Good randoms

Happy Tuesday to all! I have a couple of good updates & a few other randoms. I'll do bullets to simplify.

• We went to my parents' for dinner on Sunday. There was another family from the cong who I've been wanting to get together with for a long time. I knew a little of their story & have been wanting to talk to her, I had no idea she'd be so open though! (they're in their 40's btw) She was in an abusive marriage for 12yrs that she finally got out of. Her husband now is an awesome, nice guy & they decided to start a family. She was already over 35 & then ended up with recurrent m/c. The details are triggery & I don't want to upset anyone. The end result is that they now have 2 precious girls. I felt SO much better just being able to talk to someone who really understands what it's like. She was telling me which drs around here were good, what tests to talk to them about, etc. She assured me that everything we discuss is confidential & that I can tell her when/if (she said when, i added the if) we do find out we're pg, I can tell her early on if I need someone to worry with me. Misty, when you come vist me for long enough to go to a meeting, you have to meet her!
• I got to work yesterday & noticed an awesome schedule change- I made it into the Mentoring program!!! That means that I'll be working with newbies for one on one phone time before they go solo. I am super excited! I've wanted to do this since I got hired. It's not part of the permanent group, but it's a great priveledge for only being there for 5 months. And it comes with a sweet M-F 9-6 schedule. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't at all nervous. There are times that I feel I barely have a clue & am still learning, but at least I can tell them from experience a few things NOT to do!
• I am a dork. I saw an extended preview for the movie "Av.i.tar" & think it looks somewhat cool. I might even want to see it in the theater. DH thinks it looks lame though, so I may just wait for it to come out.
• I started giving Skittles allergy pills. I don't know what could be flaring allergies in the fall, but she's had watery eyes too long for it to be a cold. I gave her 1/2 a Clortab last night & it seems to have helped. (is safe for cats, it's what mom's vet prescribed for Mikey)
• I started crocheting a sweater last winter. Now I'm down to finishing the last sleeve. I pinned it together the other day to try it on, only to find out that it's now too big! I'm glad that I've lost the weight, but I spent a load on the yarn. So, we're going to have to find a way to take it in. Mom has a Surger & says it should be doable.

Ok, that's it for today. I'm going to go have lunch with mom. TTY all later! :)

Way behind in blog awards!

Before I post them though, I want to give a shout out to Hurricane Ida! Thank you for the extra wind & water that has provided DH with a couple of huge, good paying jobs this week! I know that probably sounds terrible, but it pays the bills. Aren't you glad I'm not married to a funeral director? (there are worse misfortunes to get excited about) Besides, that's why people & businesses pay for ins.

The chocolates I was telling about were bought at Costco. I've had similar ones before, but name-brand liquer makes a difference. My favs were the Grand Marnier & the Cointrou (both prob spelled wrong!)

OK, Blog awards! ---

Thank you Speechgirl for both of these! I feel the same about you!

First-

The You're a Gem! award is for the special bloggers who take the time not only to read my posts, but also leave comments, respond to comments, form blog friendships with and support others, answer blogger questions, etc. . . . the ones who are "a real gem" in the bloggy world! The bloggy world wouldn't be the same without you! The only rule for this award is to accept it, display it proudly on your blog for all the bloggy world to see your greatness, and/or pass it on to other bloggers as you see fit. So, to the following bloggers I say, "you're a gem to me" and here is your award!

~Caitlin
~E
~Sherry
~ Jenn
~ Allison
~ Kitty
& Misty

And the second award is some Blog love! Think of it as your virtual hug! :)

Rules:
1 Thank the person who nominated you for this award and write a little bit about why you love them.
2 Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3 Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

4 Nominate no more than 17 people (why 17?) who you love or you think could use some love.

5 Write one word (you can only use a word once) about what you love about their blog.

6 You cannot nominate someone who has already been nominated-the love has to spread to all.
7 Post links to the 17 blogs you nominate.

8 Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they’ve been nominated.

I love Speechgirl for being her. She's honest & real in what she types. She's a very caring person & I'm glad to have "met" her. :)


My nominations (i did not check if these were already nominated, sorry)

Dot- for her courage
Caitlin - for being a sweetie
Sherry - for her humor
Allison - for her wit
Kitty - for her Kitty-ness! (sorry, i've already used humor & wit)
Robin - for her caring
Jayme - for her bravery
Christina - for her realism
Jenn - for her kindness
Misty - for her endurance
E - for her perseverence
& Coco - for her faith

Ok, I ran out of new adjectives (i need coffee). Here are a couple more nominations of women who I want to send love out to!-

J
Kelly
Richelle
Morgan
& Hopeful Heart

Now I get to tell you all to get your awards... :)

right on cue...

Yesterday, I nearly broke into tears over a standard work e-mail (i might end up with a 1/2 infraction for being late, even though it was the dang plane crash).

Today, I wanted to kill the girl next to me (she DID spray perfume on after getting to work).

This afternoon, spot showed up (then turned into full AF), explaining the reason for the above & the lousy backache. I'm sorry, I'm not inot this tonight. I don't have to work until tomorrow afternoon, so I'll catch up with you all tomorrow.

Amazing invention- Chocolates in the shape of small bottles filled with liquer. Good plan...

A very quick post

Sorry I've been MIA, this w/e was super busy! I've taken some extra hrs at work, trying to pad my check. I did NOT end up going to the house (apt) warming on Sat. I used work as my excuse. :)

Anyway, I've gotten some awards (thank you!) & will be posting them later. I worked noon-2 today & am going back for a 5-8pm shift (originally a day off, so i should at least throw some laundry in)

For now I wanted to share this story with you because it made me late for work today. >:^/ This story doesn't say it, but the REASON it crashed is that it ran.out.of.gas! Yeah. That's an issue if you're in the AIR! Anyway, no fatalities, everyone will be ok. But they've got the road shut down for the day & someone needs the "i'm a moron" award!

An award!

Ok, I'm posting this a day late! Sorry! Before I do though, mild freakout- DH texted me to tell me that a guy he works with is out with H1N1. This is not good, not good at all. I got a reg flu shot this yr, DH didn't. Neither one of us got the H1N1, I won't go into a lot of detail, but we don't agree with the way they are made & decided that we would not be getting them (even if they were available). Fortunately, it's not a guy DH sees regularly. It's not like I think getting H1N1 would kill either of us, just SO can't afford to miss the work time right now!

Onto the award-----

Rules:
1) Thank the person who gave you the award. List their blog and link to it.
2) Share "10 Honest Things" about yourself.
3) Present this award to 7 others whose blogs you find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged you. 4) Tell those 7 people they've been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving the award.

1) Thank you to Caitlin & Kitty for nominating me! :)

2) 10 honest things about me----

1. I've never been drunk.

2. I yell at other drivers in traffic (yes, I know they can't hear me)

3. I only like apples if they're sliced & "mushy" brands make me gag.

4. I am not an organized person. (i like to organize, but always seem to get off track)

5. I tend to expect perfection out of myself.

6. I re-evaluate IRL friendships from time to time. ( i don't feel guilty anymore for admitting that I want friendships to be a 2-way thing)

7. The 3 things I've always known I wanted are a piano, a horse, & a baby. So far, I have a piano.

8. Despite our differences (or maybe because of them), I'm glad I married my DH.

9. I don't do well with pets that are rodents or fish; they all end up dying on me! :^/

10. I've never been in the "popular group", so you ladies have done more for me than you know just by being a group where I can be me!

3) I nominate anyone who hasn't done this yet. (it is stinkin late & i need to go to sleep now) Yes, that really does mean you!

4) If you read me & you haven't done this- here's your notification of being nominated.

Feeling better

Thanks for the opinions & well wishes ladies! I finally woke up feeling better today. :) I'll agree with the common thought of "probably a cyst" . No, I wasn't going to see a dr unless it got much worse or got to where I couldn't use the bathroom. (i guess that would be covered under the 'much worse' category) I still feel the pain in my ovaries, but it's the "normal" pain & manageable.

The next part is a partially TRIGGY bit of a rant!

Ok, so walking around in the store today when I see this---

Are you FREAKING KIDDING ME!?!?!?! They're going to be so insensitive to write off all the emotional & physical pain of IF as the solution to over population??? REALLY?!?!? Because the women I've met going through this totally don't deserve it! We're not trying to start a village with our DHs, just add a branch or two on the family tree. If it WAS the solution, perhaps it should strike women like this- (this story is mega-trigs, but all over the news. mom & i both want to take her other child away from her!)

http://www.wyff4.com/news/21499631/detail.html

Or, there are always the Darwin Awards. I'm sorry, I know that this following one probably has people who love him & it's evil to laugh about this, but here's my nomination for this year-

http://www.wyff4.com/news/21490636/detail.html

Clap, clap, clap. Way to go genius! Please just tell me that you took yourself out before you passed on one of your 3 IQ points to any offspring.

I really TRY not to get bitter over the whole thing, but there are stories like these from people with the ability to have children (just a guess on the second article, he seems the type to have at least one 'baby mama' somewhere) & some dipshit in an office wants to put out an article that IF may be the solution to overpopulation?!?!? Give me a break!

Ok, rant over. Mild mannered Steph coming back. :^)

Pelvic Pain (TMI)

So, I've been MIA again, sorry. I'm not feeling like myself lately. I've been extremely tired & rather cranky.

Part of it has been due to pain since Wed. I've got pelvic pain. It's about a constant 6 on the pain scale, at times shooting to about a dull 8. Here's the TMI part- at first I thought it was just a gas/constipation combo, so I've been taking Cor.re.ctol. That helped part of the problem, but the pain is still there. It hurts when I exert any kind of pressure in that area (including peeing). I've also had ovarian pain since about Fri/Sat & I know that we should be BDing, but with the pain, it's out of the question. If I had to describe it, I'd say it feels like someone someone blew up a balloon that's pressing on everything. Or like someone has tied all of my lower internal organs into a knot. And it's making my back hurt. Any ideas? I'm getting ready to try about anything!

Ok, I'll stop whining & go to bed now.