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Hi J-Lyn and everyone,

Haven't visited in a while. End of school, giving and grading finals, cleaning the classroom, getting it ready for someone else to use.... So glad for summer vacation!

We are using an anonymous SD through Pacific Reproductive Services. We were originally going to ask a very good friend who we know would've said yes, but then he got engaged...so, we nixed that one--too awkward.

It's always good to hear about other SS couples having and/or raising children together. It makes me hopeful...

We're hoping this next round of injections will produce good-looking eggs and that our SD has some super duper swimmers . If this doesn't work, we'll have to sit down with our RE and "discuss next steps," which I know will focus on my age and a review of statistics that just never seem to be in our favor . But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. We're taking things one injection, one u/s, one iui at a time. Trying to stay philosophical and hopeful--for all of us.