Morning ladies,
Whew, things have been busy. That's what happens when you have Monday off. I couldn't even place one phone call yesterday. There are a few things I want to do before I leave, I have to write reports on the research projects I have going on, plus make a few modifications on a presentation I'll give on the 18th, I want to look around for a few research questions for next year, and I have a team of programmers who are doing virtual environments for me, so I have to supervise that progress too. But to be honest, I prefer busy days. It's fun to just surf the net all day, but it gets really boring after a while and one's motivation goes way down as a result.
Carolyn,
Hi dearest!
Glad you were able to figure out your prescriptions... wow, I didn't know they wrote your prescriptions in czech???? Couldn't they write it in English, knowing that you'd buy them in your country? The baby aspirin is good sweetie. It will help maintain a good blood flow in your uterus; my doc kept me on baby aspirin from the FET cycle to week 8 of my pregnancy. It's part of many standard FET and IVF protocols now. Congrats on your new status!
Gee, we'll have to call you ma'am from now on!
Oh, and you asked about my cookbook. Well, while convalescing after my last big surgery last June, I decided to group my favorite recipes in a book. Found a super place online called Lulu that lets you assemble your own books from a Word file (or something similar) and it will print your book with the binding of your choice, hard or soft cover, etc... like a real book! And it's cheap too! So when I found that, the idea evolved... I watched the food network a LOT during that time (and, yes, I LOVE Jamie Oliver and Nigella!) and so I decided I'd browse through all my favorite chefs' recipes on the food network websites and build a cookbook like that. well, it turns out it was quite an undertaking; one of my favorite chefs, Michael Smith, published over 500 recipes! I want the book to look really pretty since it's going to be printed as a real book, so I took a while to figure out the right margins, etc, with the website, and I take the time to translate every recipe, copy the photos if there are some, and arrange everything so it fits nicely... plus I keep track of the recipes with a table of contents, I'll do a glossary too, later. I can browse quite quickly in some cases when the recipes are not adaptable to a vegetarian diet, but some are and it takes a while. So even if it's work, it will be really worth it. There are already several recipes I couldn,t live without, such as Rachel Ray's eggplant and chickpea curry with lemon basmati rice, Bob Blumer's peanut sauce or roasted beets salad with hazelnut served on endives or pasta fresca sauce, Michael's Smith bacon chili with cornbread, Laura Calder's pan bagnat... the list can go on and on...
I also spent quite a while finding nice pictures for the cover and back cover, and for the different "chapters" of the book (viva Google images!). Some family members will be interested to buy the book once it's finished (not for profit of course, it would be illegal!), so I keep that in mind too when I spend extra time making the book look nice. And, you know... it will be a nice gift, and it will make MY life less complicated when some of them complain it's difficult to find a recipe that fits my dietary limitations (IBS...)
sorry... wrote a novel... I love food...
Lee,
So, how's your week? Are you recuperating a little?
Yeah, I'm sure we can find lots of things to keep you occupied! Didn't you have a project on ice somewhere, something about nursing if I'm not mistaken?
Miracle,
Thanks for popping by, it's so great to know you're doing well! *HUGS* Thinking of you and your friend baby, and we hope to have you back and beaming soon!
Angie,
Hey girlie!
WOW, that adoption agency sounds really exciting!!! I mean, adopting right from the hospital, how ideal!!!! Ooooh I'm getting all giddy and excited for you sweetie, I hope it works real fast!
By all means, keep us posted! LOL don,t feel too sad for DH, he manages very well! He could have gone back to work on Monday, it's just that being a chemist, he wants to lower his meds before he starts playing with explosive chemicals and expensive machines again!
Gee, he's quite a hero; the dishes are done every day! I'm just glad that he can spend some time around the house with the dogs, stain and varnish a few baseboards in the basement, watch movies... he deserved the break, and the break is pain-free so he's okay!
***warning, baby-related talk***
By the way ladies, huge victory! Remember my husband's frustrating criterion for choosing a name? Well, he looked on the internet for names during his time off, and as of this morning, our list is now FOUR names long! I wanted to share this with you because you're so special to me... but we won't share with family members just to avoid being influenced by their comments, good or bad.
Jeremy
Richard
Victor
Thomas
Victor is a personal victory of mine... DH's grandpa was named Victor, and one of his uncles too. Because of the "I've known someone with that name" rule, he kept rejecting it. But when I told him, ya know, not a bad thing, keeping that lovely name running in the family, plus you never speak to that uncle, you've never been close (his dad has 10 siblings)... he changed his mind! So far, we don't want to choose a favorite, it will all depend on what we feel when the baby is born. The most iffy name for me is Richard; LOVE the name, very virile and masculine... just not quite a good fit for a toddler! Can you imagine little Richard sitting on the potty, looking at me like "I have NO idea what you want me to do here???"
***end of warning***
Okay, so take care ladies, and have a good day!
Sophie xxox
so pleased that you and DH have a plan in place and are moving forward with it -- do you have preference on age or does that limit choice/opportunity more - I know over here 0 there is long wait for babies but much shortre if willing to take an older child 
the way they do it at this agency is not strictly based on seniority of the list -- as everybody has different "child wish lists" (i.e. - boy, girl, race, special needs, no drugs while in utero, etc) and based on those lists the agency "presents" the scrapbooks (as prepared by each family on the list) that best match to current bfp mummy for her to take a look-see and SHE chooses from those books!!!! (and a hundred other questions we've filled out....likes/dislikes/parenting style/discipline issues/and on and on and on!!!!!) will plan to discuss w/ dss's probably just prior to having elly come to house for our in-home visit (with any luck at all -- first of april).....
i just crack myself up!! (do you guys do that over/up there -- with the name richard?? somehow over the years has evolved into DICK --- seriously --- WTF???!!!