I'm going to do this next time...

I always have to purchase the newest and best phone each year or every two years when we renew our cell phone contract. Typically I pay anywhere from $100-$300 extra just to have the new "in" phone.

That's absolutely ridiculous when you think about it! I purchased my RAZR last year and come to find out 6 months later you can get them free with a two year contract.

Now, there's a way to avoid spending tons of money on new phones.

Check out Wirefly on Ebay! They offer great deals on the exact same phones that you can purchase in the stores for big money.

They actually have my Pink RAZR on their site. The great thing about purchasing it from Wirefly and E-Bay is that you don't have to sign into a contract. So you can get on a one year contract or even month to month with some providers.

They also offer the Pink Motorola Bluetooth headset that I've been drooling over for some time. It's about $20 less than it is at the Verizon store!



Obviously, one way to get a free phone is to sign up for a two year contract through Wirefly.com - but that's not the best solution for everyone. If you're looking for little or no commitment check out the great phones Wirefly offers on Ebay.



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Have I mentioned how much I love CNY Fertility?

After going to SIRM, LV and dealing with that highly incompetant staff I can wholeheartdly appreciate the love and caring atmosphere at CNY Fertility.

The staff is always friendly when we walk in the door, the nurses are always knowledgeable, the setting is beautiful, and the doctor is approachable and kind.

I hope this IUI or the next IVF works with them because I'd really like for them to follow me. Plus, who knows -- we might go for a number #3 or #4!!!

Hook me up!

Each month we get our bill from Verizon and it seems like we are being charged more and more! Also, it seems like each year our plan has less and less minutes and other features.

What's up with that?!?!

That's why this upcoming year we will really start looking at all of our options and possibly switch providers.

T-Mobile has been one service that we have not tried yet and I'd be willing to give them a try. I know from their advertisements on television that they have great deals.

The question is do they have good reception all the way out in Trumansburg, New York?

One incentive they currently have is receive $50 T-Mobile rebate when signing up for an their cellular phone services online. Plans eligible start at $34.99 per month. This deal is good through March 31, 2007.

One thing that I can appreciate is the great selection of cell phones that T-Mobiles carries! Tmobile phones come in different colors, styles, and sizes!

I currently have the baby pink RAZR but I wouldn't be opposed to switching to a nice I-Phone when they come out in June!

Get connected with T-Mobile -- and act now to get the rebates and discounts available!


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SNOW!

I love the white fluffy stuff. But only if I know that I can't leave the house! We were due to get a ton of snow and the schools have actually closed. I looked out a few minutes ago and we probably had about 5 inches and it was still snowing.

My subbing gig has already been cancelled and so has Grammy's daycare.

Guess we got a decent amount and it's a SNOW DAY!!

I love a good mag!

And that of course includes that annual Sports Illustarted Swimsuit Issue. It's always been a quality magazine filled with beautiful women. Not to mention the swimsuits are pretty nice too!

Today is the big day for the release of the magazine and for those bachelors out there I'm sure this will be their Valentine's Date this evening!

Sports Illustrated has an amazing history of providing provocative and lusty swimsuit issues! My favorite of course being the issue that had paintings of swimsuits on the models.

You can now download your favorite wallpapers onto your cell phone for $1.99 each. These wallpapers are photos taken directly from the magazine and I'm sure they are hot!

This years issues has beautiful girls like Heidi Klum and my all-time favorite Marisa Miller.

All I want for Valentine's Day is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue!





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CD7 - What's going on down there?!?!

Last night I laid on the couch and I felt like my ovaries were exploding! I really could feel them expand and it almost hurt. Nothing too bad.

I'm going to try and see if I can get my bloodwork and ultrasound moved to today since my school got cancelled and this was the day I was suppose to go in.

I'm hoping that people have cancelled because they don't want to go out in the snow.

At least if I go in and do u/s and b/w they can tell me to slow down if my follicles are growing to fast!

It's all Greek to me!

My cousin, Laura, is a senior at The University of Texas and the very active in the Greek community there. She's a member of Phi Chi Theta which is a business sorority. Her chapter is actually a great group of people and I met up with them a few years ago in Austin.

Because she is extremely loyal to her sorority and they wear gear every Thursday at school I purchased her a sorority t-shirt for her birthday which was in August.

I ended up purchasing the t-shirt online after tons of searching for the perfect gift. I went to GreekT-shirts.com and found the perfect shirt! She actually told me which style she wanted and I picked the color, design, and even stitch!

There are so many different types of Greek shirts and so I was glad that she gave me an idea of what she wanted!

When she got the t-shirt she absolutely LOVED it and even took a picture of her wearing the shirt and sent it to us!

The great thing is ... I know what to get her from here on out for her birthday or Christmas!

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Hootchie Cootchie - CD 6

Well, I must admit that I've been feeling my ovaries and follicles getting bigger! I know that's crazy but it feels like they are expanding as I speak! Almost like a little throb and then it stops.

I can feel that the right ovary is getting bigger and I think that might actually be the one with the 10 follicles.

*cluck*cluck*cluck* I feel like a chicken trying to produce some good eggs!

Addiction.

I obviously have battled addiction of food for the past few years. Many times even when I try hard...I just can't get food out of my mind. I think about meal after meal and it's really been a struggle.

Lately, I've started getting back on track and eating better in hopes that it will increase my chances of getting pregnant.

Everyone has their own battle and just like my addiction to food my friend Jamie is addicted to alcohol and cocaine. She drinks almost every night and has really used alcohol and cocaine as a crutch for many of her problems.

When she's in a social setting you'll always see her with a beer or other mixed drink in her hand. She can't do without it and I didn't realize she had a problem until I ran into her mother the other day at the grocery store.

Come to find out Jamie went to a drug treatment center about 6 months ago and she just got out a few weeks ago.

Her mother said that she's slowly getting back on her feet but each day is a struggle.

Jamie's mom mentioned that she went to the Stone Hawk program in Michigan. She said that it's a really nice facility and the staff was firm but also caring. Which was just what Jamie needed.

I gave Jamie's mother our home phone number and urged her to give it to Jamie.

God knows we all have our own demons and if we can be a friend to Jamie during her time of need I'm sure she'll get stronger.

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My damn back.

My back has been killing me lately. At first I was having pain right between my shoulder blades and I went to PT last week and he was able to work that out.

This morning as I was brushing my teeth I felt charlie horses on the sides of my back. I had a Physical Therapy appointment anyway he was able to work on the muscular parts of my back where the pain was from.

My Physical Therapist is out for the week so I hope I don't need him while he's gone!

Busy days lately

It seems like each day this week we are have something planned. Tomorrow I have a Physical Therapy appointment at the hospital at 10:00am.

After that we're coming home and more than likely spending most of the day at home. There is a winter snow advisory starting at 3:00pm and we are suppose to get nailed with 8-16 inches of snow!

I absolutely love snow days...not just because it means "no work" (not that it matters to me) but because it means that Margot has the chance of coming home early or not going to work!

Of course, Wednesday morning is going to come early enough because I have to sub and my day starts at 6:00am or so! So if it snows - I hope it's enough to call of school or for us to have a short day!

Here are a few pics of Grammy for your viewing pleasure:


This is how we spend a good portion of our days, sipping tea on the toilet.



Grammy on her best behavior during my lunch hour.

Calling out to all the world...

We have recently looked into telephone alternatives. Mainly because having long distance in our area costs so much monthly and there is just a surcharge whether you use the service. You have to pay $7.50 per month, plus up to 35 cents per minute.

Right now we are using our cell phones and have gone over in minutes a few times(which is truly dangerous!).

I have a friend who subscribes to Vonage and seems to be really happy with their services and it seems like a very popular way to have phone service these days.

Vonage currently has a special online offer where you pay $24.99 (plus taxes and fees) per month for local and long distance. You can sign up online or call a 1-800 number.

That's less than we are currently paying for our phone service and we only get local calls!

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It's 1:48 in the morning and I'm awake!

What's up with that?

Actually, I woke up cause I had to go to the bathroom. I feel like it's all starting over again! Every time I start on the stim medication it seems like my ovaries enlarge and there's no room for my bladder which means that I have to pee every 42 minutes.

Not to mention it might make me a little tweaky at times.

Thank God there's the internet and hopping on PayPerPost to make a little midnight dinero!

Think smart!

Being a small business owner I meet many of my clients at their house and on occassion at our house. We've talked in the past about expanding and at some point actually renting space somewhere if my business ever grew.

Executive Office Suites offers beautiful and professional business settings for companies to call "home". One of their featured suites is The Hughes Center which is right next to the strip in Las Vegas. The building is upscale and includes granite, stone, and is a glass building.

BusinessSuites.com offers many great spaces for businesses. You can see them online and many of them even show pictures of the buildings and space inside.

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I must admit...

I'm psyched! I can actually appreciate the fact that we are going into a cycle. I have a somewhat newfound hope that this could actually work and I could end up pregnant.

Of course, if it does work I'm sure I'll be skeptical of it actually sticking.

But one day at a time...right?

Need help getting pregnant, again?

It seems like I constantly provide my friends and family with information to get them pregnant. Now, if I could just listen to my own advise.

Many of the women that I have befriended on the internet boards have their tubes tied and have decided to go the route of invitro. Many times they got their tubes tied for their first marriage and divorced. They ended up remarrying and the women have decided they wanted to have more children with their new husband.

There are also many other women who are considering tubal reversal.

The good thing about either of these procedures is that the woman has proven fertility in most cases - therefore, the pregnancy rates and chance of success is very high.

Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has posted some new pregnancy rates and other information that might be helpful for women who would like to conceive but have had their tubes tied in the past. Their rates are really great - considering that most invitro fertilization rates are approx 30% - 40% per try.

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Life is SO good!

I got the call about my bloodwork and just as I had assumed my progesterone levels had dropped drastically and I'm in perfect shape!

Glad, I took matters into my own hands and decided to start my meds Friday. Thank GOD!!!

I was somewhat worried about the cycle because I just want everything to be perfect and I don't want there to be any reason why this doesn't work or I miscarry again. I know I can't stop the inevitable...but I can at least try?

They want me to go for an ultrasound Wednesday and Friday. I figure I can do these after my subbing gig.

Wow...I forgot how hectic and busy these appointments keep us! Now we are doing them in Ithaca --- it still seems hectic!

I hate bad guys.

I remember walking into the house when I was younger and running to the back of the house to deactivate the burglar alarm system. Our code always stayed the same. There was really something comforting about having the alarm system. I knew that the house was safe when I heard the alarm go beep a certain way.

Orlando Home Security System is a GE Security Pro Authorized Dealer. They offer systems on contract and non-contract.

Their website is easy to use and you can even request information about the systems and services that they offer.

If I lived in a place other than Trumansburg, New York - I wouldn't think twice about getting a security system. I know from experience that it provides peace of mind and you know that your family is safe.

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Rash

Graem has some itchy looking, sandpaper rash all over her body! I have no idea what it is but it looks really painful.

She has been a real turd this weekend and I don't know if it's due to the rash or if she's just hitting a new "milestone".

I'm going to take her to the doctor tomorrow and hopefully, they'll be able to shed some light on all of this.

Spend Valentine's alone?

If you are alone this Valentine's Day then do something about it!

I am so thankful for the internet and online dating -- cause of course that's where I met Margot and that was over ten years ago!

We me through a chat room on IRC. She was in New York and I was in Texas. We traveled back and forth for about 8 months then I decided to move up here for the summer and decided not to go back to Texas. And, well...the rest is history!

Online dating is one of the most popular ways to meet people. The great thing about meeting people online is that if they are crazy then you don't have to spend money or more than 5 minutes talking/chatting with them! You can simply move onto the next person.

JustSayHi offers Free Online Dating Services. The site is easy to navigate and really easy to sign up with. You can build a profile and include pictures. The best thing about it is that it's FREE and you never have to submit a credit card or other personal information.


Check it out today -- you might be able to score a date before Valentine's!

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