I hope that your New Years Eve is way more exciting than mine. I am working and DH is sick but still able to play video games.
May you all have a wonderful 2009!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
2008
1. Read 5 non fiction books not related to infertility (Eat, Pray, Love Lost Boy Why I'm Still Married)
2. Read 3 classic books ( Harriet the Spy)
3. See 1 play (Doubt this will be done due to money issues now)
4. Eat Indian Food
5. N/A I guess I didn't log in soon enough and that blog is gone, along with my list. I lost the original copy when my laptop crashed before the fatal injury of late.
6. Read Intuitive Eating
7. See 12 movies in the theatre - 4 down
8. Go to the Planetarium
9. Go to the Burpee Museum
10. See Blue Man Group (Doubt this will be done due to money issues)
11. Redo backyard landscaping (Not going to get done this year)
12. Volunteer at 2 events (Didn't get to two, but did start a reoccurring volunteer assignment that started in December)
13. Finish the kitchen-- The outlets are done, now just need to fix the wall, paint again, and install the microvent.
14. Install doors on the laundry (Not Going to get done this year)
15. Make the 3rd bedroom liveable space of some sort (Ha Ha Ha)
16. Read 3 Biographies not related to Infertility (Lost Boy , Stealing Buddhas Dinner,
17. Go to at least one agency introduction meeting Done, Journeys of the Heart, Nov 16th
18. Attend 6 consecutive Sundays at the Church in town we have wanted to try
19. Refinish deck or decide to build new one and actually do it --(Not going to get done this year)
20. Go to Oklahoma for Memorial Day
Things not on the list that I consider an improvement. Went to Cubs convention on the fly with no plans when tickets were available on opening day. Went to a Cubs game and met my new hero Holly when tickets fell into our hands for free. Didn't freak out too badly when the garage door that was just replaced in the last 3 years broke due to DH leaving something in the way. Tried many new recipes throughout the year and went to a Vietnamese restaurant for the first time. Not a stellar year but I guess not a wasted one either.
2. Read 3 classic books ( Harriet the Spy)
3. See 1 play (Doubt this will be done due to money issues now)
4. Eat Indian Food
5. N/A I guess I didn't log in soon enough and that blog is gone, along with my list. I lost the original copy when my laptop crashed before the fatal injury of late.
6. Read Intuitive Eating
7. See 12 movies in the theatre - 4 down
8. Go to the Planetarium
9. Go to the Burpee Museum
10. See Blue Man Group (Doubt this will be done due to money issues)
11. Redo backyard landscaping (Not going to get done this year)
12. Volunteer at 2 events (Didn't get to two, but did start a reoccurring volunteer assignment that started in December)
13. Finish the kitchen-- The outlets are done, now just need to fix the wall, paint again, and install the microvent.
14. Install doors on the laundry (Not Going to get done this year)
15. Make the 3rd bedroom liveable space of some sort (Ha Ha Ha)
16. Read 3 Biographies not related to Infertility (Lost Boy , Stealing Buddhas Dinner,
17. Go to at least one agency introduction meeting Done, Journeys of the Heart, Nov 16th
18. Attend 6 consecutive Sundays at the Church in town we have wanted to try
19. Refinish deck or decide to build new one and actually do it --(Not going to get done this year)
20. Go to Oklahoma for Memorial Day
Things not on the list that I consider an improvement. Went to Cubs convention on the fly with no plans when tickets were available on opening day. Went to a Cubs game and met my new hero Holly when tickets fell into our hands for free. Didn't freak out too badly when the garage door that was just replaced in the last 3 years broke due to DH leaving something in the way. Tried many new recipes throughout the year and went to a Vietnamese restaurant for the first time. Not a stellar year but I guess not a wasted one either.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Motivation to keep holiday eating in check
My weight is the same but my clothes don't fit. I don't get it but guess I will be paying attention to my cookie intake.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Hellooo...
It's been crazy. No real time to post but some bullets:
* I have 4 appointments tomorrow and 8 reports due before Christmas Eve
* Family drama at the annual Christmas event and it is wrecking havoc on my brain.
* I don't know why I let the family drama effect me so much except that I am part of the problem in a way since it is related to Step Family issues and well, I'm the step that tagged along.
* It is freaking cold and I really, really, wish we had moved South even if they have to deal with ice.
* Chili over potatoes is DH's new favorite dinner. That's whats for dinner tonight.
* We can't seem to make ourselves watch the last two episodes of My Own Worst Enemy since we know it has been cancelled. I think the last episode was last week.
* 2 Years ago this amount of work would have taken me half the time. This market sucks.
* I just realized my SIL gave us meatballs to take home from the party. Goodee! Dinner tomorrow is Spaghetti and Meatballs honey.
* I believe we are done with shopping as long as DH stops and gets a gift card tonight. I need to stop and get a box or two of wax for my dad to give to my mom. for her hands... I know, I never had a wax bath either.
* I better go work or I will never sleep tonight.
* I have 4 appointments tomorrow and 8 reports due before Christmas Eve
* Family drama at the annual Christmas event and it is wrecking havoc on my brain.
* I don't know why I let the family drama effect me so much except that I am part of the problem in a way since it is related to Step Family issues and well, I'm the step that tagged along.
* It is freaking cold and I really, really, wish we had moved South even if they have to deal with ice.
* Chili over potatoes is DH's new favorite dinner. That's whats for dinner tonight.
* We can't seem to make ourselves watch the last two episodes of My Own Worst Enemy since we know it has been cancelled. I think the last episode was last week.
* 2 Years ago this amount of work would have taken me half the time. This market sucks.
* I just realized my SIL gave us meatballs to take home from the party. Goodee! Dinner tomorrow is Spaghetti and Meatballs honey.
* I believe we are done with shopping as long as DH stops and gets a gift card tonight. I need to stop and get a box or two of wax for my dad to give to my mom. for her hands... I know, I never had a wax bath either.
* I better go work or I will never sleep tonight.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Adoption Info
I realized today that I had stepped away from talking about the seminar and never went back to it for various reasons. We came out of the seminar learning what we needed to know, we are not able to adopt right now through an agency such as the one that we went to. They have one really unique international program that intrigues me but even that program is out of our budget. We don't qualify for one of their programs based on my weight and our joint medical histories. One of the programs I was interested in, turns out that we only qualify for special needs kids due to their requirements that nonspecial needs children are placed with only families of the same "nationality" as the country. I have to lose about 10lbs to qualify for their China program but they aren't really encouraging about that program due to the long wait times that hasn't cleared up since the Olympics like originally thought. I'm guessing it might have to do with Hague also.
Their domestic infant program wasn't any less expensive than the international programs and for some reason that really surprised me. Though if we end up going with an agency not in our state for some reason, I would definitely consider this agency for our homestudy. I liked the social worker and the agency's "not going to sugarcoat information" policy. Their domestic infant program would be an interesting choice simply based on where their birth mothers primarily reside, but we have pretty much decided that unless a newborn comes to us by way of someone we know, some other way of "falling in to our lap" so to speak, or out of a miracle pregnancy, we would rather skip that stage. Sounds selfish I know but if we have to pay for the privilege to be parents...shouldn't we get a choice in the matter? There are others out there that only want a newborn and won't settle for anything less. So isn't it the same? I doubt we will be pursuing any domestic infant programs.
We were going to go to another agency meeting at the beginning of December but with work and my apprehension about hearing fees that we just can't pay right now, I didn't preregister. It is for an agency that I know has been around for a long time. We might go in January but most likely February. This agency also deals with foster adopt but they don't seem to have a seminar on it. I need to do some more research after the beginning of the year on the process for our county.
I wish there was a way to pull 30K out of a hat but there just isn't for us right now.
Their domestic infant program wasn't any less expensive than the international programs and for some reason that really surprised me. Though if we end up going with an agency not in our state for some reason, I would definitely consider this agency for our homestudy. I liked the social worker and the agency's "not going to sugarcoat information" policy. Their domestic infant program would be an interesting choice simply based on where their birth mothers primarily reside, but we have pretty much decided that unless a newborn comes to us by way of someone we know, some other way of "falling in to our lap" so to speak, or out of a miracle pregnancy, we would rather skip that stage. Sounds selfish I know but if we have to pay for the privilege to be parents...shouldn't we get a choice in the matter? There are others out there that only want a newborn and won't settle for anything less. So isn't it the same? I doubt we will be pursuing any domestic infant programs.
We were going to go to another agency meeting at the beginning of December but with work and my apprehension about hearing fees that we just can't pay right now, I didn't preregister. It is for an agency that I know has been around for a long time. We might go in January but most likely February. This agency also deals with foster adopt but they don't seem to have a seminar on it. I need to do some more research after the beginning of the year on the process for our county.
I wish there was a way to pull 30K out of a hat but there just isn't for us right now.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
I made it 10 days
I made it a whole 10 days before I crashed and burned. I should be working but I haven't been able to put a coherent thought to the keyboard in hours. So instead I have been shopping online and took time to eat dinner with DH in front of the tv. Yes, our bad habit is back simply as a time saving measure.
I will go to bed in a few minutes, just waiting for the next kitchen and dining deal to pop up on Amazon to see if it is worth getting and then I will place the order of the day and go snuggle with the cat. The alarm will go off again at 3am tomorrow and luckily I only have 1 appointment. I didn't even want that one but Friday wouldn't work so I had no choice. I must write up a bunch of stuff otherwise I will just keep falling behind. More orders came in today so the end doesn't appear that close in sight. I doubt I will be able to crank out enough reports to make up for the money not made in November but I can try. Darn rate drop... did it have to come during the Holidays?
Diet--eh not so hot. Hormones? They seem to be raging and I didn't take Provera this month because I didn't want to deal with a wicked AF while baking cookies with my mother. As it is I still may end up with AF here then but I can only hope that she starts tomorrow so the worst is over.
Okay... the new deal isn't that great. One of the Keurig (sp) single K-Cup coffee makers for $60.00. No thanks, we'll stick with our 12 cupper. Though I did pick up
Band of Brothers for $25.99. Now just to figure out who is going to get that.
Happy Hump Day
I will go to bed in a few minutes, just waiting for the next kitchen and dining deal to pop up on Amazon to see if it is worth getting and then I will place the order of the day and go snuggle with the cat. The alarm will go off again at 3am tomorrow and luckily I only have 1 appointment. I didn't even want that one but Friday wouldn't work so I had no choice. I must write up a bunch of stuff otherwise I will just keep falling behind. More orders came in today so the end doesn't appear that close in sight. I doubt I will be able to crank out enough reports to make up for the money not made in November but I can try. Darn rate drop... did it have to come during the Holidays?
Diet--eh not so hot. Hormones? They seem to be raging and I didn't take Provera this month because I didn't want to deal with a wicked AF while baking cookies with my mother. As it is I still may end up with AF here then but I can only hope that she starts tomorrow so the worst is over.
Okay... the new deal isn't that great. One of the Keurig (sp) single K-Cup coffee makers for $60.00. No thanks, we'll stick with our 12 cupper. Though I did pick up
Band of Brothers for $25.99. Now just to figure out who is going to get that.
Happy Hump Day
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