We had a pretty uneventful weekend, but it was kind of nice considering we were busy the last couple of weekends.
Last week seemed to drag, I taught Jazzercise 4 days in a row, I subbed for another girl on Wednesday so I didn't get a break until Friday. Not that I'm complaining, it's great to get an extra class but 4 in a row is tough, my legs were certainly feeling it. Besides Jazzercise I was hoping to hear from the doctor about my ultrasound I had last weekend but I did not hear from them, I know I should have called but every time I thought about it, it was too late or I just didn't have time to do it, maybe tomorrow I'll call. Or I could just wait until I call to tell them I had a positive OV test, yes I'll be doing those this week, it's that time, that's another reason I think the weeks been so long, I always seem to be waiting! I was supposed to start taking them today but do you think I remembered, nope, not today, but I think I'll be OK because I usually don't ovulate on day 11, its usually day 13 or so. I have a sub all lined up for Jazzercise, I'm teaching tomorrow morning for sure and if I have a + test tomorrow and the Dr. wants me to do the IUI on Tuesday, then I'll teach Tuesday morning not Tuesday afternoon. And if I have a subbed for Thursday no matter what, so please all say a prayer I ovulate. This will be my last IUI, the next step IVF, I'm hoping 3rd times a charm!
Monday night me, Tom, Brandon, Micayla and her boyfriend, Doug, all went to Buffalo Wild Wings, this was the first time we've really got to talk to Doug, he seems like a very nice guy, we are just so scared, he lives in Davenport so between Micayla driving down and Doug driving up, they have a lot of traveling to do, we just want her to be careful. They bought a new dog this week, I guess it's living with Doug and his family, I think this relationship is getting pretty serious. Now I know what I put my mother through, sorry Mom!
Wednesday night I got to thinking, I haven't even talked to dad since Mom left for California, so I called and asked him to come up for supper tomorrow night, we were going to grill out steaks. He was excited we asked him and I feel so bad that I forgot he was alone. Although I'm sure he was enjoying the peace and quiet, sorry again mom. LOL So come Thursday, I was talking to Kristi on the computer at work and I asked if her and Chris wanted to come over so they joined us, it was a good night and the food was great. Kristi brought a Bishops chocolate silk pie and it was too die for.
Wednesday I started Weight Watcher's, I need to get serious about this and watch what I eat and to exercise more. I'm really hoping Tom follows it along with me, I know he hates paying money for programs like that but we both need to get serious. My goal is 20 pounds by vacation time and that's 3 months away, holy cow, it will be here before we know it. But of course, if I become pregnant, all the better, but I'll be happy to gain 20 pounds.
Friday was the fish fry at the Moose lodge, as always it was delicious, as were the bloody Mary's I had, I know I've said this before but they are so good! We went and did a little grocery shopping afterwards then home to relax. Saturday was cleaning day, we got a lot done and I was so glad to get it done. They only thing I didn't get done was scrubbing the floors, but with the weather warming up and the dog getting her paws dirty I didn't bother, because it's just going to get dirty again. I just wish all the dog poop was picked up, holy cow there's a lot of it! I put up our Easter/Spring decorations and it feels so good knowing its here, we're still waiting for the warm weather but I know it's right around the corner.
Today we went to Grandma's for pizza, her and mom got back today from California.
Tom's getting ready for work and it's about time for me to hit the sack, I have to be up early! Wish me luck this week and keeps the prayers coming!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Run, Run, Run
Well, that sums it up, we ran all weekend! Not really but it sure seems we were all over.
First of all Friday after work I subbed for my friend Linda at Jazzercise, she does an express class on Friday's and it's always a fun class. The class is only 30 minutes, right when you think you're just getting started you're done! After Jazzercise I met Tom at his Grandparents, we were headed to Lacoma, not to golf, but for the awesome fish fry. They have one of the best fish fries around, next week there's a fish fry at the Moose, so we'll be heading up for that. Tom's mom and I had the baked fish and it was delicious, we're trying to eat a little more healthier. I started the special K diet last Monday and I was doing pretty good, I didn't lose any weight, but I can tell I'm not eating as much and think that's the point, to eat smaller portions. Micayla started it with me too, I'm not sure how she been doing lately, all I know is she was starving, so was I, but we made it one week and now we have one more. We can do it!
Saturday started with a trip to Davenport, I started my period early, again, I'm not sure what's going on with that, but as long as I'm into March, I'm good to go, so on day 3 of my cycle, the doctor wanted to do an ultrasound, they wanted to look at my uterus and ovaries, it was very interesting to say the least. My appt. was at 9:30 so Tom and I left here about 8:15 and got there with plenty of time to spare. I walked into the office and it seemed like no one was there, we waited for about 5 minutes and all I kept thinking was "is this the place I'm supposed to be at?" I didn't remember the nurse telling me any different so we waited. Finally the technician came out and said they are pretty behind because of some computer problems, no biggie, we were occupied with scrabble, thank God. Although I could have used an extra hour of sleep, but not that big of a deal. So about 10:30 we were called back and away she went. They inserted a scope up to look at the uterus lining and to check each ovary. They were really looking for any cysts or abnormalities. The technician was super nice, she was new to the practice and talked me through everything. It was kind of funny because as she's hold the scope her one computer screen went blank and all I was thinking was "how in the heck is she going to be able to sign back in while holding the scope" LOL I almost asked if she wanted Tom to help. So as she was looking around, she said everything looked good. I had plenty of follicles on my ovaries, I guess the follicles house the eggs when they become fertilized. My left ovary didn't want to come out but she found it. Oh and my uterus lining was good, she said everything was great and that she didn't see anything that would prevent me from conceiving. That was awesome news, now we just have to wait for Dr. Figge to look at the scans. I also gave them my CD of my fallopian tubes, so I'm looking forward to a call the next couple of days.
So after all that, they wanted me to start another dose of clomid, my blood work came back the other day and I definitely did not ovulate. The next step is to do one more IUI this cycle and that should be sometime around the end of them month. I have to do a couple more blood test once I'm done with my Clomid cycle but other than that, everything can be done in DBQ! So more on that when the time comes.
Speaking of getting pregnant and all that, tonight I caught up on one of my new favorite shows, One Born Every Minute, OMG this show is amazing. I think I cried 3 times just watching one show and I watched 3 of them, but wow, all I can say is when that baby comes out I bet it's the best feeling in the world and that's one thing that I can't wait to be a part of.
After the doctors office, Tom and I were starving, we wanted something different and something we don't have at home. We drove to Moline first and went to the John Deere store, I got a new T-shirt and Tom got a couple of shirts, he gets a discount and wow, they have a ton of stuff, especially kids stuff, holy cow. We bought Leah a JD t-shirt for Christmas and I thought that was cute but you should have seen some of these shirts, they were adorable. I can't wait to spoil my new niece or nephew and my own! We couldn't find anything to eat in Moline so we drove back to Davenport and ate at Chili's, it was very good. We walked through Gordman's then headed home, it was about 3:00 at this time and mom called us to invite us up for steaks and I don't think we'd ever turn down steaks. I bought a couple Eastery things for the yard and an outdoor cushion for my bench in the front of the house. I didn't know for sure if it was going to fit but it fit perfectly! I would have liked to sit outside last night and watch the moon, but we had to get up super early Sunday morning.
Once we got back to DBQ we stopped at Tom's parents to help fix there dishwasher and once that was done his dad was heading up to the Moose for a drink so Tom and I decided to go and have one too. I had a bloody mary and it was so good! We got up to mom and dad's around 6:00 just in time to eat. Grandma was up for supper too. I got there boarding passes all printed out, this was the reason we got invited up for supper. There's always a reason, but we don't mind! LOL
Mom and Grandma's flight was at 7:15 out of Madison, we were on the road at 4:30, it was lightly raining but it was a good drive, not a lot of traffic. We got them all settled and on there way. Tom and I ate a Denny's for breakfast then went to see if any stores were open, unfortunately nothing was open. I guess we saved some money that way, so we headed back home. We got home about 10:15 or so and the rest of the day was super lazy. I did laundry and caught up on my shows. I wanted to take a little nap but I just didn't fall asleep, I was busy playing scrabble too.
The week ahead doesn't look too exciting, I think the weather is finally starting to turn so Tom and I are going to get out and do some walking.
First of all Friday after work I subbed for my friend Linda at Jazzercise, she does an express class on Friday's and it's always a fun class. The class is only 30 minutes, right when you think you're just getting started you're done! After Jazzercise I met Tom at his Grandparents, we were headed to Lacoma, not to golf, but for the awesome fish fry. They have one of the best fish fries around, next week there's a fish fry at the Moose, so we'll be heading up for that. Tom's mom and I had the baked fish and it was delicious, we're trying to eat a little more healthier. I started the special K diet last Monday and I was doing pretty good, I didn't lose any weight, but I can tell I'm not eating as much and think that's the point, to eat smaller portions. Micayla started it with me too, I'm not sure how she been doing lately, all I know is she was starving, so was I, but we made it one week and now we have one more. We can do it!
Saturday started with a trip to Davenport, I started my period early, again, I'm not sure what's going on with that, but as long as I'm into March, I'm good to go, so on day 3 of my cycle, the doctor wanted to do an ultrasound, they wanted to look at my uterus and ovaries, it was very interesting to say the least. My appt. was at 9:30 so Tom and I left here about 8:15 and got there with plenty of time to spare. I walked into the office and it seemed like no one was there, we waited for about 5 minutes and all I kept thinking was "is this the place I'm supposed to be at?" I didn't remember the nurse telling me any different so we waited. Finally the technician came out and said they are pretty behind because of some computer problems, no biggie, we were occupied with scrabble, thank God. Although I could have used an extra hour of sleep, but not that big of a deal. So about 10:30 we were called back and away she went. They inserted a scope up to look at the uterus lining and to check each ovary. They were really looking for any cysts or abnormalities. The technician was super nice, she was new to the practice and talked me through everything. It was kind of funny because as she's hold the scope her one computer screen went blank and all I was thinking was "how in the heck is she going to be able to sign back in while holding the scope" LOL I almost asked if she wanted Tom to help. So as she was looking around, she said everything looked good. I had plenty of follicles on my ovaries, I guess the follicles house the eggs when they become fertilized. My left ovary didn't want to come out but she found it. Oh and my uterus lining was good, she said everything was great and that she didn't see anything that would prevent me from conceiving. That was awesome news, now we just have to wait for Dr. Figge to look at the scans. I also gave them my CD of my fallopian tubes, so I'm looking forward to a call the next couple of days.
So after all that, they wanted me to start another dose of clomid, my blood work came back the other day and I definitely did not ovulate. The next step is to do one more IUI this cycle and that should be sometime around the end of them month. I have to do a couple more blood test once I'm done with my Clomid cycle but other than that, everything can be done in DBQ! So more on that when the time comes.
Speaking of getting pregnant and all that, tonight I caught up on one of my new favorite shows, One Born Every Minute, OMG this show is amazing. I think I cried 3 times just watching one show and I watched 3 of them, but wow, all I can say is when that baby comes out I bet it's the best feeling in the world and that's one thing that I can't wait to be a part of.
After the doctors office, Tom and I were starving, we wanted something different and something we don't have at home. We drove to Moline first and went to the John Deere store, I got a new T-shirt and Tom got a couple of shirts, he gets a discount and wow, they have a ton of stuff, especially kids stuff, holy cow. We bought Leah a JD t-shirt for Christmas and I thought that was cute but you should have seen some of these shirts, they were adorable. I can't wait to spoil my new niece or nephew and my own! We couldn't find anything to eat in Moline so we drove back to Davenport and ate at Chili's, it was very good. We walked through Gordman's then headed home, it was about 3:00 at this time and mom called us to invite us up for steaks and I don't think we'd ever turn down steaks. I bought a couple Eastery things for the yard and an outdoor cushion for my bench in the front of the house. I didn't know for sure if it was going to fit but it fit perfectly! I would have liked to sit outside last night and watch the moon, but we had to get up super early Sunday morning.
Once we got back to DBQ we stopped at Tom's parents to help fix there dishwasher and once that was done his dad was heading up to the Moose for a drink so Tom and I decided to go and have one too. I had a bloody mary and it was so good! We got up to mom and dad's around 6:00 just in time to eat. Grandma was up for supper too. I got there boarding passes all printed out, this was the reason we got invited up for supper. There's always a reason, but we don't mind! LOL
Mom and Grandma's flight was at 7:15 out of Madison, we were on the road at 4:30, it was lightly raining but it was a good drive, not a lot of traffic. We got them all settled and on there way. Tom and I ate a Denny's for breakfast then went to see if any stores were open, unfortunately nothing was open. I guess we saved some money that way, so we headed back home. We got home about 10:15 or so and the rest of the day was super lazy. I did laundry and caught up on my shows. I wanted to take a little nap but I just didn't fall asleep, I was busy playing scrabble too.
The week ahead doesn't look too exciting, I think the weather is finally starting to turn so Tom and I are going to get out and do some walking.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Recent Happenings
Wow, it seems like forever since I've blogged and I apologize. I have been addicted to a new game on my cell phone called Words with Friends, it's just like scrabble and it's addicting. Its been taking up a lot of my time so I haven't had a chance to blog.
So, what's been happening in my life lately, well, not really a lot, however we did just get home from a weekend in Davenport with family and friends, I wish I had some more pictures to share but I don't. I only have one of mom and her friend Cheryl's son. His name is Jack or John, I don't even remember. I think we were all 3 sheets to the wind when I took this picture and I don't even remember why I took it.
I took off early from work Friday to get to Davenport a little early, Tom and I had to go make a "deposit" at the lab. It was quite comical and I don't know if I should blog about it, but here it goes, sorry honey! So the day before we left I called to the lab to ask a few questions, my biggest question was how long do we have once the "sample" has been released? LOL She said 20 minutes and I was like "well, I'm coming in from Dubuque and we're staying the weekend in Davenport, however I don't think our room will be ready, so we would need a place to make this deposit" she said "oh we have rooms here that he can use" OK, so that would work right, well we get into the lab, once we found where we were going thanks to the GPS because I was in the wrong area, we had to go to the hospital. The whole reason we had to do this in Dport is because the doctor wanted the analysis done a certain way and the lab here in DBQ does not do it that way so it had to be done in Dport. So we get to the lab and lady at the front desk asked for our sample, so I had to explain that we don't have it yet because we came from DBQ and that someone said we could use a room here. So she's like "well we don't have any rooms, but you can just use the bathroom outside in the hall" WHAT??? So off we went into the bathroom, thank God it wasn't one of those stalls where there are multiple toilets. Tom's was like "I could've done this out in my car"! Anyway, off we went into the bathroom, I don't think you need anymore information on that. So we dropped the sample off with the front desk and off we went!We stopped at Sonic before we headed to the hotel, it was SO good. The last time I had Sonic was in TX with Stephanie.
Saturday, me Tom, Chis and Kristi all went to Jumer's casino in Rock Island, it;s a smoke-free casino and wow was it awesome! I know the casino's here in IA are trying to get that passed too but they haven't had any luck, but it was sure nice not leaving there smelling like smoke. And I really don't think it was keep people away because there was lots of people in there. Unfortunately we were not winners but we had fun. Chris and I play a little blackjack together and Tom was off playing slots. He found a fun one to play called "Press Your Luck" remember that game show - no whammies, no whammies. I didn't remember until they said that but he had fun.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Saturday afternoon, the nurse called about the "deposit" we made and said everything looks fine and does not seem to think we would have any problems getting pregnant with an IUI so once the time comes that's what we'll be doing. This will be the 3rd time and if that doesn't work then we'll see what's next.
Sunday we left the casino fairly early, we got up for breakfast, then packed up and headed out. We were home around noon, it was a long weekend with lots of beer plus the hour time change we were exhausted. Tom got home and went straight to bed and I did a little cleaning and rested on the couch all afternoon.
Monday here at work was a big day for us, we moved to the 1st floor and I got a window seat. I love it. We're facing the opposite side of the building than we were up on the 2nd floor so now we get the sun in the mornings instead of the afternoon. Here's what I see when I look out my window.
So, what's been happening in my life lately, well, not really a lot, however we did just get home from a weekend in Davenport with family and friends, I wish I had some more pictures to share but I don't. I only have one of mom and her friend Cheryl's son. His name is Jack or John, I don't even remember. I think we were all 3 sheets to the wind when I took this picture and I don't even remember why I took it.
Saturday, me Tom, Chis and Kristi all went to Jumer's casino in Rock Island, it;s a smoke-free casino and wow was it awesome! I know the casino's here in IA are trying to get that passed too but they haven't had any luck, but it was sure nice not leaving there smelling like smoke. And I really don't think it was keep people away because there was lots of people in there. Unfortunately we were not winners but we had fun. Chris and I play a little blackjack together and Tom was off playing slots. He found a fun one to play called "Press Your Luck" remember that game show - no whammies, no whammies. I didn't remember until they said that but he had fun.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Saturday afternoon, the nurse called about the "deposit" we made and said everything looks fine and does not seem to think we would have any problems getting pregnant with an IUI so once the time comes that's what we'll be doing. This will be the 3rd time and if that doesn't work then we'll see what's next.
Sunday we left the casino fairly early, we got up for breakfast, then packed up and headed out. We were home around noon, it was a long weekend with lots of beer plus the hour time change we were exhausted. Tom got home and went straight to bed and I did a little cleaning and rested on the couch all afternoon.
Monday here at work was a big day for us, we moved to the 1st floor and I got a window seat. I love it. We're facing the opposite side of the building than we were up on the 2nd floor so now we get the sun in the mornings instead of the afternoon. Here's what I see when I look out my window.
I can't wait to start to see the trees blooming and this morning, I see smalls little flower buds, if I remember correctly they're tulips. I can't wait to see them, they are so beautiful. The only thing I'm battling right now, and I'm not complaining, is the sun, wow is it bright and we have such big windows as you can see from the pictures but it feels so good. Their are window shades but they don't seem to help too much. At first I had my computer on the opposite side so the sun was hitting my back but it was so bright I couldn't see my computer screens so I moved to the opposite corner so I can just glance up and see outside! I like it here much better especially in the afternoons. So on Monday, our first day down here, I wasn't used to the sun and I was asking if anyone had a "visor" joking however a girl I work with brought me over her "foam crown" she had at her desk, it worked wonders, however I looked pretty ridiculous and she just popped over and surprised me as she's taking a picture and posted it to everyone in our dept. As you can see it's pretty bright.
And to get a better picture of this crown, here's another girl wearing it yesterday because she's having a "bad hair day" and Cyndi, the crown's owner, thought wow this crown is getting lots of use.
Nice huh??
Saturday, March 5, 2011
New Duvet Cover
So I broke down and bought a new Duvet cover for my bed along with a couple shams and a bolster pillow cover, I've always wanted one for my bed for decoration and I finally got one. The only thing I didn't realize was it was very hard to find a bolster pillow without the cover, we looked all over today for one. Tom came up with a brilliant idea, we bought a cheap pillow, rolled it and stuffed it into the pillow cover. It's not the same size but it does the trick. Here are a few pictures.
I also bought some white pillowcases for our king size pillows since they were in the shams of our old comforter. The edge around the new shams are white so I thought they would look good. Now the question is, What color to paint the walls? I have no idea because there are 5 walls in my bedroom so I'll have to think about it. I'm also thinking of getting some plantation blinds for the bedroom, but they will come with time, one that at a time.
I'm coming down with a cold and I'm not feeling the best but wanted to do a little blogging. Tom made some home made chicken noodle soup today so we decided to have our parents up for dinner, it's been a while since we've all got together and we had plenty of soup. It was delicious, we also made a couple panini's with ham and cheese and they went perfect with the soup. Mom brought some chicken puffs for an appetizer. They all left about 8:30 so now we're just relaxing. I'll be in bed early tonight!
I also bought some white pillowcases for our king size pillows since they were in the shams of our old comforter. The edge around the new shams are white so I thought they would look good. Now the question is, What color to paint the walls? I have no idea because there are 5 walls in my bedroom so I'll have to think about it. I'm also thinking of getting some plantation blinds for the bedroom, but they will come with time, one that at a time.
I'm coming down with a cold and I'm not feeling the best but wanted to do a little blogging. Tom made some home made chicken noodle soup today so we decided to have our parents up for dinner, it's been a while since we've all got together and we had plenty of soup. It was delicious, we also made a couple panini's with ham and cheese and they went perfect with the soup. Mom brought some chicken puffs for an appetizer. They all left about 8:30 so now we're just relaxing. I'll be in bed early tonight!
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