A Problem Solved.

I have been trying for a few weeks to take a picture of our new curtains. I have tried in the morning, during the day and at night. These curtains change so much with different light. Even this picture does not truly show their colors.

I loved my sheers and Shayne despised them and called them laser curtains, so we came to a compromise.

We also bought that new palm tree beside the t.v. when we were at Ikea last weekend with my sisters kids. We bought the pot at Walmart and the lady there said that these are very sensitive trees. It is not in one of those miracle pots, so who knows how long I will be able to keep it!

This is the first medicine that I started on Thursday June 18. It is a nasal spray that I have to take 5 times a day. It must be strictly taken at 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM. This is supposed to stop all hormones and put my body into medical menopause. The doctors recommend this so that my body will restart everything from the beginning. I also have to take a low dose aspirin and of course prenatal vitamins.

So far I have not experienced any symptoms except grouchiness! Poor Shayne! I am really trying not to take it out on him, but I don't know how successful I am.

The Start

On Monday June 8 I got the call from the Fertility Clinic that I was going to be starting IVF this cycle. I was very excited and scared at the same time. I am not going to go into details of all the emotions because I would be here for hours! Then on Wednesday June 10 I received my BOX of medicine that I will be taking over the next month or so. Thankfully we have insurance because this box costs over $1700.00! At this point I was thinking that this was now becoming a reality! The next picture of the spray was supposed to be included in the post, but it just was not working (thats why I waited so long to post this picture).

Dim Sum

What a great way to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon. Family and delicious food...hmmm..that sounds awesome to me! I have been craving Dim Sum for quite some time and Darlene had mentioned that we should all get together and go. It was so nice to see everyone and we all had a great time listening to Shayne talk! Just kidding Shayne, but you really do talk alot. Good thing that you also have a sense of humor so at least we all got to laugh every once in awhile!

The Downtown Adventure

On Saturday we babysat my niece Izabella and nephew Lukas. We told them that we were going some place that you had to wear a bathing suit. They were pretty excited and full of anticipation. Then when we got close Shayne told them that we were going to the Mayors house and that we were going to play in his swimming pool. They were kind of excited and confused at the same time!

I have never been inside City Hall and I did not realize that it is soo beautiful and quiet in there. Lukas kept telling us to whisper because you are "supposed to be quiet in here".

We played in the water for awhile in the morning, but it was a little chilly. The kids were a little nervous about the water and it took a little convincing to get them in. Eventually Lukas loved to play in the fountains. I told him that we were going under the rainbow so that he would let me take him under. Once Izabella got used to it, she was having a blast playing and did not really want to leave. The only reason that she did was because we told her that there was another surprise.

Then we took the kids for a train ride on the LRT. They really enjoyed it and we aslo got to see the new stop. I cannot wait until it goes all the way to Heritage. It is just to bad that there is not a park and ride. We finished off the day at the Ikea park, where they love to play. Truth be told, I would love to play in there if noone was around!

Frying Pan

This is our BBQ and on Saturday Shayne spent 2 hours putting it together, so it had to be tested out ( and it was our turn to cook). Shayne cooked hamburgers with all of the fixings and potatoes. My Mom gave us one of her cast iron frying pans to use and I will tell you that I have forgotten how good food tastes when it is cooked in those pans! Great job Shayne, everything turned out great!

Soap as Air Freshener

Papa's trailer is full of storage and I am still finding cupboards that I didn't realize that they open. I think that I found the last hidden cupboard this weekend. It was under the fridge! Who would think that there is usable storage there? Among of few other things were these bars of soap again. I found these throughout the trailer so I asked my Mom why Papa had soap everywhere and she said that it was like that in his house too and that it was used as an air freshener. I thought that was a little weird, but this time I decided to go back and smell the cupboard since it probably has not be opened in 2 years. To my surprise it smelled very fresh. I guess that it did work!