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We are quickly approaching IVF #3 and picked up my drugs on Saturday.

Cost to me: $129.74

Cost to Insurance: probably a few thousand

What these drugs are worth to me if this IVF Works: PRICELESS!!!!!!

Here is to hoping that the 3rd time really is a charm.

On a side note, totally unrelated to Show and Tell - I needed a little retail therapy and some sinus medicine, so I headed to Target tonight. On my way home, this song came on the radio by Eric Church called 2 Pink Lines. The gist of the song is that these 2 18 year old kids are scared the chic is pregnant. They eventually find out she isn't and they are so relieved. I don't like to be that bitter bitch, but, are you fucking kidding me? This idiot actually convinced a girl to marry him on 1/8/08. I wonder if he'll ever have to regret this stupid song and embark on an infertility journey of his own. Jack ass.

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I've been MIA lately, but I've been lurking. I'm glad we've all survived the Holidays and have moved into 2009 - which, I pray will be better.

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In honor of the new year, and wanting to start this new year with a clean (or, maybe just cleaner...) slate, we've done a bit of redecorating. Hopefully, my ovaries will follow suit and pugh those good follicles to the front of the class!!! Unfortunately, I don't have any before pictures...but...here goes!

Mom and I made drapes for my breakfast area - R hung them today:

Before, we just had the blinds hanging. We found this fabric at Pottery Barn and my MIL bought me a few yards for Christmas. I love it!

Next, we got a new painting for our mantle. My sister's friend painted it - I love it! Here is the redecorated mantle:Before, the mantle was very traditional - mirror, clock, a few pictures. It was getting very dull to me and on my nerves! I was ready for a change!

What are you showing today?

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My 30th birthday was yesterday - and we had a wonderful day! R had a party for me and on Friday night, he surprised me with a scavenger hunt! I knew I was getting jewelry for my birthday, but wasn't positive about which item he picked. So, Friday night about 11:30, he gave me a sweet card. Also in the envelope was an index card with my first clue! He sent me all over the house - several times over - and then I came downstairs one last time and he had a ribbon tied around Sidda's neck and the other end around Buffett's (our dogs). He had the ring box hanging in the middle. It was the sweetest and possibly most romantic thing he's done since we got engaged!!! Here is a picture - I put the ring on my left hand to take a picture - but I am wearing it on my right. My skin looks kinda scary so close up - but oh well :) I share my darkest secrets here - might as well share the pores of my skin!!!!

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This week, I am sharing my favorite picture of my flowers. R and I are always working in our yard. We love it...and are a little obsessed with it looking nice. It such instant gratification to plant annuals...but my favorite thing to plant is bulbs. They are always so surprising and beautiful. Its like you almost forget about them and then they start peeking up reaching for the sun :) I get so excited in March when my Jonquils start peeking through the mulch. So here goes....

We have framed some pictures of our flowers and have them hanging in our master bedroom. Here is my second favorite - its the blooms from our Forsythia bush...

Hope you enjoy viewing my artistic outlet :) Happy Show and Tell!

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Its been a strange week and I am not feeling very creative with Show and Tell. I don't know if this happens to other people or not, but I just don't feel like I am very interesting. I find my friends in blog world very interesting, but myself - not so much....


So, for Show and Tell this week, I am going to share a picture of our home. Our home is my haven. R and I bought a house 6 months before we were married, but work situations changed and R ended up only living there on the weekends. We finally made a move shortly after the wedding and sold it. Our current home is what I really consider our first home as a family. We had it built and picked out every detail. Even in our darkest moments, our home is where I want to be - with R and our sweet furry family. I pray we can build our our family in this home and enjoy years of love and life together.

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As I said in my last post, I feel like I've been excluding a major part of my life in my blog....My pets. We have 2 dogs and a rescued cat. Our dogs live inside and are basically people :). Our cat, Garfield, lives outside and likes to think she owns the street we live on. She lays in the street and refuses to move when cars come by. It's not a rare occasion for us to hear someone honking their horn to try to get her to move...she's a queen.

Our oldest dog is a lab and her name is Sidda (from Ya-Ya - aren't you surprised?). We got her July 30th 2003 - a couple of months after we got engaged. She really thinks she's human and refuses to play with our younger dog and her litter mate - who my sister has - Baxter. Sidda loves her Daddy more than anyone. She gets nervous when we are at my parents or R's parents because she doesn't want us to leave her. Her favorite place to be is R's parent's lake house. She LOVES the water and swims from sun up to sun down - or when we insist that she take a break and take her inside.

Our "baby" is a springer spaniel. We have had him just a little over a year now. We got both of our dogs when they were 8 - 10 weeks old. His name is Buffett (think Jimmy!). He's super funny and my niece is in love with him. They play so much and he is so gentle with her. R really wanted another dog and kept sending me links to puppies for sale. One day, I was worn down enough to go and "see" the puppies. The was never a question in my mind that we'd come home empty handed. We named him on the way to get him, just like we had done for Sidda. I cried the first few mornings and thought we must have lost our minds as he would poop in the bathroom floor but not outside. Luckily, he was trained pretty quickly and it became evident that our lives would never be the same again! He loves Sidda so much and has really been good for her. She is much more active and has lost a few pounds since he's been around.

If Sidda and Buffett were really humans, Sidda would be our shy girl and would like to stay at home with us. Buffett would be our social butterfly and he would probably always have friends over or be at a friend's house.

Here is the picture from our Christmas card last year: