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Karma~ I hope it does end up being only around $10,000 for you~ for Austin to get here, it ended up being $32,767 (emergency c-sec)! I think about $1500 out of pocket for us- I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Amy

Quote: Originally Posted by LisaG What really sucks is that I can't eat the entire time. That means I can't eating anything until almost noon. Lisa~ It's not AS bad as it sounds~ yes, it's hard to sit there and not eat, but that's why they have the appt. early in the day! Try to sleep as long as you can so you're not up wanting to eat! They'll make sure you're OK and not about to pass out or anything. And, if you do end up having GD, that's not the worst thing in the world either. As I sit here with Austin sleeping in my arms, I can tell you I would've put up with GD the whole 9 months to get him!! You'll soon know what I mean! Hang in there! Amy

So today I had an open house for my lia sophia jewelry business, and it was a total FLOP!! My neighbor is doing purse parties, and she had her purses here too. We had 3 people show up! We both sent out TONS of e-mails. I had a few other people say they'd be stopping by, but didn't. Usually when I hold this open house (every catalog change I do a "Last Chance/First Glance" open house- with the discontinued items and new items), I end up submitting a show for July (the old stuff) and August (the new stuff). This time- only 1 $41 order. It sucks because I haven't done much since my last month of pregnancy, and was really hoping to get the business going again. Oh well, at least my livingroom is clean now! Amy

Love that shot in the motorcycle! I'm also trying to learn how to use my DRebel. I'm doing an online class through BigPictureScrapbooking.com. Hard to do it online though~ I would be better off going to a class. Looking forward to seeing your pix! Amy

I think I'm actually watching it "in real time" today!! Usually I have to watch it on my DVR to get rid of commercials! Can't wait to see what happens! I'm pretty sure it has something to do with David and Nikki- but in the commercial someone slams the brakes in a car... Then there's that damn Chloe! I wish David Chow would knock her off next- she drives me crazy! Amy

Happy Wedding Day, Martha!! Amy

Such cute pix, Ann! Have you gone to her 2 month check-up yet? Austin's is on Aug. 6th, and I'm not looking forward to the 4 shots he's getting!! How big is Gwen now? It's just amazing how fast the time is flying! Amy

Congrats Martha! I'm sure your wedding will be wonderful! Amy

Just wanted to say I'm watching too, of course! Haven't missed an episode since the show started! Not really any opinions yet... Amy

I play in 2 groups, and we meet once a month. 1. where you meet (house, restaurant, etc...) Each person takes a turn hosting (so we host once a year). If you're the host, you provide food, table snacks, and a "Bunco Bag gift" (the last person to get a Bunco that night gets the bag.) 2. what night do you play? One group is second Tues. and the other is 4th Monday. 3. Do you have different themes each month. We don't do themes 4. Do you play a unique way? Not sure how you play, so not sure if it's unique?? 5. What other creative things does your group do? At Christmas, we do a $5 ornament exchange~ it's pretty fun. We put in $6 every time. Most Bunco's gets $20, Most Wins gets $20, Most losses gets $10, most aces (1's when we're not on 1's) gets $10, and the extra $12 goes into a "split" envelope. If you get 9 wins, and 9 losses, you split. You win the pot if nobody else splits that night. If nobody splits, or more than one person does, it goes to the next month. One time I won the split pot and it was around $125. Amy

Congrats, Lizz! Karma~ That pic is great! Can't wait to see more!! Amy

Congrats again, Christine! Glad to hear labor wasn't that bad for you! Love all the pix! I need to put Austin in his robes sometimes, even if it's just to get a cute picture! I usually just get him dressed right away after he gets out of the tub! Amy

I see that you're in Sycamore~ I'm near Rockford and used Veronika at EZ Travel. She did a great job. Let me know if you want her info. Amy

Congrats, Susan! She is really beautiful!! Amy

Martha~ I saw some of this on Nancy Grace! I thought it was a dream after reading the post yesterday, but it must have been in the middle of the night when I was feeding Austin! So hard to remember what goes on in the middle of the night when I get up so much! I'm sure with all of this exposure, things will be fine there. Amy

I just bought the SD750 last night. I had the SD1000, but dropped it last weekend! They told me it would be around $130 to fix it, so I figured I'd spend an extra $70 and just get the new one. I also bought the extended warranty this time, which covers if it is dropped!! Before the SD1000, I had almost the exact same one (can't remember the #) and it fell when someone set the timer on it and left it on a ledge! I got some great fireworks pix tonight with the special setting on it! Enjoy your new camera! Amy

Wow! What a day!! Congrats, Glenda! You looked beautiful! Amy

Congratulations Amy! Great review and great pix! Can't wait to see more! Amy

Quote: Originally Posted by LisaG That stinks that you haven't been able to get in the pool. I had no idea that was a no-no after birth. I had to wait until this appointment because of the C-section. I think after a vaginal, you don't have to wait as long. Although, since you can't use tampons for at least 4 weeks (depending on what your doc says), it might be the same. Amy

Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha Amy, do you remember when they start measuring the lips and stuff? I would be curious to know. I don't think they necessarily "measured" the lips, it was just that they had to see it, like I said, it was part of that checklist of things they needed to see. I'm sure that's the reason you're going back~ since the kidneys are on the checklist, and he didn't cooperate when it was time to see those. As for classes, I meant to go but didn't. When I found out I'd be leaving my classroom early, I got really busy with planning for the rest of the year for the sub. When I finally got around to calling about the class, it was too late. However, the lactation consultant I was talking to about it told me to go to the website: See What You Read || Home. She told me this is where they get their videos that they show in the classes. We looked at a few of them on there. Amy P.S. I go for my 6-week checkup today! I'm hoping I get the OK to get in the pool!! I'm needing a tan big-time!

Quote: Originally Posted by becks cook them until you can easily pierce them with a fork - not mushy, but soft. Think about the texture of the potato salad you had on Saturday - the fork should go into your potatoes with the same ease as it did with those. For cutting, I'd either slice them in large slices (1/4 inch or so), or cut them into 8ths - quarter the potatoes and then cut each chunk in half once more. Good luck!! Thanks for those tips! They're in the water now! Amy

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Potato salad is easy I have faith you can do it. So I just had to look up the thread about how long to make hard boiled eggs, and saw your response "I'm not a cooker". So, if you're saying it's easy, hopefully I can do it! Amy

Today is Kevin's 30th birthday, and we're having family over for dinner tonight. My friend made the best red-skin potato salad Saturday night, so I'm trying to make that. Wish me luck! I have no idea how long I should be boiling these potatoes, how I should cut them, etc.! I really hope it turns out, but I'm a little nervous! Can you tell I don't cook often, and when I do, it's easy stuff! Amy

Martha~ When I go back in the fall, I'll be job-sharing. You might want to see if any of the districts offer that. I'll be teaching mornings, from 7:15 to 11:07. Of course it's half the pay, but it's better than nothing! I'm also hoping to book more lia sophia (home party jewelry) shows to make up for some of my income! Good luck! I'd love to be home full time too! Amy

Lisa~ I looked at some of those same bedding sets! Got our furniture from JC Penney. Did you see my thread with Austin's nursery? The paint color seems very similar, and I think his bedding set would look good in there too! It's from Target.com and called "transportation". I love all the different colors in it (there's a lot you can do with so many colors), and I can already tell Austin likes being in there too! Amy P.S. You do look very cute! I don't remember looking cute! Just remember the end with my HUGE swollen legs!