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Wow - everyone's been busy on here this morning!

Rachael - Hope your closing goes well. DH is a mortgage banker (sub-prime) so I understand your stress and frustration. I'm sure you can understand the stress at our house these days given the state of the sub-prime industry. His income is about $0 these days and each day brings worse news and tighter restrictions. There's really no such thing as sub-prime any more - even for the honest, diligent lender/borrower. DH is having to do some soul searching about what he wants to be when he grows up. Not an easy thing at 40 years old!

Grits - I'll be thinking of you taking your Lupron on Saturday as I take my Repronex and Follistim! Misery loves company...but I'm so excited to get underway again. My meds arrived Thursday but they failed to send all my Follistim (only sent enough for 1 injection), they sent the wrong sized needles for the Reronex (22 gauge and 1 1/2 inches? For a sub-q injection? Do they think I'm an elephant?!) and they didn't send a sharps container. I've been on the phone with them daily since Thursday and I REALLY lost it on the phone with the poor guy this morning. I laid the most horrible guilt trip on him and told him that he's' screwing with people's health and lives - not just fulfilling an order of sausage and cheese for Hickory Farms or something! I felt so bad I had to call him back and apologize and then I called his supervisor to let him know that poor Charlie really was a good guy but that the company needed to get their act together - especially when dealing with IF patients. Ugh. I'm such a hag - 2 more nights of BCP. I think it's awesome what you're doing for your neighbor. My grandfather is 90 and we moved him down to a nursing home here from New York so we could help care for him and spoil him as much as possible. He's a grumpy old coot but he loves to flirt with the nurses and always smiles when I bring him his favorite foods. I don't know if anyone will ever love me as much as he does. I'm his baby's baby and he constantly reminds me of that and how much he loves me. I always think about what it would be like for him if there weren't people around who really cared for him and it just breaks my heart. You're doing a great thing for your neighbor - don't ever forget that!!

Alana - Can't wait to hear that healthy beta number tomorrow! I hope you're able to relax just a little and enjoy being pregnant! We all hope to join you very soon!!!

Jen - Good luck with the RSV work today. I'm fascinated by the work you describe. But - I have to admit - I'm even more fascinated by your husband's ability to go shopping with you. Definitely NOT my DHs idea of a good time. Not even his idea of a "tolerable" time. That's okay though - I'm not sure I would enjoy it as much with him tagging along. I like to shop alone - don't even go with girlfriends much.

Susan - Enjoy your "down time" before school starts back up! I'll gladly scarf down a bread bowl of your homemade soup if your DH complains! Just send it down here!!! I have always thought that one of the keys to a good marriage is liking similar foods. My least favorite part of every day is the "What's for dinner" discussion. We don't like the same stuff and I have an hour commute to get home every day so it's typically a small battle each evening. Fortunately, I'm not too picky so I'll just cave in and have whatever he wants.

Wow - Sorry for the long post!