dh and i had a wonderful weekend. the kids went to my inlaws, and although we each had a ton of work to do, we really enjoyed ourselves. we ate out on friday night, saturday night, and sunday morning. saturday night was my birthday, so we went to "our" restaurant and i ate my favorite meal! then sunday afternoon we ate a late lunch at marble slab creamery. basically we acted like we used to before we had children. we slept late and did things on our own clock. we went to target and wandered around. we talked about everything and nothing. it was heavenly. truly. i didn't realize how much we really needed some time for just us.
we also decided that if i am not pregnant this cycle of clomid (my 4th), we are going to take a break. we want to take the kids to disney for christmas (can you imagine all the cool scrapping??), and we decided that if we haven't conceived by the first of next year, we will start IF treatment again and do IUI. i feel mixed about it. it is hard to stop IF treatment, but it doesn't mean we'll stop trying on our own. and i must admit that the prospect of having a break from the meds is super appealing. emotionally i am a wreck, and i know a lot of that has to do with the way the meds are messing with my hormones...either way, at least dh and i are on the same page, and that means the world to me.
ON TO SOME GOOD STUFF:
first of all, saraamarie has asked me to stay on as a full time CT member! i had so much fun being a guest this past month, and i am rocked to get the opportunity to stay on! she has some really great things coming up, so check back to see previews!
second, wendyzine at ES has asked me to do a guest CT gig for the month of may! she just released a neat new collab kit:
i have also joined kathryn wilson's CT--she is a new designer, and she will be selling her designs at dragonflaire studios. i think her designs are really neat and fresh, and i feel like she has great things ahead of her! :)
and OMG!! did you see that michelle coleman at little dreamer designs is having a CT call???? i am going to take a stab at it, although i think my chances are about as good as that of a snowball in the deepest bowels of hell! LOL but a girl has to try, right? i mean, her designs are to die for, and i am a huge huge fan!
speaking of, here is my latest layout:
i used weeds & wildflowers "going west sampler" and kathy moore's "essentials stamped alpha" for the layout. it is for the w&w ct call--again, snowball's chance--a girl has to try, right? i just love the depth to their papers and their elements ROCK!
i hope all of you have a great hump day!
7 comments:
Wow! Congrats on all the CT stuff, and good luck with your applications!! I hope your TTC efforts pay off soon. (((HUGS)))
Oh man, I just love your blog, and wow you give some great info, congrats on the CT, SaraAmarie is a wonderful designer, can't wait to see your layouts.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow -- lots of stuff going on with you! Congrats on all the CT work. It's tons of fun, isn't it? And I totally know where you're coming from with teaching and being ready for summer. I taught ms/hs English for 6 years before getting involved with a grant program at a local university. I still get summers off, though! :)
How fun that you´re gonna stay on Sara´s team..she´s the sweetest and I´m never gonna leave her!! She knows ;-)
great news on all the other CT stuff...and I also applied for W&W, jsu like you said a gilr has to try! LOL
Sounds like you had a great time with the two of you...don´t you just love having some time to yourself!!
Good luck with everything! HUGS
Im excited about the Michelle Coleman Ct call also... downloading a new kit just for the "interview" .. Congrats on the CT!!
Well, I certianly think you have a great chance on making Michelle's team!! Your LOs are wonderful!! Congrats on your other CT's :)
congrats on all your CT positions. Maybe you just need for summer and relaxation to start to help you in your attempt to conceive. Good luck.
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