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January 5, 2001

Hello ladies!! WARNING: This is a LONG diary entry!!!!!

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS to Jamie and Wendy on their positive HPTs! What a great Christmas present! Also the best of luck to all the ladies in the 2WW. I am rooting for you all!!!

I am so glad that the holidays are over. DH and I had a stressful holiday season with trying to spend the same amount of time with both families so no one's feelings got hurt. We spend Christmas Eve with DH's family over a very nice dinner. The kids (nieces and nephews) had a great time opening presents. We next went to my parents' on Christmas for a early lunch at 11 a.m. and opened presents there. We rushed through that lunch and next went to my dad's side of the family which was a quick supper and a white elephant gift exchange. My aunt forgot she was suppose to bring the ham so we had a "vegetarian" meal which is fine with me.

The next holiday we spent was with DH's father who flew in from southern California to the frigid cold Ohio. I was really surprised he came this time of the year because he hates cold weather and snow. Of course, when he left California it was 79 degrees and when he arrived at our house it was 5 degrees. Our holiday was great with him and his new wife until the big blow out on New Year's Day. I worked midnight shift on New Year's Eve so I was asleep on New Year's Day until 3 p.m. so I was asleep the whole time this occurred. My FIL called DH and said he wanted to grab a quick bite to eat but did not want to wait for the others to get ready because he wanted breakfast to be quick so he could visit the majority of the day. DH accepted his invite and went for a cup of coffee. They were gone for an hour at the most and when they got home they tried to call his brother and sister for three hours and no one was home. DH's brother said he was tired of waiting around so they went to his mom's house and his sister went to her MIL's house. DH finally got a hold of his brother three and a half hours later and they had a big blow out. I should rephrase that: His brother screamed like a maniac on the phone at him because DH did not call and invite them.

To make a long story short, his brother finally came over five and a half hours after they started calling him and we got chicken for supper. It was the coldest gathering I have ever been to! My BIL and SIL were rather rude to everyone but at least they came because DH's sister never even called back. They are taking this out on DH when actually they should take up their problems with their dad. Now four days later DH's mother called to invite us to his brother's house to play cards and order pizza tonight! I asked her, "Why are you calling us and not them?" She came up with some excuse that they weren't at home because they took the kids shopping. Hum?? Wonder if DH will go??? I have had the flu for the past two days and I am just now feeling better enough to try solid food so I am going to pass because I do not want to give my flu to the kids. Sorry for my rambling ... on to another subject.

Did anyone make any New Year's resolutions? I make the same one each year: to lose weight and exercise more. I did not make that one this year although I did join Jenn B.'s preconception weight loss club on yahoo.com. Thanks again, Jenn! I think a club like this will help a lot! I am going to try a couple of the low fat recipes as soon as I feel better.

I am happy to report I am on DAY SHIFT! I cannot wait to be able to sleep with DH during the night! I also got some good news on the job front. I am due to go to 3-11 p.m. shift April, May and June of this year and I got someone to trade with me so I can stay on the same shift while I am on Clomid. I was really surprised because I had to get prior approval through my Lt. because we (the guy I traded with) are working in different job titles. I am hoping everything goes smooth with this trade!

OK, here is my TTC plan for 2001! C16 starts Jan. 16, no Clomid for this cycle. C17 starts Feb. 21 and I will start Clomid this cycle. We are still going to try without Clomid on the January cycle but I have a plan in works. I finally got approval from DH's insurance to pay for the Clomid. I am ordering it through a mail-order prescription pharmacy to save money. I get a three-month prescription for $12.00 versus $12.00 a month if I go to the local pharmacy. I am not waiting in limbo for request envelopes to come so I can order the medicine. I am so anxious!!

Tammy -- I am so glad to hear they figured out which medication was affecting DH! I hope this exciting news gives you some hope. You are a wonderful woman, from me just reading your diary, that I could not imagine how great of a person you are to know personally! My heart is with you! I do not post much but I keep up on your diary.

Sheryl -- Thanks for listening to me rant and rave (which I also included in this entry) and also reminding me not to let these "outlaw" things bother me. I also keep up on your diary and I have faith that you will soon become a wonderful mother!

To every diary writer (too many names to list) -- thank you for your wonderful friendships! I truly need friends like this because I feel it takes someone who is also walking in my shoes to understand my infertility battle. I have a dear MIL who helps and listens to me each month when AF comes! I also have a SIL who has been a wonderful friend to me but nothing compares to all of you. THANK YOU!!!!!

Love and hugs,
CJ
TTC #1 c15 cd26 -- on to the next cycle