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Courtney's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 10/21/03 -------------------- 10/11/03 9/20/03 7/30/03 7/12/03 6/24/03 6/15/03 6/7/03 5/17/03 5/5/03 4/25/03 4/6/03 3/30/03 3/10/03 2/26/03 2/15/03 2/10/03 1/26/03 1/18/03 1/12/03 1/4/03 12/15/02 12/6/02 11/27/02 11/16/02 11/6/02 10/28/02 10/24/02 10/22/02 10/6/02 9/28/02 9/15/02 9/11/02 9/3/02 8/26/02 8/11/02 8/5/02 7/15/02 6/18/02 6/6/02 5/17/02 5/15/02 4/26/02 4/5/02 3/29/02 3/17/02 3/9/02 3/1/02 2/17/02 1/5/02 12/23/01 12/3/01 11/26/01 11/19/01 11/2/01 10/20/01 10/14/01 10/2/01 9/23/01 9/13/01 9/10/01 9/1/01 8/23/01 8/14/01 7/30/01 7/21/01 7/15/01 7/7/01 7/1/01 6/27/01 6/25/01 6/21/01 6/4/01 5/28/01 5/17/01 5/8/01 4/27/01 4/20/01 4/13/01 4/6/01 3/31/01 3/24/01 3/15/01 3/1/01 2/22/01 2/15/01 2/7/01 2/1/01 1/31/01 1/30/01 1/27/01 1/23/01 1/19/01 1/16/01 1/14/01 1/10/01 1/1/01 12/26/00 12/12/00 12/5/00 11/28/00 11/21/00 11/15/00 11/9/00 10/30/00 10/24/00 10/18/00 10/10/00 10/2/00 -------------------- Courtney's Introduction

March 31, 2001

Hello everyone I have good news and sad news. Good news first: I O'd!!!! At first I thought that my body was still trying to regulate itself but then the temps just kept staying above the coverline. I O'd really late but I think that my body really didn't settle down until the middle of this cycle. I had EWCM on cd 23-25 and then cd 26 my temps jumped. They have stayed up so that makes me cd 33 today and dpo 8! yeah I haven't said dpo anything since January! Can you tell I am excited about this.

Now that I have told you about that I am also going to tell you that I may have found opk and monitor test sticks online at CDN prices! I started looking up online CDN pharmacies and emailed a few of them to see if they could order these items. One responded immediately that they offer one brand of OPK online. The other responded about the ability to order them if I want them. I am just waiting to hear back about the test sticks.

Okay now for the sad news. When dh told me this last night I got so angry that I could not call our neighbour back. I am still trying to think of what to say so that I don't yell at her. If you have been reading my diary, a few months ago I posted about the neighbour telling me about how she had adoptive parents all picked out for her baby and then decided to keep him. Well last night she called and dh was talking to her. She started talking about how they were watching Varsity Blues and her 4 year old said "I know what they are going to do now. They are going to have sex". I guess she and her bf looked at each other and then asked the little guy where he heard that. They don't let him watch movies with sex in it or anything so they didn't know where he had picked it up from. He tells them that his 7 year old cousin told him about it and showed him what happens. They went to see the cousin just to ask her if what the little guy was saying was true. The little girl tells them that her dad's best friend taught her and that he touches her. (I am getting angry just typing this!) I guess then my neighbour talked to the little girls 2 other sisters who told the same story about this guy touching them. So my neighbour goes to the girls parents and tells them. They throw them all out of the house without even discussing it. So my neighbours say you better call Children's Aid or I will. This is the part that ticks me off more than anything else. My neighbours have not done anything and neither have the parents!!!!!!!!! The father of the girls is worried if he tells he will lose the girls as he is a single father. I am not sure why my neighbour hasn't done anything as that would be my first reaction. I use to care for a little boy whose father was an alcoholic. One day he had bruises in the shape of fingers on his butt and back. I called Children's Aid immediately, that little boy's physical and psychological health is more important than his father getting in trouble. What makes me mad is those little girls did what they should have and told an adult. I fault their parents and my neighbours for being selfish and not looking out for the best interest of the girls. They have had their innocence taken away and they can never get that back. Some people are blessed with children and they shouldn't be. I know that sounds harsh but I can't even imagine having children and not acting on this.

Well that was my rant. Sorry if you don't agree with me but I have strong views on this subject as I was physically abused as a child. No one helped me or protected me and for years I blamed myself. Self-esteem is a large part of your identity and I know I was robbed of that and still at times have trouble with it. Thanks for listening.

Courtney