25 Random things about me

1.  I HATE dirty microwaves.
2. I am not opposed to plastic surgery.  I probably will one day get it.
3. I love to clean the house with 80's music blaring. . .Taylor sings along.
4. I love to get mail, the old fashioned way . ..especially if it is a magazine or letter or card from someone I know
5. I have 1 biological brother, 1 step sister and 1 step brother and I haven't talked to the step siblings in years. . and it's not because I don't like them.
6. I hate to bake, but love to cook.
7. I absolutely LOVE reality TV. . that is putting it mildly. I am actually obsessed.
8. I can't stand when the shower curtain is left open.
9.  The toilet paper roll has to be over the top or I will change it.
10.  I don't eat breakfast ever.  If I go to a restaurant at breakfast time I will order a cheeseburger and fries.
11. I got a tap scholarship to college.  That is what happens when you don't get academic ones.  :)
12.  I was just accepted to the graduate program at Boise State University.
13.  Here is the irony to #12.  I LOVE teaching school, but HATE attending.
14. I wish I could sing well. 
15. I was fired from my first job in highschool for insubbordination. (talking back)
16. Sometimes when I am thinking about something very intently, Taylor will say what I was thinking about.
17.The first things I look at when I am in someone’s house for the first time are the pictures they have framed.
18. I can still sing the Fifty state song, that I learned from Lockwood Elementary, so I know all 50 states in alphabetical order.
19.  I went to the same school from K-8th grade.
20.  I still talk to Sonia Gomez, I went to kindergarten with her and we used to walk home from school together and sing, "Rise and Shine and Give God the Glory, Glory. .. children of the Lord!"
21. My step dad used to take me on "Princess Days" and I could get whatever I wanted.. . within reason.
21.  I never really wanted to go to college.
22.  I have always wanted to be an actress.  I am very dramatic to this day!
23. I would love to adopt children, but Eric does not feel the same way.
24.  I am closer with my step dad than my biological father. 
25. I truly LOVE my life!

Doctor's appointment today!

Well, at 8:15 this morning, I went to the doctor to get my follicles measured.  I had 2 good sized ones.  One measured at 24.58mm and the second was 19.88mm.  That is good news. The doctors goal was that I would have 2 good sized follies.  YIPPEE!  The other thing that was measured was my uterine lining. That measured at 6.5 mm.  They like it closer to 8, so I am now taking estrogen suppositories for the next 2 days, 3 times a days.  Then, based off of my ovulation kit I may have to give myself an HCG trigger shot.  Right now it is looking as though I will not be needing to give myself the shot.  Thank goodness. Then, starting on Sunday I will be on progesterone suppositories each day until I either find out everything worked or didn't .  In the case that it does work out, I will continue with the suppositories until I am 12 weeks. If I am not pregnant, I can discontinue the progesterone. WOW!  Who would have ever thought this much planning could go into having a family?

Fingers crossed it all goes well. 

We start trying again . . . .

I begin the process of trying for a baby again. Please say a couple of prayers for me.

Prayer #1

  I start the Femara tomorrow and then on the 11th I go in for an ultrasound.  Pray that they see some good size follicles and a thick enough lining to hold onto a baby. 

Prayer #2

If I do get pregnant, (which doesn't seem to be the problem), pray that my body holds onto the baby for longer than my typical 5 weeks.

The gymnast starts again!

Taylor the Gymnast

                                                Hard to believe she is just 4. .. what a tall beanpole.

Taylor has started gymnastics again.  It is so amazing to see how much she has improved from the last time.  I was so excited because I had found this great leotard (see above) and it fit her LONGGG torso. (size 5-6)  Well, the poor child kept picking her wedgie. . .in the front. . .the entire class.  I was mortified!  I felt like screaming. . "YES. . I do bathe her!"  Lucky for me the teacher has seen this more times that I can count.  She simply said, "next time don't put underwear underneath."  Isn't the underwear supposed to stop the front wedge?

Here are some more pics. .. they are blurry because Taylor is always in action. 

 

  

Seriously!  I think I want to join gymnastics!

New decision

I have been thinking on and off about going back to school to get my masters degree.  I constantly push the idea into the farthest, darkest corner of my brain because I just don't think I will be able to manage.  Well, that was until Eric asked me if I had ever thought about getting my Masters.   That was all it took!  By the end of the day I had applied for the program, submitted my FAFSA, and wrote my application letter.  I even spoke with the advisor of the program, and he said, "congratulations, welcome to the program!"  I guess that means they don't often turn away potential students.  :)  So, in May I will "hopefully" begin my masters in special education, while continuing to try for a baby, take care of Taylor, and teach summer school. OHHHH MAN!

My Cancun Vacation!

I'm back baby!  What an amazing vacation I had!  I met amazing people at the resort and experienced some of the most exciting excursions that Cancun offers.  Gotta love Ziplines!  Well, we left Boise at 6:57am last Thursday and were in Cancun, Margarita in hand, by 3:30.  Not too bad.  The resort was all inclusive and had 4 amazing restaurants to choose from, plus a snack bar of fresh Ahi, brie, salmon, and shrimp every day.  We went to a place called Coco Bongo's .  It is like a Cirque de Soleil show, but with dancing too.  It was AMAZING!  We tanned, drank, clubbed, drank, ziplined, shopped, swam in tunnels with stalagtites, drank, and relaxed!  :)  It was the best vacation. We could not have gone with a better couple. We laughed so hard and have so many inside jokes I am sure we will drive a few people crazy.  Here are some pictures of the vacation.

The view from the resort.

The view from the beach.

One cave we ziplined into.

 Our safety helmets as we hiked through the caves.

Me, Dodo and Eric.  He (the monkey) had the softest hands.

Downtown Cancun

Haven't written much lately . ..

I have seriously been at a loss for anything to write about. My days are filled with IEP writing, lesson planning, teaching, working out, playing with Taylor, making dinner, and cleaning. Nothing of real substance has happened in recent weeks.  I am on a constant moving mode. . .I don't often have "me" time . .. and that is partially due to the fact the Eric has started his own company and is trying hard to get it up and running.  Which doesn't leave much time for he and I; let alone time for me to do girly things or take a shower in quiet.  I know that I should not be complaining because his hard work has allowed for us to go to Cancun next Thursday. For that I am grateful! 

On a side note; another one of my friends has found out that she is pregnant. I think that makes 8 friends of mine who have had children or found out that they are pregnant during the time that I have wanted one so badly.  I actually broke down last week and just sobbed.  It is a harsh reality that makes no sense.  I have one perfectly healthy child, without the help of intervention to conceive.  Suddenly, now I am in a much different place.  This process has been two years in the making.  After we return from Cancun we start the "trying" process again.  I have mixed feelings.  I so badly want a child, but am so burned out with the emotional roller coaster that each miscarriage brings.  I don't think I could handle another. .. .so. . .should I even bother trying?