My Appointment

I had my obgyn appointment yesterday that I was talking about here. My doctor wants me to start tracking and graphing my ovulation now. I had done a bunch of research online about this a year or so ago. I tracked for several months, but didn't really know what everything meant! I had joined an ovulation calendar website that was very informative, but I still had a lot of questions. I stopped graphing 5 months ago at my last appointment because my doctor wanted me to focus more on 'listening to my body.' So, now I have had a lot of my questions answered and I understand more about what I'm suppose to do. Although I really don't enjoy using a basal thermometer!!

Graphing your ovulation is when you take your temperature first thing in the morning. You should always do so before you move around because when you move around your temperature goes up. Ovulation is usually when your temperature rises 4-6 tenths of a degree. Usually mine drops a couple of degrees the day before ovulation, than rises around 5 or 6 degrees. I also found another website called Family Planning that describes what kind of bodily changes to look for during ovulation.

My doctor is also wanting to check my husband's 'swimmers' He said there has been an increase in men being infertile lately. I guess infertility in a man can happen any time for unknown reasons. So, a man can father a child and then become infertile and not be able to conceive another one. I never knew this before. I really hope this isn't what is going on. If it is, then I have no idea what the next step would be. I should have asked my doctor, but of course that information took me by surprise. My husband isn't very enthused about getting checked. Like it's a shot at his manhood or something! I'm more of the type that I just want to know either way what we're working with. I have to graph for 2 months and then go back for a follow up appointment, so hopefully we'll be expecting soon!! BTW I just love this picture I posted. I have no idea who the photographer is. My friend sent it to me recently and I fell in love with it and wanted to share it with all of you!

My Vacation From Work

This week has been a great week! One of the Doctors was out this week and his nurse was looking for hours, so I gladly gave up mine. She really had to twist my arm for this favor! I only had to work on Monday and the rest of the week was mine to enjoy. My husband took Tuesday and Wednesday off to spend time with us. We didn't really do anything, went to the Zoo one day, shopping a couple of days and the pool everyday. My daughter begged to go to the water park everyday so of course I gave in. Although I couldn't go today. I'm extremely pale. I don't tan at all, I just burn, and every once in awhile I will turn a darker shade of white. So yesterday we were only going to stay at the water park for an hour so I didn't put any sunblock on myself. I don't know what I was thinking. I slathered sunblock all over her, but decided not to put it on myself. I've always gotten sun burnt very easily, but I guess I thought maybe this summer will be different. Maybe this summer I will turn that golden sun kissed brown that I've only dreamed about... WAKE UP JESSICA!!!! Do you think that happened? Of course not! In fact, that hour we were at the pool I got so sun burnt I couldn't even lay on my back last night. So, needless to say I didn't get out in the sun today. My daughter on the other hand doesn't burn at all. She turns a beautiful tan first time she's out in the sun. I'm a bit jealous!

I really think this week has done me good. Usually when I have vacation scheduled we go on an adventure out of town and are really busy being tourist, but I think this has been the most relaxing vacation ever. I made a list of things around the house that I wanted to get done, like paint my daughter's room and organize the storage room. But I didn't do a thing on it. I just spent quality time with my daughter and husband. I would highly recommend a vacation from work to everyone. Things at work can get stressful at times and even going away for a vacation can be stressful. This has been a very stress free week that I hate to see end!

I Survived an Explosion

I had quite an exciting/scary ride home from work today. It started out as a normal ride home. I got in my truck, fastened my seat belt and started the ignition. Right away my A/C blew extremely hot air in my face so I leaned over and turned it off. Then I looked at my dashboard to check what the temperature was outside '117' it read. A little off though, by about 17 degrees. Although it sure felt like 117. I then backed out of my parking spot and began to leave my office parking lot.

I then started thinking about our used explorer that we just bought and how the interior ceiling has a bit of wear and tear on it. I looked up and noticed that the interior in my truck still looks brand new after 5 years. By this time I'm about a quarter of a mile down the street and am dripping in sweat. I lean over, turn on the a/c and...KA-BOOM!! Sounding like an explosion. Followed by all this liquidy foam spewing all over me and my nice clean truck. "OH MY GOD!" I screamed and slammed on my breaks. I looked in the rear view mirror just in time to see the van behind me swerve out of the way to miss hitting me. I immediately think that my engine has just exploded and I needed to get out fast before I am engulfed in a burning ball of fire. I don't even pull over. I just stop. In the middle of the street, smack dab in 5 o'clock traffic. I run through a lane of traffic screaming, flying my hands through the air until I make it safely to the curb. I take a breath, preparing myself to turn around and see my truck in a huge ball of flames. I turn around...

Nothing...

It's just sitting there. Engine on. Door open. Everyone staring at me. Some probably wondering what the hell this crazy lady is doing. Most just pissed off because I'm blocking traffic. No one concerned. No one gets out of the car to see if I'm ok, not even rolling down the window and yelling, "Are you ok.?" I stand there for a minute. Drenched in...something...something sticky. Now I don't know what to do. Do I go back over there and risk the chance of blowing up? No! I just stand there a little longer, dazed and confused. What just happened? Is my truck safe? Everyone stop staring at me and get out of your damn cars and help me. Maybe one of them can go see what's going on. Someone?? Anyone?? No one. So, I slowly walk back over to my truck just waiting for it to explode. As I'm getting closer to it I'm thinking 'Ok, if it explodes now I'll probably just get blown back a few feet like they do in the movies' A little closer. 'Ok, now I'll probably just catch on fire, but I would still live' even close now. 'Ok now, now I would die. There is no turning back now'


I peek my head in the door and start smelling inside it, if it smelt like smoke I wasn't getting in it. No smoke. I went a head and sat down even though my rear was now soaking wet from that liquid foam getting all over the seat. I put it in drive and it sounds good. No weird noises or smells and best no more liquid spewing out of it. The a/c was even still on, blowing cold air right into my hot, sweaty, now sticky face. I take a deep breath and think to myself 'your going to be ok, you survived an explosion' I figure I'll just let my husband deal with trying to figure out what it was when I get home. I only live 6 minutes away from work. Yes 6. I've timed it! I then look to my right, and I couldn't believe my eyes. "Are you kidding me?!!!" I started laughing, hysterically. In the caddy between my seats is a Pepsi can with the top completely blown off! It was so hot in my truck that the Pepsi can exploded all over me and my truck!!!

Now I am completely sticky from head to toe and my hair is dripping wet. My truck looks even worse. There is Pepsi everywhere. All over the inside of the windshield, the rear view mirror is covered. The interior is spotted brown and the cup holders are filled to the brim with soda. What a mess!! I was driving down the street dabbing at the roof with napkins I found in the glove box. I wonder what the people around me were thinking! I now know that I won't be keeping cans of soda in my truck again!

A Case of the Monday's

It was such a Monday today. For some reason I just couldn't get going at work. Ever have those days? Not only could I not get going, I was in a grumpy mood too! Last night I got a text from my boss at around 9:30 telling me to "plan" on working with one of the Doctor's because his assistant will be sick today. She didn't even ask, just told me to 'plan' on it. Possibly the start of my bad mood?! What's funny is, on my way to work today I seen the girl that was too sick to make it in today driving down the street! lol! I'm always getting pulled away from my position to fill in for some one else. On one hand it's nice to get out of the normal routine, but on the other hand I get so far behind that it's hard to catch up. Everyone always expects me to help them out, but no one ever wants to fill in for me when I need to be out. I am the only one of the only one's in the office cross trained in all the positions, so I'm last on the priority list as far as time off goes. I'm getting really bitter towards that place! Can you tell?

I've been wanting to find a new job, but it's really hard to find anything in my community right now. I live in a mid-size city that has a lot of large plants in it and they are all laying off right now. In the last 2 months over 5,000 people have been laid off and one of the companies just announced another 1,400 will be laid off in the next month. That has had a whirl wind effect on our community. Mom and Pop stores are constantly closing and other smaller companies are having to lay off because no one has any money to spend. I've never seen the economy like this before. Now is definitely not the time to make a job change. Not only will I have 6,000 other people to compete with for a job, but if I did get lucky enough to get one then I would be at the bottom of the barrel. Then, what if that company starts taking a loss, where are they going to look to cut costs? The bottom of the barrel. I've been thinking about going back to school. I'm not really sure what I would want to major in, but at least when I am done raising my child(ren) I will have a career to start in. Who knows what I will do! Well, I think that is enough ranting for one night! Hopefully, tomorrow will be better. I don't work tomorrow, so that is a start! Thanks for listening computer.