Good morning ladies. I'm glad we have a nice 3-day weekend coming up because I can use the break. I'm feeling pretty down today and I have a bad feeling that by the time I can post again on Monday AF will be here To top it off I'm going to a BBQ on Sunday at my Aunts and its the first time I'm seeing her since she found out she has terminal cancer

Bina - I've seen temps go both ways so who knows? Just see what tomorrow's temp brings... if its equally high I would leave the 98.4. Sorry about your coworker.

Mary - I'm glad AF has held off and you can get your b/w done today... hopefully the results will be back on Monday and she can get you started on something to help out your cycle. Have a great time this weekend - as usual you have a full house - I don't know how you do it! We are going to watch the fireworks on the boat which should be fun... at least I hope so as long as it doesn't rain.

Mel - well that completely stinks that you knew more than the teach of the darn class!! I hope you don't have to repeat all that testing before getting an appointment at the fertility place.

Ashley - thanks for checking in - we were worried about you. I know that things can get busy though so completely understand not having time for yourself let alone for us. And I agree this is getting really old...

Claire - I second Mel on you taking out Mary Kate Olsen... it really sceeves me out that guys are actually doing her since she looks like a 12 year old crack whore.

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Last night I had a dream that I had a gun that I was trying to conceal in my miniskirt (me in a miniskirt = nightmare). I woke up laughing because I know I dreamt that because of the conversation on here.

Claire~I agree with the others that you should do standup!

I got my camera taken away at a concert once. I was so mad. I managed to sneak it in (I did the in the purse, surrounded by pads thing) and thought I was safe. But stupid me, pulled it out right at the beginning and took a couple of pictures. A security person happened to be walking by right at that moment and took it. I got it back at the end, but still... The last concert I went to, I was pregnant and already showing, so I wasn't sure if they'd believe the purse full of pads, but I got it in then. And those security guards saw me taking pictures and they were ok with it.

Ashley~Good to "see" you. I had been worried about you. Glad to know everything's ok.

Bina~I like your response to Mel. I always think that if people are going to be rude enough to ask, I'm going to give a rude response right back. But then I usually chicken out or it's someone who I can't be rude to...And I understand about the pg coworker, especially since she's due at the same time you were. I had a student this year whose mom was due a week before me. It was so hard every time I saw her, it was always the reminder of what I had lost. I'd have to translate for her when she had conferences with other teachers. One teacher in particular, was going on and on to her about being pregnant, when she was due, about the baby, etc and I had to sit there translating everything back and forth, trying not to cry. At the end of the year, there was some parent thing at school and student came wheeling the baby into my room to show him off to me. That was hard too, but I couldn't let on, he was just a ten year old proud of his brother. But I just about broke down when the baby looked up at his mom and smiled, knowing my baby never got to smile at me.

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Actually, I was thinking of the Olsen crack whores (LOL Irene) when I said plucking the anorexic ones.....brit was just a bonus

Speaking of dreams that started here....... Last night I dreamt that I was hanging out with Angelina Jolie and she had M/c the twins. And she totally anorexic (had the body of an olsen) and I kept thinking-no wonder, you m/c you horrible witch! I'm sure it was inspired by the skinny actress thing.

JJ-That's funny about the camera. And the gun in the miniskirt. The other story made me tear up a bit {{hugs}}

Irene- I'm so sorry you are feeling down. I sure hope a good relaxing weekend helps out....any one else for my hitlist? LOL 12-yr old crack whore....that is a perfect description.

Bina- Not sure what to tell you on the temps. I've been having the same problems. And I've been doing pretty much what Irene said. I know exactly what you mean about not understanding why one person's PG upsets you and another doesn't. I do the same thing. My cousin who just delivered-well I was so happy the whole PG and the delivery. My cousin who just announced PG#2, I wanted to smack a little bit. My best theory is the people who are closer to me I'm just happy for.

Mary- wow, sounds like quite the party. Hope you have a blast. Can't wait to hear the b/w results. Good luck w/ the vampire!

Mel- I can understand the fear of guns. But it's like being afraid of a hammer when you hit your thumb, KWIM? It's not the hammer's fault. A gun is nothing more than a machine no different than a car. I'm not trying to convert you or anything. Now the idiot/wackjob weilding the gun, on the other hand.....well, it's like drunk drivers, I guess. Glad the class was only one hour. That's strange that early withdraw is an acceptable method. I would think too much could interfere with accurate results. Of course, at $250.00 a squirt, I can see why they wouldn't mind having pple repeat the tests.

Ashley- OMG! So glad you are alive. And that's great news about DH. LOL, boppy=airplane pillow! I think it sounds like you are TOO busy....but then again, I'm lazy. Sorry bout your car . In addition to all the other crazy things I've done, I've raced both cars and snowmobiles so I have a tendancy to drive like a bat outta H too. Glad it was only the car and not you to get wrecked.

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Good morning, goils!

Mary ~ OMG, so I watched both episodes of Baby Borrowers last night and that Alicea chick, jeez, she is the last person on the show who should be having kids! Have a good weekend and can't wait for the results!

Irene ~ LOL M.K. Olsen comment, she does, she totally does! I was reading People last night before bed and read that Ashley Olsen used to date Jared Leto and I was like, "Nooooooooooooooo!" erg. I hope AF doesn't show for you this weekend and you can enjoy the time you have left with your aunt, I know that must be really hard, take lots of pictures and relive all those special memories.

Bina ~ With me, I know that if I move and retemp, my temp goes up, I just thought that happened to everyone...

JJ ~ That story made me tear up a little bit, I can't even imagine how difficult that was. Did your co-worker who you had to translate for even realize that you had been pg? How insensitive!!!

Claire ~ Oooooooooooh! Okay, you know how I feel about Angelina (you've seen myspace, right?) Now, it's not the kid's fault but I grant you permission to take her out postpartum. Take Brad out too while your at it (that no good cheating bastard!!!)

Um...so I did an old and new OPK this morning, I'm not sure what gives....I'll still mark it negative on FF according to the new sticks but something seems wrong.

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What is this "baby borrowers?" What channel is it on?

Mel- Honey, I hate to sound like a broken record....but what's wrong is the tests are old. Outdated. No good. Yes, still a neg....actually, that's about as dark as mine ever get.

I knew talking about Angelina would get you going..... Her personal life aside, she one of my faves. I guess if guys can have "man-crushes" I totally have a "woman-crush" on her. I know, I know, total sin, right? It's actually the characters that she plays. "tomb-raider",
"Mrs. Smith", and now that new one where she is an assasin, "wanted"? OMG, those are MY kind of chics!

I have a random question for you girls- Do any of you happen to know if there is some type of difference between tender breast and tender nipples? I know, weird question. See, my bbs get a bit sore and sensitive before AF normally. But right after O this cycle my nips are REALLY ouchie and sensitive. And permanently erect. DH is thrilled, but everytime I brush something it HURTS! just curious if there was some explaination for the difference between sore bbs and sore nips.

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Claire - Angelina makes me gag but you're right she does always pick kick ass roles (literally). I used to think she was really good looking but she's so anorexic looking lately. I don't know about the sore nips/bbs since I never get either.

Mel - I would go with the new OPKs and say its negative.

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Irene- Well, since she's been pg she almost looks to be a healthy weight- that wench, how many kids does she have from how many corners of the globe and she's PG AGAIN? grrr.

DH is really grumpy today and acting like a spoiled child. Ugg I want o smack him. Somehow the word "broke" doesn't really compute to him, either.

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Well, ladies, it seems I can add a chemical pregnancy to my ttc journey. The doc's office got a bfn, but said my test (which I brought in) was a 'good' positive. She said there is a tiny chance the bean had a 'speed bump' and could make a comeback, but she went ahead and gave me a new script for clomid. They went ahead and did a beta, but I won't get the results until Monday..so, they don't really matter.

crap.

I had a feeling... I guess it was just negativity, but I prepared myself for it. Oh well. Hopefully next month.

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Mare- Oh, damnit. I'm so sorry. What a rotten deal.....{{{hugs}}} There's a million other things I could say, but none of them made me feel better. So just know we love ya! And we're here for you.

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Thanks, Claire. I guess that's my punishment for testing so friggin' early. I have hope that it will come for us all when the time is right. In the meantime, drinks all around.

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Amen, sister. But what is it with us women and cosmic punishment? It's not your punishment. Hey, at least you know that the stuff you were feeling wasn't all in your head.

*Waiter! We need a HUGE pitcher of margaritas over here!*

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Observe, my signature...

Mare...sucks. Wait, wait, I just realized that reads "Mare sucks". NOT what I means. I mean, that sucks. Bad.

Like Rhea, I don't mince words much when it comes to that kind of stuff. Years of unfortunate practice. It just sucks.

And I agree, take that 'punishment' language right out of your vocabulary!

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Woohoo Steph! You getting a big ole tip. And glad you fixed that, it did look like you were telling mare she sucked.

You know what else we need? A boston butt.....but not the food. A baseball player to ogle. Maybe HE can bring the nachos. uh oh, back to the mexican food. I've been thinking about baseball butts ever since I started that in the IF thread

Mare- Did the doc up your dosage, or is it going to stay the same? Of the clomid, I mean.

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She said one more round of the 50mg. She said it looks like I've been having good ovulations on the 50mg, and she is worried that 100mg may mess with my lining. She said with the first 100mg round, she wants to do an u/s to watch my lining. Because I am going on vacation, and she will be on vacation the week before, we decided to wait until next month.

Thanks for the encouragement, as well as clarifying that I don't suck..hehe. I know what you meant. A Boston Butt sounds good right about now. He can be the server.

What I meant regarding punishment was that if I had waited until tomorrow to test, I wouldn't have known about it... so I would have just been cussing out AF rather than my body...eh... hindsight is 20/20.

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Mare- yeah I know what you meant about the punishment.....mostly. So do you mean that you will go one O before the ultrasound? I'm so confused about the lining......they want to make sure it is thick enough to support the embyo, right?


OMG, totally off subject, sorry. I'm going to strangle DH. He has TOTAL man PMS today.....which means that everything wrong in the universe has to get taken out on me. We've been invited to some friends tomorrow night for the 4th.....of course we have to bring meat and a side. Then Sat. my newly PG cousin and her hubby/2yo son are coming to town. My other cousin FLAT OUT ASKED ME if they could come over to MY house to BBQ and visit. See the newly PG one hasn't gotten to see my niece sawyer (newborn) yet. SO, if I want to see all these people I have to scramble to clean my house and acquire food for 2 BBQ's. All while DH is being super grumpy with me.

Screw the margaritas! *Hey butt boy! Bring us some jello shots!*

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Mare-I second the "that sucks" comments. In fact, I told a coworker after my m/c, who is having his own stuff to deal with that I was joining the "life sucks" club with him, lol. I have had two chemical's and still haven't figured out if it would have been better to have never have known. How many cycles have you been on clomid?

Claire-I too wanna know about this baby borrowers show! And too funny about you taking out Angelina and the Olsen twins.

Irene-sorry you are feeling down *hugs* I hope you enjoy your holiday weekend and that you come back to tell us about a BFP.

Work is pretty dead right now, everyone is in holiday weekend mode alrea