Well, we've had our first BFN cycle -- after a negative test on 12 DPO and a major temperature drop on 13 DPO I decided not to test and just wait for a new cycle to start. But 13 DPO came and went without so much as even spotting, so yesterday evening (14 DPO) I took another test. Clearly "Not Pregnant." Finally AF started this morning (with a ( Read more... )

11 DPO - another negative test, this time on a FRER. *sigh* Trying again tomorrow, but feeling less hopeful now. Have to start making a list of the supplies I'll need for attempt #2, to include more royal jelly and pregnancy tests, and also some Instead cups since we didn't have any last time ( Read more... )

Well, 10 DPO and another negative on my second internet cheapie HPT. Tomorrow is when I break out the FRERs, so that’s when I’m going to start taking negative results a bit more seriously, as the FRERs are reputed to be the most sensitive tests out there. Feeling pretty low-energy today, and I’ve noticed the last couple days that I’ve been ( Read more... )

So at 9 DPO I went ahead and used an internet cheapie HPT (that I got for free with my preseed) this morning, because I had been dreaming of testing nearly all night and could not take it anymore. Naturally, it was blank. Though, if I tilted it wayyy toward the light and stared at it slightly crosseyed, I think I could see where the second line ( Read more... )

Gah -- just a quick LJ post to say that yes, we're still alive, though it feels like I haven't journaled in forever. My birthday trip to Salida was really fun -- we had a great time and even the rain couldn't stop us from partyin' it up on the ziplines... we took a short hike to a waterfall, too, and bummed around the very *interesting* art stores ( Read more... )

I'm squeezing in time for a quick post, even though right now I don't really have much time to squeeze, but I know I haven't posted in a while... So here are the vital updates in bullet points ( Read more... )

I have had SEWING floating around in my head for the last two weeks. It got so bad that last week I went to Joann's, and with the last remnants of my bank account bought four of their 99 cent patterns and 3-ish yards of a chocolate-and-cherry plaid polyester that was on clearance.

Then over the weekend I made this:

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Yesterday I spent my lunch break at Discount Tire, racking up a hefty credit card bill to have studded snow tires put on my new little car. I had to buy four new wheels AND four new tires, because they don't make snow tires that fit on the fancy big wheels that the car came with. :( On the plus side, though, it's free to have them switch out the ( Read more... )

Much of this is cross-posted from my personal journal merryshannon, but this entry has pictures ( Read more... )

Changed our LJ layout to something a little more in the spirit of the season. ^^ And, updated my previous post with pictures from Shasta's birthday dinner at Mona Lisa. ♥

Also, last week we had the first snow of winter... and our first snow in our new house! This is the view from our kitchen window (into the backyard):


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