DAWN! I have just emailed you to let you know that your the lucky winner! Thank you all very much for the wonderful birthday wishes and for not singing happy birthday!
Every year my mom and I seem to "bug" each other with birthday wishes. I email, call or text her a bunch of times and say happy birthday, knowing I am going to regret it as its my birthday 4 days later. I have no idea how many years that this has been going on, but you would think that it would stop.. Nope, we seem to carry it on every year. She occasionally will sing parts of the song knowing it bugs me, and I "threaten" to hang up! lol.
Today was a good day. My Mother in law came over to watch "baby" for 2 hours while I ran some errands and our eldest was in kindergarten. It was actually enjoyable "me" time. I went to the dollar store, grabbed some fathers day cards (which I am glad I did not forget to do) I went to get a pedicure as well which was nice and relaxing! Its nice to treat yourself once in a blue moon and trust me, my feet needed it!
Headed back to pick up my daughter and then back home. So far, been a pretty relaxing evening. I got most of my readings completed tonight, I have one left, then to tidy up my inbox with some scheduling and quick replies and then off to bed!
There is no reading giveaway this week. I am offline from Friday till Monday morning for family time. Don't worry, I have will have every ones readings completed that were due before then completed:)
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
I spent an hour today burying my birthday present in the backyard!!!
I know this sounds silly, but I really did do just that! My mom came by today to make sure that I got her gift before my birthday. It was really nice of her to make the special trip out as I know its an hour drive, and during the week is a bit harder as there are more people on the road commuting for work. She stayed for a visit which was nice. My daughter really enjoy her company (especially my older one who thinks my mom is her playmate) She brought me a whole tray FULL of new plants to put in our yard! I had told her for my birthday I would love to have a bunch of bulbs (flowers) that I can plant in our backyard that would come back year after year. I also asked her to please remove any indication of what it was. I know, this sounds silly, but I wanted to be surprised when they popped up!
Rather than having me plant bulbs (that would not grow until next year) my mom actually brought me some other plants, that I think she said flower, and will come back year after year. So she took the tags out, I have no idea what it is, but my daughter and my husband helped me plant them all tonight! I can't wait!
Don't forget to email tomorrow with happy birthday wishes in the subject line and your entered to win. Information is in the post below!
Rather than having me plant bulbs (that would not grow until next year) my mom actually brought me some other plants, that I think she said flower, and will come back year after year. So she took the tags out, I have no idea what it is, but my daughter and my husband helped me plant them all tonight! I can't wait!
Don't forget to email tomorrow with happy birthday wishes in the subject line and your entered to win. Information is in the post below!
Just because the DR says, does not make it so
Here is another storey of inspiration. A client of mine was told they would need IVF, here is their storey on how they conceived NATURALLY.
We tried for 2.5 years and after various tests we were told in Dec 2007 we would need IVF due to my partner having less than 1% 'normal' sperm. My results were all fine and I was considered to be highly fertile.
We were obviously devastated but IVF was going to cost a lot of money and not be an easy process so we looked into ways of improving sperm count and tried everything. We started with diet, even though our specialist told us this wouldn't make a difference. My partner was eating more fruit and drinking fruit smoothies everyday, shop bought and home made as they are full of antioxidants. He was also taking a large number of vitamins and supplements including a male fertility supplement called fertility plus for men, a high dose vitamin c supplement, cod liver oil, l-carnitinew, l-arginine, pycnogenol, selenium ACE, vitamin B complex and zinc. You can buy some of these together in capsules. Some of them were expensive but no where near as much as IVF!! He was also wearing lose boxers, keeping his mobile out of his trouser pockets, trying to keep things as cool as possible down below. We also decided to book our wedding, this was in Feb 2008 and we were to be married in August 2008. This did take our mind off ttc a bit but its never totally gone. I can't be sure if all this worked or if it was just coincidence but in May 2008, 4 months after starting these changes I found out I was finally pregnant. They say it takes 3 months to make sperm so I think to be pregnant after 4 months of trying to improve his sperm would be a very big coincidence. I also have a friend who had the same problem and did the same thing and was pregnant within 4 months!!
Good Luck to anyone else, doctors are not always right so never give up hope!!
J.A.
PS, dont forget, this also happened to my sister and her husband as well. They were both told they would need IVF as his sperm was ZERO percent, and they now have two healthy baby boys NATURALLY!
We tried for 2.5 years and after various tests we were told in Dec 2007 we would need IVF due to my partner having less than 1% 'normal' sperm. My results were all fine and I was considered to be highly fertile.
We were obviously devastated but IVF was going to cost a lot of money and not be an easy process so we looked into ways of improving sperm count and tried everything. We started with diet, even though our specialist told us this wouldn't make a difference. My partner was eating more fruit and drinking fruit smoothies everyday, shop bought and home made as they are full of antioxidants. He was also taking a large number of vitamins and supplements including a male fertility supplement called fertility plus for men, a high dose vitamin c supplement, cod liver oil, l-carnitinew, l-arginine, pycnogenol, selenium ACE, vitamin B complex and zinc. You can buy some of these together in capsules. Some of them were expensive but no where near as much as IVF!! He was also wearing lose boxers, keeping his mobile out of his trouser pockets, trying to keep things as cool as possible down below. We also decided to book our wedding, this was in Feb 2008 and we were to be married in August 2008. This did take our mind off ttc a bit but its never totally gone. I can't be sure if all this worked or if it was just coincidence but in May 2008, 4 months after starting these changes I found out I was finally pregnant. They say it takes 3 months to make sperm so I think to be pregnant after 4 months of trying to improve his sperm would be a very big coincidence. I also have a friend who had the same problem and did the same thing and was pregnant within 4 months!!
Good Luck to anyone else, doctors are not always right so never give up hope!!
J.A.
PS, dont forget, this also happened to my sister and her husband as well. They were both told they would need IVF as his sperm was ZERO percent, and they now have two healthy baby boys NATURALLY!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Congrats to
ELIZA! You were the lucky winner for today's blog contest! Please email brooke777 and let her know that your the winner of this contest. The link to her site is to the right and down below!
This weekend has been a busy one. Fun, but busy. Both Saturday and Sunday we went to friends houses for dinner. We ended up leaving late, and the baby slept in the van on the way home and then we get home, I am hoping to just take her up to bed (She had already been bathed and in her pj's) but nope! She treats the car ride sleep as a NAP... which means she does NOT want to go back to sleep when we get home. I finally got her to sleep at 9:45pm tonight and last night was 10:30!!! Oh well, we had a good time!
I really loved every one's stories that you posted about the things that really bug you that sounds funny but makes total sense! Today I had to sing happy birthday again. Not as bad as when I was younger, but I would still rather the song was changed. I wonder if I could sing it in french if it would still bother me? lol
This weekend has been a busy one. Fun, but busy. Both Saturday and Sunday we went to friends houses for dinner. We ended up leaving late, and the baby slept in the van on the way home and then we get home, I am hoping to just take her up to bed (She had already been bathed and in her pj's) but nope! She treats the car ride sleep as a NAP... which means she does NOT want to go back to sleep when we get home. I finally got her to sleep at 9:45pm tonight and last night was 10:30!!! Oh well, we had a good time!
I really loved every one's stories that you posted about the things that really bug you that sounds funny but makes total sense! Today I had to sing happy birthday again. Not as bad as when I was younger, but I would still rather the song was changed. I wonder if I could sing it in french if it would still bother me? lol
Friday, June 12, 2009
Better late than "never" i always say
okay, I dont always say that, but I am today! lol.
I meant to post this last night, but for some reason it slipped my mind. I think its still a case of the stupids.
I want you to tell me something funny about yourself. Something that you dont like, and dont really understand where it comes from, or why you dont like it. For example, did you know that i HATE the happy birthday song? As a child I would literally cry when it was my birthday and people had to sing. It got to the point that my mother "threatened" me that I would no longer have anymore parties if I was going to be in tears when it came to that point (Yes mom, I do remember that! - she and her husband do read the blog! lol)
To this day, when its my birthday (which happens to be the 17th of June!!!) I really do no not like the song to be sung to me. Funny enough, every birthday party I have been to, when it comes to singing happy birthday to the birthday girl/boy, I kinda sing bits and parts, but wont really finish the whole song. Its not nearly as bad now, I think I did better with my girls birthdays this year (both girls birthdays are in may) I might have missed a few words. My best yet!
So to enter, let me know something about yourself that is kinda "quirky" or "funny" and your not sure where/how it happened and be entered to win a free reading from BROOKE777!
PS, send me an email on my birthday and have the subject line read HAPPY BIRTHDAY and get entered to win a family bypass prediction. (its always nice to have the birthday wishes! Just dont sing the song! lol)