Suz’s Ramblings…

When I pulled into my in-laws driveway this evening to pick up my dog, I saw that I’d missed my dad calling.  There was no voice mail, and for some random reason, I found myself thinking that he’d called to tell me his mom had died.  I shook the thought from my head.  I knew [...]

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I must be the only person on the planet that uses the drop down portion of the address bar to peruse my favorite websites.  Why else would this not be the way that Firefox 3.0 handles the address bar by default?  I tried installing the “oldbar” add on, but that didn’t fix my problem either.
This [...]

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I’m curious about something.
Now that we have discovered the price tag associated with trying to have a baby, I’m wondering how many of you who already have kids would have chosen differently if you’d been faced with the same price tag.  Remember, it’s in the $14,900-$15,900 range for us to try again.  There are no [...]

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No surprise, round one on the rollercoaster was a complete failure.  My ovaries were smacked with a hammer, the hammer bounced, and they laughed.  Unfortunately, I didn’t find the situation as humorous as they did.
The phone call I got confirming that things didn’t work went something like this:
I’m sorry to have to tell you that [...]

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A little while back, the husband and I decided it was time to step onto the emotional rollercoaster that is assisted reproductive technology (ART).  At this time, I don’t really feel comfortable talking about exactly what we are doing, or where we are at in the process.  Know this:  the physical aspect of what we [...]

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I finally went and did it on Saturday:

I know that my mom will throw a fit when she sees that, not to mention the crap I’ll get over stretching the lower holes. But, hey! I’m happy with the look of it! (just not the feel of it quite yet. Ouchies!)
Now that I’m [...]

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I’m confused by my dad and step-mom’s logic. From the reaction of other people whom I’ve discussed this with, I’m guessing that it’s going to take someone with kids to help me see the light with regards to this situation. So, I’m asking that if you have an opinion about this, regardless of [...]

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