It Figures...

Erin is set to leave for TX in a week. She's going to be down there for about three weeks, so it would be nice for her to be able to take her laptop.... but NOOOOOO! It took a crap yesterday. I'm sure it'll cost a bunch of money that we dont have to fix. Why does crap like this always happen?

I'll be leaving shortly to get an estimate. Apparently HP laptops have this problem often. There have been no problems with it in almost two years. What a crock!

Wish me luck.

5 weeks down...1 to go!

Ok, so it's been awhile since we've updated this. Kelly's been in AL (Maxwell AFB) for 5 weeks already and we get to see him on Friday (June 26). I can't wait! It's been too long! Ian misses his daddy too!
We've been keeping busy with play dates, a new spray park, T-ball on Thursday evenings, riding his new bike, the pool in our back yard and movies. I try to keep him as busy as possible to keep him out of trouble and for the most part....it's working. We went to a birthday party for a friend of mine's son, Nate, who turned 1 last week. It was at the park and some of Ian's other little friends came so he had a great time. He did get stung by a bee for the first time though. He cried and said that "the BIG (he spread his arms out to the sides of him) bee stinged him" His arm swelled up some, but nothing serious. I gave him some benadryl when we got home and it was almost gone the next morning. I 'still' hear about the 'BIG bee that stinged me'! Funny kid!
Quick update on the IVF stuff. I've got all my tests done, all the blood work done and I'm sending the big check tomorrow to pay for it all. Kelly still has one more test and a blood draw when he gets back and then he's done. I'm supposed to call down to Wilford Hall (remember that's where the baby/babies will be concieved) on day one of my mentrual cycle and that's when they'll tell me when to start taking birth control and when I'll stop taking it. I'll hopefully find out then when they want me there or maybe they'll call me sooner. Apparently we're put in groups to make it easier on the doctors?? I don't know...I'm doing what Kelly has always wanted me to do..."Go with the flow"! It's hard, but really I have no control of anything now that all the prep work is done. I just sit and wait! I'll be sure to let you all know when I/we have to be down there. I say I because Kelly will more than likely be here with Ian most of the time I'm down there. He does have to come down to make his deposit (I know he'll love me saying that) and that's it according to Dr. King (yep, that was the infertility doctor that we met with). If anyone wants to come hang with me after they do the embrio transfer you are more than welcome. I'll need to relax and take it easy, but I don't want to be bored.
Well, that's all I know for now, but more to come....
Oh, we get to see Emily and her family on Saturday and Sunday in AL. They're driving up and staying the night. We'll finally get to meet baby Tyler now that he's 3 1/2 months old already. Kelly graduates the academy on Tuesday June 30th and then we'll be home the next day. Ian will be going to stay with his 'other' dad on July 4th for 2 weeks. I'll miss him, but he needs to see his 'other' family too. I'm going up to WI on July 9th for 5 or 6 days. I'll get to see my parents new 'cottage'. I'm really looking forward to the break too. Kelly's staying here because he can't take anymore time off of work right now.
I guess that's it now...for real.... ;-)
Oh, the guy who's sitting next to Ian is Nate's grandpa and Ian calls him Grandpa too.

First Day Turkey Hunting

I was skunked today. After getting pulled over by a state trooper for "not stopping at a stop sign", I got out to the farm late. By the time I located some gobblers and got the decoys set up, the turkeys were out of the trees. After about three hours sitting over that field I moved.

Long story short I saw 5 hens by about 10 am, but no toms. Then I left to get a drink. After I got back I settled in and scratched a few yelps. I heard a faint answer. So we called back and forth to each other for a good hour or so. Eventually he shut up and I didn't see him... until I saw movement going up the hill. He was chasing the last two hens that came within 10 feet of me earlier.

I'm not upset in the least. I got to see three deer in the field, six turkeys and a black squirrel. Even though I didnt shoot I had a great day. It's 9 pm and I'm TIRED. The fresh air and being outdoors was well worth it.

Tomorrow I'll be up nice and early and set up well before the sun even thinks about rising. The decoys will be all set up when the birds fly down. Hopefully I have a turkey on the ground by 6:30 or so. If not, I'll still be glad to get outside.

Global Warming

I sure wish this global warming would stop! We cant go outside today and play with Ian because of this horrible "climate change". They (the ever knowledgeable weather people) are saying it could be MUCH worse tonight.

It's so warm in our part of the globe that cold white orbs fell from the sky and rested on the ground for a short while. I've also noticed that it's so warm that my legs turn white and eventually blue when I wear shorts outside.

Please contact Al Gore and let him know that we need him to step up his efforts to extort money out of people for carbon credits. I could really use some of the money from those people... I'd burn it for heat.

We're Back in IL!

After 2100 miles and many, MANY hours of driving, we're home. Ian was such a good boy in the car. No accidents, not much whining, and just enough talking. He fell asleep about an hour before we got home, so it was a chore getting him to bed because he was confused. He ran into his room without his pajamas and smiled as he snuggled into his bed. I'm taking that as a sign that he's glad to be home. He gave kisses and had me say his prayers for him. I'm pretty sure he was asleep before I shut the light off.

Erin has already started laundry. My clothes are put away and hers will be tomorrow. The dogs will be home tomorrow and Ian goes back to pre-school, so things will be back to normal... as normal as things get.

We got to see friends and Ian got to spend time with Brooke and her family. She said that Ian was very well behaved, but as soon as we got around, he'd act up. He's not a bad kid anyway, so she just had it easy. It was good to see her, Brian and the kids though.

One thing to note. When you enter TX, there are signs that say "Drive Friendly... The Texas Way". This is a falsehood. No one IN Texas, and anyone FROM Texas drives "friendly". Unless "friendly" is driving too slow in the fast lane. Or not moving over to allow someone to merge onto the interstate. Or speeding up so that one cannot pass them. Or tailgating and trying to "push" you out of their way even though a car fifteen places ahead is slowing things down.

Everything's bigger in TX... Even the road rage.

Great News

We had a very productive appointment here in San Antonio today. I got to see what an annual gynecologist checkup was. That was... intere... strange. Then Erin had an ultrasound of her junk from the inside. That one will be fodder for the occasional joke for years to come.

Continuing on, the Dr. said that if all goes well we can get into the August "batch" for IVF. Erin will have to be here for up to three weeks, but I only have to be here for a day or two. We're going to have to save the money for the procedure by then because my insurance doesn't cover the procedure. I foresee a lot of mac and cheese and beans and rice in our near future. I'll probably be peddling my butt to work as well to save gas.

Speaking of "batches", I get to deliver one to the lab in the morning. I'm THRILLED! It's worth it though. There are typically three things that you can deliver to the lab. I'd rather it be one of the other two.

Erin's back.

Yay.

That is all.