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Time for Ten Things Tuesday!
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Re: Time for Ten Things Tuesday!
1. Voting day! We have a school referendum in my township. If it doesn't pass, we won't have art teachers, gym teachers, music teachers, or bussing. Yeah. Can you imagine the thousands of tardies and absences that will occur when parents have to get their kids to school without a school bus?
2. Still two-week-waiting around. cd23/ 7&8dpiui, 8dpo. Yes, I tested today.
3. Ohmygosh- congratulations Blue! I hope you have an awesome number today!
4. I think this is the beginning of a rash of LGBT Bumpie bfps.
5. My dog is flopping her 96 lbs around on the floor trying to dry off her back. I toweled her off, but apparently I didn't do a good enough job for her!
(rain)
6. My friend has PCOS and is trying to get back on a good diet to start TTC for her 2nd. She said when she's on this diet she eats backed chicken and vegetables. For EVERY DINNER. She's veggie-phobic. I'm going to teach her to make veggies yummy and introduce her to some new-to-her whole grains. Do you PCOSers have any other advice?
7. I love coffee.
8. I always love the beginning of the month because I get Pandora back
9. My local board went private and I'm not in on it. I miss those girls
10. I'm a big Swiffer.fan. I can't imagine mopping!
1. So happy for the recent BFPs!
2. #1 makes me want a BFP again :-p
3. Just devoured my breakfast (english muffin w/ PB) is about 4 bites.
4. I need to get better about writing to K - both emails and snail mail.
5. I'm grateful for the generous gifts our family gave LO for her bday but I strongly dislike writing all the thank you notes. I thank people regularly for a living. I understand it is important, I want to do it, just finding time to sit down and write so many is taxing.
6. Bought tickets to see Reba in concert in October. I pph Reba :-p
7. Should I go make another english muffin?
8. We've started planning for Europe again and this makes me very happy.
9. I don't know where I put the paperwork for LOs passport but I need to start looking for it.
10. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!
1) The BFP-xplosion also leaves me jonesing for my own :P
2) I wonder if I'll ever try again. so much more to think about now.
3) RB is SUCH a handful lately. holy mother of terrible twos came early.
4) a crayon snuck its way undetected into the wash last night. ruined an entire load of laundry. sooo bummed.
5) i'm days away from being a softball widow.
6) Sprout has a classmate with a bday the day before his. Fingers crossed that his mom planned his party for a different day than we did.
7) but if they are planned for the same day, fingers crossed that our invites hit mailboxes first!
8) tomorrow is kindergarten orientation. the kids are seperated from the parents for some "play time" which is really an evaluation period to determine which classroom they will be placed in. i'm feeling a lot of pressure over this. i hope Sprout is good!
9) I was mowing and fertilizing the lawn this weekend and got a wicked sun burn.
10) I have no idea what to have the kids give thier mom for mother's day...
Blogs: Our Growing Family - CT Working Moms
IVF Oct/Nov 2012
Beta #1 = 77, Beta #2 = 190, Beta #3 = 1044
Cautiously optimistic.
i had to laugh out loud reading this because i'm DYING to start making thanksgiving plans (it also happens to be Daisy's first birthday, so i'm not entirely crazy....or am i?) but i know my family will kill me if i even mention it so i'm biting my tounge as long as i can.
Blogs: Our Growing Family - CT Working Moms
I am usually all about planning these things, so I can definitely say you're not crazy for wanting to plan a birthday and holiday combo (especially a first birthday!)!! It's so hard to not know what the universe is going to plan while we are making our plans... So what's on the agenda for Daisy's birthday?
IVF Oct/Nov 2012
Beta #1 = 77, Beta #2 = 190, Beta #3 = 1044
Cautiously optimistic.
1. congrats to the BFP's
2. Slowly starting to use my arm again. I did two days of lawn work ( so maybe not so slowly) and I am hurting today.
3. Came across my first snake of the season. I suddenly lost all desire to work on my yard.
4. Seamus has been adopted by someone else.
( We went to see 2 dogs in the last 2 days and neither of them are a fit for my family.
5. I feel like I lost a special dog in Seamus.
6. It was supposed to be storming today and it is beautiful out. We will be heading outside in a bit. Makes me worry it will now storm on Friday when we are supposed to go to the zoo.
7. 2 1/2 weeks til Annie's second birthday party. Where did the last two years go?
8. I have a ton of baking to get done before then. Cookie favors for the party and cupcakes and cakepops. hope I can get it done. I want to do the cookies this week and freeze them since I am sort of back to work next week.
9. Annie has been watching a couple of BBC childrens shows and now says " isn't that a pip" and talks about scones and crumpets at her tea party. My British friend is thrilled.
10. Time to go outside and play. Can't waste the sun.
1. we really need to work on Come and leash walking with our dog again.
2. i still have a cold.
3. and its freezing in here.
4. i am wearing leggings today b/c my skirt is sort of short. im not sure if i should make fun of myself or if i can pull it off. CAPRI leggings. $6, so no loss i guess.
5. i want another soda.
6. and food. i always want food.
7. 14 weeks to babies. maybe i should lose that 15 lbs i keep talking about first?
8. i need a reimbursmeent from work and my boss hasn't moved on it...
9. we bought a Bob
10. i wish i had a day off this week!!
1. Another fun day at work. It is only 10am and I have already been on the phone to CPS and the police.
2. I love my wife, but when she called last night saying how tired she was at the conference she is attending, it was all I could do not to explode. I had just walked in the door with 2 grumpy, tired, filthy, whining kids after a crazy day at work. I had to stop, breathe, and remind myself that it isn't a competition.
3. She needs to come home because we miss her and I stay up waaay past my normal bedtime watching crap on tv that she would never watch.
4. I am tired of thinking about food - What to fix the kids for dinner. What to fix for their lunches.
5. L has big changes coming to her work. I wonder what that will mean for us (she still has a job - but it could mean a promotion and/or new job responsibilities or her looking for a new job.)
6. I am really excited for our mini-vacation (one night) this weekend. The kids are beside themselves excited!
7. It is supposed to storm tonight. I am hoping that it is over prior to bedtime since the kids HATE storms and so we let them sleep in our bed.
8. I have was thinking about leaving here 30m early today because I am tired of getting home at 6pm. I just realized that i am on-call today and tomorrow and therefore can't leave early - and will hopefully get to leave on time.
9. I am excited for all of the BFPs on here and in my "real" life!
10. L is picking up the kids from school tomorrow so I can run errands solo! YIPPEE!
I thought I sent this 45m ago...oops.
1. The nursery looks absolutely beautiful!! I am totally in love with the color scheme we choose. I can't wait for the furniture to be delivered on Thursday!!
2. I was worried I was accomplishing too much too fast only to be bored 'later'. HA! After stepping outside the lovely nursery, I noticed the color of the hallway (and thus, stairway and family room, since it is an exposed staircase) doesn't match at ALL with the nursery color. Like b.a.d.
3. It looks like there is a lot more painting in my future.
4. I am a stay-at-home mom without-a-baby extraordinaire! The house is sparkling and dinner is carefully planned, rooms are being redeisgned... 2 days in and I am killing it.
5. I wonder if the vents I painted outside are dry?
6. I have been feeling great lately but today I am feeling super hung over. I haven't felt this way in weeks and it took me by surprise as I mused.. 'WHY did I drink so much last night?!' and then I remembered I am pregnant.. Perhaps I am 'killing' it too much (see #4)
7. The weekend beings the craziest month of our wedded life. Every moment of every weekend is packed
8. I really don't like being that busy..
9. My dog, Grace, had a tick on her face last night. I am SO happy I don't have that job anymore!
10. What to eat.. what to eat...
1. I walked/jogged a mile at the park yesterday, it cleared my head and made me less stressed.
2. This weekend is Izzie's meet and greet party and we have nothing planned for it... Maybe grill carne asada? Put all the kids in the trampoline?
3. Izzie doesn't answer my "why did/do you do this or that?" questions, she says the most random things so she is sitting down right now drawing a picture about how she feels.
4. I talked to my Dad this weekend about how I'm handling the transition and instead of giving me good advice, he made me feel bad. That's really out of character for him.
5. We intended to make chow mein and eggrolls last night with the girls for their weekly cultural activity but they both crawled in bed and took a nap. Oh well, we will try again later this week.
6. I have been freaking out lately because A is getting closer to being 10. She just turned 7 this year but she is only 3 years away from being 10 and I know those 3 years are going to fly by. I'm not ready for my baby to be 10.
7. My garden looks pitiful right now.
8. I was supposed to RSVP for my brothers baby shower by May 1st and forgot. Should I still call to give the host a heads up that the four of us will be there?
9. J fired the gardener yesterday when he showed up at 7:15PM, he smirked at her the entire time she talked to him. Grrr.
10. Looks like we need to buy a lawnmower and weed whacker.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts
1. Look I'm doing a TTT!!
2. Whoa, last night was rough. I think the little ones are getting more teeth- and I guess its good they are geting them at the same time, but geez, some sleep would have been nice.
3. I can't seem to get used to the working parent guilt. Little G had a really rough day yesterday, and I had to work late, so I didn't seem him until he was up all night.
4. We have a grant a week due at work for the next 3 weeks, and the Pride celebration in a month- eeek!
5. I really hope we get at least one of the grants, then I will be able to breathe a little.
6. We sent in our check for our Ptown rental!!! Now I think about it everyday!
7. I tried to take vacation two weeks ago, and wound up working 30 hours. Wow, I'm not really good at this vacation thing at all!
8. We just got 8 bags of clothes from a friend- now our house looks like an episode of "Hoarders"
9. I just found out a friend who I helped get connected to our fertility folks is KU!! yay more gaybies!
10. I'm ready for lunch, 12:04 be damned!
Married my best friend 5*15*2008 Trying to start our family 8*2011
unmedicated iui#3= bfp 10/20/11! beta#1=11, beta#2=85, beta#3=741,beta#4=1000,beta#5=2146,beta#6=7454 *please keep doubling*
1. DW applied for several jobs in another state. I'm half excited, half scared to death.
2. Pandora tried to take a step today. She is 7 months old. Someone tell her to slow down, please!
3. I keep having dreams about the Royal Wedding. I guess I watched a little too much coverage :-)
4. If LMC throws one more tantrum I am going to lose my freaking mind. It's enough already.
5. Despite our hectic life I still want another baby, a bio baby. I literally ache inside when I think about missing out on that experience.
6. Pandora's first tooth broke through yesterday. There was whining but nowhere near the hysterics as when PBS got her first.
7. I am hungry but I am in a nothing-sounds-good phase. I get that a lot.
8. I keep getting these blinding headaches. Stress?
9. Can we really just up and move to a new state? I am so conflicted.
10. I think I may surprise DW with a Mother's Day gift. We usually don't exchange gifts but I want her to have something special this year. Jewelry?
1. Yahoo for all the BFPs...may the streak continue!!!
2. DD's school mother's day tea is at 3pm tomorrow which means I have to leave work by 2pm, ugh. I'm going, but don't people realize that there are these things called j.o.b.'s which is why our kids are in school all day?
3. DD ended up spending the entire weekend with her paternal grandparents...she begged me to stay because she was having so much fun. Her dad is angry about this...get over yourself.
4. DD told her nana some things that are upsetting her about spending time with her dad. Not sure how I'm going to handle this yet, my head is spinning.
5. It could be that #4 is just the result of parental favoritism, but I can't let it go and I'm thinking it's time to involve a 3rd party professional to get to the bottom of things.
6. My old boss is in town and I'm going to meet her for dinner on Saturday. I'm looking forward to seeing her and catching up, we were close friends before she moved back to TX.
7. My favorite artist Brandi.Carlile has a new album out today. She is local and she is family
She is doing a small live performance at a place close to my work at 4pm and I am SO tempted to sneak out of here and go. My work afternoon changed and I see no reason not to just do it!
8. I've been trying to finish this for the last 2 hours and keep getting interrupted...I think I'm going to have to stop here!
1. 130!!!! OMG I'm really pregnant!
2. now I just have to stay calm until I see it go over 1k.
3. I need a nap. oooooh, how I need a nap.
4. my computer is being stupid and my chat isn't working right. it sucks.
5. my office is so cold. I'm glad I have my little floor space heater.
6. it's May. isn't it supposed to be warm now?
7. my boss actually just went home for the day because it's so cold in his office.
8. I want to go home.
9. did I mention I'm tired?
10. my wife tried to surprise me by getting the room in our basement fixed up and turned into a playroom/den/exercise space, but I caught her. I'm so excited!
1. Congrats on all the BFPs!
2. Eli is starting to take steps. He took 5 in a row at my parents' and then again on each of the last couple days--he has a huge smile/sense of accomplishment when he does it, which melts me!
3. A couple months ago, I told Kel that I hoped he was solidly walking before the baby came or that he held off for a month or so after...well, I am dilated and have increasingly regular contractions so I am thinking we are on a collision course after all...
4. I can't believe it is May already--where have the last 9 months gone?
5. It doesn't help that we keep getting snow flurries. May 1 is Kel's birthday--we grilled at her parents and her dad had to wear a coat and gloves to run the grill
6. It is only 3pm and I am so done for the day--to bad I have a conference call at 5
7. We (finally) have our adoption date set for Eli--it is a year exactly from his due date. We drew a great judge and I will be glad to make it legal. Hopefully, we will get the background check turned around faster the second time and finalize the second baby's adoption in 2011 too.
8. It feels more urgent as the anti-gay rhetoric is heating up around here. The republicans took over both our house and senate in November and are currently pushing a constitutional amendment ballot question banning gay marriage through right now. Our governor (pro-gay marriage) doesn't get a veto
9. The committee hearings are depressing. The votes are straight party line.
10. One bright spot was my good friend, Rep. Steve Simon's awesome comments yesterday: "How many more gay people does God have to create, before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around." His comments are 3 minutes worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXpOA3jPC04&feature=share
IUI #3 gave us the best 2nd anniv. gift ever: 2 babies! (born 03/09/10)
Peanut and Little Man are getting so big! 2 years old already!
finally blogging again at This Will Be: An Adventure
1. It's finals week. I'm dying.
2. Money is tight since quitting my job, but I'm happier, thats all that really matters right?
3. I'm getting boudiour photos for Julie for our 3 year anniversary. I'm nervous & excited.
4. A Julie's BFF has openly admitted to crushing on me, it makes things awkward, but I'm flattered and moving past it. She just had a serious break up so I think it's a rebound thing.
5. I want to finish school. Julie starting her MBA gives me motivation.
6. I'm bummed the nearest school to be come an FCS (Home Ec) teacher is 2.5hours away. I can't driver there for classes daily and moving isn't an option. I need to look into some other things.
7. I want my remodel to be finished!
8. I should be working on my Microteaching, but I find them incredibly lame.
9. I've changed my hair like 5 times this month. It's been fun and I FINALLY like it.
10. I always forget headphones when I go to study.
1. Getting to this really late - busy at work today, came home and went running, then took Lucky out for a long-ish walk, then made dinner. I am tired now & torn between going to bed early and working on my resume (which I really need to do, but never want to do).
2. Jen and I both got some good job search news today, which cheered us up. (Not good as in, offers, but just leads that seem promising.)
3. Day 9 of giving up sugar. Not sure how long I will be counting. Possibly forever. I ate a LOT of strawberries today.
4. I sent my mom a small gift today, and I basically did everything you can do to get the post office to flag your package as suspicious - no return address, lumpy reused packaging, way too much tape, etc. Fortunately it's not smoking, stained, or ticking, so I think it will make it through.
5. I have so many emails to return, and I owe my parents about 65 phone calls. Argh.
6. I should probably go do some of this stuff instead of just listing it here to complain
1. Its officially five days until we leave for our wedding
2. We dipped into our wedding fund for pedicures and dinner at the hibachi grill (shhh)
3. Found out at dinner my brother is marrying a girl that my family hates, and didn't invite me or DW.
4. We're at my parents house for only 6 more days!!
5. We move into our new house the day after we get back from the wedding. I'm pretty excited.
6. When we get back we'll pay off DW's major credit card and my small store credit card THEN saving for our first IUI!!!!!!!!!!!
7. We're already stressing over if it'll take or not and it's three-four months away LOL
8. I'm really pissed at my brother but so excited to get married...I don't care
9. Our 11 week old husky is no longer a hellion. She's finally learning to sit and stay and what not and she'll start obedience class when we get back.
10. I'm ready to start our family.