Tuesday, August 10, 2010

What gives, body?

CD14 and I've got a peak fertility reading on my monitor? This is not normal for me. I've been a true-blue CD17 ovulator since I started peeing on things a while back (before the boys). I wasn't peeing on sticks when we got pregnant last time, but the EWCM doesn't lie and it didn't show up anywhere near CD14. And I didn't even get "high fertility" on my monitor until yesterday, which is also odd. All the times I've used my monitor the latest "high fertility" showed was CD11.

So really, what gives, body?

Thursday, August 5, 2010

I will survive or Monkey Butt!

I had two titles for this post, so you can choose which one you like. (I kind of like Monkey Butt!)

Last summer I brought my almost-teenaged nephew to stay with us for a week. It worked out so well we decided to try it again. This summer he's 12 years old with little to no home training...can you say attitude?  But it's going pretty well as long as no one else is around (other family or neighborhood kids). I think he likes to give a little 'tude when others are around to show off for. You think he'd learn that I'm always going to put him in his place, friends or no friends standing there.

Well, yesterday I had the grand idea of taking him, my 9 year old nephew, and the boys to the zoo 1 1/2 hours away. Why yes, I am a little crazy. Why do you ask?

The trip actually went pretty well. No one asked me "are we there yet" until we were only 20 minutes away. The big boys had a really good time, even though they didn't get to see everything. We ate at the zoo (ewe!!! disgusting overpriced cafeteria food) and even did a little souvenir shopping. Even in the 95 degree weather it wasn't too bad. The zoo has sooo much shade! There's even a carousel and playground (which we didn't make it to). The big kids are already planning their trip for next year!

And you can't go to the zoo without taking at least a few pictures, so here you go:

There's so much to see!
They spent almost an hour in the aquarium/reptile house!!!
Who doesn't like pink flamingos? Think they'd let me take one to put in my yard?
This is NOT a zoomed photo. The thing almost hit one of my nephews in the head. Ha!
All my boys!
Monkey butt! Well, gorilla but to be exact. :-)