Music Game (aka copying Jené)

Music Game

Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.
Step 2: Write the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let anyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly (No googling the lyrics!) (I shall use white instead, because I can't figure out the strike out thing on blogger on my mac)

1- "Thought that I'd be happy, Gonna be so happy, living life alone and never sharing anything"

-Then I met you, The Proclaimers

2- "Pride can stand a thousand trials, the strong will never fall."

-Kissing You, Romeo & Juliet soundtrack Jené + 2 points

3- "Steve walks warily down the street, with the brim pulled way down low"

-Another One Bites the Dust, Queen

4-"Grab your skateboard, leave your troubles behind, we're gonna hit the streets, there's lots of fun to find"

-Bomb the Hill, Smiley Kids

5-"All heavy laden aquatinted with sorrow, May Christ in our marrow, carry us home"

-This Road, Jars of Clay

6- "When I'm down you get me up, I'll always have you to count on"

-Undefeated, Horrorpops

7- "There's a natural mystic blowing through the air; if you listen carefully now you will hear"

-Natural Mystic, Bob Marley

8-"No greater joy is there than this, to know for what we're meant to live"

-The Hand That Hold The World, Starfield

9-"I'm talking about love! All my girls, stand in a circle and clap your hands, this is for you"

-L.O.V.E, Ashlee Simpson

10-"Well, well, everyday was filled with all the love and happiness I could find in my life"

-What Did I Get Myself Into?, Kyle Riabko

11-"16, 16 minutes left, better get it done, 16, 16, 16 more minutes, get ready, game on!"

-Now or Never, HSM3 soundtrack  Jené + 1 Point

12-" Oi, lienda, Bella che fa? Bonita, bonita, Qué tal? But, Belle, je ne comprends pas francais"

-Belle, Jack Johnson  Drew + 2 Points

13-"I couldn't tell you why she felt that way, she felt it everyday, and I couldn't help her"

-Nobody's Home, Avril Lavigne

14-"How can you see into my eyes, Like open doors, Leading you down into my core"

-Bring me to Life, Evanescence

15-"Multiply your love through us, to the lost and the least. Let us be your healing hands"

-Multiply Your Love, Vineyard

16-Spoken intro "Well, baby, when I first saw you, we were at the hippy Rock Show..." singing starts "Looks like we made it, look how far we've come my baby, we might a took the long 

way..."

-You're Still The One, Roper   Drew + 2 Points,  Jené + 1 Point

17-"Gravity is working against me, and gravity wants to bring me down"

-Gravity, John Mayer

18-"Never knew how much I love you, Never knew how much I care"

-Fever, Ray Charles Jené + 2 Points

19-"I like where we are, when we drive in your car, I like where we are here"

-Here (in your arms), HelloGoodbye Jené + 2 Points 

20-"Oh no, I see, a spider web is tangled up with me, and I lost my head"

-Trouble, Coldplay

21-"ooh ooh when you love someone so deeply, they become your life"

-Butterfly, Mariah Carey

22-"Every welcome mat, every welcome rug, is trying hard to say what so many people over look"

-Different is Beautiful, Riley Armstrong

23-"Close your eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candlelight. For tonight is just your night"

-I'll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men (I can't believe no one got this one!)

24-"And what do I, and what do I, what do I need to do, to see myself in a better mood?"

-Fix You Up, Tegan & Sara    Jené + 2 points

 25-"When the night has come, and the land is dark, and the moon is the only light we'll see. No I won't be afraid"

-Stand By Me, Ben E. KingJené + 2 Points

Scoring:

Jené =  12 Points

Drew = 4 Points (but he never actually commented so.. boourns to him!)

The Clomid Experiment

Well, it has now been 8 days since I started Clomid. I'm finished my 5 days worth, and am now in the... ahem 'waiting' stage. Now we wait to see if I actually ovulate or not. I sure am hoping this works out. I'm not sure how much longer I can handle this stage in our marriage. The whole infertility battle sucks. With my hormones basically doing the best disappearing trick ever, and taking my sex drive with them. It has sucked! So, imagine trying to maintain a sex life, let alone one like they suggest when trying to conceive. (I'm talking every 36 hours!) I'm ready for sex to be sex again! Not trying to make a baby sex! Because as much as all the books recommend taking some time off from trying to make a baby,m and just enjoying sex again. SERIOUSLY? If I knew how to shut off the desire, oh I SO would have years ago.

Anyhooters... So, as far as I can tell... nothing is happening with Clomid. But I need to give it at least a full week more to know if I'm going to ovulate or not. So far, all I am getting is a whack load of hot flashes that wake up me all night long! But on the upside, I have some hope again! This just might work! And Drew and I are praying together every night again. He prays for my uterus and for God to open my womb so I can conceive! I love it! And we are both so excited about the idea of having a baby of our own! I can only imagine how hard the next few weeks will be if this clomid doesn't work. My SIL is due in about 2 weeks, and I have 2 friends due any time now! EEK! Please Lord, make me strong!

Time to get back to work.. aka.. crimp my hair! NKOTB is TONIGHT! I'm so excited! Our family was kind of out of the loop growing up. I had NO idea who NKOTB was until they were no more! So imagine my excitement when they announced the reunion tour! I get to live part of my youth I missed out on. But being a super sheltered home-schooled kid was amazing, and even if I was out of the loop, I wouldn't trade it for anything! Okay.. back to work! (I really am at work! What a slacker I am eh?)

Step by Step....

Ohh baby! Gonna get to you girl! err.. yeah, apparently NKOTB is on the brain! 12 more days until I see them in concert though! WOOT! WOOT!

So, day 5 of the nasty tasting herbs is here, only a few days until I know if I should take the next step. And I am TERRIFIED! And excited, and SO hopeful... but mostly, terrified! After 4 1/2 years of NOTHING working.. taking the next step is so scary to me. This is my last resort. After this, it's adoption or no kids. So, monday is the big day! I already saw the doctor last week, and again this week. I have had a complete physical, I have had heaps of labs done, and I have got the prescription. I even filled it! Clomid round one is about to commence.

Speaking of doctors, my labs all came back good... except for my FSH and LH. Apparently they are so bad, the lab wrote me up as post menopausal! EEEK! Not cool! So hence the clomid! Gotta see if I will even ovulate. Stupid body.. WHY WON'T YOU JUST WORK?!?!?

I think the scary part for me is not knowing what will happen and if this doesn't work.. then I'm pretty much effed! I decided early along in this strange battle that I wouldn't go past these drugs, and I would avoid them for as long as I could. But now I'm halfway to 26, and am no closer than I was 4 1/2 years ago. There are some pros in this whole situation. I'm a useless-knowledge-ologist in almost all things pregnancy and baby related!

This weekend I have big decisions to come to terms with. It's kind of all or nothing at this point. Big changes are coming, me thinks. But gosh would it ever be AWESOME to be knocked up by Christmas, and to announce it to the whole family as a Christmas present! That is what we are currently praying for now!

The TCM journey

        Sunday I went to Edmonton for my acupuncture and cupping appointment. I LOVE acupuncture! So relaxing and peaceful! Anyhooters... about 2  months into my TCM journey now! But no dice... kinda getting a little to used to that feeling.. but as I said, I LOVE acupuncture! So its all good! But herbs... not so lovable! 
         Up to now, I have only had these little black pills. They are herbal, but made into pills so it is easier for us North Americans to handle. Well Sunday I was given a new adventure to embark upon. Herbs, in their most potent form! Dried leaves, seeds, bark, roots... you get the picture. And if you don't.. there are the photos! Back to the point.. The herbs are NASTY! I have to spend two hours a day boiling them to make a REALLY REALLY strong (and bitter) 'tea', which I consume twice a day.(as fast as I can, what with the involuntary shudders and such) But, its only 5 days, and I am on day 4! YIPPEE!!! So far though, still nothing! But I will give it time to work its magic! On to the photos! 

Before cooking.. kind of pretty! Like... potpourri! 

Boiling Away

The finished product

Tasty Eh?

Well that is the newest in my infertile adventures! There is more, but I'm thinking a new post is due. Seeing as this one took FOREVER to get the photos working properly!