Tuesday, October 25, 2011

When it rains it pours

So we are trying to refinance the house, getting ready to sell the cars, and trying to get pregnant.
We cleaned and due cluttered for four days last week, getting the house better looking than it has since we moved in. Eric replaced the garbage disposal, and painted the bathroom, fixed some ceiling problems inside and out...I cleaned and decal uttered te house. While doing this the dishwasher broke and is yet to be fixed. The appraiser when he came only took about 10 or 15 minutes tops in the house,sigh. At least it looks nice.
Eric is planning on selling his car and the van to a friend and get my brothers truck, but as usual the fixes aren't going as he had hoped...more to do o get the van running to sell the car, so he can drive the van while we wait on the refinancing stuff to get a loan for the truck.
Trying to have a baby. Well we started his journey in March and are getting nowhere. I have tried ovulation predictor kits, timing , trying every other day...nothing. Now just feeling mad. Not blaming anyone or anything I now it can take much longer than we have been trying but...we are not getting any younger Eric just turned 38 I am barreling toward 29. I figured by this point in my life I would have several kids...not one grown stepson and none of my own. I have no idea what turn I made that put me here instead of where I thought I would be...
There is much more I would love to share but for now this is enough. When in rains it pours...

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

New developments

Life has been throwing us curveballs this year, and some good recipes. We started trying to conceive in March, I actually went off my birth control on my birthday. Eric wanted to just see what happened and not tell anyone...well I went with this for about 6 months till I had to start doing some tests for health issues. By this time, I was: nervous, unhappy, and sometimes angry. Everywhere I looked friends and family members were having babies or getting pregnant. I refused to ask "why me, Lord" knowing full well"why NOT me?". During this time I found out I have factor five Leiden which s known as thrombophilia, a clotting disorder, inhertited from my Dad. It makes me more concerned about having kids, taking shots every day when I do get pregnant to hlp with the clotting issue.my mom has not been as supportive in all this as I would like. We are o close in o many ways but she doesn't even ask how I am dealing with it taking a while to conceive only it took her a while as well. Eric is basically the same. I wonder how he is feeling ,but am not sure t the same time I want to know. It is now October and. I figured I would be pregnant by now, and regret not going off birth control much earlier.I am starting to feel like a general mess inside.
In other parts of our life Eric go put into a new position at work, which gave him a day shift schedule, so that is one big prayer answered!also, Logan got a job and is finally going to be getting his drivers lisence soon. We just decided to try and refinance the house, so hoping that turns out well.
I am wanting to take up photography and ith much encouragement from an amazing friend and gifted photographer, I am looking into getting a great camera. Hoping to start using some God given creativity in a positive way. Recipes, many of them to follow...soon:)

Friday, August 5, 2011

Pizza!

I decided to try a new idea for pizza recommended by a friend. I did make some modification for my meat loving hubby, Eric.I used:
1/2 of a red bell pepper
Fresh spinach
Cremini mushrooms , sliced
Some pepperoni
Sausage
Ragu tomato, onion, garlic sauce
Wheat thin pizza crust

I put the sauce on followed by the spinach, mushrooms, peppers, cheese, then topped it with the pepperoni and sausage. Delish! I am on a new recipe kick so if anyone has one they want to share send them my way!