Peeing on sticks

One of my favorite pastimes is peeing on a stick. If I could buy them in bulk at Costco I would. It would save me so much time and effort to be able to walk in and grab one of those big red flatbed carts, take it over to the pharmacy section and load on a gigantic case (or two) of little tiny important pee-sticks. Then I wouldn't have to panic every month and buy one (or two) pee-sticks at the grocery store.

Not that I ever expect anything different from the result. It's usually the same, although not usually the same language. Some speak horizontal lines: 1 line is postive, no line is negative. Some speak in plus and minus (self explanatory) and some actually have a digital read out that says "pregnant" or "not pregnant", because only 31% of college graduates know how to follow instructions.

This last time I bought one that spoke in plus or minus, although I didn't read the instructions beforehand because I'm a college graduate. I peed. (I have to brag that I have quite the technique for peeing on sticks, and if anyone needs any pointers, I'm your man.) I place the peed on stick on the bathroom counter and leave. No biggie. I know the result, so I can easily just let it sit for an indeterminate amount of time before reading the result.

I come back into the bathroom 37 seconds later (even though the box says to wait for three minutes) and the result window has a plus in it. hhhmmm...a plus. Doesn't a plus mean positive? No. No, it can't because it's really a negative, so I'll get out the instructions.

read read read...."if there is a positive symbol in the result window and a line in the control window then the result is positive".

Look again. Still positive. Shaking begins. A normal response to such a simple answer. I look, yet again. Just making sure my eyes aren't lying. Nope, still positive. Matches the stupid picture in the instructions and on the side of the box.

It's positive.

It's not even 7 AM and I'm sweaty!

I know that title sounds dirty, but it's just because I just got back from the gym! I started working out with my Doctor (that also sounds strange, but you would just have to meet her to get it) three days a week. It's been really nice, although today she didn't show, which leads me to believe she either couldn't break away from her infant or she was just too sore to get out of bed. That was almost my problem this morning.

I started a quilt this week. I started with a full Queen size in mind and now it's been downsized to a toddler/crib size quilt. After I started pieces squares together I realized just how many it would take, even if I filled in between the squares AND I don't have a place to put it all together that's big enough. It's adorable though - all pastels and baby-like. I'm excited. After that I'll up my expectations to a bigger one.

I have always liked quilts. Liked the way that they felt. The thick heavy texture always felt very very cozy to me. I think sometimes I would prefer it to our down comforter but I'm not ready to start that battle with Joe! :)

We also paid off a debt yesterday! Very exciting! We're one small step closer to being free adults! Well, that's if you don't count my enormous student loans.

I'm not feeling all that sassy today. not sure why...must be the endorphins. But I think I'm goign to go back to bed now and try to sleep for a little while before really starting my day. If Ali's gonna sleep, I might as well snuggle right up next to her and enjoy it.

Broken Record

I feel like a big fat broken record lately...which I should apologize for. I'm sorry.

It's again, after midnight and I've had too much caffeine. I KNEW that it would keep me up, but I figured that since it was a friday night who cared if I stayed up late, except that I was tired, physically. So I'm sitting on the couch watching a movie that joe spent time getting and then felt like I couldn't pay attention to it because I was tired. Then I laid down and my head turned on. This has got to stop. I have got to quit cold turkey. No more coffee or soda.

(I'm having flashbacks of a close friend and his many "cold turkey" moments! LOL!)

Anyway, I have now played a few games of zuma, shopped, read up on caffeine and what it does to your body, as well as the body of your child if they are breastfeeding (yay for me) and found some music online.

Can I go to sleep yet. Nope...doesn't feel like it.

Zuma...here I come.