News

Well, it's official - we now own a big old house!  We finally got the keys in hand yesterday (though we technically closed on Thursday - I felt that I had to wait until it was totally good!).  Ben already started on construction today.  I most definitely need to get some "before" pictures since we intend to rip up and replace ALL the flooring, paint ALL the walls, completely remodel the kitchen, change sliding glass doors for french doors (living room) and windows (master bedroom).  And...if we have any money left...remodel the master bath.  It's quite a thing to take on (well, for Ben and his dad and brothers...not really sure what I'll contribute!).

I started teaching my second course (a 7 week, online course) on the 1st.  So things have certainly picked up!  Life feels very busy, which is hard since I'm coming up on my FAVORITE time of year.  Let me take a moment to describe just how much I love the holidays.  I LOVE THEM!  First of all, it's Jesus' time.  Period.  Second, I started listening to Christmas music about 2 weeks ago (I know, not even November...).  I have several boxes of Christmas decorations that I always insist on having up as quickly after Thanksgiving as humanly possible.  I went to Disneyland in December last year and was in heaven.  I'm sure my friend Jessica can tell you how many times I shrieked with joy at the ginormous Christmas tree (these toilets are GINORMOUS! - Elf - another reason to love the season).  Anyway, that is a very small tangent about how much I love this time of year.

On the infertility front, we had an appointment last week with an OBGYN here in our small town (he was recommended by several folks).  His specialty is actually surgery, but we chose him anyway.  It went well, he was willing to chat with us for quite a while.  We determined that the sonographers in his office can perform the ultrasounds needed for any IUI cycle.  They're not cheap (what about infertility is?) but he did agree to waive his office visit fee to interpret them before being sent on to whatever specialist we choose to work with in our Big City.  His philosophies are actually quite different than my previous RE.  For example, he doesn't think I need Clomid (because I ovulate on my own), nor does he really support me taking it.  But he's willing to prescribe it if that's what we choose.

While that meeting was beneficial, we haven't really had a chance to sit down and really consider our options at this point (which would most likely be continuing with Clomid or Injectable Meds and IUI - ultrasounds here and procedure in Big City).  Life has been a bit overwhelming lately...  Anyway, I'll give updates as we have them but as of now, we aren't pursuing anything.  LIFE!