uuuuggggghhh…..

You know, I am really pissed right now.  This is why I can hardly talk to people who have kids…I feel like they are always rubbing it in my face about how great it is to be a parent.  Maybe they are just happy about their situation – but jez-us…give me a break!  I can only fake a smile so many times for you, and exclaim how adorable and wonderful your children are before I become beyond depressed that I can’t do the same thing.  This is irrational…I know it, I don’t give a shit, but I know it.

 

sewing Sunday’s…

the latest addition to my inventory…top on sale for $100 w/ option to finish…

Here is an upclose shot :O)  This one measures 52×65 a highlights cute fall colored quails :O)  Coming soon – Gator, Seminole, and Miami stadium throws!

Also, I didn’t get any nominations for baby quilts sooo…I’m just going to choose one myself for the first round and hope this catches on – winner TBA hopefully within the week.

 

blackberry bliss…

So I totally got a new phone this week…a super cute pink blackberry curve and I love it!  I am addicted to my crackberry!  I am still waiting on my glasses from the eye exam I had earlier this week.  They are cute too – black Kenneth Coles   Not that I am a fashionista or anything but it just so happens that the things I like are in style.  I got a new Vera.Bradley purse 2 weekends ago – a new brown oriental style pattern and a wallet to match.  Jo bought them for me.  Then I bought her some clothes  

In other slightly depressing news, the window in our car got shot out…again.  By the little homo hating assholes from across the street.  Last week they hit our mailbox as well.  Now, I don’t know much about anything but I know enough to recognize hate crimes when I see them.  I think after 5 years here the rednecks across the way realized that we are gay and aren’t pleased with that.  I debated on if I should call the cops or not – I don’t really have any concrete proof so it would just be their word against mine.  Now I have another reason that I hate being home alone.  I could use some advice on how to handle the situation if anyone has any

In ttc news, still no peak and the monitor is still asking for sticks – im on CD 24.  SO either this cycle was a bust = anov. OR the monitor is just getting used to me.  I am thinking the first because I still have yet to have any fertile quality cervical fluid.

I weight loss news, umm…. Ben and Jerry paid me a visit tonight and that’s all I will say about that

In business news, the website is up and I am just waiting on some buyers.  We went to the local “downhome days” today partly for fun, partly for re-con   I want to know what my competition is doing and after today I can honestly say – they ain’t doin much.  There were almost more food booths than craft booths and one guy was selling manufactured quilts at insanely marked up prices – people aren’t stupid…”I saw this quilt at Wal.mart for $35″  and they were charging $80.  So, I hope by next year I have built up enough inventory to go sell some authentic homemade quilts and make some money!  Oh and while on the subject of today…my brother was at the fair as well with his church.  They had a booth to raise money.  We went to say hi he introduced me to the pastor of the church who knows I am gay and he acted like it was burning his hand to touch me.  Not to mention that he didn’t even look at me when he shook my hand.  Queue me and Jo leaving…

Last but not least pics of our UW basket which I think came out pretty great!  We donated a new Wii and some accessories to be raffled off for our local charity – again – our work sponsors this event with the United.Way - we just choose to participate or not.  I am not in any way endorsing the UW or any businesses that they are affiliated with.  Now on with the show:

So what do you think – there is a castle on the other side of them but the pic is messing up sooo…you don’t get to see that.  It’s got Donkey.kong on top and the princess  and bowzer inside the castle.  Wario is on the bottom holding coins and two more goomba’s on the other side of him.  I thought this would help the basket raise money -  presentation is everything right?!

 

becoming “the man”…

It has long been a dream of mine to own my own quilt shop.  Up to now that is all I could say that it was…a dream.  As of last night I started taking baby steps toward that dream of becoming “the man” instead of working for “the man”.  I am now the proud owner of my own online shop and it feels great!  It will cost me about $10 a month to run the site.  There is so much to learn – since I don’t know shit about running a web site!  There is a whole lot about setting up shipping methods and payment options and ssl certificates?  Anywho, I just wanted to announce the launch of my store and I might add a web page to it for some info about me (and maybe put some advertisements up) and the business start.  So, this is an exciting new step for me and Jo moving forward   It may be my stay at home mom ticket!

In ttc news – CD 19 still on “high alert” but no peak yet.

In weight loss news – I am down to 185.4!  Not the nice 170’s like on my other scale or “the good one” I like to call it.  The digital is brutal and moves slower…humpfh.  So a lb. a week it my steady rate right now – sure would love to have a big week and lose 2 or 3!  Anywho, that’s it for now kids – I will post when the web site it up and running – right now it’s just under construction.

 

pumpkin carving fun…

Boo!

 

finally a change…

CD 17 the monitor went up a bar – not peak yet – but at least I know the damn thing is working.  I was seriously starting to doubt it!  We went shopping for our United Way raffle basket yesterday and bought a Wii, another remote, Mario.Party 8, and a rechargeable docking station that looks like a football field w/ interchangeable face plates for the remotes of all 32 NFL teams.  I think it will make them some money – hopefully at least what we put into it!  I know lots of people don’t donate to this charity because of its affiliation with planned parenthood and other less desirable businesses…but they do a lot of work for after school programs and support the Boys and Girls clubs as well.  I don’t think any charity is without flaws so I just try to pick the ones that I think use the money given the best.  Anyway, hope all the TTC’s out there get preggo this month and I hope we join you soon!

 

CD 16 still low…

and no fertile fluid in sight.  Dry as a bone, tired as hell, and hungry as a friken hippo!  Since I started exercising again my appetite has been out of control.  I am also feeling twingy like having cramps in my ovaries which is odd.  So I feel like I could be ovulating but no other signs are there.  I forgot to start checking my cervical position and now it’s too late to notice a pattern or any changes so that won’t help.  Jo mentioned to me that I should take another “test” because my nipples felt different (sorry TMI) but I think that is a bad idea…if I was…which I’m probably not (I did have a period for 6 days) wouldn’t the monitor pick it up?  Getting back in that head space will not help me focus on my weight loss…only on things that could have been but weren’t.  I don’t know what to make of this confusing mess of a cycle.  Hope everyone out there is blog land has a great weekend!  It’s  Beer Fest here today and pride week too! 

Also, I am patiently waiting on some nominations

 

starting a business…

I have decided to start a business…WHOA I know!  So the first thing to do was secure a name – I am still in the process of doing that and also creating my insignia.  This is a very exciting time for us and after I get pregnant it may also become an alternate form of income allowing me to work from home.  I have a few ideas name wise and as soon as I have a web page up I will post the link here.  I will also have a blog for the company to announce contests/specials.  So that’s my big news for today OH and that I forgot to POAS this morning for my monitor so now I am worried that I just royal screwed this whole cycles monitoring. 

 

Nomination update…

Real quick I would like to add that if you want to nominate someone that is NOT in the IVP – you can…no biggie

 

CD 14 and taking nominations…

Monitor still showing low – no fluid – what is going on?  On the cycles when I am TTC it feels like a slip-n-slide (sorry TMI) down there.  This month… nothing.  This is some crazy crap for real.  Anywho, I have decided to hold a nomination to the members of the IVP for a baby quilt.  I know my blog is not the most read out there – hell sometimes I barley remember I have one myself so ask your friends and send me some noms!  I am going to try to do one a month – coming up on the holidays though that will be difficult because I have other projects going on so I won’t start another quilt until the previous one is mailed and delivered that way I give 100% of my attention to each project.  I think it might be a good idea to let them know they are being nominated so they aren’t friked out when I try to get some contact info and maybe tell them to stop over here so they know it’s legit.   I will announce the winner on 10/9 with hopes of getting the first quilt out by Halloween :O)  So that’s it – If you would like to nominate please post:

• The blog name
• at least one first name of the blog owner/s so I can contact them and not look like a weirdo
• a blurb about why you are nominating them

Happy Nominating!

**UPDATED TO ADD:  If you have any scrap fabric lying around that you arent’ using…You can send it my way LOL!  I am not above asking for donations   Also, If  there is some specific fabric you would like to be used in a nominated IVP baby quilt you can send it to me and I will make sure it gets in there somewhere.  Quilts are meant to be special so any extra thought that goes in it will make it that much better