So how much money are you speding to get to work to make the money that will hopefully pay for your gas?!?!

Ok. My brother has pointed out the gas prices of San Diego Well here is The Gas in Memphis. We definetely arent paying AS much, but it still takes a chunk out of the income per month.
If it is 14 miles from my house to work everyday(28 miles a day)...that's five days a week, at 4 weeks a month....560miles and ~$2.30, and my car gets atleast 19 miles to the gallon. SO it cost me about $68.00 a month to go to work......not including church, fun activities, store, mom and dad's house......child care.....and what ever my husband has to drive....
So i am wondering how much other folks are paying....just to get to work to make money.

We are having another BOY!

We found out Thursday that our new arrival in December will be a Little boy!! That means two sons! I am so thankful for the ultrasounds of today! They can see so much! Now I dont know about these new 4-D image ultrasounds----they are neat and wierd at the same time. By looking at this recent ultrasound of my son :0) , I can already see that his facial structure looks different from the utlrasound of my first son. ....we will have to wait and see if they will look alike.
We were able to see his fingers, toes, she did a close up his face, his bladder and stomach were full (this is a good sign), his heart beat was 153, Everything looks Healthy! At 22 weeks he weighed 1lb 6oz (that's almost as much as two cans of coke). The tech said she measured him at about 23.1 weeks. WE will be watching his size since our first sone was 10.5lbs. I dont know if I could handle that type of pain again!

Am I a phobia?

Amychophobia- There is a phobia with my name in it! It means the fear of scratches or being scratched!? Weird
Look for your name to be included in one of these words here.
(okay I got this sight from my Bro's Blog)

Understanding can be so hard

I have been dealing with some news that is really hard to handle-well it's hard to understand. I have a close friend who has been trying for years to have a baby. She has a 4 year old little girl, but she and her husban really want one more child. She had some surgery done this year that would make it impossible for her to have a baby. Now she can carry a baby, just cant get to that point. She and her husband decided to use the invitro-fertilization process. I had no idea how complex this process is. I can't believe all you have to go through to make this work. Not only does it cost a fortune it isn't guarenteed to work. Unfotunately for my friend it did not work. Two weeks ago she had the process completed, she laid in bed for 3 days, she did all of her shots (twice a day which were extrememly painful) She had a sort of reaction to the hormone shots to where she could barely sit down. The shots are given into your hips, so sitting becomes painful. She went to the Dr. to have her blood drawn to make sure the eggs (2 embryos) had taken. The Dr. has said it didnt work. When she had the process done the Dr's had told her she was an excellent canidate. She was young, very healthy eggs, her husband is healthy, and her uterus is very healthy. She has wanted a child for so long. I cant imagine that kind of anguish. They said this was it. They arent going to try again. It cost $10,000, it would take them a while to save that again, but i think it's more of the disapointment factor...the what if it didnt take again....she is trying to rely on "God has a plan" for her comfort. But that must be hard. I am on the outside of the situation and i dont understand why people who want babies can't have them and then there are the people who have babies and dont want them........

I have made it.....well ...

well, I have taken a huge step in my life. I have jumped into the corporate world. I am climbing the ladder. I have taken a full time position at Smith & Nephew! I have worked here for exactly one year but only as a contracted worker. Same work but no benefits. Now i enjoy all of the benefits, insurance, life insurance, an hour for lunch, 401k, stock options, dental, and so much more. I am really excited. I have never been an actual corporate employee before. I am enjoying this! Well also with the corporate world they can monitor your fun time on the computer....so back to work!