My favorite comic strip (Show and Tell)

I love to read. Especially the comics. I do say they are the best part of the newspaper. My favorite strip is For Better or For Worse I grew up reading the stories and adventures of the Patterson Family. They had a big family (being an only child I always wanted to have brothers and sisters), many pets and tales of family life. I got attached to the Pattersons and their pets, especially Farley . He died after saving the life of April (she fell in a river). I sobbed for the loss of Farley. Funny how you get so attached isn't it? Lynn Johnston has decided to tell the story of the Pattersons all over again with "new insights and new smiles."
What comic strip do you enjoy?

I have a reprieve (with update)

Today is M's family reunion. I had a funny feeling that someone was going to get pregnant. Boy am I good. M's mom called and told M that he should be the one to break the news to me that his cousin is pregnant. I heard this because I was standing right there. I walked away crying. I cannot believe that another person is pregnant and not me. I asked M if he would be upset if I didn't go. He said that he would be sad if I didn't go but if he doesn't want me to go if I'm not going to have a good time. My husband is such a wonderful man. So I picked up a day shift today. All they are going to do is talk about babies and her being pregnant. Right now that's more than I can handle. You think after a couple of years that I would have built up a thick skin. It still hurts. It still stings. Why do other people get to have babies with the person they love and I can't?

Update:
I met up with M and E to attend a party at M's friend's lake house. Just when I thought I was safe another friend shows up. She's nine weeks pregnant. I said to M, "I can't win, can I?" So I did what any IF girl would do--went into the bathroom, cried, had two c.aptain and cokes and was social.

Kramer

Our neighbors had a dog named Kramer. He was a very handsome Ger.man Shepard. He really kept to himself in his outside dog pen. When the youngest son brought him out for walks he loved to be petted. He was a very sweet dog. I was very sad to learn today that he died this morning. I do wish our neighbors had taken better care of him. E used to tell me that she wished she could bring him home to our house. She said she would bathe him, pet him, brush him and love him.
Godspeed Kramer. We'll miss you!!!

I love feet (Show and Tell)

I really like feet. They get you where you are going. You can dance, run, skip, hop, jump and whatever else you can think of. I always try and take good care of my feet. I have a slew of lotions, rubs, treatments and a little plastic tub that I use for foot baths.
I noticed a lot of girls wearing French pedicures at Bloom this summer. I thought I would give it a whirl. I bought the Sa.lly Hansen kit. I didn't use the strips that came with it. The white polish came with a small tip so I thought I would wing it. I have to practice but I thought my toes came out pretty good.

M.agnets

I went for my m.ri this morning. As I'm walking towards the m.ri center I realize I have to walk past the nursery. There were two babies in there and people were in the hallway looking at them. I started to cry. I had to take a moment before I could go in for my test. Sometimes I'm strong and others, well, not so much. I filled out my checklist and of course one of the questions was are you pregnant. Af was supposed to be here yesterday but no sign. I marked the no box because I don't feel pregnant and sometimes it's late. With less than a 3% chance of getting pregnant on our own I'm not holding my breath.
I should have my results in a couple of days. I'm interested to see what the test shows and what my course of action will be. I'm tired of being in pain, watching every little move I make and getting little sleep.

New rule

I think that all of you know by know that I serve at the big OG. For some unknown reason pregnant women and newborns are always sat in my section. I am implementing a new rule: if you are a pregnant infertile or are a new mom that has dealt in with infertility you may be sat in my section. If you are pregnant or a new mom otherwise (I mean fertile mertile's) you are not allowed. It just gets so hard to see women rub their bellies and tell me that they can only eat a little bit because the baby is taking up room. I waited on a family last night with four children. It makes me sad to think that I may never have a baby.

The day my head exploded

It's been a crazy and busy summer. My two classes ended last Thursday. I had no idea where I stood because my professor kept changing her mind and the syllabus. I ended up with two A's. (Note to self: check rate my professor.com before I take any more classes on Bloom's main campus. )
So Friday is the day my head exploded. I get to work at the big OG and someone comes up to me and asks me if I've heard the news. Our gm was fired. Exactly one week prior our regional director came in and suspended him. He had an outburst and threw a piece of equipment and hurt a repair guy and ?maybe one of our guys (I have heard a couple versions of the story). Sunday I came to work and his name was already off of the building. How do you like them apples? I then find out from two bartenders that our manager in charge tells me I can go back on the bar whenever I want to. (Back story: After I got married in Sept of 2006 we got a new bar manager who hires a bartender "because we need one" we tell our gm that we do not need a new bartender and that we are just fine. The new guy starts getting our shifts. I think this is pretty shitty because we opened the big OG and we are very good at our job. After a month of this I put in my two weeks notice and go work at another restaurant for my former bar manager. A week and a half after I leave the new bartender (who didn't know how to make a Manhattan or a martini but tells us he managed a bar in NY. Yeah, okay.) quits and gets a job at the new casino (where he later gets fired for being an inadequate bartender. There you go.) and the bar manager gets fired for fraternizing with employees (someone had pictures of him passed out on their living room floor. I had a meeting with my gm and I ask him if I could come back and he told me that he was on the fence about me coming back. I was so sad. So I served at two other restaurants for a couple of months and then my good friend talked to him and I was finally able to come back. Now that he has been fired I would like to run into him and ask why he doesn't like me.
Getting my two A's happened that Friday.
And my friend who has not spoken to me for the last two months because of a blog post I wrote- story here --came in with her husband and baby daughter. I wanted to go over but after all I did to get in contact with her and to no avail I thought better of it and went about taking care of my last two tables. I heard my name once. I thought I was hearing things. I heard my name again. She was calling me to come over. I did. I told her that I was sorry and that I didn't mean to hurt her with my writings. I explained that I had written about my IF. She said she was sorry and that when she gets upset that she pushes everything away. So we'll see how things go. It still hurts my feelings that she didn't acknowledge my letter, phone calls and emails but I'm willing to put it in the past. A good friend said to me that just because she is doing adult things (getting married and having a baby) it doesn't make her an adult. But I'm happy that I got to say my peace.
How is everyone else doing in the blogosphere?