A Mish Mash of Nothingness

Some things that have been on my mind:

C was going for a 3-D ultrasound tonight. This didn't have anything to do with her pregnancy--other than she was asked to do this because she is pregnant. It seems as if her local hospital is thinking of buying new equipment and needed a pregnant woman willing to have an ultrasound. A friend of hers works in the department at the hospital, so she was asked to participate. It should be interesting to see the pictures she comes home with.

She is on her blood-thinning injections and will continue those throughout the pregnancy. She will only have to travel to see the specialist once this time--as long as all goes well. Fingers crossed is about all I can do for the duration.

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The other daughter, A, had another consultation with her specialist and is feeling a little better about the situation. I believe she will be going through with the next stage of trying to get pregnant, but if it doesn't 'take,' I think they may step back and relax for a while. She said--as I told her (mothers are SOMETIMES right, even me! :))--the doctor said they could take the time off from trying and get in the best health they can. Both need to lose some weight, so it would be a good 'cooling off' period for them. They have a lot of possible decisions to make in the future: continue mildly-invasive fertility treatments, go all the way with IVF, consider adoption--all viable alternatives they will consider. And even though they don't really want to hear it, they still are young enough that they don't need to rush.

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We just found out that AT&T will be buying our local cellphone company. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I know a lot of people aren't happy with AT&T's cellular service, but I can't believe it could be worse than what we have. I can only hope.

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I still haven't seen the rabbit/s from the nest in our yard. While I really don't believe--as Virginia Belle asked--that any animal 'got' them, I would like to know where they moved to. I hope my belief isn't just wishful thinking, but from the condition of the nest/hole, I can't see how any dog or cat could have gotten to the babies. And I have never seen any weasels around, so I am thinking good thoughts.

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In my meme of random facts about myself, I mentioned how I have collected Hummels for a while. That isn't my only collection, however. A few of my others are: cows, angels, Nativities, baskets, tins, cobalt blue items, Beanie babies. I must, I MUST think about downsizing! :)

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I was watching the Weather Channel earlier and had a flashback to when we lived in Charleston, SC. Now we didn't actually live in Charleston proper--we were first is Hanahan and later in North Charleston. The reason this came up is because they were experiencing a tornado watch and it was announced on the Weather Channel. I think I actually forgot the names of the suburbs where we lived--it is partly because it was so long ago and partly because I'm getting old and suffering from CRS.

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The Bigfoot Field Research Organization is here to collect evidence that the UP is home to one or more 'sasquatch.' I'm not one to poo-poo someone else's beliefs--after all I truly believe in ghosts and other supernatural phenomena--but I don't know why they would come here to do a search. All of these years of living here and I NEVER heard any mention of them being here. Interesting. It did seem as if the newsreaders on our local news were having a bit of a difficult time trying not to laugh when they were reporting the story.

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I remember posting about how we were going to upgrade to high definition cable, but I don't remember if I posted the results. (And I'm too lazy to look back at my former posts.) Watching hockey--as well as everything else--in HD is the most amazing experience! The clarity is not to be believed--and I figured the extra money was more than worth it. And then K started 'experimenting' with the remote. The tech who came in to set up the HD, told K that there was no manual for the remote to tell how to work it. He told K just 'play around with it' to figure things out. And K has done just that--and managed to screw up the HD. There are several features we no longer have and I actually think he managed to set the TV back to standard broadcast instead of HD, but he won't admit it. He says there is no change in the picture quality, just a change in features, and that he is okay with the way things are. So far, I have restrained myself and not called the cable company because it will require another house call and another fee--which I don't want to pay. But, hockey season is just around the corner and I. WILL. NOT. WATCH. A. GAME. LIKE. THIS!!!!!!! Men. :/

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I don't know how many of you were fans of Mr. Bean, but I always thought he was hysterical. Of course, the hilarious Rowan Atkinson played the title character--no one else could! This is one of my favorite episodes--it IS over 9 minutes long, but well worth it. The singing at the end is the best.