Good morning everyone!
Whew, what a weekend!!! We accomplished so much, it's crazy. We've been renovating the new house since April, and now we're finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!!! Woohoo!!! We were able to clean the house a lot during the weekend, plus we moved a couple of pieces of furniture around (we now have a closet in our bedroom! What a luxury, lol!), the kitchen is as good as done; still have the plug the inox fan/hood above the stove and do the grout on the backsplash, but you should see it, it's really my dream kitchen! I had meditation on Saturday morning, we went to see Dark Knight in the evening. Very good movie; a bit complicated at times, we'll probably rent it to understand the little details here and there. Heath Ledger was truly scary as the Joker; yes, by all means, give that guy a posthumous oscar!!!! Tragic story or not, that guy truly did a masterful performance! Wow! He stole the show. Loved Gary Oldman, too, his character is not the typical policeman. Some critics found him bland, but I love his character's personality, and his portrayal of it.
Then on Sunday, cooking, cooking and some cooking! Had made a red velvet cake the previous day... can't believe the two of us ate 2/3 of it already (it's a two-layer cake!). I baked English muffins, 4 loaves of whiole-wheat bread, a big rosemary foccacia loaf and a whole dish of cannellonis. I moved my clothes to my new closet, cleaned our two bathrooms, tidied up some surfaces that were invaded with miscellaneous objects (moving/renos) and we installed the gazebo on the terrace above the garage. We had dinner there, it was just lovely. DH was very busy too, cleaning the floors and building the closets upstairs, running some errands, installing my beloved shelves in the kitchen...
Unfortunately, our new neighbors across the street are a real pain in the neck... when they partied loudly with friends and music outside around the pool all weekend last weekend, I thought, "Hey, it's just their housewarming party, no big deal." But they did it again this weekend! Both days! From the end of the morning until after dinner. Can you believe this? Children that get excited around the pool and squeal and scream, adults too, pop music non-stop all afternoon and evening... grrrrr... I'm not antisocial, but I would NEVER impose my music on neighbors.
FET is indeed coming, but I don't think about it too much. I just try to make my plans accordingly. For example, we still have to move heavy stuff around a little bit, and we'll try to get it done by next week. And I told DH that, starting next week, I won't be able to stain and varnisk aaaaaaall the doors that we bought for the house, because it's toxic. Tee hee hee, I don't mind passing on that chore. Other than that, I'm taking lots of meds right now and preparing mentally to pay the fee next week. Geez, they increased it; 250$ more than it was on February! Hey, don't tell me the staff's salary has increased so much! We really are at their mercy...
Okay! Let's get personal!
hrobinson,
How are you doing today darling? Thank you sweetie for what you said about my writing! Wow... I was really touched.
English is not my first language (French is), so what you said meant a lot. I've been writing on and off for about 17 years now, but I started writing in English in 2005. I wrote my first novel and I was very proud (fanfiction, not something I could really publish other than on the net). I had a wonderful editor and my English improved tenfold as a result. Still have a lot of work to do, though, still make simple mistakes. I'd really like to give novel-writing another try, but it's quite discouraging when you know the average shelf-life of novels nowadays. Here, if you don't sell enough copies in a month, your book is sent back to the editing house. Reeeeally hard to get through as an author. Because of that, I lack the motivation.
Pisces and Glosbird, welcome!!! Glad to make your acquaintance!
Pisces,
Good luck on your first attempt dear! Lots of baby dust to you!
As for IVF working on first attempt, let me tell you this. The drugstore where I buy my meds specialises in fertility drugs, so they see a LOT of IVFers. Someone who works there told me she noticed people tend to get BFPs either on their first or third attempt. Strangely, the second attempts seems less successful! I became pregnant my third attempt, but look at the tickers.. it's funny to see BFPs on attempts #1 and #3. Of course it's highly subjective, not at all scientific, but let's pray it happens to you: I wish you a BFP on your first attempt!
Glosbird,
congrats on having your trial funded Yippee!
To answer your questions, I live in Montreal, I go to Procrea clinic, I have to pay for my treatments but we get a 30-40% tax refund here. Which is highly criticized by the people who try to plead our cause at the government, because even if we get a tax refund, the money still goes in the clinics' pockets because they can increase their fees all they want. Luckily, DH is a chemist and works for a big pharmaceutical company; we have good insurance, and we only pay 20% of our IVF meds. It makes a big difference of course. I am currently awaiting my second FET; for details, check my ticker!
Wishful,
LOL, Dh still getting drunk? Tksssss! I'm happy to hear that you liked Mamma Mia!
What's the story exactly?
Oh and the one who loves reality shows must be H. I like So you think you can dance, but only for the dance part...
Shantala,
How did the little cutie behave on the trip to Germany? At that age, I guess she was asleep most of the time...? How are you doing?
Nimble: sorry your little treasure is making you wait! You must really be looking forward to meet him or her! Keep us posted; I hope your apt will speed things up!
Keeping everything crossed for you!
Miracle,
Yep, I have patients. I'm an onco-psychologist and I work in a hospital. Things are always slower during the summer... far less patients. It will kick right back in September! That leaves me plenty of time to chat with you guys!
And to all others, hope you're doing well, and have a great day!
Sophie xxox
Him/Her must be very comfy in there!!
