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do have to share isn t nearly as thrilling as a tom clancy novel but whose life is really thrilling it s also 2 47am and i ve checked the news checked fb pinterest listened to a book on tape and had to stop because i m at a scary part and i am a chicken read scriptures rolled over several times and am resigned to the fact that sleep is far from me why not update the blog reid is getting close to finishing a few more months of school and we are both extremely excited for a break school is cool but being out of school is the coolest we actually see each other and live for a week like a normal family strange how things get so out of whack with school and weird work schedules and stress and yeah fall break can t come soon enough i m working normal hours still overnights but only 36 hours a week this has proven good and bad i ve always wanted to push myself to work more since i think i ve got nothing else going on why not work more only working more means i have no life no friends and no time to do things that would be fun so i have decided to work a normal amount for a while the only bad part is my sleep or lack thereof and inability to return to a life when the sun is up on my non working days this usually means i spend the first day off so excited i m not working for four days that of course i can t just go home and sleep i should go shopping i then go to various shops and after about four hours am so delirious and hangry i move through the store in a zombie like stupor wondering if anyone would notice if i laid down on that really comfortable looking hardwood floor and took a nap one would think after about a week or two or doing this i would just go home and sleep that first day but alas it is hard to control that excitement once i finally get home i catch a second wind and stay awake for the rest of the night if you re counting this makes about 36 hours of being awake day 2 of being off is ugly i go into a deep depression because i am overly tired wishing i never had to step foot in that hospital again i m a real peach to be around and out of pure exhaustion and because the lord knows i will probably go crazy if my brain doesn t shut off soon i finally fall asleep and my depression is cured by the weekend and reid is home i remember that life is good and i can be happy once more one day i will figure out how to break this cycle lovely days since the last posting we moved to a new place it is bigger more affordable and right next to an awesome walking path i wish all our friends lived in this little neighborhood it s the cutest what isn t the cutest is the ridiculous hoa but that s for another day we now have two bedrooms and two baths a single garage where reid can do some car fixing and space to move around awww welcome to aurora i could walk all day down this awesome path we also got a fun visit from becki and rich it was awesome to talk and remember old times we went to wrigley field and watched a great game reid dropped us off near the entrance and drove about a mile and a half away to park the car we miss the 15 parking in downtown colorado i never thought i d say that becki and me so on the walk to the field reid was hit by a taxi as he tried crossing a street poor guy thankfully he is agile like a cat and simply did some roll jump maneuver on the hood of the car without suffering too much damage after somehow landing on his feet he was tempted to raise his arms and say du duh reid said the driver and passengers were horrified since the driver was at fault but it made for a great story getting a text from reid that said lol i just got hit by a taxi was both humorous and scary but he is fine he said he made a good sized dent in the hood better the hood than his skull we celebrated halloween twice this year and missed the actual day completely we had a great time scaring the children at the ward s trunk or treat the best was hearing little ones yell how can you see me apparently the fabric on the eyes was dark enough that we could see out and few could see in now i have these lovely costumes and they re taking up a good portion of the living room they might become part of goodwill s inventory soon maybe i could hang them on the wall most recently we decided to tackle the second bedroom the debate has been making it a guest room or a craft room reid really wants a craft room hehe ok maybe i really want one so anyone wanting to visit you are still welcome you just have to share it with the sewing machine and fabric currently it is a disaster since i m trying to paint the walls i m not sure when green and tan stripes have ever matched all that well but we are wishing them a hearty farewell it doesn t look any better in person trust me and an update on the lovely surgery my tiny incisions didn t heal as smoothly as planned and i had some oozing and yuckiness for a while i thoroughly enjoy disgusting bodily fluids so this was a pleasant time for me i cringed and gagged almost daily eventually they healed and the doctor wanted us to try naturally to get pregnant well naturally smaturally it didn t work then to make matters worse the doctor that performed the surgery decided to move to the city and focus on robotic surgery really didn t he understand we needed him so we were back to square one i don t like being back to square one with this issue not only do we have a less than glamorous history of multiple miscarriages infertility pcos a rare liver disease and we are getting old now i get to add ovarian surgery to the list it s hard to find an ob gyn that s welcoming to such a special history i thankfully had the opportunity to speak to a midwife at the hospital where i work and she gave us some ideas of what to do next we are meeting this week with a fertility specialist and hopefully figuring out the next steps we have already gone the fertility specialist route and got plenty of testing done and chromosomes checked and poked and prodded so we feel a little more prepared this time around i am realizing that i need to stay positive throughout the lengthy process and not get so easily discouraged reid and i have learned a lot and have really grown to love our lives i look back a few years and realize that the process of waiting to become parents and hoping the day would just happen and we would be part of the in crowd took away a lot of happiness that was available at that time yet i longed so much for a different life that i couldn t enjoy the one we were living even though moving here has been hard it was a needed change from watching so many friends welcome their first and second and third and fourth child we miss everyone of them and often think about moving back home and rekindling all those cherished friendships but being away has given us probably more me a break from feeling so broken granted nearly all of our friends here have plenty of children so we are still a little odd but the move forced a lot of growth and life is good we are understanding more of why the lord s timing is what it is and i am grateful for the chance to sleep whenever i want or walk around like a zombie for hours in a store gorgeous posted by erin ann at 2 42 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday july 8 2012 a first one of my favorite people asked me to be a part of our ward activity and i agreed because i thought she was just joking she wasn t the supremes kandy jill and me mary diana and florence the mc and me what a funny night i don t get on stage unless i get lost in a new church building and end up there thanks jill for forcing kindly asking me to do it we had so many great acts and i haven t laughed that much in forever posted by erin ann at 3 25 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest surgery i had surgery two weeks ago for my ovaries crazy huh it s called ovarian drilling and essentially they popped the multiple cysts i have on both of my ovaries they did it laparoscopically which was a new one for me i ve never had abdominal surgery and after this one i don t really want to sign up again we got to the hospital on time got ushered back to the room got into the gorgeous hospital attire and then it was time for the iv yikes this is after the first attempt at an iv the sweet nurse tried again on the next vein over and that didn t work either so a new nurse came and tried in the other hand can you see the big bump growing under the tape this one also didn t work and the nurses were stumped with only two hands they decided to try in my wrist thankfully the fourth attempt was successful and they taped that baby down see my excited face the gown said one size fits all and it lied i had to get up to use the facilities and it was breezy to say the least no picture needed for that here s the damage sorry for the belly pic and the damage to the hand and the damage to my mood it has been a not so happy time over in our abode following this procedure i m not sure what did it but my mood has been anything but positive the surgery is supposed to help me get pregnant naturally and it s anyone s guess if it worked until we actually get pregnant so time will tell let s hope time is kind and that my mood improves posted by erin ann at 3 09 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday april 1 2012 date night and an incredible weekend reid and i got a chance to see jim gaffigan in chicago on friday night mr gaffigan is one of our favorite comedians and if you ve never heard of him allow me to introduce you here s a little clip of his stand up needless to say we laughed a lot this was our quick bite to eat i can t tell you the last time i ate a big mac opening up the box and checking out the burger made me wonder what we were doing and then that first bite reminded me so good i can t say i felt incredible after eating the burger and all the fries but i m searching for balance in my diet and this helped round out the corner of less than nutritional food these pictures crack me up because we both look so silly probably our giddiness in being there my favorite part is the girl behind us in the second photo because the flash on our camera is almost seizure inducing a little like a strobe light packed with the brightness of the sun i m glad we can keep her cute little face forever and that she survived the moment with us it was also general conference this weekend if you don t know what general conference is it s a special meeting held twice a year where our prophet and other leaders in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints speak and give testimonies of christ and his teachings they give words of encouragement of counsel and of guidance of how we can improve ourselves and help those around us here is where you can check out more if interested as much as i enjoy laughing with reid and sharing those fun times together i was reminded how much more i enjoy sitting together and being uplifted by men and women testifying of our savior the talks were so amazing poor reid had to listen to me say literally after almost every talk wow reid that was really good a theme that seemed to permeate throughout the various topics was our need to be kind to others to not judge and to be grateful for our many blessings how applicable in a time where being greedy and rude seems to reign not only did we get the chance to listen to conference but we also watched several episodes of one of my favorite shows turning point it s one of the neatest little shows that highlights the efforts of individuals that after having a turning point in their lives have changed the world for the better one episode really touched me it was about a jesuit priest that desired to help those less fortunate and despised in the community he co founded homeboy industries that includes now six businesses that serve as both a gang rehabilitation facility and training program the priest related the following at the beginning of the show a dream shared by a gang member began with he and i in a room that was pitch black he knows i m in the room but we re both silent suddenly i take a flashlight out of my pocket and shine it on a light switch on the wall i hold it steady there and the gang member knows only he can turn that switch tentatively he reaches for the switch and turns it on the room is flooded with light and at this point the gang member is sobbing as he is relating his dream he said the light is better than the darkness as though he never knew that before it was really a touchstone story i think prior to this i had tried to turn on the light switch for people i tried to save them but you can t really do that what you can do is know you own a flashlight and you happen to know where to aim it profound as another person on a different episode said one person can make all the difference actually one person makes all the difference life is good my friends we have much to be grateful for and so much room for improvement i m glad we get the chance to do better and try harder posted by erin ann at 3 48 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday january 1 2012 happy new year happy new year we had a busy december but a great time as well phoenix was gorgeous a little chilly but so pretty how wonderful is this christmas tree we got a chance to stay with reid s sister alyson christmas morning is so different with kids we were woken up to alyson and will s little one exclaiming aaaahhhhhhh mom and dad santa came love it we had so much to celebrate over christmas break a new baby in the family a marriage birthdays and our savior s birth it was a great trip this was the view as we neared the airport in chicago i suppose illinois has some beauty too new year s eve was full of fun too we went to wicker park and ate brunch at the bongo room with some friends they have a great menu and quite eclectic food i had an omelet with goat cheese spinach and butternut squash a m a z i n g then off to sprinkles for a little treat very cute place lastly i ve been inspired by so many creative friends and family and want to do more decorating for the holidays my anti clutter attitude and inability to save things makes this difficult but i love the feelings that come with celebrating here s the latest project in progress they re going to be conversation hearts for valentine s day posted by erin ann at 9 28 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom followers my blog list make it work mom best youtube downloader top picks for easy video saves 2 weeks ago nienie st lucia 2025 4 months ago bakerella com summertime sweets 1 year ago huss family butadon 2 years ago team collard new style letting go 8 years ago depressions and confessions suffer the children 10 years ago the baker family first day of school 2015 2016 10 years ago the bugg s 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