Musings from the Moon

I want to wish Moon and everyone a Happy New Year also. We will be staying in and babysitting so my son and DIL can go out. They’re young and we’ve had many New Years Eve’s out. We will pig out, wait for the boys to call at midnight, and probably be asleep 5 minutes later.

I’m feeling pretty happy right now since I just won 25 bucks on a scratch off ticket I got for Christmas. Woo hoo!

Happy Holidays All. Computer been down for two weeks -
just revived. The big blizzard is the news for OK with another
storm coming in this pm. Honkering down – will watch a couple bowl games. You all have a good one.

Wishing everyone a happy, heathy, lovley, glorious, plentiful and much better next year. Hopefully times will get much better for everyone everywere. Let 2010 come in with the new and 2009 come out with the old.. Happy new year everyone. Take care

Happy New Years Moon! Thank you for giving us the gift of this wonderful blog. Much insight, laughter, and sharing for everyone.
We really appreciate you! Thank you!
Web Boy I hope your next semester away at college is a wonderful one. Thank you for all your help here this year. It has been great seeing you around from time to time!

Happiest of New Years to all the Musers.
And Moon?
Enjoy your break from us, your unworthy followers!

Happy New Year to all and do not forget about that special blue moon on New years eve.

Hubs and I do not go out anymore on New years eve. We take the tree down on New years day. The rule in my house growing up was the tree had to be taken down before my birthday on the 6th.
Hubs is working on eve and day anyhoo.

So I will make some pizza for eve, wait up for hubs before midnight, drink our champagne, go to bed, and make shrimp and grits for New years breakie.

Wishing all Musers a blessed New Years

My family’s plan to greet the new year. My husband will be working, he’s a firefighter! Fireworks are HUGE in Hawai’i so it’ll their crew will be on alert ALL NIGHT! I’ll be with my little family, enjoying an evening barbecue with a few close family members & friends. We’ll set off a few fireworks & greet the new year with champagne, hugs & kisses! 2010!!

Hey BoMo!
Just an FYI-Just purchased text book at Amazon, via your site, for college boy’s Winter Term.
Giddy was right. They are cheaper than the bookstore.

Hugs Toni.

Hope you get pregnant soon.

Toni

I can’t say that I know exactly how you are feeling but I have been trying to get pregnant for a year now, and most things I have read said that you have to try for a year before starting treatment. I am 35 though so want to get the process started. I don’t have POCS as far as I know but do have hypothyrod and cysts. My town only has/had 2 gynos so there is a very long wait to see them. (this was a rant of mine a few months ago.) Anyway, a new gyno started a practice a few months ago and I was excited to be refered to her.

I had barely sat down in her office to tell her about my medical history when she told me that my BMI is way too high and that I shouldn’t even consider getting pregnant. basically telling me that I am too fat to have a baby. I told her about my cysts and thyrod and she told me that those were not issues. She also informed me that no “reputable” fertility clinic would see me, but the for profit ones would because they would do anything for money and that she would strongly recommend I get gastric band surgery which costs around $16000. She then told me to come back in 3 months and she would weigh me again and if I had lost some weight she would tell me where to go from there. (I will NOT be returning to see her) Then she asked me why I was crying. Then I went to work. It was simply a fabulously productive day there.

After I got over my shock of this whole experience I called my family doctor and he was not impressed with this woman at all. I was the first person that he had refered to her and will probably be the last. I didn’t cancel my appointment with the other very established OB/GYN in town and will go see him in Feb to see what he has to say. I will be very up to date with my paps this year.

I know I need to lose weight and am trying. Do skinny people actually think fat people want to be fat? I have google, I know the risks to being overweight and pregnant. But there are women who are much heavier than me who have had babies. I know some of them, (not well enough to discuss these issues with them though) TLC had a whole show devoted to it. I couldn’t bring myself to watch as I was too emotional.

So Toni…I know all about all the things people tell you. Relax, it will happen, yep for them to say. A co-worker who is also trying to concive (and she weighs maybe 120 soaking wet) told me about these ovuation tests she found on-line. I might try those. I am waiting for my period to arrive any minute now. It has been acting very strange for the past few days. Don’t want to get too graphic, but come on, either show up or not , this inbetween stuff sucks.

Ok I have my rant over now. Amazing what you will tell people on the internet when they will never know who you are. That is the beauty of this wonderful community Moon has created.

Toni
Best of luck to you. Can’t relate to PCOS but I can with the hypoactive thyroid. That alone was hell before I was diagnosed early this year. Created all sorts of problems. Keep your spirit up by imagining you are dunking stupid peoples heads in the toilet and flushing. No one has the right to make any kind of comment to you about what you’re going through. Hugs…..

To all musers:
Happy New Year!!! Let’s hope 2010 becomes the year common sense becomes the new ‘normal’.

Happy New Year to all! I hope and pray this next decade will be much better than the last. Our country went through a terrorist attack on 9/11, through a horrible recession, two on-going wars, and so on. God Bless America and all who reside there.

Thank you ladies for all the support! I really hit a wall yesterday and you can not imagine how much I love the fact that I got to vent on this board with such intelligent and thoughtful people!

Twinner – I can not believe that stupid b**ch doc said that to you! If I were in your shoes I would consider reporting her to the AMA. At 35 you only have to try au natural for 6 months….I got stuck with waiting the full year because I was only 30 at the time. There’s a cool monitor you can get from ClearBlue Easy. You set it on the first flow day and then “use” a stick each morning, stick it in the unit and it tracks your levels to let you know when to focus on the deed. I think it cost about $80 new on ebay. 2010 is gonna be our year!

Linda – Insurance (HMO) covers a large portion of the costs after you have gone through the testing and established that there is a medical need. IUI was covered completely, although I never did get to complete that, and IVF you have to pay a small percentage – ours will cost us 1k for the retrieval and implantation and 1k for freezing. I am unsure how many times they will cover the procedure which is why we have opted to freeze any extra embryos. We’re giving the IVF a try until I’m 35 and then we will consider adoption.

Syl – Hypothyroidism sucks…it took them two years to diagnose me even with all the signs. It’s one of the most misdiagnosed disorders out there and untreated it can really mess you up. Ladies – always get your thyroid checked…it’s a simple blood test you can ask to have attached to your yearly physical.

Thanks again for all the support – I can not wait for the day I get to share with you some happy news

Twinner – I can not believe that stupid b**ch doc said that to you! If I were in your shoes I would consider reporting her to the AMA.
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Twinner – call your local hospital(s) where this MD has privileges and register your complaint. It is easy enough to find the hospital(s) where she has priv., speak with either an Administrator or the CEO in Administration and share your disgust, then ask them who or what agency is the next step “up” to report her to. It typically is going to be the state board for her area of practice (reproductive endocrinologist?). (If you haven’t seen one of them, check out where is the closest one to you and make an appt.) Send them a letter, ask if it’s appropriate for you to copy her on it! Either way, I’d be sure she knows where you stand on your experience.

rural mom,
I know what you mean about tools being left everywhere! Ours are now frozen in the backyard!!!! (If my husband wants to give me a great gift for my b-day of x-mas it would be: clean out my car, put laundry away, (I don’t mind picking up his socks off the floor and washing them, I just hate putting away!).

Toni,
If it at all gives you some hope, I’ll tell you that when I was preg. at 22, in our Lamaze class there was only one other couple in their 20’s. Everyone else was in their 30’s and 40’s. Most were in their early 40’s. LOL, when we went around telling about ourselves, people said, “I’m a prosecutor, I’m an engineer, I’m a Professional making Big Bucks”. My husband said he was a truck driver, I said I worked at the gas station! We felt like we were the losers of the bunch!

December 31, 2009 NY Post Page Six.

Odd Couple on the town
While at war with his ex-fiancée Erin Muller, Michael Lohan has been hanging out with Jon Gosselin’s ex, Kate Major. Lohan and Major, a former reporter for Star magazine, were spotted at a string of bars in Chicago Sunday night and at an Asian eatery on Tuesday. A spy told us, “They partied until very late Sunday. On Tuesday, they went for dinner at restaurant Sunda and went outside for a cigarette. Kate kept talking about a ring that Michael bought her. She was wearing it on her middle finger. They then got chatting to a girl who looked just like Ali Lohan. Before they went inside, Michael told the lookalike, ‘You are a very beautiful girl.’ ” Lohan told us last night, “Kate and I are friends. She went to Chicago to visit her family after Christmas, and I had business in Chicago.”

To Non Traditional Student: I am still praying for and thinking of you as you get through the Holidays. (((Hugs)))

We did not get to see the blue moon either. It was snowing..again.

To Vickie~ Thanks Dear, I need, and appreciate your thoughts and prayers. It’s been a looong season, and I can not wait until it’s over. I wish you and the rest of everyone here, a very Happy and Peaceful 2010.

http://preesi.lefora.com/2010/01/04/dumbass-brit-hume-wants-tiger-woods-to-convert-to-/

^^Dumbass Brit Hume Wants Tiger Woods To Convert To Christianity So He Can Be Forgiven ::roll eyes:::

Check out the new cover of People. Kate is on it with a “new” look. Z has just opened up a thread on everyone’s reaction. All I can say is, the woman is a nutjob—-she’s trying to look like Elin Woods with long, blond tresses. TLC is scrapping the bottom of the barrel with this. And of course, People magazine goes right along with it. She is also heavily made up and air brushed and I think her face has been slimmed some too.

oops, I meant the word jerk comes to mind.

Kate is fake thru and thru. You can put a bow on a box of manure and make it look at nice but in the end, it is still a box of manure. Is there anything about that woman that is still “real” I also read somewhere that Paul Dean is jellus of Kate and that is why the show did not work out. Guess where!

I suppose they think any publicity is good publicity!

TLC cannot change Kate’s personality, so the only recourse is to change her appearance. I’ve read some comments from “males” that she looks hot (typical male response, forget she’s a witch). The TLC promo will continue to build up until her new show launches. Let’s hope Jon doesn’t cave and allow her to film the kids. I don’t trust his motives.

The Blue Moon refers to the second Moon in a month. There are 13 “moons” a year. Uh, it’s not really blue. You knew that, right? Heh.

Thanks, Pat, I thought it was supposed to be blue, too! Whoops!

LITTLE PEOPLE – God, I can’t stand that show – it’s so obviously staged it’s pathetic. Her constant ‘giggle’ grosses me out and he (Bill) really thinks he’s hot shit – YUCK – what a bomb of a show.

Need a place to vent…..
This has been a week of near death experiences. Seriously. The commute in to work, a mere seven miles, has been fraught with peril from Monday on. Each day of the week brought new and not so exciting weather conditions. To top it all off? The townships I travel through are out of salt. Oh, and as for plowing the roads? Well, yeah, the phrase is …eventually. Wednesday was the zenith of terror. I foolishly believed the news reporters who assured us, one and all that the roads were F I N E fine. Yes, the exact wording was “the main roads are clear and the side streets have a dusting of snow.” Fanfreakingtastic off I go.
My driveway? Wow, the snow scrunches under my tires. Hmmm, that doesn’t SOUND like a dusting. My street? Where? Where is my street. Oh, under all that snow and muck. I test the brakes as I approach the stop sign, hmm, yes, anti lock brakes deployed. Yowza. I skid around the corner at the stop sign, fishtail on the flat, slide up hill to the state road. Damn, it’s not plowed either. All along I’m thinking, “I’ll hit the main road and it will be fine.” That’s what kept me going. Let me tell you, no matter what road I hit, it was NOT fine. It was slushy, it was slippery, it was hell. I toddle along. Yes, I’m a cautious driver in the snow. I hit the main, main state road. It is plowed all right, on the other lane. Yup, my luck. My near fatal error occurred when I turned off the main main road and opted to take the easier access to cross the highway. Yeah, foolishness in hindsight. I crest the lovely snow covered hill, I ease down the other side and see the snow plow heading up. Yup, my luck holds and gets worse. I fishtail like crazy. I think a few things. “the plow will stop right?” It doesn’t. “wow, steer into the backend of the car.” It doesn’t stop me from fishtailing but it does prevent me from going 360. “I wonder how bad this is going to hurt?” I steer for the shoulder (such as it is) and manage to skid to a halt in my lane and parallel to the passing plow. And in my rearview mirror? A moron in a pickup truck hugging my bumper! ASSHOLE! Okay, maybe the driver was having trouble too. Cut whomever some slack. I ease on, shaken and wanting to cry but seeing as there is nowhere to pull off, I suck it up and soldier on. Oh, the moron in the pickup truck? Still glued to my bumper! Yes, love the drivers that feel the need to “encourage” anyone to go a little faster by tailgating them. Let me tell you, nothing encourages me to go slower like a moron on my bumper.
Today is a bona fide snow day. My client was staying home, so was I. But what do I hear through the grapevine? They are actually calling people and ENCOURAGING them to come in even though all the districts have canceled transportation (we’re private, we never really close). Yes, one individual actually spent the entire night there (so as not to miss a day of work) and she was the one telling everyone to come in. What lunacy. Those that are in? They are sitting around reading the paper and listening to the radio.

Does anyone else watch The Real Housewives of Orange County? Simon Barney just filed for divorce from Tamra. He said he didn’t like the way being on the show “changed” her. She was also very verbally abusive and he said she was cheating on him. Sound like anyone else we know?

Joanna-
heard about that the day the new epi aired. Which I found interesting as she is talking to her mom saying, if it were just she and Simon, she wouldn’t be married.
I don’t know, I think, even if I were being filmed for a reality show, I would like to think that, I would be alittle careful about what I said about my loved ones.
Other people on the show? Fair game.
But my husband, or family?
Seems all the reality people who ’swear’ up and down and sideways that the show will never change them, actually have no idea of what they are getting into.

Hello Moon, are you there??? I miss you. I hope that all went well with Web Boy getting off to school. We just sent our daughter off to her last semester of college!!! Boy time flies by too quickly, I can remember vividlly her first day of pre-school. It’s such a bittersweet time for parents, you want them to grow up and on the other hand, you want them (or at least I want her) to be a little one again.
We miss you, come back soon!!!

#66maureen
Maureen, ain’t that the truth…..You spend your life giving them wings and when they use them it’s so bittersweet. You keep telling yourself that this is what life is but it’s so hard to separate. My daughter is married and my son is engaged but I still always want to make sure that they’re happy, warm, full of good healthy food, etc…., it never ends. I will never stop being Mommy as long as I live. My own mother tried to tell me this when I was about fifteen. I thought she was full of crap. Little did I know……

Hi guys, how is everyone? I’m wondering if Moon has connection problems with all this bad weather? If we get any more snow in Iowa, my house will be covered. It’s up to the roof now.

Happy New Year Moon!! We’re all looking forward to your return. It’s been about three weeks. Hope you’re well and not hibernating in a NY snowbank.
The world is still spinning. Tiger in hiding, the Gosselins trying hard to stay in the public eye. Then of course, here in the southern tier of states, not used to having snow, let alone a blizzard, unmelted snow remnants piled up. Great football coaches being canned – the world keep turning.
Hurry back.

Sniff*, sniff* … where oh where can BoMo be.
A new year starting and no new threads for all to see.
Clever women need to post outrage over injustice, reality controversy, initiate social meetings of like minds and launch a new word game.
To our dear BoMo, we hope all is good with you and your hectic life is becoming tame.

Forgive me, oh so fellow clever ones …. I felt poetic today!

#70Pat the Disher
Hi guys, how is everyone? I’m wondering if Moon has connection problems with all this bad weather? If we get any more snow in Iowa, my house will be covered. It’s up to the roof now.

Pat,
How are YOU? Here in the Chicago area, it is bitterly cold and snow and ice everywhere. They say it is supposed to “warm up” to 32 or so mid-week. Yeah – balmy! I wish Moon would hurry back. She has been gone soooo long! Cabin fever is setting in. I feel like I am in lockdown – except to go to work and the grocery store. This sucks.

Joanna, I read about Simon and Tamara too, he has his own blog, I don’t have the site, but he sounds devistated and doesn’t want his kids dragged through this. I think he’s trying to protect his family, and Tamara went the Kate route instead. I’m wondering if the blogging thing is part of the contract, in his blog he said he didn’t even want to be in this season, and didn’t think he’d be shown at all. He also said that he had to quit his Mercades job due to phone calls and threats if I remember right.
I also agree they need to keep the family out of the conversations. I don’t watch it much, but Lynn’s kids really seem like they need help and not the camera either. Apparently they are being evicted from a 2nd home, it amazes me that on one season the underage kids were drinking and noone stepped up, like CPS or whatever they have in CA.
I think they just are trying to keep up the lifestyle, no matter what the consequences to themselves or their families, I feel bad for her 3 little ones.
And TLC as always just disgusts me to no end.
Happy new year Moon, we miss you!
Lynnie

Yes Kristy, I checked the date at the top of the post and didn’t realize it had been so long. Moon, I hope you are doing okay, and can just check in and let us know. We’re all here for you if you need anything! Hugs, Lynnie