I'm so BORING!

I never feel like ANYTHING is going on in my world (anything worth reporting about, that is.) Even my big news from this weekend turned out to be nothing at all. I guess dull news is good news, right?
When we met with the in vitro fertilization doctor, he found a polyp on my uterus that may have been causing problems. We decided that even though we can't do IVF we'd still get the polyp removed in hopes that it will increase our fertility chances. I was truly nervous for this surgery because I've never been "totally under" when having any medical procedure done. This time I had to go fully under anesthesia and have the breathing tube thingy down my throat. I wasn't looking forward to either of those things and I certainly wasn't looking forward to having my procedure done. I was envisioning all sorts of post-op cramping, grogginess and other general unpleasantries.
I could not have been more wrong. The nurses were wonderful and even gave me a sedative through my i.v. to calm my nerves before they wheeled me into the surgery room. The only thing I remember is the anesthesiologist asking me if I'd rather picture myself on the beach or in the mountains. I was thinking of Redfish Lake and tried to explain that I like both when I was knocked out completely. I think I got as far as, "Actually, I like zzzzzzzzzzzz." Next thing I know, I'm waking up to a smiling nurse who gave me liquid pain killers for the cramps, which is a genius invention (the liquid painkiller, not the cramps.) Levi was waiting patiently for me and even boasted that while I was in surgery he got to have a great big hospital breakfast for $5.00. He even suggested we go back there one morning and pretend we know someone in the hospital so we can get a good deal on french toast. That husband of mine.
I had some slight grogginess and minor cramps, but nothing some ibuprofen couldn't handle. I slept most of Friday and felt fantastic when I woke up on Saturday. Seriously, I still can't believe I had surgery and feel this good. I know it wasn't that big of a deal, but I'm proud of my body for healing the way it did. You go body!
Levi's sisters Sevy and Avery brought me beautiful flowers on Saturday and I had a nice day of hanging out and relaxing. I'm very glad I got the time off work, I feel like that helped me heal more than anything.
Today we went over to Heather's and had some of her delicious baked ziti. If you haven't tried Heather's baked ziti, my friend, you haven't lived. She must slip heroin or some other addictive drug in it because pasta shouldn't taste like candy, but hers does. Well done Heather!
Well, I'm off to bed now. I go back to work tomorrow and I'm sure there will be lots and lots for me to do. At least I don't have to start school tomorrow like my niece Eliza and nephew Wilson do. I still can't believe Eliza will be a 5th grader and little Wils will be in 1st grade! Good luck guys!!

26 years.

I love you dad. I may have lost you 26 years ago, but that doesn't mean you're not in my thoughts and heart every single day. We all miss you and love you.

Beautiful, fun music.

I love this video by Rufus Wainwright for "April Fools." He spends his day trying to save 5 famous opera heroines: Cho Cho San from "Madame Butterfly", Mimi from "La Boheme", Tosca from "Tosca", Carmen from "Carmen" and Gilda from "Rigoletto". My mom loves all these operas and I thought she would definitely enjoy this. Here you go Mom :)

Rufus Wainwright - New Music - More Music Videos

As Seen on TV: The Snuggie.

That's right. I bought a Snuggie. Hold your applause and allow me to explain why I have done this. I have been watching the Snuggie commercial for quite some time now (literally, I can't turn the channel when it comes on. I have to watch it. I have to watch the creepy old man with the red Snuggie. He creeps me out, yet makes me laugh, which actually sums up the Snuggie.) and I've decided that all the people in the infomercial have been having way to much fun with their sleeved blanket: I wanted in on that action. Also, I am testing out a new idea of blogging about all those crappy made for t.v. products. I've already taken many suggestions including the Slap Chop and the Bumpit.
Anyway, just buying the darn thing was embarrassing enough. While I was thrilled they had the coveted zebra "designer" print at Target, I was not thrilled with having to let people see what I was buying. I grabbed it and made a run for the registers. I nonchalantly gave it to the cashier and watched as he eyed the product and started chuckling to himself. I immediately started telling him it was a joke and can I have a gift receipt and all that when he stops me and says, "That's what every person who buys one of these says." Wow! There are more people wanting to test the Snuggie waters. I'm not alone! While I was excited that their may be a whole Snuggie subculture, I still wasn't ready to let the Target customers see my purchase and I dashed to my car.
Levi came home last night and took one look at the box I had placed on our dining room table, cheered, and ripped open the box. He was giggling so hard and that made me laugh hard and by the time he put it on I almost wet myself. It's the creepiest looking thing I've ever seen!! No man should EVER be seen in one of those. He insisted that it was extremely comfortable, so I made him hand it over so I could give it a go. Here are my findings: 1. My cats love it. 2. It makes you look about 180 pounds heavier. 3. It's amazing.
You heard me. It's amazing. I can literally sit and type and still be totally covered by this wonderful fleece. I am 100% self-aware at how ridiculous the idea of a Snuggie is. Are we that spoiled as a society that our blankets need sleeves and blah blah blah. You know what? Yes. Our blankets need sleeves and they need to be "designer" animal prints. They need to come with a bonus booklight and they need to have amazing infomercials. If there is proof that America is the greatest country in the world, look no further than the Snuggie.



My Snuggie & I have a devilish good time together. Voldemort has me cold-calling new Snuggie customers. (You have to click the picture to see the most amazing red-eye job ever.)


Who knew what I was missing with a normal sleeveless blanket!


Need I say more??


AFTERTHOUGHTS.....

I MUST have one of these when I have a kid.


If a Snuggie is good enough for Spock and his 'rents, it's good enough for me.

Spacebags: My investigative report

It seems every time I turn on the telly I see infomercials for all kinds of miracle products: The Ped Egg, the Snuggie (which now come in designer patterns: Zebra, and Cheetah and Leopard, oh my!) the Touch N Brush, and, of course, my favorite, The Shamwow (I'm being sarcastic about the Shamwow. Check my previous post to see how I feel about that creepy guy) All of these products look great in their own way, but none has piqued my interest so much as The Spacebags. Even the name sounds eventful.
Recently my friend Melissa gave me 4 garbage bags full of baby clothes. I cannot bear the thought of not keeping these things while we go through the baby making process but we certainly don't have room for these bags of goodies. Then I saw the commerical: The Spacebag will surely save me.
The commercial claimed that ordering on the spacebag website would get me the best deal, however when I went to order I found that the $19.99 deal charged $8.95 shipping for an order that will take (get ready for this) 3 to 4 weeks to arrive at my house!. If I was so inclined I could pay an additional $9.95 to have them rush delivered. Those cheaters!
So I did the next best thing. I went to my local Bed Bath and Beyond (who apparently only stock As-Seen-On-TV items nowadays) and found the "Value Pack." This includes 2 extra large bags, 3 large, 3 medium and 2 travel bags. Sounds great!
I drove quickly home, popped in a good movie (for this occasion I went with Happy Go Lucky, which is one of the most delightful movies ever) and started folding the clothes into nice neat piles like I see on the infomercial.
Here are my findings:

Here is the first pile before being placed into the large spacebag


Here is that same pile in the Spacebag before I brought out the vacuum


And here is the finished result:


You'll notice the finished bag is roughly the same dimensions as when the air was still in it, it's just much more wrinkly now. This is most disappointing to me. I knew it wouldn't be as wonderful as the commercial proclaimed so I should just get over it. It really did compress the clothes, but the bag is now all lumpy and dense and, let's be honest, not much smaller that when I started. I will admit that it was fun seeing the vacuum suck all the remaining air out of the bags so for entertainment purposes this product has succeeded. I just hope the bags are shrunken enough to fit in our ever-crowded shed.

I think I'm going to start purchasing and reporting on various As-Seen-On-Tv items. Next up: The Snuggie. Hopefully I won't fall in love with it and get caught with it on at work like Tina Fey did in an episode of 30 Rock

We have a casualty!

One of our beloved gnomes has bitten the dust. Poor little fellow. It's not his fault Levi hit him with a the end of a shovel. Hopefully some Gorilla Glue will be the technology to save our little friend.

(One of these things is not like the other....)


(Here's a close-up of the deceased.)

For sale!

I'm going through a fall cleaning phase (spring cleaning is overrated apparently.) and I'm selling some cute clothes. Let me know if anyone is interested in any of these. They're all under $5.00 plus shipping. Not a bad deal at all!!!

New Trailer :)

This makes me even more excited to see this, if that's even possible!

Back from Redfish.

We're back from Redfish Lake, and what a great time we had! Levi, mom and I spent 3 days doing a lot of nothing (and by nothing I mean sitting on a gorgeous beach, soaking in the sun and reading our favorite books, watching fun movies in our cabin and playing rounds of Speed and Gin with the groovy playing cards we remembered to pack--literally, they were called "Groovy Cards", I'm not just being clever.) We ate yummy food and had lots of great conversations. It could not have been more perfect. Thank you mom and Levi, it was an amazing, and much needed, vacation.
On the down side, while we were up there we found out that we will not be able to have IVF done in September, or anytime in the future, like we planned. Basically I was initially told that our insurance covered a large portion of the procedure and it turns out they only cover a fraction of the cost. I knew it was too good to be true and I'm just kicking myself for getting my hopes up. I've been very focused and realistic during this whole infertility process and this was the only time I really let myself get excited, I even told my boss when I'd be taking off work and we had it all worked out. We honestly thought this was going to be it: we'd have a baby, possibly two, by the next time we went to Redfish Lake next year and now that dream is totally dashed (barring the possibility of winning the lottery or finding a bag of $10,000 on our front porch.)
I'm really at a loss and I'm not even going to pretend that I'm okay with this. I'm hurt and sad and I don't even know where to begin next. We already owe so much money for all the procedures, tests, medication, etc. that we've had so far, and it's only going to continue. I was so ready to quit Clomid and have this procedure done; I'm so over hot flashes, pills, phlebotomists, ovulation kits, pregnancy tests, late periods and crying. I hope this will all be over soon.
I'm sorry to be such a downer. I honestly don't have it in me to talk about how determined we are to keep trying, I'm just too tired to think about that right now. I think it will take a little bit of time to let this sink in and to fully accept that it may be a long, long time before we have any kids, if at all. I'm also sorry if anyone is sick of hearing me talk about my fertility issues, I just don't exactly know how to deal with them, and sometimes it feels good just to let it all out.
Hopefully I'll have some better news, or at least be more cheerful, with my next post. Sorry for the buzzkill post :(