The long road.

Shawna has a friend who was trying to get pregnant when we were about 2 years ago. Unfortunately, she's had quite a few miscarriages since then and also done a few IVF cycles.

We both cycled in Las Vegas together and now she's thinking about going back to LV and interested in Vegas hotels.

Last time they talked J had mentioned that she was going to do a cycle with the other doctor at SIRM, Las Vegas because he had a special protocol.

Bizarre commercials.

Lately, we've been watching live television instead of watching TiVO. Partially, it's because we don't have much taped tv due to the writer's strike.

I was shocked the other night to see so many commercials from the pharmaceutical companies promoting cures for fibromyalgia. I had never heard of fibromyalgia and the commercials were able to inform me a little bit about the signs.

However, I'm not sure I'd go with a medication just because I saw it on television!

Pregnancy lingerie?

I'm not even sure I want to think about that! God knows we're on probation in that area til Shawna gets to 38 weeks!

Of course, I'm always on the lookout for nice women's lingerie to purchase! Of course, we're going to be some old ladies by time we ever get to use our sexy clothing again!

Darn kids.

Next time get the professionals, dad.

My dad lives in Brooklyn and he's moved a number of times over the past few years. Every time he moves he hires some guys and they throw his crap in a box and end up breaking half of it before it gets to the new destination.

Next time my dad needs to look for New York movers to come in and get the job done! Had he gone with a reputable place then he'd be able to get them to cover the damage to his property.

Of course, that would include the porcelin ninja dolls that I'm sure he got in Chinatown back in the 1970's.

Darnit.

I just ordered over $200 worth of pictures from Shutterfly.com. Of course, I looked all over online for coupons but I wish I would have come across these great Shutterfly coupons!

CouponChief.com offers some great coupons on just about every internet provider out there. Just the other day I was able to find a great coupon for the new shoes that I got Shawna for her birthday.

Everyone needs a little funny sometimes.

I've been looking at baby clothes and onesies and I'm looking for something really cute for the tot to wear in the summer when she's born. Of course, I might want to look for matching funny t-shirts for Graem and the whole family!

RoadKillTshirts.com has a great selection of tees for the whole family and the website seems easy to use and shop.

I'm looking ...

for a few good investments. Just a few weeks ago I noticed that 2 of my 10 stocks weren't doing so hot. In fact I almost died when I realized that I lost $2,000 in one day of a very bad stock market.

Now I'm looking to diversify my portfolio and invest in things that are more solid and have a positive history.

Gold has always been a strong metal. Monex Deposit Company is one of the biggest and most trusted distributors of the precious metal. They have been around for years and have a great reputation in the field of precious metals.

This is just the thing I was looking for. I should buy gold coin!

God knows, I can't take too many more of those days where I lose $2,000!

Fun! Fun! Fun!

This weekend it looks like we're going to be pretty booked with fun stuff. We actually have a birthday party for Graem's friend Dobbs. He was born a day after Graem and he has two moms too!

Then we're going out and celebrating Shawna's birthday at Sangams. She's wanted to eat there for the past four birthdays and I'm trying to get a group together for that.

I don't think we have much planned for Sunday but I know that one of Graem's friend's from daycare wanted to do a playdate. So I'm sure our calendar might fill up quickly!

I can see you!

Ever since I've been small I've had prescription glasses. Unfortunately, my company does not have vision coverage and when I get glasses they run between $300 - $500!

It'd be great to have a second set of glasses but with the prices being so expensive it's just not something I have extra money to spend on!

Until now - Great Discovry:$ 8 Prescription Glasses From Zenni Optical might be an option for me!

This post sponsored by: ZenniOptical.com

Sleep.

It seems like no matter how much sleep I get...I just can't seem to get enough. Luckily, I have been getting good sleep so that helps.

The past few nights we've been going to bed at 10pm and it's nice to wake up refreshed, however, I think since I'm so sleep deprived it's going to take a lot to get me back on track.

Maybe this weekend I can sleep in a little bit and get a few naps in. Yeah, right...with a three year old?

The family quilt.

Last night we worked on the quilt pattern that I've had for over a year now. It was actually fun because we did it as a family. Grammy's job was staying away from the iron and table.

Shawna's job was doing the ironing of tiles and mine was to work on the sewing.

I think it's going to be a really nice quilt once we get it all together and of course I get motivated to finish it up!

Last weekend...

we had dinner with L,L&F. It was a great dinner and L's mother and sister joined us. Both family members are at a crossroad and really looking for direction. L's sister is considering going to an expensive college and ending up with a great degree but also tons of debt. But on the flipside...she still doesn't have a passion for what it is she wants to do.

We tried to talk her into an online college so that she could get her degree at her leisure while working and not have to have tons of debt upon graduation. That way she could pursue grad school.

The mother was interested in social work or psychology. It looks like an online psychology degree might be perfect for her!

Actually, Capella might be a great answer to what their looking for in their educational paths!!

She would love it!

We would love to do some traveling this summer but with a newborn I can't imagine we'd be going far. We even looked at checking out Emu Australia as one of our trip destinations!

If it were just the three of us I think it'd be doable but I really don't want to bring a newborn onto a flight that's going to be long.

Instead, we might head to the beach for a few days and stay with our friend C&L.

I guess any get away - away from work is a good one!

1/2 way there!

Well, Shawna is officially 20 weeks pregnant and for that we're very thankful! Yesterday, we had a good midwife appointment and everything seems to be great. Her chances of having Downs are 1:10,000 and that's the best available number for her age.

The little one had a heartbeat in the 140s and the midwife was able to answer all of our questions.

We have an appointment scheduled with the OB February 14th. We also have another ultrasound scheduled in Rochester January 28th to check out the baby's heart. HOpefully, we'll get a peak at the girl/boy parts!

Flowers!

I have another week and a half to get my act together and find Shawna a birthday gift! She's mentioned that she wants a massage but I owe her one of those for the holidays.

I think I might look into wholesale roses. FiftyFlowers.com offers some good deals on roses and flowers and I'm all on that!

She's also mentioned that she wants some new Merrell Slip on shoes too. That is so much harder to get than flowers these days! I should just get her to order her own shoes and have them shipped to the house!

Hmm....maybe I should check the credit card bill first. She might have already ordered the shoes!

Whew, we found it.

Over the weekend we thought we had lost our camera. We are pretty attached to the thing and we would have been sad because it had a memory card that had all of our Christmas photos and even Graem's birthday party photos!

We've already purchased a replacement digital camera battery so that we can have a battery in the camera at all times.

God knows, when you have a little one in the house it's important to have access to your camera at all times!

Got an extra car?

Many people (especially in Jacksonville) seem to have extra cars hanging out in their front yards! Who knows if they actually work or not.

However, it would make sense that if you have a car that's working and you're not using it that you might want to donate car to a good cause.

CarAngel.com is a great website that offers information on how to donate your car for a good cause. Check it out if your front yard or garage is full of cars that need a good home!