I'm soooo freakin' bored!
Ugh. I just don't know what to do with myself lately. I don't even have anything to blog about because I'm so boring!! Seriously!!
I think it's the cold weather and I'm sure it's getting to a few of us (who are not lucky enough to live somewhere sunny) but UGHHHH!!!! Get me outta here!
D and I have put a moratorium on vacationing in 2009 because we want all of our resources to be focused on TTC. Last year we did a lot of running around... Florida, New York City and shows in Detroit, Montreal and Buffalo. We felt that we were not being focused.
That brings us to January and barely a month into the vacation moratorium and I think I'm ready to hang myself with a winter scarf.
We've already been tempted. Our friends are doing a group trip to Las Vegas in February and they've asked if we'd join them. This one was pretty easy to pass up because we don't drink, party or gamble and I have a fear of flying. Although I want to go to Las Vegas one day it certainly isn't a priority for 2009!
We've also been tempted (or rather I have) by the Disney World offer of "buy 4 days, get 3 free and a $200 disney credit". That's a good deal!!! I'm trying really hard not to cave in to the pressure of that one!
Anyhoo... just throwing it out there that I have cabin fever.... and I'm quite possibly going insane.
ETA: I just bought tickets to 3 Spring Awakening shows (which is coming to Toronto in the spring)...... I'm sooooo EXCITED! I've seen the show 3 times in NYC already but I really love it! I'll be sitting on stage mixed in with the actors! I even talked D into seeing a show on stage with me (she's never done it). The stage seats are only $25 which is a good deal!
I guess this helps a bit with the boredom! I just have to wait until March/April to see the show!
JDZ: Two Moms, One Toddler
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Day 1, #2 of January!
AF arrived this morning which means a 27 day cycle - and my second AF in January. This feels weird. I thought I had a grasp on what my "normal" was and I thought that was about 30 days. I just looked back to December and realize I didn't have AF at all that month. My cycle started in November and ended in January!!! Looks like Metformin may have done something after all because this cycle is a day short of a perfect 28 day cycle.
I'll have to call the clinic to make arrangements for my next appointment. I was supposed to go in on February 26th but by the looks of it I'll have AF again before then. I'll need to make sure my protocol is good to go.
As previously mentioned, I'm thinking about trying Letrozole (Femara) instead of clomid this time. My new doctor said I respond well to clomid however Letrozole was another option we could try. I can't wait to hear her opinion now that she has had the chance to review my complete chart!
I'll have to call the clinic to make arrangements for my next appointment. I was supposed to go in on February 26th but by the looks of it I'll have AF again before then. I'll need to make sure my protocol is good to go.
As previously mentioned, I'm thinking about trying Letrozole (Femara) instead of clomid this time. My new doctor said I respond well to clomid however Letrozole was another option we could try. I can't wait to hear her opinion now that she has had the chance to review my complete chart!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Random stuff
In the past year I have become completely addicted to blogging. There was once a time when I would visit BBC 15 times a day and now I go there once a week - if at all.
The only thing is that I need to figure out a way to be more organized about the blogs I read. Right now I link through my comments or other users blogroll/comments to get around. Some are saved on my bookmarks but not all of them. Its not very organized and I feel bad about that.
Here are some updates on my various entries over the past year:
1) My mother buying a car: I was really pissed off when my mother told me she bought a Yaris. Well it's now winter and so far she has not landed in a ditch... HOWEVER... a couple of weeks ago she told me that when she was driving down the trans Canada highway (doing 100 km/hour) she almost hit a deer. Wait, not just a deer - but an entire family of deer (4). Thankfully there was no one behind her and THANKFULLY no one driving the opposite direction. ARGH!!! See why I want my mother in a tank, not a golf cart?
2) My mother and the TV: We've repaid our "debt" to my mother. The full $900 in December in the form of a personal cheque which she left at the post office until mid-January because she "doesn't pick up her mail that often". My mother would not talk to me until I paid her and since she's cashed the cheque she has been in a pretty good mood. That was up until this week when she asked if she and her friend could stay at my place so they could go shopping for Korean food. My mother has not spent more than a handful of nights with us in YEARS yet she's asking to come with a friend so they can go shopping in Toronto? Sorry, call me a bitch but I told her that my condo is not a hotel and that if SHE (ALONE) wanted to visit she was welcome at any time. The last thing I want is to be stuck with a load of Korean food for a year. She would likely be driving the above mentioned golf cart (not flying) but she'd probably still buy more than will fit in it (not hard at all) and I'd get stuck with instructions to ship it back to her. No... not going to do it..... not this time.
3) Trouble with BIL and his kids: February 1st is the 5 month mark since we've seen the children. D's brother and cousin have posted pictures of the children on Facebook which are bittersweet reminders of what we're missing. We sent our Christmas presents to them and received feedback that the kids really liked them. Apparently the hoodie we bought my nephew is his new favourite shirt and he wont take it off.
Of course my MIL is still trying to stay neutral and is being no help at all. After all, before we became the family monsters my SIL hated her. This has somehow united them and she has more contact with the kids than ever.
D was really upset at Christmas because her mother spent it with her brother and the kids. What annoys me are the comments people have made about this. Saying that her mother should be with the grand kids at Christmas. That really stings considering we're trying to give her grand kids so not only are we sad that we do not have kids but apparently D doesn't have the right to spend Christmas with her own mother because of it???? The whole situation sucks.
4) The new Job: I'm still keeping quiet about this. I'm patiently waiting for the job posting which should go up next week. People know I'm leaving and I know I'm getting the new position but there are steps that need to be taken to ensure that happens. The job posting will say there is a preferred candidate - although it is possible that someone else could come in and get the job - it is pretty unlikely.
That's all!!
The only thing is that I need to figure out a way to be more organized about the blogs I read. Right now I link through my comments or other users blogroll/comments to get around. Some are saved on my bookmarks but not all of them. Its not very organized and I feel bad about that.
Here are some updates on my various entries over the past year:
1) My mother buying a car: I was really pissed off when my mother told me she bought a Yaris. Well it's now winter and so far she has not landed in a ditch... HOWEVER... a couple of weeks ago she told me that when she was driving down the trans Canada highway (doing 100 km/hour) she almost hit a deer. Wait, not just a deer - but an entire family of deer (4). Thankfully there was no one behind her and THANKFULLY no one driving the opposite direction. ARGH!!! See why I want my mother in a tank, not a golf cart?
2) My mother and the TV: We've repaid our "debt" to my mother. The full $900 in December in the form of a personal cheque which she left at the post office until mid-January because she "doesn't pick up her mail that often". My mother would not talk to me until I paid her and since she's cashed the cheque she has been in a pretty good mood. That was up until this week when she asked if she and her friend could stay at my place so they could go shopping for Korean food. My mother has not spent more than a handful of nights with us in YEARS yet she's asking to come with a friend so they can go shopping in Toronto? Sorry, call me a bitch but I told her that my condo is not a hotel and that if SHE (ALONE) wanted to visit she was welcome at any time. The last thing I want is to be stuck with a load of Korean food for a year. She would likely be driving the above mentioned golf cart (not flying) but she'd probably still buy more than will fit in it (not hard at all) and I'd get stuck with instructions to ship it back to her. No... not going to do it..... not this time.
3) Trouble with BIL and his kids: February 1st is the 5 month mark since we've seen the children. D's brother and cousin have posted pictures of the children on Facebook which are bittersweet reminders of what we're missing. We sent our Christmas presents to them and received feedback that the kids really liked them. Apparently the hoodie we bought my nephew is his new favourite shirt and he wont take it off.
Of course my MIL is still trying to stay neutral and is being no help at all. After all, before we became the family monsters my SIL hated her. This has somehow united them and she has more contact with the kids than ever.
D was really upset at Christmas because her mother spent it with her brother and the kids. What annoys me are the comments people have made about this. Saying that her mother should be with the grand kids at Christmas. That really stings considering we're trying to give her grand kids so not only are we sad that we do not have kids but apparently D doesn't have the right to spend Christmas with her own mother because of it???? The whole situation sucks.
4) The new Job: I'm still keeping quiet about this. I'm patiently waiting for the job posting which should go up next week. People know I'm leaving and I know I'm getting the new position but there are steps that need to be taken to ensure that happens. The job posting will say there is a preferred candidate - although it is possible that someone else could come in and get the job - it is pretty unlikely.
That's all!!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Busy week
D's birthday was yesterday. She's now 33! We celebrated on Saturday by going to Canyon Creek Chophouse and to AMC to see Slumdog Millionaire. What a great movie!!
On her actual birthday we ordered pizza and had cake - which I decorated. To pull this off I worked from home without her knowing. I even got dressed in the morning and left home only to turn around and go back! This worked out well since I was also able to watch the presidential inauguration live from the comfort of my couch!
Here is the treasure chest cake I made (no reason for making it a treasure chest other than I thought it looked cool when I saw it online):
FYI = candy covered in chocolate frosting tastes gross... Oh well, I know for next time!
On her actual birthday we ordered pizza and had cake - which I decorated. To pull this off I worked from home without her knowing. I even got dressed in the morning and left home only to turn around and go back! This worked out well since I was also able to watch the presidential inauguration live from the comfort of my couch!
Here is the treasure chest cake I made (no reason for making it a treasure chest other than I thought it looked cool when I saw it online):
FYI = candy covered in chocolate frosting tastes gross... Oh well, I know for next time!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Brown Eyed Girl or Boy
Our current donor has Brown eyes. Using this calculator I was able to key in my info and our donor's info to find out that our child will have a 72% chance of having Brown eyes!
I guess we knew picking a donor with brown eyes (he is the first of our 4) that we'd likely have a child with brown eyes. I think it's cool.
In general, when we were picking a donor we avoided blonde/blue eyed. We were worried that my fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes combined with someone similar would cause our child to be too fair. I'm sure other sun sensitive people would understand my desire to NOT have a child like me. I can barely function in the sun and need to wear SPF 50 sunblock. I hate it. I would love a child who is not sickly in the sun.
Donor #4
I guess we knew picking a donor with brown eyes (he is the first of our 4) that we'd likely have a child with brown eyes. I think it's cool.
In general, when we were picking a donor we avoided blonde/blue eyed. We were worried that my fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes combined with someone similar would cause our child to be too fair. I'm sure other sun sensitive people would understand my desire to NOT have a child like me. I can barely function in the sun and need to wear SPF 50 sunblock. I hate it. I would love a child who is not sickly in the sun.
Donor #4Friday, January 16, 2009
Lesson learned!!!!!!
I'm working from home today because there is a power outage that is affecting most of the subway line I use to get to work. Normally I'd be thrilled to get away with a Friday "work from home" day however I LEFT MY LAPTOP AT WORK yesterday!!!! So yeah, I got a zipcar from 7:00 - 8:30am just to drive to work to retrieve my laptop (I also went to the grocery store). Only one person saw me and I told her to pretend I was a ghost! It's hard to explain being at work and then leaving to work from home because you can't get to work because there is no subway.... yet you're there anyway.
So now I'm at home with my freakin' laptop - which I am NEVER leaving at work overnight again!
So now I'm at home with my freakin' laptop - which I am NEVER leaving at work overnight again!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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