Welcome to the Jungle
I absolutely love Guns N Roses – and I can do a mean impersonation of Axl Rose! Yes I know – I rock!
Work is a bit crazy right now. We are dealing with phone issues in the California office, which means they are currently forwarded to us…Yikes! The CSR’s are getting restless…but my little cubby hole is nice and quiet. Boy do I love being in an “important” position. LOL
This coming month is looking quite busy but we are up for it. This weekend we will be visiting friends in Indiana and spending sometime with “My New Nephew” Rowan! I cannot wait.
Next weekend Pete’s folks are coming out and staying until the following weeekend. They fly out on the 19th and on the 19th I am hosting my Sister’s wedding shower. The following weekend is the Police Concert, and our friends Natalie and Rob are coming up to spend the weekend and see The Police and Elvis Costello! Then the next weekend (actually the next wednesday) Pete’s mom is flying back up. For Mother’s Day, her Birthday (and maybe Christmas) we bought her a plane ticket and a ticket to see Neil Diamond here in Michigan. She is so excited! Then in October – my sister and I are going to see the New Kids on the Block. Oh yes…We Rock!
Concerts, music, babies and friends! What a fantastic summer!!!!
RIP George Carlin!
George Carlin passed away today due to heart failure at age 71. You will be sorely missed!!!
“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? Death! What’s that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you’re too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating… …and you finish off as an orgasm.” – George Carlin
TGIF – And Posting Again :)
Sorry Andy for not telling you all I was posting…I didn’t want to screw it up too soon! LOL
I met my new gyno doctor today…Dr. Roy. She was fantastic. My yearly isn’t scheduled until September, but you all know how I worry and with the whole not getting pregnant…figured probably a good idea to get this ball rolling! Pete came with me (and they did the whole work up – lucky Pete, his first Pap LOL). She was very intelligent and very understanding. Answered all my questions to the fullest, and let me/us know my/our options.
My BMI (Body Mass Index) is not causing our troubles with getting pregnant – let’s just get that out of the way first. Yea! She said – do I want you to eat healthy – YES. Do I want you to exercise regularly – Yes…but you aren’t training for a marathon. So that was nice to hear. I kept wondering if my weight was holding us back, but then I wasn’t sure what to do. I have been eating as healthy as I can (and organic when possible I would like to add). But I don’t exercise regularly…and that is something that I need to work on. Pete and I had starting biking, but then we’ve had this roll of CRAPPY weather that has really hindered us. So hopefully this weekend it can be back on the bike. So I was really happy to hear that for two reasons. One: she’s not a doctor that takes the easy way out and two: It just felt good to know that it wasn’t ALL my FAULT! Whoo!
She looked at my menstrual chart that I have been keeping since Dr. Harpole took my IUD out 2 years ago. I had recently (within the last 4 months) been doing an OTC ovulation testing kit, so it had that information. What she said that she noticed is that my Luteal phase is actually short. It should be 14 days, and it’s been running around 10-12. What she thinks maybe happening is that I am short of progesterone. There really isn’t a good test for your progesterone levels since they fluctuate so much every day, so they diagnose this clinically. She’s prescribed me progesterone (which is the natural hormone version). I am to take this the day I start ovulating and until my period starts again (or through the 1st trimester). I will do this for up to 6 cycles, and then we’ll meet again – but she did offer for me to feel free to make an appointment after 3 cycles if I need to talk again. I asked her for the next step after 6 months and she said that what they would do at that point is keep me on the progesterone, but also add Clomid. It looks like to her that I am ovulating, but that the clomid would not only help in the ovulation, but also in procuring a “good” egg. After 6 months of that, if we still weren’t pregnant, then it would be time to see a specialist.
I’m feeling very upbeat after this meeting. I cannot wait to conceive, and hopefully low progesterone levels were all that the problem was! (Keep your fingers crossed). Although I don’t know that Peter will be so excited about the PMS symptoms that come along with the progesterone….LOL
In other news: my mother went in on Thursday for full gasteric by-pass surgery. I’m still not sure what I think of this…but she is my mother, and I love her! More on this later, as I don’t know what else to say. She came out of sugery fine, was able to have her meds this morning and some broth and jello and that all held down fine. So it’s 21 days of liquids only then a couple of weeks of soft foods and then onto real foods. I hope this really works for her!!!
Friday’s must be Blog Post Days…
Well welcome to Friday! Yea! This has been a pretty slow and yet busy week…Ah…the paradox! Work has been up and down. I still really like my job…it has it’s moments and people I think about slapping, but mostly it’s been pretty darn good and good to me! I’ve been doing a whole lot of research lately on “Greener Living” and it’s pretty interesting. Peter and I don’t do enough, but we’re trying and I think that’s what matters.
Some of the things I have been trying….
- I have gotten whole hog into a company called Lush and I am loving it! Lush is a cosmetic’s company without the makeup….LOL Whatever that means! It has soaps, and shampoo, body wash, lotion, etc. The thing I like about it is that it’s reducing the amount of packaging out there, and it’s using mostly organic and good for your ingredients in their items. I LOVE their solid shampoos and conditioner (don’t knock it until you try it – WAY better than the stuff I got in Salons) and their bars of soap (so conditioning, and better than body washes). Their face stuff is divine…my skin has NEVER looked so good and in control. It’s great. I highly recommend this company to everyone!
- We recycle, recycle, recycle. I didn’t realize while we were living in E’ville that there was actually recycling (the idea was so hidden there). When we moved here, we found out that our garbage company picks up recycling. WOOO. We now have more recycling going out than trash…It’s been pretty happy go lucky for us.
- I have been researching better cleaning products for the home, and items that I can make myself…so that’s been fun. I’ve found a laundry detergent, that I cannot wait to try (once our current environmentally friendly detergent is gone
) I have also purchased those dryer balls to see if those work as good as dryer sheets. I have not been able to give up my dryer or my hair dryer yet…Sorry Jane! - I’ve also been doing some research on feminine hygiene products that create less landfill issues. Because as most women know…we go through a lot of that on a daily basis! LOL I’ve been researching Moon Cups and Diva Cups (need to talk to the croch doc first), Sea sponge’s and Reusable Cloth pads. We’ll see…it maybe more trouble than it’s worth though….I know the Cloth vs Disposable diaper debate is still on….
- Composting…but do I garden enough to warrant this…The debate is on.
- I really want to ride my bike to work, but there are some MAJOR roads on which I travel…so we’ll see about this one too. I need to take the Clinton River Trail and see where the dumps me off near my office…maybe.
We are also heading down to my mom’s this weekend. My Aunt is having a purse party, and since this weekend is father’s day, we’d like to see my step-father! Then we’ll go to my dad’s for a combo Father’s Day/Pete’s Birthday! Whew! It’ll be a busy weekend, but at least we’re seeing family along the way!!!!
Heavy Thoughts on a Friday…
I like to read news clips, whether they come from Time, BBC or TMZ.com. I love trying to keep abreast of everything I can in every area…that’s why my Google Site has People, Snopes, Wired, BBC, Time, WebMD, etc. Today while I was looking at these headlines I noticed one from Time regarding Lowering the Drinking Age.
I can appreciate both sides of this story. I have long thought that since Prohibition the US has put too much emphasis on Alcohol…which since has made it a much more taboo subject then necessary. I don’t know if raising or lowering the drinking age is really the answer. No matter what you do, teenagers are going to push the limits that are provided to them. Currently if you were to lower the age to 18…then we would have the same problems, just with 16 and 17 year olds (which we already have). I truly believe that the only way to curb the problem is to stop treating alcohol as a taboo issue and start educating people. If you make it no big deal…it becomes no big deal.
I remember when I turned 21…and I could FINALLY buy alcohol and drink legally. It started to lose it luster. I had drank a bit before my 21st birthday and I remember the rebel feelings that it brought out in me. I was breaking the law, I was break rules…Watch out James Dean…hear I come. However I remember my excitement sitting in a bar and handing over my Driver’s License for my first legal drink. And immediately after I realized drinking had lost it’s luster. Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoy having a nice drink, glass of wine, good beer or all three…but you have to admit…there is a little less luster about it now.
I really do believe that eduction is the key. If people understand why…then they are better able to make intelligent decisions. Not to say that everyone will make those decisions…but at least it’s a more viable option, then just making an age change. I feel like the age changes is more of a bandade to the background problem then an actual cure.
STANLEY CUP!
Woo…Last nights game was intense and high energy! Too Bad for the penguins! Ha! The Wings brought home the Cup yesterday! With a fantastic last 1 1/2 second save by Osgood! GOOD JOB! It was fantastic and very exciting. Hockytown has something special to celebrate and the Wings are it. Thanks for a fantastically played and fought season guys!!!!! WEEEEE I can not wait for next season! I LOVE Hockey! It rocks my socks off!!
Stinkey…Stinkey
Stanley made a new friend last night….a skunk! Woo! Good think that Peter is working from home today…I think I see some tomato juice, a dog, and a tub in his future! Whew…that’s some stink!
I need to get some pictures up, but we have quite the animal life in our back yard. We always see TONS of deer (babies too) and birds, chipmunks, and now a skunk…it’s a veritable zoo here 
Not too much going on. I just bought 3 tickets to see Neil Diamond in July. Peter’s mom is going to fly up and we are taking her to see Neil. I guess her love of Neil is kind of like my love of New Kids….
Rainy Days and Mondays…
Good New First:
Last Thursday my good friends Mr. and Mrs. Beef gave birth to their lovely son Angus! He’s a beautiful boy. I cannot wait to meet him, since I am the honorary Auntie (and the favorite one at that). They have had an interesting journey to say the least, and I am especially excited that it has ended with the birth of a beautiful boy. I hope to be joining them some day
OK Bad News:
The Wings, lost last night. While this is not the end of the world at the moment, I am sad to report that they played like shit most of the time last night. (Yes, I actually watched some of the game…Shocking!). I had to stop watching when they went into overtime…I cannot stand over time …too stressful. But after 3 sudden death overtimes, they took a bow and lost by one 
They will be playing in Pittsburgh next and hopefully will win there – and then we get the Stanley Cup. Should they lose, then that will tie things up 3-3, and the 7th game here in Michigan will be extremely stressfull…Let’s all root for them to win!!! Go Wings!
In other news…heh…like my life is newsworthy…LOL:
Things on our own pregnancy journey are still journeying along. We started trying about 2 years ago. Last summer, we both had all of our testing done to check fertility…and all seems well. For the past couple of months (about 3 I think) i have been doing my ovulation test…Whee. And it seems normal to me. I have finally made an appointment with a Doctor here…so let’s hope we are still on track. I just want to touch base with her about fertility stuffage! I know, I know…it’ll happen, it’ll happen…
5 more miles…
50 lbs to go!
So we went out again today on the bikes. I have to say, biking 5 miles is SO much more fun than walking 5 miles…I didn’t even realize I had done that. I didn’t stop nearly as many times as I had previously…but I still stopped a lot. How sad. I didn’t realize (or at least nothing had knocked me out of denial) how out of shape I am. But I guess what counts is that I’m trying to do something to “fix” things…so happy.
Tonight The Red Wings are playing at home against Pittsburgh for hopefully the win of the Stanley Cup! WOOOOO…I will not be staying up to watch the game…But go Wings!!! We love having the cup home in Detroit…Where it belongs!!!!! Love to the Wings….
Bike Riding – the New Drug
Pete finally got our bikes in riding order! Whoo! Oakland County has some absolutely beautiful trails. We are in love. After Pete put a TON of oil on my poor rusted chain (very rusted from lack of use (abuse I know)). We finally head out with our dork helmets on. I told Pete – I don’t know if I’ll make it to the end of the DRIVE!!! LOL We ended up biking from our home, to downtown Rochester and back. All told a WONDERFUL 8 mile bike ride in about 3 hours, with a stop for lunch…not bad. I thought I would die going up one of the hills, but I lived (with many, many stops!). This is going to be our new obsession (and at least it’s a healthy one). We ended up going out for about 1/2 hour on Sunday as well after my cousin’s graduation party. So I think we are on the road to good stuff! (Although my butt is killing me…I really think I bruised some of the bones in my butt…who knew there were actually bones there…LOL).
In other fantastic news…I got tickets this weekend…for my sister and I…to…Ready for this…NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. Oh yes…the boys are coming to Michigan to the Palace of Auburn Hills (which is litterly 5 minutes down the road from our house…Sec 115, Row DD, Seats 1 and 2…we are almost on the floor. Whoo! I am totally geeking about this…mostly because I didn’t get to see them when I was a kid…and oh how I loved them. I know they are old, and I’m sure they don’t sound quite the same…but I will be happy all the same…
So that means, we’ve seen Avenue Q, Eddie Izzard, will see The Police and now I’ll see NKOTB…can I get anymore fabulous!!!!
Went to my cousin’s graduation party this past weekend, and took a few pictures…not much to share…but some:) My Cousin Shawn’s son Jace is getting huge, and did this HUGE dive bomb into my chest…most action I saw all weekend!!!
