Okay, maybe Monday isn't really fun day. It was back to work after vacation day. The hubby and I usually check in during work, but we were both crazy busy today. Here are the hi-lights and the low...lights...and in between lights.
- My first thought of the day was of something that happened yesterday. My paternal grandmother is mad at me because we went on vacation. She thinks we took a lavish trip and should have used the money to go see my dad for a knee surgery. I only found out the day of my dad's surgery on Sunday. Yep folks, that's AFTER I returned from vacation. I would also like to tell you all about an amazing website called Travelocity that has Bahamas cruises from $125 per person. In case you have not visited this area or traveled anywhere, it's rare to spend that little to have a nice hotel and all three meals for a few days. What I am saying is this is an excellent deal. She has decided that since we are "well enough off" that she is no longer sending any gifts to any of her four grandchildren. I'm serious. Oh and did I mention it's really not anyone's business how much a trip cost? I don't understand why my grandmother can't just be happy for us. I do understand why my dad went 14 years sheltering his family from contact with her. I was divided on whether to call her, e-mail her, or ignore her. I wish she would have been mature enough to call and talk to me about it rather than be upset with me after talking to my mom (that's how she found out I was on vacation), call my dad, then call my aunt about it. My parents did defend me, but obviously she didn't listen. It just hurts. My maternal grandma has such unconditional love for me. It's difficult to experience such amazing love from one grandmother and feel like the other will only share love under certain conditions. I also feel bad that because of my decision to take a vacation, my sisters and one other cousin are supposedly no longer getting gifts. It is ridiculous. Okay, on to a different subject...
-Think of the most honest, rule abiding person you know. I have a co-worker who is the epitome of honesty. She follows the rules and is not a person to make stories up. She is also a skeptic of all things too good to be true. Well, a few months ago we had a long conversation on a particular topic and found out we had a similar view point. When I was settled in to work, she walked in to my office and handed me a picture. She has a baby boy who is 16 weeks old. In the picture is an image of a woman's face. She took a series of pictures in a row as you often do with babies and only one picture has this image in it. It's not transparent, it's not a reflection, it's not the TV, it's not a double exposure (she used a digital camera), it's a woman's face. The face is very defined and looks like a painting from like Raphael or someone. I immediately pointed at the face and was going to ask why there was a strange painting in the background. I quickly realized that isn't something you say and just looked up at her. She lives in a house they are renting. The landlord is the man who built the house. It's not old. No one has passed away there. One person in the office thought it might be his guardian angel. The face is not scary. She didn't even know it was in the image until she plugged her camera in and downloaded pictures to the computer. She was clicking through them when she noticed this one had an extra face in it. She was home alone with the kids. The twin girls were asleep in their cribs. The picture is totally mysterious. We came up with every possible explanation we could think of and none of them make sense. I asked if she had felt creepy at all when taking the pictures and said she hadn't. Anyway, I suggested she show the picture to the landlord and ask if he knows the woman. I will keep you posted if I hear more about this story. Right now it is just a crazy mystery.
-I had my annual review. I realized when it was over that they actually didn't give me any real concrete things to work on, other than to raise more money. It was a fine review. Not bad at all. I am curious to see what kind of raises we get. Even with the best score possible a person is only eligible for a 3% raise. The best score possible doesn't happen, because no one is perfect. My supervisor did say I got one of the highest scores in the division, so that was kind of cool. It felt like I aced a test.
-I had a dream last night that we had moved into a new to us home. My mom was there visiting as were a large number of other people. I was giving a sort of tour of the house and said I was thinking we should change which bedroom the master bedroom was with the nursery. I opened the door to the master bedroom to show how small it was. Then I opened the door to the nursery. It was a large room with a smaller room off to the side. The smaller room was a nursery, completely decked out in pink. It didn't seem like I had kids yet, but I knew I would. I was just totally plain as day pointing out the nursery. My mom agreed I should switch the rooms up. It was just an interesting dream. I know what my dad would say about it, but haven't looked it up for myself yet.
-The hubby went to work today to find they moved him out of his office. The is his 6th move in 4 years! It's the second move that has happened while he has been on vacation! He was frustrated. I don't blame him. I would be too.
-I am not sure if I actually ever posted this, but the end of September I was told I needed to have a few more tests done in preparation for IVF. Basically, tests to make sure I was a good candidate for the procedure. One such test is the AMH. This was a blood test that essentially is thought to reflect how many eggs I might have in supply and got sent to Mayo Clinic. They are the only facility in the nation that is able to conduct the testing. I was informed the test results would take two weeks to come back. I had calculated this out to be the Friday before we left and figured my luck would mean the results came while we were on vacation. When I came back, I didn't have a message, so I called my doctor's office today. I talked to my friendly PA Bonnie. She said she had been waiting for my results to come back and had kept my chart on her desk. She asked where I had the test done and was concerned she hadn't seen the paperwork come through. She was going to do some research and call me back. Sure enough within half an hour she called. She said that usually they want a 0.5 or higher. At this moment, I am nearly positive I was holding my breath. She continued, "your levels were a 2.0!" Right away, I said, "Awesome!" She agreed that was awesome. We reviewed the next step in the process which involves ultrasounds and estrogen. I also verified I need to have my annual done. I feel like because I have been talking to so many doctors and had so many tests done that a pap smear should somehow be waved from the needed pre-IVF workup. Snapping myself back to reality, I decided to call my Ob-Gyn next.
-The Ob-Gyn is booked through January 12, 2011. Seriously. I know she is good, but who can wait THAT long to get in for an annual, not to mention I need to get a prescription refilled. I have been seriously considering moving to an Ob-Gyn who had an office out of the town we live in. The one I have gone to for the past few years started in town and moved to a neighboring town. I liked her so much, I followed her. My eye opening experience was actually having my gall bladder attack. We didn't want to go to the local hospital, so we hopped in the car to drive to the neighboring town. Literally, a block from my Ob-Gyn's office. Well, there was no way I could make it that far. We ended up going to the local hospital who took great care of me. I realized that in an urgent or emergent situation, it might not be realistic to think I could make it a neighboring town and should consider a local Ob-Gyn. I sort of feel like mine being so booked up might indicate a good time to find someone here in town. If/when we are expecting a baby, it would be a lot easier for the dear hubby to make it to appointments if they were local. I guess I will spend a couple days asking around and reading a few reviews to try to find the right doctor. Wish me luck!
-Finally, the most exciting part of my day...my sister called to tell me she bought her plane tickets to come visit me! I am so ecstatic to spend Thanksgiving together. Yay!
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