We had a fascinating discussion on race and on what ‘being an American” means at my job the other day.  Prompted by a co-worker’s sociology essay, the discussion of ‘what makes a person African-American vs. black’ spread out to a discussion of values and labels and stereotypes. This discussion was possible – or at least [...]

Two years ago on Mother’s Day we were gearing up for our very first IVF.  How cute we were.  So optimistic!  So STUPIDLY optimistic!  Preparing for IVF on Mother’s Day – isn’t that just precious? One year ago we were feeling like veterans, getting ready for our FET after The Year From Hell.  But again, [...]

Dear Santa, This year I’ve been very very good.  I haven’t hit anyone, even when they really deserved it.  There was this one time that my boss gave me a hell of a lot of guff only two days after a D&C.  I didn’t even beat her up, and I totally could have, even when [...]

there’s a reason I made up that chart.  I thought it was just a contest between Shady Grove and CCRM, but the boy thinks that with Chicago’s “guarantees” they are looking better and better, despite their low #s of transfers.  I’ll be calling them tomorrow for a few more bits of information, and to see [...]

Which is to say, nothing much new is happening, save that I have been checking my own records for when I first started feeling crampy last time.   (Sprogblogger invites all readers to roll their eyes in unison). Yes, I know that it’s only been one day.  Yes, I know that even if the proto-sprogs [...]