I really don't like the F word, but it seems like lately I use it a lot. I know it doesn't sound nice coming out of my mouth or being read on my blog, but it just seems to fit lately. Let me tell you about the last couple of days...
Tuesday evening I get a phone call saying that when Sister K was in the hospital giving birth she was directly exposed to measles. It has been going around here for a couple months and just when they think they've got it there is another case confirmed. This particular one happened to be the nurse taking K's blood. Of course my first concern was the baby. They didn't seem to worried about the baby as long as K had had her boosters. She is not having any symptoms, but has definitely been exposed. We didn't find out until later Tuesday after all the doc offices were closed. I was then concerned for myself b/c there is/was a chance I could be pregnant and it will cause a miscarriage. Although we didn't have direct contact with the infectant, we did have contact with K and the baby and it's AIRBORNE people! That means its in the air of the hospital. Hello!
I spent most of yesterday trying to track down my shot records. I confirmed I had my first booster, but not my second. My gen doc decided it was best that I go ahead and get this blood test that tells you 1) if you've had the booster and 2) if it worked. So after work yesterday we went to the hospital. They had me put on a mask at registration and then proceeded to tell me how it was VERY MINIMAL that I was exposed. In fact I really wasn't, but if MY INSURANCE would cover it and I really wanted to then they would go ahead and do it. I was livid with the way they treated me. Again, this is AIRBORNE and yes, I know it was a minimal chance, but those fuckers could very well have exposed me. I just said whatever and to do the test. I was allowed to take my mask off. The nurse that took my blood told me that they were doing this to the entire hospital staff and all the patients that were there during that timeframe. What about the people visiting the admitted? I know they don't have a record of it, but still. I am in the age group to be at risk, too. Anyway, they said I would hear something by this morning ONLY if I had it. Obviously I'm fine.
This morning, of course I tested and got another negative. Not much else to say about that, but it sucked. I thought for sure I was going to start b/c the last couple mornings I've felt crampy, but so far nothing. (Yes, my boob still hurt. Yes, my temp is still up although it did go down .2 today.)
Now for the kicker. Eric called me about 8:30 this morning to tell me someone had been in our iTunes account and changed the password. It's not a HUGE problem, however it does have our address and one credit card information. We initially thought it was my sister A. Eric spent the morning getting a run around and we have it narrowed down to 3 people. Sister A, her friend N (not very bright) or her friend J who is a known hacker. This freaks us out b/c you can guess who it probably is. A might have accidentally done it, but realistically she probably didn't. We now have to watch our credit again hardcore. The little fucker hacker most likely did. He's "fixed" A's computer for her when she first got it and also knows all her passwords. It has been a day from hell dealing with my sister with all this b/c she's stressed to the max already b/c she's getting surgery at 3:30 today on her ankle. I've calmed down a bit, but I'm still livid. It's just been a seriously bad day.
Oh and one more thing... We put our sister's laptop on our credit card a few weeks ago. (Yes, I realize this was a big fucking mistake) My mom was supposed to pay us back. She keeps having things "come up". She told me today that she would have "most" of it tomorrow, but that means not paying her rent. Lay on the fucking guilt trip would ya? She told me this was fine when we did it and would pay us back. I could scream. Believe me, that will NEVER happen again.
I'm just ready to cry and may well do so before the day is over. Ugh! That's sort of a brief version of why the last 24 hours have been so bad.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
This has got to be..
THE WORST FUCKING PAST 24 HOURS OF MY LIFE!!!
I hope to tell you about it real soon. I think I'll go scream now.
I hope to tell you about it real soon. I think I'll go scream now.
CD 29, 14 DPO, CC 1
Temp: 98.1
HPT: Negative
Nothing else to say right now... :( Very disappointed, don't know if/when I'll test again. Maybe Sunday or Monday.
HPT: Negative
Nothing else to say right now... :( Very disappointed, don't know if/when I'll test again. Maybe Sunday or Monday.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
CD 28, 13 DPO, CC 1
Another 98.3 today. I felt a little crampy overnight, so I thought for sure my temp would plummet, but nope. I'll take it!
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Thunder & Lightning & Wind, Oh My!
We got a really bad storm last night and I'm not normally scared of storms, but after finding out 2 houses in our addition have been hit by lightning, it sorta freaks me out a bit. Our black dog, Kodi, is petrified, so I spent most of the time during the storm holding her and comforting her. Of course, Godiva got extremely jealous and had to lay on me to get close to me so she could get attention, too. Nothing like having 2 adults and 2 dogs (50 lbs & 80 lbs) in our full size bed. :) We need a bigger bed desparately!
Anyway, when we got up this morning we have tons of sticks to pick up in our backyard, so I think that's what I'll do this evening before we take Godiva to school.
Speaking of Godiva's school, I haven't told you about that yet. After our major location dilemma we went back for her actual "First Class". It started out ok, but she seemed to not give Godiva a break (or me). This bothered me, but I didn't think too much of it. I wasn't a big fan of their training methods either. They train based on constant reward. Well, that is not how our other dogs have been trained. What happens when you take the reward away? Obviously she is only doing what you ask for the reward. She's a big enough dog, she will not be obese. I was getting frustrated after about 40 minutes b/c it seemed like she was really picking up both Godiva and me. Apparently Godiva was feeling the same way b/c she started being a pistol and chewing on her leash. The lady asked me if we have ever tried bitter apple. Yes as a matter of fact, we have, and she likes it. The lady grabs this bottle and squirts a bunch in Godiva's mouth and tells me obviously she doesn't. Eric & I were both livid. She kept putting more on Godiva's mouth and Godiva was gagging and choking and backing away. I was hoping she would bite the bitch, b/c I would have gladly let her. After this I was done for the evening. We did a couple other things and babied Godiva and left with a look of anger on our faces. We were not happy. It's no different than disciplining someone else's child. We discipline our own animals/children. We aren't very happy with this school and Eric would rather not go back, but I intend on letting them know this is not what we expected. We don't care if she sits on our left or right. We aren't training Godiva to be in dog shows. Seriously! We just want some basics. We have learned a few things that we do use with Godiva, but she's not perfect, nor do we expect her to be. She just needs to learn a few manners. We'll see how tonight goes, but if she pisses me off again, we are definitely done.
Anyway, when we got up this morning we have tons of sticks to pick up in our backyard, so I think that's what I'll do this evening before we take Godiva to school.
Speaking of Godiva's school, I haven't told you about that yet. After our major location dilemma we went back for her actual "First Class". It started out ok, but she seemed to not give Godiva a break (or me). This bothered me, but I didn't think too much of it. I wasn't a big fan of their training methods either. They train based on constant reward. Well, that is not how our other dogs have been trained. What happens when you take the reward away? Obviously she is only doing what you ask for the reward. She's a big enough dog, she will not be obese. I was getting frustrated after about 40 minutes b/c it seemed like she was really picking up both Godiva and me. Apparently Godiva was feeling the same way b/c she started being a pistol and chewing on her leash. The lady asked me if we have ever tried bitter apple. Yes as a matter of fact, we have, and she likes it. The lady grabs this bottle and squirts a bunch in Godiva's mouth and tells me obviously she doesn't. Eric & I were both livid. She kept putting more on Godiva's mouth and Godiva was gagging and choking and backing away. I was hoping she would bite the bitch, b/c I would have gladly let her. After this I was done for the evening. We did a couple other things and babied Godiva and left with a look of anger on our faces. We were not happy. It's no different than disciplining someone else's child. We discipline our own animals/children. We aren't very happy with this school and Eric would rather not go back, but I intend on letting them know this is not what we expected. We don't care if she sits on our left or right. We aren't training Godiva to be in dog shows. Seriously! We just want some basics. We have learned a few things that we do use with Godiva, but she's not perfect, nor do we expect her to be. She just needs to learn a few manners. We'll see how tonight goes, but if she pisses me off again, we are definitely done.
CD 27, 12 DPO, CC 1
Temp: 98.3
HPT: Not Pregnant
Thoughts:
It's still quite early...
Also, we had a bad storm last night. Not sure when it started, but electricity went out shortly after. Got electricity back at 3:30 am. Got up to fix clock and had to pee. Could not wait until 6:00. So when I tested it wasn't my first morning urine. I did make a vow to myself if it was over 98.1 that I would test. Might have got a little ahead of myself. Not out yet though. I intend to keep fighting.
HPT: Not Pregnant
Thoughts:
It's still quite early...
Also, we had a bad storm last night. Not sure when it started, but electricity went out shortly after. Got electricity back at 3:30 am. Got up to fix clock and had to pee. Could not wait until 6:00. So when I tested it wasn't my first morning urine. I did make a vow to myself if it was over 98.1 that I would test. Might have got a little ahead of myself. Not out yet though. I intend to keep fighting.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Cookouts, Movies, etc.
We had a pretty decent weekend. Friday night we hit the mall again to find me something to wear to the wedding this coming weekend. We finally found something. I got this skirt that hits me about the knee (it actually covers my knee. Good thing b/c they are majorly bruised from softballs. Anyway, after we found the skirt I had the job of finding a top to go with it. I knew it needed to be a cream colored top. I tried a couple. One I liked it was a halter, but the belly part was rather see through and I just decided it was not right for the wedding. I ended up finding this cream/irovy colored tank top w/ beading at the bust at Express. I love that store. Some of the beading were goldish, which added more compliment to my skirt. We decided that I needed something to wear over it at least to the wedding and ended up finding one of those black shrugs type things. It is about 1/2 length sleeves and ties right below my boobs and looks pretty nice. I will get a pic on Saturday and post this weekend.
Saturday morning we got up and had a fairly lazy day around the house. I dusted and swept the house. We left around 3:00 to head south to my youngest sister's house for a cookout. It was a nice time. They had fried chicken, which I literally haven't eaten in forever. It was good, but I knew it was so bad eating it. They made homemade cookie dough blizzards for everyone for dessert. I'm normally not a huge fan of cookie dough, but there were quite good.
Sunday we got up and headed to the 11:30 showing of Mr. &* Mrs. Smith. It was a good movie. Very funny, too. And that Brad Pitt...well, I don't even have to tell you. After the movie we headed to the grocery store for a few things. When we got home I threw some baked beans in a crockpot and rested on the couch for a while. We had our neighborhood cookout that started at 4:00. Not as many people came as we thought would, but it was also super hot out and we noticed several neighbors weren't even home. Most of the people that did come were all within age of the rest of us, so it was nice to meet people our age. There were 2 older men that came and we had fun talking to them. One older lady stopped by to introduce herself. It was a good time. We sat around for about 3 1/2 hours just chatting and eating. It was a nice time. When we got home we spent the rest of the evening on the couch relaxing.
About 9:30 someone knocked on our door. It was the lady who lives behind us. She was letting some of us know that her neighbor (who also lives right behind us) almost had her house broken into Saturday night. Apparently a couple of guys tried to pry open her sliding glass door, but she heard them and called the police. She is an older lady and there is also a "for sale" sign in her yard, so they think they might have though no one lived there. Who knows?! Its quite scary though b/c our backyards literally connect at the top of a little hill/easement. We have a piece of wood we put in our sliding door, but we normally don't do it at night, only when we are gone. Obviously we will now. We got a motion detector light for our backyard about 2 months ago so that makes us feel a little better, too. Our neighborhood is becoming a place that I don't want to be in much longer. Thankfully we are thinking only 1-2 more years max. Believe me that this will not come soon enough. I feel a little better meeting some of our neighbors, but the other neighborhood that connects with ours has so many WT people. Ugh!
Saturday morning we got up and had a fairly lazy day around the house. I dusted and swept the house. We left around 3:00 to head south to my youngest sister's house for a cookout. It was a nice time. They had fried chicken, which I literally haven't eaten in forever. It was good, but I knew it was so bad eating it. They made homemade cookie dough blizzards for everyone for dessert. I'm normally not a huge fan of cookie dough, but there were quite good.
Sunday we got up and headed to the 11:30 showing of Mr. &* Mrs. Smith. It was a good movie. Very funny, too. And that Brad Pitt...well, I don't even have to tell you. After the movie we headed to the grocery store for a few things. When we got home I threw some baked beans in a crockpot and rested on the couch for a while. We had our neighborhood cookout that started at 4:00. Not as many people came as we thought would, but it was also super hot out and we noticed several neighbors weren't even home. Most of the people that did come were all within age of the rest of us, so it was nice to meet people our age. There were 2 older men that came and we had fun talking to them. One older lady stopped by to introduce herself. It was a good time. We sat around for about 3 1/2 hours just chatting and eating. It was a nice time. When we got home we spent the rest of the evening on the couch relaxing.
About 9:30 someone knocked on our door. It was the lady who lives behind us. She was letting some of us know that her neighbor (who also lives right behind us) almost had her house broken into Saturday night. Apparently a couple of guys tried to pry open her sliding glass door, but she heard them and called the police. She is an older lady and there is also a "for sale" sign in her yard, so they think they might have though no one lived there. Who knows?! Its quite scary though b/c our backyards literally connect at the top of a little hill/easement. We have a piece of wood we put in our sliding door, but we normally don't do it at night, only when we are gone. Obviously we will now. We got a motion detector light for our backyard about 2 months ago so that makes us feel a little better, too. Our neighborhood is becoming a place that I don't want to be in much longer. Thankfully we are thinking only 1-2 more years max. Believe me that this will not come soon enough. I feel a little better meeting some of our neighbors, but the other neighborhood that connects with ours has so many WT people. Ugh!
Sunday, June 26, 2005
CD 25, 10 DPO, CC 1
Well, my temp went down a little today. I hope it goes back up tomorrow. I was so excited yesterday and now I'm a little down. I know it's still up and I have no idea what my chart would look like if I was pregnant, so really I shouldn't be down even if its just a little. I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings. Please do whatever you do for us. Pray, fingers & toes crossed, whatever! Thank you so much for keeping us in your thoughts!
Friday, June 24, 2005
Excellent Ovulation
I called the docs office this morning around 10:30 am and they told me that Dr. S was in surgery all day and that IF he stopped by he'd have him check my progesterone results and she'd call me back, otherwise I'd have to wait til Monday to get the results.
About 12:15 (thank goodness I stayed in for lunch) they called and the nurse said I had "Excellent Ovulation". I was so excited! I asked what the progesterone number was and she said "28.5, very good".
Yay! One more week of waiting.
Oh and did you notice my temp this morning?
About 12:15 (thank goodness I stayed in for lunch) they called and the nurse said I had "Excellent Ovulation". I was so excited! I asked what the progesterone number was and she said "28.5, very good".
Yay! One more week of waiting.
Oh and did you notice my temp this morning?
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Hmmm....
I just realized FF has me testing on Wednesday of next week... Does that seem early? I was thinking more like Friday. Decisions, decisions, waiting, waiting, waiting.
Odds & Ends
Well, third time's a charm. I still didn't have Caidence's middle name spelled correctly. :) It is Caidence Brookelin. Here is pics at 2 days old. She's so sweet. They should be going home this morning, so I'll be curious to see how she does on her own. I'm sure they will do fine though.
I bought some new sandals last night and threw my old ones out. They are black w/ about a 2" heel and very feminine. I can wear them with anything and they are comfy which is the most important thing in my book. I have a couple other black sandal type shoes, but they aren't as comfy and are a little more dressy than these. Also went shopping for something to wear to a wedding we are going to next weekend. That was frustrating. I am NOT a dress girl. I tried on a few and it was horrible. I have a petite upper and misses lower. We tried to find a nice skirt and top, but had no luck and I was irritated, so I think I'll go back on Saturday and see what I can find. I have an idea in my head of what I want.
CD 22, 7 DPO, CC 1
Temp is still up. That's about all I can tell ya right now. I'm irritated b/c I have not got my sore bbs yet like I normally do, but maybe the clomid had something to do with that. I go today to get my progesterone checked but probably won't know anything until late tomorrow or maybe even Monday. I'm hoping for tomorrow though. Another week of waiting. Ho-hum...
I bought some new sandals last night and threw my old ones out. They are black w/ about a 2" heel and very feminine. I can wear them with anything and they are comfy which is the most important thing in my book. I have a couple other black sandal type shoes, but they aren't as comfy and are a little more dressy than these. Also went shopping for something to wear to a wedding we are going to next weekend. That was frustrating. I am NOT a dress girl. I tried on a few and it was horrible. I have a petite upper and misses lower. We tried to find a nice skirt and top, but had no luck and I was irritated, so I think I'll go back on Saturday and see what I can find. I have an idea in my head of what I want.
CD 22, 7 DPO, CC 1
Temp is still up. That's about all I can tell ya right now. I'm irritated b/c I have not got my sore bbs yet like I normally do, but maybe the clomid had something to do with that. I go today to get my progesterone checked but probably won't know anything until late tomorrow or maybe even Monday. I'm hoping for tomorrow though. Another week of waiting. Ho-hum...
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Pics
Here are the pics of Caidence. If you didn't notice I had her middle name wrong, so I changed it on yesterday's post. Her name is Caidence Brooklynn. Oopsy. She does have sort of a black eye, but that's normal from the trauma of delivery.
As you can see I held her a lot from the pics. hee hee I just love the smell of babies. She didn't cry once. And being the great aunt I am I tried everything to get her to wake up and even cry if she wanted to, but nope. She was not having any of it. Most of the faces she is making is b/c I was pestering the crap out of her. Eric held her for a bit, too. First time he's ever held a 1 day old baby (heck me, too), so he was a little nervous and we all laughed at how tense he was at first, but he soon relaxed.
Oh and surprisingly enough she is having her first picture taken in the outfit we bought her! Yay!
As you can see I held her a lot from the pics. hee hee I just love the smell of babies. She didn't cry once. And being the great aunt I am I tried everything to get her to wake up and even cry if she wanted to, but nope. She was not having any of it. Most of the faces she is making is b/c I was pestering the crap out of her. Eric held her for a bit, too. First time he's ever held a 1 day old baby (heck me, too), so he was a little nervous and we all laughed at how tense he was at first, but he soon relaxed.
Oh and surprisingly enough she is having her first picture taken in the outfit we bought her! Yay!
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
I'm an Aunt!
Caidence Brooklynn was born at 6:57 am this morning. She was 7 lbs, 4 oz and 20 inches long. Caidence is doing wonderful. K tore really bad and they spent 45 minutes stitching her up. Yikes! Otherwise she is doing fine, too. They broke her water early this morning (they think between 4-5 am) and soon after her contractions sped up and were very hard, she got her epidural and Caidence joined the world.
I'm leaving work around 3 today, so tonight or tomorrow I'll post some pics.
I'm leaving work around 3 today, so tonight or tomorrow I'll post some pics.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Sister K Update
Sister K lost her plug this morning about 5:00 when she got up. They headed to the hospital as her contractions were pretty close together. She didn't take any birthing classes, nor does she know how to time them, so who knows how far apart. Anyway, she spent the day walking. She was bleeding some, too. We got there about 5:15 this evening and she's not progressing and her blood pressure is high so they are definitely keeping her. They gave her cervidil and she is bed ridden at least for a few hours. They gave her a 30% chance of having the baby today. Apparently tomorrow at some point after they check her they going to start her on pitocin. I told her it would be nice if she had her early afternoon b/c we had a game tomorrow evening that neither of us could miss or they'd have to forfeit. :) She thought that was funny. So that's where we stand right now. Looks like she'll be having it tomorrow sometime.
CD 19, 4 DPO, CC 1 & Weekend Update
As you can see from my chart, I've had 2 days of lower temps that I'm not very happy about at all. I don't know what the deal is, but I'm equating it to the Clomid (I guess). I normally have very nice stable temps. I am a bit frustrated. I go on Thursday for bloodwork to test my progesterone again. I sure hope it is where it should be. I think they shoot for >15 if I remember correctly. I sure hope those temps go back up though, like tomorrow.
Ok, about my full, crazy weekend. Friday night my grandparents came up right after I got off work. They check out our new shed and a few things and then we headed to dinner at a Mexican place. We all ate way too much, but it was good. They visited for a little while longer and then headed back home. We didn't stay up too late.
Saturday morning we slept in a little and then I got up and made breakfast for us. Eric mowed the lawn while I cleaned up from breakfast and did a few things around the house, then we headed to the gym. Apparently the eggs must have upset our stomachs b/c we were both feeling kinda blah. We got our workout in though and then headed to the grocery store to pick up a few things for Sunday, grabbed lunch at Taco Bell and headed home. I laid on the couch for a little while and got up around 2:00 to take a shower and get ready. We left our house around 4 to head downtown to "Taste", which is similar to Taste *of Chicago". It was a good time. My mom, brother and grandparents met us there, too, so we walked around and hung out with them for a while, too. After we left the taste we dropped my brother off at my cousins, J & K, who were just married a few weeks ago. We chatted with them for a little while, found out she was pregnant (maybe 4-6 weeks), played with their doggie and then headed home. We were pretty tired and I ended up falling asleep on the couch.
Sunday we got up early and got ready then headed down to Indy for the F*1 Race. We ended up just watching the "Ferarri Parade" b/c 14 of the 20 drivers left the race after the practice lap b/c of an issue over tires. Michelin SUCKS! They totally blew the race for all the fans. The crowd was booing and giving the bird and even throwing stuff on the track. Please cars paraded in and were even in riot gear. It was a freaking mess! We left after about 20 or so laps and headed home very disappointed. See our first date was the F-1 race, so it really has (or had) a special place in our hearts. Now we don't know if we'll ever go back (free tickets or not). After we got home we took the doggies in a walk and started watching "Hitch". Godiva was not happy that we were watching a movie and not playing with her and was being a pain, so we hooked up the sprinkler in the backyard and let her play outside while we finished the movie. Let me just say that we were rolling through a lot of the movie. It was hilarious. Glad we bought it b/c I'll watch it again! We watched a little news about the race afterwards and I hit the sheets.
Ok, about my full, crazy weekend. Friday night my grandparents came up right after I got off work. They check out our new shed and a few things and then we headed to dinner at a Mexican place. We all ate way too much, but it was good. They visited for a little while longer and then headed back home. We didn't stay up too late.
Saturday morning we slept in a little and then I got up and made breakfast for us. Eric mowed the lawn while I cleaned up from breakfast and did a few things around the house, then we headed to the gym. Apparently the eggs must have upset our stomachs b/c we were both feeling kinda blah. We got our workout in though and then headed to the grocery store to pick up a few things for Sunday, grabbed lunch at Taco Bell and headed home. I laid on the couch for a little while and got up around 2:00 to take a shower and get ready. We left our house around 4 to head downtown to "Taste", which is similar to Taste *of Chicago". It was a good time. My mom, brother and grandparents met us there, too, so we walked around and hung out with them for a while, too. After we left the taste we dropped my brother off at my cousins, J & K, who were just married a few weeks ago. We chatted with them for a little while, found out she was pregnant (maybe 4-6 weeks), played with their doggie and then headed home. We were pretty tired and I ended up falling asleep on the couch.
Sunday we got up early and got ready then headed down to Indy for the F*1 Race. We ended up just watching the "Ferarri Parade" b/c 14 of the 20 drivers left the race after the practice lap b/c of an issue over tires. Michelin SUCKS! They totally blew the race for all the fans. The crowd was booing and giving the bird and even throwing stuff on the track. Please cars paraded in and were even in riot gear. It was a freaking mess! We left after about 20 or so laps and headed home very disappointed. See our first date was the F-1 race, so it really has (or had) a special place in our hearts. Now we don't know if we'll ever go back (free tickets or not). After we got home we took the doggies in a walk and started watching "Hitch". Godiva was not happy that we were watching a movie and not playing with her and was being a pain, so we hooked up the sprinkler in the backyard and let her play outside while we finished the movie. Let me just say that we were rolling through a lot of the movie. It was hilarious. Glad we bought it b/c I'll watch it again! We watched a little news about the race afterwards and I hit the sheets.
Friday, June 17, 2005
CD 16, 1 DPO (I hope), CC 1
Looks like I have ovulated now. Of course I still need to make sure it stays up, but my temping is pretty regular (or was before clomid), so I'm 99% sure this is it. Can I just say, "Yay us for the impeccable timing!" I was really bloated and crampy on Wednesday and really pissy yesterday, so I knew it would spike today or at the very latest tomorrow. I like my regular cycles. :) Now just stay up indefinitely... The lovely 2WW begins. How fun!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Wow
I saw this on Jemmers' Site and can I just say, "WOW!" Ironically enough I was born in March and my birthstone is also aquamarine....
What is your ht*ml color?
#7FFFD4 |
Your dominant hues are cyan and green. Although you definately strive to be logical you care about people and know there's a time and place for thinking emotionally. Your head rules most things but your heart rules others, and getting them to meet in the middle takes a lot of your energy some days. Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation. |
What is your ht*ml color?
CD 14, CC 1
My temp was back to consistent today, so that's good. I'm feeling really bloated and crampy and just plain blah, so I hope that means I'm going to ovulate today. Ugh! Should be anytime now. The sooner the better of course! My CM seems to be doing a little better. We used PS on Sunday, but didn't use it last night. We did have it easily accessible just in case, but didn't use it. I suppose my body is probably producing a little more b/c I'm around O time, ya think? I hope.
I have to say I'm become much more pleased with my body these days. I've lost a total of 15 pounds as of this past Sunday and am really feeling good. It also makes me happy that I did lose some weight before pregnancy, too. I know I wasn't obese before, but I was a little overweight and I think getting in shape is nothing but great for me and the baby I hope to soon be carrying. I really enjoy exercise even though we are busy and neglect it some days. It just makes me feel good. Eating better is wonderful, too. Sure I have a bad meal on occassion, but I'm eating SO MUCH better than in the past. We are eating at home more, but would like to increase that a little more. I'm taking my lunch to work 4 days a week. My stomach feels so much better after I eat, too. I'm drinking tons of water and zero pop. Although occassionally I will get a rootbeer if it's really good, but we don't buy it just for home and nothing with caffeine. My headaches are few and far between, too. I'm so please with how far I've come in the last 6 months of starting this new "lifestyle". I do have a little more to go, but right now I feel pretty damn good about myself.
I have to say I'm become much more pleased with my body these days. I've lost a total of 15 pounds as of this past Sunday and am really feeling good. It also makes me happy that I did lose some weight before pregnancy, too. I know I wasn't obese before, but I was a little overweight and I think getting in shape is nothing but great for me and the baby I hope to soon be carrying. I really enjoy exercise even though we are busy and neglect it some days. It just makes me feel good. Eating better is wonderful, too. Sure I have a bad meal on occassion, but I'm eating SO MUCH better than in the past. We are eating at home more, but would like to increase that a little more. I'm taking my lunch to work 4 days a week. My stomach feels so much better after I eat, too. I'm drinking tons of water and zero pop. Although occassionally I will get a rootbeer if it's really good, but we don't buy it just for home and nothing with caffeine. My headaches are few and far between, too. I'm so please with how far I've come in the last 6 months of starting this new "lifestyle". I do have a little more to go, but right now I feel pretty damn good about myself.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
The Stick was soooo M-I-N-E!!!
We went to the Dave Matthew's Concert last night and it was freaking A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Not that I'm surprised. We were 6 rows back, stage right. We are both deaf this morning. Because these tix were from Eric's company we also have VIP passes. We got there and took a fast walk around the grounds then sat in the VIP lounge for a while. Our waitress was a sweet older lady and we ended up buying her ritter's custard b/c she had never had it. She brought us some free waters and some popcorn later. Anyway, the beginning band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band started about 7, but we didn't head down there until about 7:15. They were a really good group, too and a lot of fun. We got to see about 30 minutes of the though and would see them again. Dave was suppose to start at 8:05, but the dark clouds started rolling in and about 8:25 it cut loose w/ lightening & rain. It passed pretty quickly though and soon after Dave started. They put on an awesome show, what else can I say?
We had a few issues, but that always happens to us, so we expected it. First off, the guy next to us was quite chatty. He was a nice guy though and we talked a few times throughout the show. He had also came the night before. He had a bag of herb, but he was too close to security to smoke it. Before the show was up he said the show was too good to get smashed and offered us his herb. (We declined) Next we that musical chairs w/ the 2 seats beside us. They were Eric's company, too, but not anyone Eric worked with. They were trading tix w/ their friends so we probably saw 20 different people in those seats. One guy who came down was maybe 18 and he barely made it to his seat before puking, which really pissed me off. Then there was Barney Fife who had to keep checking everyone's ticket everytime he walked down the aisle. It was really ridiculous.
It rained during the last few songs and on our way out to the car and yes, I had a white shirt on and no bra! HA
Now the highlight of my life...... Drum roll please.... (Pun intended)
After the show ended the guys came back out and threw a few things in the crowd. The drummer threw his drumstick right at me and these bastards became superman, almost ripping my left boob off and smashing my left arm and stole my drumstick! I should have kicked the guy while he was down picking it off the ground, but I'm too nice I guess, plus my boob was throbbing. Eric was on the other side of me, so he would have had to trample me to get it, too. It touched me fingers even! I was so pissed after the show!
All in all, I didn't really want the stick, but it was thrown at me and was mine, so that little fucker that has it now, the little schmuck w/ curly brown nappy hair in ponytail, well, I hope you enjoy it, but always know you beat up a girl to get it. Asshole :)
I want to go home and go back to bed now.
We had a few issues, but that always happens to us, so we expected it. First off, the guy next to us was quite chatty. He was a nice guy though and we talked a few times throughout the show. He had also came the night before. He had a bag of herb, but he was too close to security to smoke it. Before the show was up he said the show was too good to get smashed and offered us his herb. (We declined) Next we that musical chairs w/ the 2 seats beside us. They were Eric's company, too, but not anyone Eric worked with. They were trading tix w/ their friends so we probably saw 20 different people in those seats. One guy who came down was maybe 18 and he barely made it to his seat before puking, which really pissed me off. Then there was Barney Fife who had to keep checking everyone's ticket everytime he walked down the aisle. It was really ridiculous.
It rained during the last few songs and on our way out to the car and yes, I had a white shirt on and no bra! HA
Now the highlight of my life...... Drum roll please.... (Pun intended)
After the show ended the guys came back out and threw a few things in the crowd. The drummer threw his drumstick right at me and these bastards became superman, almost ripping my left boob off and smashing my left arm and stole my drumstick! I should have kicked the guy while he was down picking it off the ground, but I'm too nice I guess, plus my boob was throbbing. Eric was on the other side of me, so he would have had to trample me to get it, too. It touched me fingers even! I was so pissed after the show!
All in all, I didn't really want the stick, but it was thrown at me and was mine, so that little fucker that has it now, the little schmuck w/ curly brown nappy hair in ponytail, well, I hope you enjoy it, but always know you beat up a girl to get it. Asshole :)
I want to go home and go back to bed now.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Shopping Experience
So I think I've already said that Saturday my sister & I met my cousin halfway and we shopped the day away in M'ville. Oh how fun it was! I can't even begin to tell you how relaxing it was. All three of us have been changing our eating/exercising lifestyle and trying on clothes was actually pleasant. I mainly bought tops b/c I know I still have some serious work on my lower. Here is what I bought:
Jean Skirt - this was my first purchase and it started the day out great! I haven't owned one of those since elementary school probably!
Very colorful (Orange, yellow, pink) Tank w/ built-in bra
2 Deep V-neck shirts (1-White, 1-Coral) - has 3 fake buttons at the bottom of the V and has vertical lines in the material (Very slimming)
Halter Summer Dress that compliments my figure
2 Terry Material Tube Tops (1-light Blue, 1-Brown) have a tie right below bust and are lose around mid-section
White Tank w/ embroidery, ties at back w/ cinching below the bust.
2 Pairs Jean Shorts
Navel ring that the ball broke off of already! Grrr
Sunday morning I got up and cleaned out my closet and threw out another trash bag full of stuff. I tried on my stash of smaller sized shorts and am definitely in my 10s now. Yay! My size 12 shorts are literally swimming on my now and I probably shouldn't wear them, but I still like them. Another few weeks and I'll be starting my larger sized clothes stack in the closet.
I do have a minor dilema b/c I only have a few pairs of work pants and 2 of them are size 12. One pair was lose at my past weight anyway, so I've already stopped wearing them. One pair is pretty big and I can wear with a belt for a little while. I have one pair that are sorta elastic that I've had for several years that I absolutely love and they fit no matter what size. I don't have many size 10 pants though. I might try to get another pair or 2 from Target or something if I see a sale. I just hate buying pants (sz. 10) when my goal is to be an 6-8. Most likely around an 8. But then again, I have a nice variety between 8-12, so I have some good clothes after I have a baby to drop into while I'm losing. Ah well, if the next few go fast enough I might not have to worry about buying more. hee hee Plus it's the summer and I can get by for a while wearing what I'm wearing I suppose. :)
Jean Skirt - this was my first purchase and it started the day out great! I haven't owned one of those since elementary school probably!
Very colorful (Orange, yellow, pink) Tank w/ built-in bra
2 Deep V-neck shirts (1-White, 1-Coral) - has 3 fake buttons at the bottom of the V and has vertical lines in the material (Very slimming)
Halter Summer Dress that compliments my figure
2 Terry Material Tube Tops (1-light Blue, 1-Brown) have a tie right below bust and are lose around mid-section
White Tank w/ embroidery, ties at back w/ cinching below the bust.
2 Pairs Jean Shorts
Navel ring that the ball broke off of already! Grrr
Sunday morning I got up and cleaned out my closet and threw out another trash bag full of stuff. I tried on my stash of smaller sized shorts and am definitely in my 10s now. Yay! My size 12 shorts are literally swimming on my now and I probably shouldn't wear them, but I still like them. Another few weeks and I'll be starting my larger sized clothes stack in the closet.
I do have a minor dilema b/c I only have a few pairs of work pants and 2 of them are size 12. One pair was lose at my past weight anyway, so I've already stopped wearing them. One pair is pretty big and I can wear with a belt for a little while. I have one pair that are sorta elastic that I've had for several years that I absolutely love and they fit no matter what size. I don't have many size 10 pants though. I might try to get another pair or 2 from Target or something if I see a sale. I just hate buying pants (sz. 10) when my goal is to be an 6-8. Most likely around an 8. But then again, I have a nice variety between 8-12, so I have some good clothes after I have a baby to drop into while I'm losing. Ah well, if the next few go fast enough I might not have to worry about buying more. hee hee Plus it's the summer and I can get by for a while wearing what I'm wearing I suppose. :)
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Day 11, CC 1
Wow! My temp took a nosedive today. 96.8! I hope that means I'm getting ready to ovulate then. We are going to start BD-ing today, so we should be in good shape. Although I'm not sure if we can get one in on Monday or not. I'm getting off work early to go to a concert and we will be gone super late. We are going to try though. I had a headache yesterday and already have signs of one today. Ugh! Probably not helping that my hair is up, too. O'well.
Had a great day yesterday! My sister and I met Danialle between here and Chicago and shopped at this awesome mall ALL DAY! We bought so much stuff and just had an absolute blast. We gotta do that more often! We all felt really good about our purchases and bodies. Yeah, we had a few things that didn't fit, but we also had a few things that were just too damn big. It was a great day, what else can I say?
Today it's raining so we don't have to take my sister back until later b/c she doesn't work when it's raining. (She's a lifeguard) So we are going to the mall for a little while. Yes, the mall. There are a few things I still want to get and since I didn't spend all my allotted cash yesterday, well, why not do it today? I cleaned out my closet this morning and have another bag for good*will. I got rid of some stuff that I haven't worn in a really long time or that aren't really in style. I gotta make room for the new, in style stuff. :) We'll probably go to the gym this afternoon.
Had a great day yesterday! My sister and I met Danialle between here and Chicago and shopped at this awesome mall ALL DAY! We bought so much stuff and just had an absolute blast. We gotta do that more often! We all felt really good about our purchases and bodies. Yeah, we had a few things that didn't fit, but we also had a few things that were just too damn big. It was a great day, what else can I say?
Today it's raining so we don't have to take my sister back until later b/c she doesn't work when it's raining. (She's a lifeguard) So we are going to the mall for a little while. Yes, the mall. There are a few things I still want to get and since I didn't spend all my allotted cash yesterday, well, why not do it today? I cleaned out my closet this morning and have another bag for good*will. I got rid of some stuff that I haven't worn in a really long time or that aren't really in style. I gotta make room for the new, in style stuff. :) We'll probably go to the gym this afternoon.
Friday, June 10, 2005
CD 9, CC 1
It is obvious I have acquired another terrible side effect of taking clomid. Clomid has totally dried up my CM!!! It's overly horrible b/c I already had a problem with this before the drugs. We only have 1 vial of pre-seed left and I just now realized. We are supposed to start BD-ing next week and I ordered more, but I'm afraid it won't arrive by then. Damn, damn, damn. Of course my husband doesn't really like it anyway, but it's a must. Not much different than KY is how he needs to think. It's a lose-lose situation. If we BD and I'm a desert it's a nightmare. And even so those spermies don't like the desert. If we don't BD obviously we won't get pregnant. Jeez, why is this so damn difficult? We will BD no matter what, I might just have to walk around w/ an ice pack on my cooter! ha ha ha
Oh and yes, I called my docs office and guess what?! They are out of the office today. I will call them on Monday morning first thing though.
Oh and yes, I called my docs office and guess what?! They are out of the office today. I will call them on Monday morning first thing though.
Godiva got an A-
Last night turned into a nightmare. When I got home I did some ironing, then made dinner. After dinner we did a few other things around the house then headed off to find Godiva's school. This is where it got really crazy! I had not discussed directions when we signed her up, so I just printed directions off the internet. No big deal, right? WRONG! We drove about 15 minutes East, way out in the country. There were no signs or anything. We ended up seeing the mailbox w/ the number on it, so we followed this path back into a woods filled w/ NO TRESPASSING signs. Saw 2 deer on our way back, oh and several run down vehicles, an old mattress, and other junk. When we get back in there there is a barn w/ a fenced in area and the gate has a dog statue next to it. It was very creapy so we left and called the lady. It was about 7:15 when she called back and said it was at the humane society on the south side. We were both pretty pissed. I knew we wouldn't make it on time, but she said if we wanted we could go ahead and come and register Godiva and sit in on the last 30 minutes of so. We did that and they even stayed after for about 20 minutes to talk to us, which made us feel a little better.
Through this whole travel around the county, Godiva was so scared. I think she thought we were going to drop her off on the side of the road or something. She just laid her head on our console between us and drooled EVERYWHERE. We don't know what her problem was. She was just acting weird. At least going to this class she will get used to riding in the car, too.
Godiva did pretty well during the class. They want her to be trained to sit and do commands on the left side. We prefer right side, but whatever. They gave us some tups of making her stay on the left side. She was sitting and laying down and shaking. The lady checked her gentle leader and made sure it was fitted correctly. She gave us some tips on walking her w/ the gentle leader, too, so that helped. I think Godiva is a bit of a show off b/c she was minding so well and acting so good. I think part of it was b/c it was something new and she was being challenged the entire time. Overall I think this will be a good thing for her.
Of course this morning she was acting like a holy terror and tormenting Kodi again, but it's not going to happen over night. That's for sure. About Godiva & Kodi not bonding well, the lady said to just let them figure it out amongst themselves and don't seperate them when they do it. That's what they want. Makes perfect sense to me now. When they fought this morning we just closed the bedroom door and listed for a few minutes and they stopped.
Through this whole travel around the county, Godiva was so scared. I think she thought we were going to drop her off on the side of the road or something. She just laid her head on our console between us and drooled EVERYWHERE. We don't know what her problem was. She was just acting weird. At least going to this class she will get used to riding in the car, too.
Godiva did pretty well during the class. They want her to be trained to sit and do commands on the left side. We prefer right side, but whatever. They gave us some tups of making her stay on the left side. She was sitting and laying down and shaking. The lady checked her gentle leader and made sure it was fitted correctly. She gave us some tips on walking her w/ the gentle leader, too, so that helped. I think Godiva is a bit of a show off b/c she was minding so well and acting so good. I think part of it was b/c it was something new and she was being challenged the entire time. Overall I think this will be a good thing for her.
Of course this morning she was acting like a holy terror and tormenting Kodi again, but it's not going to happen over night. That's for sure. About Godiva & Kodi not bonding well, the lady said to just let them figure it out amongst themselves and don't seperate them when they do it. That's what they want. Makes perfect sense to me now. When they fought this morning we just closed the bedroom door and listed for a few minutes and they stopped.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
CD 8, CC#1
I took my last pill today. My temps I guess are a little better and not so drastic as earlier this week. Woohoo! Now the fun begins. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
K Update
I talked to my stepmom last night and K went to the doc yesterday. She is about 50% effaced, but not dialating yet. Her due date isn't for another week and a half though (June 18). They have told her she's going to have a good 8 lb baby. Her doc is out til next Wednesday when she has her next appointment, so she's hoping she doesn't go between now and then.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
CD 7, CC#1
Only 1 more pill to take for this month. I haven't had anymore emotional breakdowns since Day 1 of the pill, nor have I noticed any other weird things. I have been losing a ton of hair, but I think it's from the anesthesia, b/c it is a side effect. Although you'd think those side effects would be done by now. Hmmm...
Anyway, I had to politely tell my mom to shut her mouth yesterday and explain some rules to her. See she knows everything (or the majority) of our IF issues. She actually paid for my Clomid this cycle, too, which is so wonderful of her. But b/c of this I have this obligation for her to be a little involved, which really is fine by me. She seems to have kept her mouth shut to the family. Either that or she has told them, but threatened them w/ their lives that they not open their mouths. Either way, I feel like she's keeping her word. So, where was I? Oh, yes, putting my mom in line. She has called every day to "See how I'm doing" and if I'm "feeling ok". I give her a snipit of my emotions on Saturday, but every day tell her I'm fine b/c well, I am. Yesterday she asked if we were pregnant yet? Being that I am a little on edge and that was not something to joke about I told her just that. I asked her to please not joke about it and that I'm very sensitive about that stuff, so please watch what she says so as not to hurt me. I knew she didn't do it intentionally and let her know that, too, but also wanted to make sure it didn't keep up. Overall, she took it well. She, of course, asked how I was feeling today. Again fine. Then asked what the next step was. See that she asked what the next step was... To which I replied, we do it like rabbits for about 2 weeks and see if it worked! ha ha ha ha I could almost see her face redden throught the computer. She said it was way too much info and changed the subject. I'm still laughing about it.
Oh, I saw this on the news and it was very interesting. What sparked my interest most was that the girl started to go through menopause at 14. When I was younger (15-16-ish) my doc thought I was going through the same thing b/c of details I'm not doing to explain here. I had to get a biopsy of my skin "down there" and apparently I wasn't going through it, but they never came up with a conclusion and frankly I never really thought too much more about it. I might bring it up to my doc if this month doesn't work though. Interesting though, very interesting. It is so amazing what technology can do today! Wow! And think of what else it will do in the future. Blows my mind sometimes!
Anyway, I had to politely tell my mom to shut her mouth yesterday and explain some rules to her. See she knows everything (or the majority) of our IF issues. She actually paid for my Clomid this cycle, too, which is so wonderful of her. But b/c of this I have this obligation for her to be a little involved, which really is fine by me. She seems to have kept her mouth shut to the family. Either that or she has told them, but threatened them w/ their lives that they not open their mouths. Either way, I feel like she's keeping her word. So, where was I? Oh, yes, putting my mom in line. She has called every day to "See how I'm doing" and if I'm "feeling ok". I give her a snipit of my emotions on Saturday, but every day tell her I'm fine b/c well, I am. Yesterday she asked if we were pregnant yet? Being that I am a little on edge and that was not something to joke about I told her just that. I asked her to please not joke about it and that I'm very sensitive about that stuff, so please watch what she says so as not to hurt me. I knew she didn't do it intentionally and let her know that, too, but also wanted to make sure it didn't keep up. Overall, she took it well. She, of course, asked how I was feeling today. Again fine. Then asked what the next step was. See that she asked what the next step was... To which I replied, we do it like rabbits for about 2 weeks and see if it worked! ha ha ha ha I could almost see her face redden throught the computer. She said it was way too much info and changed the subject. I'm still laughing about it.
Oh, I saw this on the news and it was very interesting. What sparked my interest most was that the girl started to go through menopause at 14. When I was younger (15-16-ish) my doc thought I was going through the same thing b/c of details I'm not doing to explain here. I had to get a biopsy of my skin "down there" and apparently I wasn't going through it, but they never came up with a conclusion and frankly I never really thought too much more about it. I might bring it up to my doc if this month doesn't work though. Interesting though, very interesting. It is so amazing what technology can do today! Wow! And think of what else it will do in the future. Blows my mind sometimes!
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Hail Canada!
Eric got these really nice beach chairs a while back and they are canadian mist. They said it on the arms and then they have this huge maple leaf on the backs of each of the chairs. They were so nice that we weather-proofed them and put them on our front porch. We've had a few neighbors ask if we are canadians or supporters. It annoyed the hell out of me at first and I told Eric I wanted to move them to the back. Now I just think it's funny so they are staying up front. I'm sure it will be brought up at the neighborhood block party at the end of July.
Oh, maybe I didn't mention that on here yet. So, yea, we are having this neighborhood block party towards the end of July. The neighbor across the street & I handed out fliers even. I sure hope people come. I have to figure out some stuff to bring, too. Hmmm... Anyone have good ideas on what to take to a cookout that is ok to sit out and not be too cold? I do have a crockpot I could take, too. Please let me know if you do! I need some help! :)
We are so busy right now, it's crazy. We had a softball game last night and I was catcher again. I actually smiled when they said "Erica - Catcher". Eric rolled his eyes, but damn do I get a good workout. hee hee It is all about me right? I got in trouble last night, too (which is becoming a norm per game). Grrr! I was at bat and had 3 balls, 0 strikes. They told me to not swing at the next pitch in hopes of me getting walked. You can see where this is heading. Yep, it was a great pitch and I swung. Apparently it threw the team off b/c I also got on base. They were giving me a hard time about it, but I stand my ground. It was a good pitch and I want to hit if I can. I made it to first, same as if I walked. I jut got there a little faster. I could see if it was a guy b/c if a guy walks then the girl behind him can walk, too. Anway, they got over it and I'll probably do it again if given the option. :)
Next week's game should be interesting. The 3rd base girl is going to be gone, but we do have a back up girl. I told them I could do it, but they don't think I can make the throw. Well, hell, I haven't played in 4-5 years, but if they would have asked me to work on it and practicing throwing we would have. O'well, maybe I'll be catcher again. Oh, so obviously I'm not the player I used to be, but with a little practice I'll be back up to par. We have 2 egotistical bastards that run the team, so there isn't much I can do. I'm just glad I'm playing. I shouldn't complain too much.
Oh, maybe I didn't mention that on here yet. So, yea, we are having this neighborhood block party towards the end of July. The neighbor across the street & I handed out fliers even. I sure hope people come. I have to figure out some stuff to bring, too. Hmmm... Anyone have good ideas on what to take to a cookout that is ok to sit out and not be too cold? I do have a crockpot I could take, too. Please let me know if you do! I need some help! :)
We are so busy right now, it's crazy. We had a softball game last night and I was catcher again. I actually smiled when they said "Erica - Catcher". Eric rolled his eyes, but damn do I get a good workout. hee hee It is all about me right? I got in trouble last night, too (which is becoming a norm per game). Grrr! I was at bat and had 3 balls, 0 strikes. They told me to not swing at the next pitch in hopes of me getting walked. You can see where this is heading. Yep, it was a great pitch and I swung. Apparently it threw the team off b/c I also got on base. They were giving me a hard time about it, but I stand my ground. It was a good pitch and I want to hit if I can. I made it to first, same as if I walked. I jut got there a little faster. I could see if it was a guy b/c if a guy walks then the girl behind him can walk, too. Anway, they got over it and I'll probably do it again if given the option. :)
Next week's game should be interesting. The 3rd base girl is going to be gone, but we do have a back up girl. I told them I could do it, but they don't think I can make the throw. Well, hell, I haven't played in 4-5 years, but if they would have asked me to work on it and practicing throwing we would have. O'well, maybe I'll be catcher again. Oh, so obviously I'm not the player I used to be, but with a little practice I'll be back up to par. We have 2 egotistical bastards that run the team, so there isn't much I can do. I'm just glad I'm playing. I shouldn't complain too much.
Monday, June 06, 2005
CD 5, CC#1
Jeez, did you see my temp today? Where did all my nice consistant temps go? I liked them! It looks like Clomid is to blame. This morning was really surprisingly low. I was near sweating when I went to bed last night and was hot most of the night, then I wake up w/ this lousy low temp. Grrr...
Yesterday was a pretty good day overall. We got up early and went to get a few flat rocks to make a waterfall for our pond. We had to get a new filter the other day and its big and sits on the outside. Still havnen't figured out how to cover it, but we will eventually. It was so hot and humid outside, which is my least favorite weather. And it was seriously windy out, too. In the afternoon we decided to go grab some groceries and it was just beginning to rain as we left. It was a hard, fast rain. We went the back way to our house, which is hard to explain, but the road is next to a field and you can sorta see our addition. Anyway, the lightening was wild and Eric even commented that it looked like it was all going into our addition. We got home and as soon as we brought the groceries in the tornado alarm went off. It has actually stopped raining and was clearing up, so a few neighbors were outside (as was I) trying to see what was going on. I didn't see anything and Eric was checking the radar. After a few minutes it went off, but there were a ton of sirens going. We figured a transformer blew or there was an accident b/c of the hard rain. We decided I really wasn't in the mood to cook and we were getting back to healthy eating Monday, so we'd just go out one last time. Eric went to close the front door and noticed smoke billowing out from somewhere in our neighborhood. We walked down the street to see a house in our neighborhood on fire (flames shooting up and all), apparently it had been struck by lightening. All this was a matter of 15-20 minutes. It was so scary watching this. They were able to get their cars away from the house and had even brought some stuff out of the house before it good too bad. A few firemen were even bring some other stuff out of the house while they were making sure the fire was out, etc. We watched this for a little bit then headed on to dinner. When we came back home, you couldn't get in our addition still so we went through the other addition. Good thing there is a back entrance. After we were home for a little while we took the dogs on a walk. We walked over by the house and thankfully they had gotten a lot of stuff out of their house. They had two of the neighbors garages full and were still going back in and bringing stuff out.
We relaxed the rest of the evening. I cut up some watermelon and some radishes and that's about it.
Yesterday was a pretty good day overall. We got up early and went to get a few flat rocks to make a waterfall for our pond. We had to get a new filter the other day and its big and sits on the outside. Still havnen't figured out how to cover it, but we will eventually. It was so hot and humid outside, which is my least favorite weather. And it was seriously windy out, too. In the afternoon we decided to go grab some groceries and it was just beginning to rain as we left. It was a hard, fast rain. We went the back way to our house, which is hard to explain, but the road is next to a field and you can sorta see our addition. Anyway, the lightening was wild and Eric even commented that it looked like it was all going into our addition. We got home and as soon as we brought the groceries in the tornado alarm went off. It has actually stopped raining and was clearing up, so a few neighbors were outside (as was I) trying to see what was going on. I didn't see anything and Eric was checking the radar. After a few minutes it went off, but there were a ton of sirens going. We figured a transformer blew or there was an accident b/c of the hard rain. We decided I really wasn't in the mood to cook and we were getting back to healthy eating Monday, so we'd just go out one last time. Eric went to close the front door and noticed smoke billowing out from somewhere in our neighborhood. We walked down the street to see a house in our neighborhood on fire (flames shooting up and all), apparently it had been struck by lightening. All this was a matter of 15-20 minutes. It was so scary watching this. They were able to get their cars away from the house and had even brought some stuff out of the house before it good too bad. A few firemen were even bring some other stuff out of the house while they were making sure the fire was out, etc. We watched this for a little bit then headed on to dinner. When we came back home, you couldn't get in our addition still so we went through the other addition. Good thing there is a back entrance. After we were home for a little while we took the dogs on a walk. We walked over by the house and thankfully they had gotten a lot of stuff out of their house. They had two of the neighbors garages full and were still going back in and bringing stuff out.
We relaxed the rest of the evening. I cut up some watermelon and some radishes and that's about it.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
CD 4 - CC #1
Oh my goodness! Am I ever a bag of emotions. Yesterday I took my first Clomid pill of this cycle. I didn't think I would notice anything yesterday, but by the evening it was clear that it affected my emotions. Our day was pretty busy. We got up early and I worked outside in the landscape for a little bit. I mostly pulled weeds and stuff like that. We met my dad & stepmom around 9 am at our storage unit and they helped us move the rest of the big stuff back to our garage. It was so freaking muggy and hot outside and my allergies were already kicking my ass. Anyway, they left around 11 probably and Eric & I finished cleaning up the garage. We grabbed a quick lunch at Moe's then ran a few errands. When we got back home we set up the new filter for our fish pond and it is going to work like a dream I think. It is an external biological filter and you really don't need to clean it much. The one we have now you have to clean every 2-3 days and it's a royal pain. Anway, I started getting a headache, but took a shower and got ready. AFter I got out of the shower I relaxed on the couch for a bit and ended up taking a nap. When I woke up it was 5:45 and we were supposed to be at my cousin's wedding reception at 6:00. I panicked, but we were only about 10 minutes late and it wasn't a big deal.
My mom and sister arrived a short time later and we were talking to Ash about her financial aid and some other stuff about college. She was being a pain and so was my mom. The started picking on each other and mom ended up going to her car w/ tears in her eyes. I was pissed and my tears just started rolling. It went both ways w/ them as they were both going back and forth, but apparently my emotions couldn't handle it. Eric talked to Ash for a bit and she tried to apologize to mom, but it was apparently unacceptable or whatever. Anyway, everyone came back to the reception and it was just tense for the rest of the evening. My cousin's were getting ready to cut the cake and do their toast when his brother (also my cousin) gave a speech. It wasn't anything spectacular by all means, but I teared up again. Jeez, it was not an emotional speech. I pulled them back in and they didn't roll down my cheeks. We left around 8:30 b/c my allergies were getting the best of my. I was sneezing my head off and apparently I was looking pretty bad. Mom & Ash left when we did, too. On the way out to our cars, mom smarted off something and I just told her I had enough to deal with in our lives at the moment and I was not about to deal with their stress. Of course when I got in the car the tears started rolling again. So I guess Clomid makes me seriously emotional so far. I look back now and laugh b/c since when does my mom and sister's fights make me CRY?
Oh and it makes me seriously warm. I'm normally a really cold person. I actually perspired in my sleep last night. Ugh! Eric cuddled me at one point and could feel the heat coming off my body!
My mom and sister arrived a short time later and we were talking to Ash about her financial aid and some other stuff about college. She was being a pain and so was my mom. The started picking on each other and mom ended up going to her car w/ tears in her eyes. I was pissed and my tears just started rolling. It went both ways w/ them as they were both going back and forth, but apparently my emotions couldn't handle it. Eric talked to Ash for a bit and she tried to apologize to mom, but it was apparently unacceptable or whatever. Anyway, everyone came back to the reception and it was just tense for the rest of the evening. My cousin's were getting ready to cut the cake and do their toast when his brother (also my cousin) gave a speech. It wasn't anything spectacular by all means, but I teared up again. Jeez, it was not an emotional speech. I pulled them back in and they didn't roll down my cheeks. We left around 8:30 b/c my allergies were getting the best of my. I was sneezing my head off and apparently I was looking pretty bad. Mom & Ash left when we did, too. On the way out to our cars, mom smarted off something and I just told her I had enough to deal with in our lives at the moment and I was not about to deal with their stress. Of course when I got in the car the tears started rolling again. So I guess Clomid makes me seriously emotional so far. I look back now and laugh b/c since when does my mom and sister's fights make me CRY?
Oh and it makes me seriously warm. I'm normally a really cold person. I actually perspired in my sleep last night. Ugh! Eric cuddled me at one point and could feel the heat coming off my body!
Thursday, June 02, 2005
CD 1, Clomid Cycle #1
Ask and you shall receive, but only if it's something you'd rather not be asking for right? Yea, I started this morning, not that I had any doubt. I'm ready to get this party started! I will take my first drug on Saturday and continue through next Thursday. This is so exciting and scary at the same time!
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Oh AF, where are you?
Are you out there somewhere? You should be here by today. Will you at least come tomorrow? I'm ready to move on to this exciting new stage involving drugs. Yum!
We took that little prescription in today and they are out of stock, but will have it in tomorrow, so I can pick it up after 2:00. I would really like to start Saturday morning off by taking one of those drugs.
Heck you could even come this evening and I could start the drugs on Friday. I don't normally ask you to grace me with your presence, but thought I would be kind this month.
Let's get this party started, what do you say?
screams "Bitch" under her breath...
We took that little prescription in today and they are out of stock, but will have it in tomorrow, so I can pick it up after 2:00. I would really like to start Saturday morning off by taking one of those drugs.
Heck you could even come this evening and I could start the drugs on Friday. I don't normally ask you to grace me with your presence, but thought I would be kind this month.
Let's get this party started, what do you say?
screams "Bitch" under her breath...
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