My littlest dog, Bug, is sick. Very sick. (In the icon picture, she is the one in the background.) We don't really know why but they suspect pyometra (uterine infection.) The biggest problem: I can't afford anything. I have pet insurance but it only covers preventative care. I do get discounts on other stuff but the current quoted amount to do ( Read more... )

During ttc your life gets broken down into small chunks of time. The longer you are at it the smaller and more detailed the chunks become as you look for "what went wrong" or "what could go wrong." At first it is in two week chunks. The follicular phase, from menstruation to ovulation, and then the luteal phase, from ovulation to next menstruation ( Read more... )

Woke up feeling particularly hopeless today. Makes for a glaring lack of holiday cheer. I just wish I could forget about ttc & infertility for a little while.

I have a general rule not to drink until there is blood. I tested negative last Tuesday. Those tests aren't fool-proof though it seems wise to wait for back-up confirmation. I admit, I was sure enough of the BFN to have a glass of wine during Thanksgiving dinner but not sure enough to have my traditional "end of cycle" martini. As you can see from ( Read more... )

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It is raining (and I'm late.) It is really cold here for November (and I'm really late.) They are predicting snow for tonight, something that usually only happens a couple times a year here and never this early in the season (and I'm 3 days later than my longest normal cycle.) I like the snow but I wasn't prepared for it so early. (I don't even ( Read more... )

It is dark, chilly and wonderfully dreary out today. After a couple days of strangely sunny and relatively warm weather I am overjoyed at the return of some real Fall weather. In honor of the dark and dreary morning I've made a special Autumn breakfast treat.

Oatmeal cooked in a Pumpkin!


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The only day my donor boy could show up this fertile time was Halloween night at 7ish. He knocked and said "Trick or Treat!" as we opened the door. He was our only trick-or-treater ( Read more... )

Today I woke up feeling whiny, anxious and pissed off about how bumpy the ttc road has been for me. I'm not exactly sure why today, why now, but I figure I should just let it out ( Read more... )

Today is my birthday. I'm 36 years old today ( Read more... )