30 Day Challenge: Day 11

Day 11: A picture of something you hate.

Not gonna lie, this one is really tough because I tend to hate a lot of things, especially since I'm a picky eater!! I will try to narrow it down to 2 or 3 things for you though!

Pickles!!! {insert puking noise} I hate pickles...the smell, the taste, the texture, there is nothing that I like about these things!!

No one likes a hypocrite, espeically me!! Drives me ab.so.lute.ly insane!!

Sweating!! I can handle a little bit of sweat but when it starts crossing that line of excessive sweating I can't stand it!! Maybe that's why I don't like working out?!



I'm just sayin...

*putting on leggings right after putting lotion on your legs is nearly impossible...I know this from experience. Word of advice, let the lotion completely dry first before you attempt to put the leggings on!!

*getting all kinds of spam emails from "employers" is beyond annoying!

*playing memory with a 3 year old is more difficult than it sounds.

*the first person who finds what is wrong with the following statement gets a prize: Papa John's has been open for 2 weeks and I still haven't had it yet!

*tomorrow is the last day of March and I've yet to accomplish at least one of my goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year. {although as you are reading this I'm trying the whole plan meals ahead thing}

*Saturday can't get here soon enough...this lady will be enjoying a one hour massage!!

*the show "Make Room for Multiples" kinda scares me.

What are you just sayin today?!

30 Day Challenge: Day 10

Day 10: A picture of the person you do the most fucked up things with.

This was another hard one....I mean I haven't exactly done that many crazy things in my life but me and the hubs have done some fun stuff together {like taking pictures at a playground at who knows what time in the morning after a night out at the bar} so he wins this title!



30 Day Challenge: Day 9

Day 9: A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

This one is a total no brainer!

Hands down, without a doubt my mom! She was a single mom for the majority of my life and did pretty much every single thing that she needed to in order to be the best mom she could be and she is definitely the best mom ever! Even to this day I can call her up with any situation and she gives me advice, I swear she knows it all!! She is also a pretty amazing grandma even though she lives across the country!

30 Day Challenge: Day 8

Day 8: A picture that makes you laugh.

BAHAHAHAHA I don't know if this picture really even needs an explanation, I mean it kinda speaks for itself right?! I will give one anyway though...Ryan & I were taking a picture with the newly married couple and then we decided to take one with a "funny" pose and this is what we ended up with!



Confession Friday

I confess that some days it's an accomplishment when I take a shower before 10 a.m.

I confess that the other day Keegan's exact words were "Mommy, I need to take a bath because I stink"...the sad thing is, he really did need to take a bath but he didn't stink!

I confess that I become easily obsessed with things. For example these little things...

Oh Em Gee!! Have you eaten these before?!?! They are to die for!! Seriously, someone brought them to bunco last week and I bought myself a bag on Monday {and a second bag on Tuesday} needless to say I'm the only one who has been eating them and the bag is thisclose to being empty!! I promise you will absolutely love them if you try them and you will either love me or hate me after {because you will be addicted also!}!!

I confess that I've been using swagbucks and I don't understand how people get so many freakin "points". I mean I use the thing for practically everything and like every hundredth time I win like 7 swagbucks?! Whatev, I'll keep using it and will hopefully have enough for a free gift card within the next year.

I confess that Keegan & I made cupcakes last week and I've eaten way more of them than he has! Actually I think he forgot that they are sitting on the counter because he hasn't asked for one in a couple of days and I'm thisclose to losing my will power to not eat the last one!

I confess that I gave myself until today to put the final touches on my most recent project and I haven't done any of them yet! =/ Maybe I will get to them when I'm done cleaning house....or maybe tomorrow before everyone comes over for game night!

I confess that yesterday when Keegan took a nap, I did too! And....I think I might of even fallen asleep before, I don't know if I actually did but it's a good possibility!

I confess that I've become one of those all day coffee drinkers! I use to think it was so gross when my grandma would leave coffee in the coffee pot for a good portion of the day and then reheat it in the microwave...guess who does that now?! I think it is because I can't drink soda and I can only drink so much lemonade in one day.

I confess that I wore shorts for the first time this year the other day and let me tell you, it was not a pretty site!! I'm beyond pale more like ghostly looking!! I have a feeling that I will be seeing the inside of a tanning sometime in the very near future!!

I confess that our new laptop came with a free printer {after a mail in rebate} and I said I didn't need it because we already have a perfectly good printer....turns out the software for the printer is not compatible with Windows 7 {aka the new laptop}!!! Karma much?! UGH!!!!

I confess that I let Keegan pee outside last week....at the city park!! What else was I suppose to do, the bathrooms were locked and he had to go...I made him hide behind a building so no one would see!!

Ok, that's enough out of me this week!! What are you going to confess to this week?!

30 Day Challenge: Day 7

Day 7: A picture of your most treasured item.

This is the quilt that my grandpa gave us for our wedding. It's not just an ordinary quilt though, the stitching in the middle of it was done by my grandma before she passed away. My grandpa had the stitching part and had someone else actually put the quilt together before our wedding. My grandma is a very big part of who I am and will always have a special place in my heart so when I found out that she was actually a part of this quilt there were lots of tears shed {happy tears of course} and it instantly became something of importance to me. I will always treasure this little piece of my grandma!!  



30 Day Challenge:Catching Up

Go figure, when I finally decided to jump on the bandwagon and do the 30 day challenge was when the computer stopped working, just my luck! Now I will be playing catch up...and hopefully all in one post...maybe. Now I just have to figure out which days I missed....I'm pretty sure that I should be on day 6 by now, let's get started huh?

Day 3: A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

Can I just say that coming from a person who loves watching TV this just might be one of the hardest ones!! I have sooo many favorite shows...maybe I will do just 3 of them.

I'm going to cheat a little and combine these two as one show, I mean there is no Teen Mom without 16 & Pregnant anyways right?

 

Desperate Housewives...all time favorite!! I've seen every.single.episode...literally!

Love, love, love this show!! It makes me cry one second and laugh my ass off the next!!

Day 4: A picture of your night

So...I don't have a picture of this one. Bad I know...but let me create a mental picture for you {that still counts right?}

Ryan & Keegan sitting in the recliner playing with the new computer, Keegan laughing because he can see himself on the computer thanks to the built-in web cam, me curled up on the couch with a blanket watching TV praying to God that he will make my headache go away. Then the clock strikes 9 and my butt goes straight to bed...I even made Keegan come give me a hug & kiss goodnight so I wouldn't have to get up and go to his room.

That pretty much sums it up! {side note: I searched for a picture of "laying on a couch" and the result was a bunch of half naked chicks...which is why I gave you a mental note of my night because I was not half naked while laying on the couch!}

Day 5: A picture of your favorite memory.

I have lots of great memories but this one might top them all {besides the day Keegan was born but all of those pictures are on the old computer so I can't put them up}. The day I married my best friend and our family became "official". Look at how little Keegan is....and those chubby cheeks and little pumas...so cute!!

Day 6: A picture of a person you would love to trade places with for a day.

Not going to lie, this one is kinda hard! There a plenty of people that are coming to mind with this but then I think "do they really have that good of a life that I would want to be them for a day". We always think that the grass is always greener on the other side but in most cases it really isn't, which is why I choose...

Yep...Keegan!! I mean who wouldn't want to be a kid again for a day?! No responsibilities just being a 3 year old running around playing with all my favorite toys, eating food other people cook, having no worries in the world except wondering where exactly that one train is or when I can go outside to play, watching cartoons, finding things funny that grown ups don't, getting lost in the land of make believe and being purely innocent & unaware of all the bad things happening in the world. Seriously, who wanted want that for a day, what grown up has such a real smile of enjoyment like that from throwing leaves up in the air?! Plus, maybe I would have a better understanding of what life is really like from his point of view.

I'm just sayin...

*I lied last week...I really, really miss soda!! I would pretty much kill for a big fountain soda right now...no really, I am dying for one!!

*I've been getting very crabby lately.....and I think we all know what that means. UGH!!

*I kinda like a gloomy, rainy day every once in awhile, I don't feel bad staying in my pjs & laying on the couch all day but having the breeze blow through the windows is the best

*I am way better at pole dancing than I ever thought I would be!

*some people should not reproduce...nuff said

*I pretty much have the order of the shows that are on the Disney channel in the morning memorized

*I want some freakin' soda!!!!!

Your turn...what are you just sayin today?!

MIA

So, I have been totally MIA lately because last week our computer {laptop} decided to finally stop working. Well, the actual computer itself still works however the power cord does not. The wires at the part where it connected to the computer starting coming out and it wouldn't keep the computer on {and the battery is crap and won't stay on for longer than 2 minutes}. Fast forward to today and now I am on a brand spankin' new laptop!! Woohoo!!! I was seriously starting to go crazy without a working computer, using my phone to look everything up just isn't the same! There is however 1 big huge problem...we can't keep the old computer on long enough for me to even get all of our pictures and other stuff off of it!! So if anyone knows what we can do to get all of our stuff of the old and onto the new....please tell me!! In the meantime, I will be downloading everything that we have a disk for onto the new computer. I have lots to catch up on as far as posts go so I will try to get some up sometime soon!!

30 Day Challenge: Day 2

A picture of you and the person who have closest with the longest.

 

My friend Christina, we have been friends since 5th grade! I wish I had an old picture of us on my computer or that the box of all my old pictures was somewhere that I could actually get to! This one is from the day before my wedding.

There were a couple of years where we lost touch after high school but when we got "reconnected" it was like old times! She even came from AZ {well technically she had just moved to DC} to good 'ol Southern Illinois to be a bridesmaid! <>/div>

Finally Friday

 

Sooo....whatcha think?! Do you like the new Confession Friday header?! I've been thinking about doing something like that for a while but just never got around to it until the other night when I was watching Teen Mom 2. I'm not sure if I'm completely in love with it yet but it will do for now! {btw...feel free to steal it if you want, I won't be stingy!}

I confess that I went shopping to get a new shirt for tomorrow night and I came home with a shirt & a dress...and jewelry for both! Which ever one I don't wear will most likely be going back though.

I confess that I never understood how SAHM could stay up so late and get up early...I totally get it now! For some reason I am never tired at night and hardly ever go to bed before ten...were as before I was always in bed by 9-9:30 plus I do more during the days now then I did before!

I confess that I'm totally that mom that rolls out of bed, throws on the first pair of jeans & t-shirt that I see to take Keegan to school. More often than not I pick him up looking like a completely different person!

I confess that I'm super jealous of anyone that has gotten Papa John's since it has opened in Waterloo {yes, I'm aware that it just opened on Monday}....the last time I have had Papa John's was when I was pregnant with Keegan...in 2007!!

I confess that I started this post on Wednesday...what can I say, I tend to forget some confessions if I don't write them down right away!

Jumping on the Bandwagon

I'm giving in and joining the rest of the group of my blog friends that are doing the 30 day challenge. Basically you post a picture for 30 days and each day has a different meaning.  Sounds pretty easy right?! Well see how easy it really is though...especially since I have hard time narrowing things down and making up my mind.

I have created a page that lists what each day is....watch out, things are getting fancy around here with adding pages and all!! HA, this blog is anything but fancy!!

Here goes nothing!!

Day One: A picture of yourself with 10 facts 

 
1. Finding a decent picture of just me was a challenge in itself..which is why you are getting a picture from my wedding day!!

2. I can not for the life of me paint my own fingernails! I've tried & tired but for some reason I just can't do it!!

3. The only time I make our bed is when people are coming over or when I put clean sheets on....same goes for Keegan's bed.

4. If I am having a fish sandwich I like it with tartar sauce, if I'm just eating pieces of fish I like it with ketchup. 

5. I'm very indecisive.

6. I still pout when I don't get my way...sometimes, not all the time!


7. I sometimes snort when I laugh.


8. I prefer heels over flats 9 times out of 10...except for flip flops, they win all of the time!


9. I haven't rode a bike since I don't even know when...let's just say it has been lots of years!


10. I have a bad habit of buying things and then taken them back, a lot! Specifically clothes, I tend to not try them on before I buy them and when I get home & put it on I change my mind about it and take it back.

I'm just sayin....

*I will never understand why old people drive minivans!

*gas prices suck

*I feel like I'm completely behind in blog land since I don't sit in front of a computer for 8 hours out of the day

*I haven't had soda in a week and I don't really miss it! *gasp* I can't believe I just said that!

*no matter how much I do around the house, the work is never done

*it's amazing how putting on make up and fixing your hair can make you feel so good about yourself!

*the girls on Teen Mom never cease to amaze me!

*the time change has done wonders...Keegan has been sleeping later than he ever has before!

*I totally pulled off the poufy ponytail look today! I have tried many times to get this look and have failed every single time....I have no idea how I got it to look like this, it was pretty much an accident! Can I do it again, probably not but God I hope so!

Weekend Wrap Up

Once again this weekend flew right on by and now we have crappy weather Monday to start off the week. WooHoo!! 


I'm a little late with the blog post today because I've started a new project! Can't tell you what it is yet but I will give you a hint...it has something to do with this....

a sander and lots of patience!! I'm giving myself until Friday to finish it and I already have most of it done so I think I might be able to meet my deadline!!

Anyways, back to our weekend. On Friday Keegan spent the day with Grandma because she asked if she could "kidnap" him & I said "sure, why not!". Plus, with Keegan out of the house I was able to get my plans done for the day. Or should I say plan because the only thing that I did was clean! I think it it was the sun shining down that got my butt in gear because after a couple of cloudy days I was getting pretty lazy! So I opened the windows and did nothing but clean, I don't think the house has ever been that clean {which I can't decide if that is a good thing or a bad thing}.

Since Saturday was warm & sunny again Keegan & I headed outside. His goal: to play and run around, my goal: to clean the windows. Um, ya I know what you are thinking, way to be ambitious! Seriously, I don't know what got into me, I don't think I have ever cleaned windows before, well outside windows at least. I used one of these....

Have you used one before?! It was my first time using it and I gotta say I wasn't too impressed! Well, it kinda worked, the bottom part of the windows turned out ok but the half moon shaped windows we have look like crap!! I think it might of had something to do with our crappy hose & crappy water pressure coming out of it!! And can I just add that putting screens back up should not be so freakin' hard! Ugh, seriously I think it took me longer to put those stupid things up then it did to clean all of the windows!! I'm pretty sure that if any of my neighbors were watching they were getting a good laugh!! 

Saturday night we had a little fire in our fire pit, roasted marshmallows {which was when I crowned myself to be the "best marshmallow roaster" of our family} and Keegan played in the dark. Not sure what he liked more, playing in the dark or getting to pee outside by the tree! Oh yes, he has been introduced to peeing outside....let's just hope the neighbors don't see!

On Sunday the boys went fishing and I slept in!! It was sooo nice to be able to sleep in because to say that I have been sleeping like crap lately is an understatement. While the boys were gone I watched a couple of chick flicks, had an at home pedicure {which really only consisted of painting my toes} and made some banana bread. That's right, I made banana bread, from scratch! {Thanks again for the recipe Adrien!!} And if you don't mind, I'm going to toot my own horn a little because it came out unbelievably delicious!! I seriously don't know why I haven't made this sooner!!

My bananas went from this... 

to this....

to this...

Do you see the color of that?! It's practically perfect!!

And of course a shot of the inside...

  
Again...it looks perfect!! As far as the taste of it...perfect!! I gotta say, I'm pretty proud of myself for it turning out so perfectly, especially since I've never made any kind of bread before...and it was from scratch! {told you I was going to toot my own horn!!}


In case any of you are wanting to try making your own, here is the recipe that Adrien shared with me. It is super easy! Just a couple of side notes though...I used my mixer so I didn't use separate bowls like it says to except for mashing the bananas, my butter wasn't room temperature {I don't have the patience to wait for that} it was melted in the microwave for about 30 seconds, I didn't put butter in the pan either...nonstick cooking spray worked just fine and a little birdie told me that they didn't have baking powder on hand so they eliminated it and it still turned out!! Oh...and I definitely didn't wait for it to cool down completely before cutting off a slice and trying it out!! I really should bake more often!! :) Ok, I'm done with all the fantastic banana bread talk!!
 

Confession Friday

I confess that this banner...

 

that I hung up for Keegan's birthday party {in November} is still hanging up in the same exact spot, hasn't moved an inch, except for the "Keegan" banner, that has made it's way down to the toy room. Don't worry, the balloons have been gone for awhile now!

I confess that I use the stool that we keep in the kitchen for Keegan...what can I say, I'm short and it helps me reach the tupperware on the top shelf better! 

I confess that even though I gave myself the day off on my birthday, I still did stuff around the house, not a lot but more than I planned on doing....in my defense I can't stand it when the sink is full of dirty dishes!! I did eat meat & drink soda though even though it was Ash Wednesday but it wasn't that great, I think that was God's way of saying "haha, that's what you get for eating it when you aren't suppose to!".

I confess that filling out applications online is starting to be a pain in the butt!! Sending my resume, not a problem but having to fill out a long application for every other job opportunity can get very time consuming and I feel like I don't get anything else done during the day!

I confess that until the other day I didn't realize that the coupons I print off the internet actually have color on them!! I always printed them off on a black & white printer before so I didn't ever think about it, I just thought they were all black & white!! Needless to say I was pretty surprised to see colored coupons the other day!! {I think I'll add this to my list of blonde moments!} 

I confess that we have started bribing Keegan with money! I know, he is only 3 and it already takes money to get him to do things!! Let me clarify though, he only gets money when he goes potty on the potty. For some reason he has backtracked some with the whole potty training thing so we told him every time he goes he gets money...luckily for us he still doesn't know the difference between a penny & a quarter or dollar bills for that matter. 

I confess that I bought a loaf pan this week after I saw the banana bread Adrien made so I can make banana bread too! {and I may or may not be not eating the bananas that are in the kitchen on purpose!} Yes, I'm a copy cat!

I confess that I got the vacuum out the other day with every intention to vacuum & dust the whole house....the vacuum is still in the same exact spot & hasn't been used yet! Whoops, I have high hopes for being productive today though!

I confess that we let Keegan play & watch TV by himself in the basement. Hey, if he isn't scared to be down there by himself then why not?! Plus, I like to think it helps him to be a little independent....what 3 year old doesn't like a little independence?!

Your turn...what are you confessing this week?!

it's my party & I'll cry if I want to

Ok, so there's no crying today at this exact moment but it's still my party & if I want to cry I can because it's my birthday!!

Yep, today I'm the big 2-6. 

To be completely honest, this is the first birthday that has really had an impact on me, well except for 16 & 21 of course but those don't really count because those are a big deal to pretty much everyone. 

Know why this birthday is any different?! Let me tell you, as of today I am officially in the upper twenties! I'm no longer in my early twenties or mid twenties {unless of course the majority rules that 26 is still considered to be the mid twenties, then we can disregard this entire post, but until that is decided I'm gong to continue on}, I have joined the upper twenties club. 

I haven't quite figured out why this is bothering me so much and trust me when I say that I've really tried to figure it out. I mean I've done the two most important things that I've wanted to accomplish out of life, so I can't really say that I'm not where I want to be. Maybe it's because I feel like I'm closer to turning 30 now. {yes, I'm aware I still have 4 years but do you know how fast time goes by?}

Has anyone else felt this way when turning 26 or is just me?!

And because it is my party & I can cry if I want to, I'm giving myself permission to have the day off. The day off from cleaning & cooking, stressing myself out, obsessively looking for a new job,feeling guilty, laundry and anything else I don't feel like doing today! I'm also giving myself permission to eat what I want {including meat} and drinking soda....even though it is Ash Wednesday & the first day of Lent & I'm giving up soda for Lent....it's my party & I'll cry if I want to! I'm sure God will forgive me for eating meat & drinking soday today, plus I'm also pretty certain that he would want me to fully enjoy myself on this day!! I'm also thinking it would be a great day to use my gift card that I got for Valentine's day to use for a massage...wonder if they have any openings?! Definitely going to have to call as soon as they open!! I'm also thinking that it would be a good day to take some totes back to Target {I might have grabbed the wrong size lids for them} so I can get my FREE drink from Starbucks!

Catch Up

I feel like I need to play catch up on some stuff!! I just remembered about a bunch of pictures that I never downloading onto the computer and along with those pictures I was going to do some posts....whoops! I swear time is just going by without me even realizing it. After being home for less than a week I'm already forgetting what day of the week it is....while laying in bed this morning I kept thinking it was Wednesday, one more day Meagan!

The first thing I forgot to share with you was what was added to the toy room recently {and when I say recently I mean it's been a couple of weeks but my brain never remembered to transfer the pictures and those are kinda important!}. I hinted here what it was going to be.

It's a chalkboard!! Ever since we decided to do a toy room I knew that I wanted to do something with chalkboard paint....I originally wanted to do something a little more original but oh well! It was super easy to do and now I want to make all kinds of things into chalkboard surfaces!

 

I'm really happy with the way it turned out! Instead of painting it right on the wall, we used a piece of plywood as the backing of the chalkboard {we didn't think it would work too good on textured walls and honestly didn't want to risk it}. The frame is leftover trim that we had from trimming around the doors in the basement. We were also originally planning on hanging it up on the wall but Ryan decided to just nail 'er up there....and I've got to admit it was a good decision on his part!

Then I got these little buckets {courtesy of the dollar bins at Target} to use for the necessities of a chalk board...

 

{these were the only boyish ones they had at the time so this is what we got....I was going to spray paint them one solid color but I got out voted}

one for the chalk...

 

and one for the eraser.

Keegan was really excited once it was up and ready to be drawn on....then he made me take a million pictures of him in front of it! He would take one, look at it and then say "let's try that again"....I think this is the best one we got!

 

And the very first thing he drew on it....

That would be people! I'm not really sure what those things are coming out of their heads but I have to say that I was really impressed with it! Actually, I was pretty surprised because I have never seen him draw "people" before!

I finally got the vinyl thingamajig up on the wall too {after it sat on the counter for about 2 weeks}. I was really dreading it because I thought it would take forever since it is a good size but it went rather quick! It is on the wall that the "built-ins" will go on. Once the shelves are up this will be in the middle where there will be an opening/desk area.

Last weekend, as in not this past weekend but the weekend before, we headed up north to visit Ryan's younger sister and her boyfriend. I didn't get too many pictures but have a few to share....

We made a trip to Chuck E Cheese...

 

Then headed back to Aunt Christine's...she bought ice cream just because Keegan was coming....

 

Then it was game time....

 

Keegan won so Christine & Kevin kept playing to see who would get second place!

Something else that I haven't posted about yet is blogger girls night out!! Unfortunately it's going to have to wait for another day....you see our internet connection isn't the greatest {it might be because we don't really have the internet} so this post has taken for.ev.er to get done and I'm pretty much running out of patience!!

Confession Friday

I confess.....

*that I'm going to take a nap today! I'm tired and starting to get a headache and my couch, pillow & blanket are all screaming my name...and Keegan isn't home!!

*that I plan on giving up soda for Lent....which is crazy!! I'm seriously addicted to soda, besides coffee it's the only thing that I drink. I can totally do it but I'm starting to think that I should give something else up!

*that I'm no longer a working woman, at least until I can find a great place to start working at, which will hopefully happen sooner rather than later!

*that Keegan will be going to daycare for two days a week while I'm not working. He really needs to go so he doesn't get completely out of routine or get too use to staying home....he doesn't do good with change and if we took him out completely I have a feeling it would be hard when he would start going back.

*that I feel bad that Keegan can't go to daycare all 5 days during the week. I'm going to love spending time with him but I feel so guilty that he is going to be missing out on so much stuff when he isn't there, especially not being able to play his is bffs all the time. 

*that walking through Target and Kohl's this morning was complete torture. Seriously, Target is not a good place for me to go when I need to watch how much money I'm spending! =/

Your turn...what are you going to confess this week?!

 

And the results are......

EXCELLENT!!!

So I had my HSG test done today and everything looks great!! Both tubes are completely open, no blockage whatsoever!! Can I get a big WOOHOO!!!

I would be lying if I said that I wasn't extremely nervous from the moment that I woke up this morning...and speaking of waking up, today was the earliest I've woken up in a looonnggg time, even when I had to go to work, I just couldn't sleep anymore. On the way to the hospital I felt like I was going to puke because I was so freakin nervous....and not eating anything probably didn't help the situation!

We still haven't gotten the results back from the hubs test....since the doctor is out of the office today we have to wait until Monday. I have a good feeling that nothing is wrong but I'm going to keep praying that the results come back good for that too!

So, since everything looks good we can keep on keeping on. If nothing happens this month then I will be put on the medicine that will help my ovulate more. Let's hope {and pray} that it happens on its own!!My doctor said that sometimes there might be a little something in the tubes and doing the HSG will help "push" that through making getting pregnant happen!! I've also read quite a few times on the Internet about people getting pregnant right after they had this done.....um, let's say a big prayer that I will fall into that category!! I'm going to try to stay positive and think good thoughts, therefore it will happen right?!

Oh, and before I forget I want to say THANK YOU to everyone for all of the support, prayers, and good wishes!! It means the world to me!! {and if you wouldn't mind, keep all that stuff coming until there is a little baby in me!! :) }

Three Things

 

Today's topic is:

What 3 places are you dying to visit?

1. Anywhere tropical, not really going to be too picky with this one! I will take Jamaica, Bora Bora, the Caribbean, that place they went to on the Bachelor but I can't remember the name!!

2. Chicago-just want to go and say that I've been! Nothing in particular that I want to see, just more for the experience.

3. Rome-um, have you ever seen pictures of this place? If you have then it's pretty much self explanatory!! One day, not sure when but one day I will go there for at least a week, minimum!!

Your turn! Where are you dying to go?!

I'm just sayin...

This week is going to be dedicated to people/things that I have recently added to my list of people/things that can kiss my ass!!

*the federal government--for giving us a crappy refund on our taxes, if you can even call the amount we got back a refund

*Southwest Airlines--for lowering their ticket prices the day after I bought tickets to fly out to AZ

*insurance companies--for not covering my HSG procedure

*our bank--for having a ridiculous limit on the amount you can spend on your debit card in one day {note to self, change the limit on my card!}

*the state of Missouri--for making me owe them money instead of giving me money back

*Coach--for sending me a 25% off coupon when I obviously can't use it right now...well I could but I'm pretty sure the hubby would kill me!!

*Chevy--for not making the wiper blade that I need for my back window available in stores...dealerships only...wtf, my car is an '09

*whoever made the rule that I can't drive after my HSG--because of that my MIL is driving me and I know that she will ask what it's for....she has know idea about what is going on

 

What about you, who is on your "kiss my ass" list?!

HSG

Any takers on who wants to guess what HSG stands for?! I bet you never would have guessed that the real name is Hysterosalpingogram...unless of course you already knew what it meant, then you would have guessed that. And in case any of you have no idea what an HSG is, it is the procedure that I get to have done to check my tubes to make sure that they are not blocked therefore not allowing my eggs to drop. In simple terms, the procedure consists of me laying on a table with my legs spread apart {in the radiology department of the hospital} while my doctor puts a tube inside of me and injects dye into my uterus. All while taking xrays of it all to see where the dye goes....if it goes up my tubes then no blockage, if it doesn't go anywhere then blockage. {Here is the breakdown of everything according to WebMD} Sounds fun right?! Let me tell ya I'm freakin excited about it! You don't have to lie, you're jealous that I get to do it and you don't!! Honestly, I'm not really looking forward to it but that's what I'll be doing on Friday....yay me!! And of course this is the only thing that I have really been thinking about since the procedure was scheduled on Monday.

Speaking of Monday....it was a complete FML kind of day! First thing in the morning I called the doctor's office to schedule the procedure because it can only be done within 7-10 days from the day you start your period and I was told to call the day I started unless it was on the weekend then call Monday, which of course it was Saturday so there goes two days wasted. So needless to say we are in a time crunch to get it done. Friday is day 7 leaving next Monday the last possible day to get it done but my doctor is in meetings on Monday and couldn't do it, Thursday he is scheduled for a c-section and of course Friday is his day off so she had to talk to him to see what he wanted to do. She called back and said Friday it is....yep, my doc is doing this on his day off, how sweet! She said she there is a list of do's & don'ts that she is sending me...yada yada yada....and then she says "Do you know if your insurances cover infertility?" Umm....I have no freakin idea. Then she goes on to say that she has to put infertility down as the reason for the procedure since we have been trying to get pregnant for longer than a year and that I should call to see if the insurance covers it or not because if it doesn't we will have to pay for it out of pocket. And then she tells me I can't drive myself home afterwards....I'm sorry what?!?! It's not like I'm having surgery or getting knocked out or anything....now I have to find someone to drive me to the hospital bright and early Friday morning. Getting any idea on how the day is going so far?!

I'm not going to lie, when she labeled it as infertility my heart sank a little. I guess I never really considered it as that before....I mean I didn't really think of myself as "infertile", maybe I was just in denial about it all.

So I call my insurance companies...yes, I have two. I called Ryan's insurance first because his is a lot better than mine and I figured that if his covers it than it doesn't really matter if mine does or not. I asked "does our benefits cover infertility?" and the tone of her voice changed and said "I'm sorry but it doesn't cover anything for infertility". No biggie, I still have my insurance to call....um, ya got the same exact answer from them. FML We pay God knows how much money to these companies for health insurance and when we really need it, it's no good and pretty much useless to us. That's just fanfreakintastic. I do some research to try to find out how much this procedure is going to drain us and it pretty much depends on where you get it done so I called the doctors office to find out....let's just say I wasn't very happy with the number they gave me, plus there will be a fee from the hospital too....of course there is, why wouldn't there be?

Oh, there's more! Monday was the day that the hubs was going to do his part of the whole process...who know, giving a "sample". There were all kinds of rules and guidelines so he decided to just take "it" to the lab at Red Bud Hospital.....I know, I know should have known better than that but it was just the lab, how much could go wrong with that? HA...I called Monday morning because we were told that he had to have an appointment, talked to the lady in the lab and she said no real appointment, they just needed to know when to expect it. Ok, I told her that it would probably be towards the end of the day and she said no problem. Wrong!! He gets there around 4 to register & get a sterile cup and the guy said "We can't do it today, you have to have "it" here before noon."  and went on to tell him some other stuff that we never heard before. WTF?!?! She did not tell me that on the phone AND he took of work for this!! When he called me and told me this I literally just broke down and started crying...while driving home. Seriously, what else could go wrong? I mean, we are dealing with a certain time frame and if everything doesn't get done within the selected time we have to wait until next month to do it all. He called up to Memorial and they reassured him of everything we already knew so he went there instead. Never going to RB Hospital for anything ever again!

Then yesterday morning the lady I talked to at my doctor's office on Monday called and asked if I had talked to my insurance companies. I told her that I did and that neither one covers anything to do with infertility. Then she said "well do you want to cancel Friday then?" Um....NO!! I informed her that we will be paying for it ourselves. Why on earth would I want to cancel the procedure when it has to be done to figure out what the deal is with not being able to get pregnant?!?! Trust me, I'm not happy with having to pay that much money for the doctor to shove a tube up me and inject dye into my uterus but it's been over a year and at this point I will do whatever it takes to get pregnant!!!

Plus, on my way home I have to stop by the pharmacy to pick up the antibiotics that I have to take for the next couple of days because the HSG can cause infections, so as a precaution I have to take the medicine so I don't get an infection. Wonder if our insurance will cover that? I'm sure it won't cover the medicine that I will have to take that will help me ovulate more...and from what I read about that it's not cheap either! UGH!! Seriously, does anyone know where I can find a freakin money tree?!