Since we did Thanksgiving last weekend I'm spending this holiday relaxing and catching up on housework. Well, I will be catching up on housework after I'm done relaxing :) I have a to-do list that's huge, but I suspect that much of my list will remain undone. I'm okay with that.
Later in the day I'll reheat the Thanksgiving leftovers so we'll have turkey on the real day too. Gerd isn't really into football, so it's unlikely that we'll turn on the TV. I thought it would be strange or sad to spend Thanksgiving with just the two of us, but so far I've really enjoyed having a day off. I almost forgot that we have tomorrow off as well. Perhaps tomorrow the house will get clean...
Saturday is the big move, so I'm enjoying the house to myself as a last hurrah. Sunday I'll have eggs sucked out of my ovaries. Apparently all is going well so far, so I remain hopeful that everything will work out this time. The following Wednesday everything is stuck back in me and then I have to wait for two weeks to find out if it worked. I'm looking forward to the end of daily shots, but it's the following 2 weeks that make life miserable, and moody. Prayers would not be amiss.
Meanwhile I'm trying to come up with my "daily thankful" that I post on Facebook. There's really so much to be thankful for I don't know what to say. It just seems like it should be a big one on the real day. Anyway, hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful winter season full of food, love, and laughter.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Long Time No Blog
Well, I haven't had much to say online lately, but not because life's been all peaceful or anything.
Right now we're in the middle of a move. An internal move, but a move nonetheless. A friend from church mentioned a few months ago that she had 8 more wees of savings and then she'd have to move back to Montana. So I offered to house her.
At the time I was really feeling like our house was a bit empty and lonely. We'd bought the house with children in mind, and well, it hasn't worked out yet. I've been toying with the idea of foster children, but Gerd isn't completely sold on the idea. Honestly, I'm not entirely sold on the idea, especially with me working full time.
I didn't know if H. would take me up on the offer, or what it would (will) be like if she DID take me up on the offer, so I didn't worry about making any changes. A few weeks ago she confirmed that she needed a place to go. I'm happy that we can offer a piece of our house up, and thankfully Gerd feels the same way. I think he's just glad we can't have foster children if I invite a family to come live with us for the next 7 months. Did I mention she has 2 children. H.'s husband died 1 1/2 years ago and shes been struggling to keep afloat as a single mother.
So we've moved down a floor. We have a 3 floor house with a HUGE master room that will serve as their studio. I naively thought it would be a quick move. I mean, it's only one floor down. Do you know, I have a lot...A LOT...of belongings. The master bathroom itself took an entire weekend (but the guest bath is now beautifully organized with our belongings). All of my clothes are now in the downstairs room, and most of my shoes. Now all that's left is everything else!
And at the same time all of this is going on our insurance approved IVF. Massachusetts requires health care to cover it for "medical necessity" which I fall under. Soooo, we're doing that too. The same weekend everyone is moving in a doctor will be harvesting my eggs. That means that I'm currently trying to do everything that I can to ensure I'm as healthy as I can be by then. That means I'm on a crazy gluten free, sugar free diet (that I somewhat frequently cheat on) and I'm trying to eat leafy greens, drink lots of water, avoid caffeine and alcohol, and get plenty of rest. The rest thing has been a little difficult because this medicine seems to give me headaches and mess with my sleep.
So changes galore at our house! Hopefully all the changes work out the best way possible and everyone stays happy. I guess only time will tell how well it will all go!
Right now we're in the middle of a move. An internal move, but a move nonetheless. A friend from church mentioned a few months ago that she had 8 more wees of savings and then she'd have to move back to Montana. So I offered to house her.
At the time I was really feeling like our house was a bit empty and lonely. We'd bought the house with children in mind, and well, it hasn't worked out yet. I've been toying with the idea of foster children, but Gerd isn't completely sold on the idea. Honestly, I'm not entirely sold on the idea, especially with me working full time.
I didn't know if H. would take me up on the offer, or what it would (will) be like if she DID take me up on the offer, so I didn't worry about making any changes. A few weeks ago she confirmed that she needed a place to go. I'm happy that we can offer a piece of our house up, and thankfully Gerd feels the same way. I think he's just glad we can't have foster children if I invite a family to come live with us for the next 7 months. Did I mention she has 2 children. H.'s husband died 1 1/2 years ago and shes been struggling to keep afloat as a single mother.
So we've moved down a floor. We have a 3 floor house with a HUGE master room that will serve as their studio. I naively thought it would be a quick move. I mean, it's only one floor down. Do you know, I have a lot...A LOT...of belongings. The master bathroom itself took an entire weekend (but the guest bath is now beautifully organized with our belongings). All of my clothes are now in the downstairs room, and most of my shoes. Now all that's left is everything else!
And at the same time all of this is going on our insurance approved IVF. Massachusetts requires health care to cover it for "medical necessity" which I fall under. Soooo, we're doing that too. The same weekend everyone is moving in a doctor will be harvesting my eggs. That means that I'm currently trying to do everything that I can to ensure I'm as healthy as I can be by then. That means I'm on a crazy gluten free, sugar free diet (that I somewhat frequently cheat on) and I'm trying to eat leafy greens, drink lots of water, avoid caffeine and alcohol, and get plenty of rest. The rest thing has been a little difficult because this medicine seems to give me headaches and mess with my sleep.
So changes galore at our house! Hopefully all the changes work out the best way possible and everyone stays happy. I guess only time will tell how well it will all go!
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