that detailed in Amarillo, TX. I started to freak out. Were they damaged? Lost? Soaked in train fuel? Would I get reimbursed? And since I mailed them from work under our work account, would a check be made out to my employer? I finally took a deep breathe and reminded myself I spent less money in the profiles that I thought I would. It I had to re-do them it would be ok. Fast forward a week, the profiles delivered and no one contacted me that they were damaged. Praise The Lord!
So everything is turned in. Our profiles are sent to birth mothers with whom we have matching preferences. And if anyone requests information about us, they can either receive the PDF file or one of these hard copies. I hope that I don't have to make any more, but it feels so good to have it done! Now just waiting for one of our profiles to fall into the hands of the special lady that is going to bring our child into the world.
