Request for prayers

I got this email from Shawn:

please pray today that God pulls a miracle today. The system is very frustrating at times, cause we had to take the girls back to their foster homes last night. The Lehigh case worker was sick yesterday and unavailable to approve of us keeping them. All this after such a great weekend with them, and yesterday hearing from the older two that they want to stay here and be a "forever family" with us. After many tears and explaining that we love them so much, and will be coming back for them, little Ni-Ni looked up to vonne and said "don't you want us?" i'm crying so hard right now i can hardly type..... thinking of those big brown eyes with a look of rejection... lots of sadness after such joy.... i'm literally shaking thinking she is waking up wondering where she is once again i her short life.
we need a miracle to expedite this process. i've sent this to you because i know you will pray. thank-you. shawn.

I will try to get an update of this wonderful past weekend typed up today and posted tonight or tomorrow.

Live journal

Now I'm blocked from Jeni's blog too. ACK! What could be next? Wait. I take back the question. I don't want to know. I don't want anything else to be next.

Vacation day

I spent my entire vacation day cleaning this house. I even dusted and de-cluttered my bedroom. The first dog that pees or pukes on the clean carpets is getting her little black furry butt KICKED! The first husband that overfills his coffee cup and spills it allover the clean carpets is getting CUT OFF!

I'm so proud of myself.


ps - our microwave is dead. It would cost $228 to repair it so we'll just be buying a new one soon. Meanwhile, we have the old countertop version to use.

Insurance companies suck

I’m still fighting with the insurance company about last cycle’s PGD. They’re saying $350 is the max allowable and have applied that to my deductible. Umm exsqueeze me, but last cycle they paid $1665: $350 towards deductible, $394.50 towards co-insurance (my 20%), and $920.50 paid to me. I asked to have it sent back for review and got the same answer. I asked again to have it sent back for review and reference the claim from December. It’s still in review.

I was finally able to get into the BCBS site and they are indeed submitted with different procedure codes. It looks like I will have to 1) look at what I submitted 2) wait til this claim comes out of review and 3) ask the RE to give me a billing with the original procedure code so I can resubmit and get paid. $900 is a good chunk towards the $3300 we need to come up with out of pocket for the next cycle.

I’m not sure I’d announced it anywhere, but we’re waiting til the November IVF cycle. There’s just too much going on in September. I will actually start injections in October so it’s not really waiting much longer.

Steve woke up this morning with crusty pink eyes. My ear and throat hurt like crazy and my voice (my boys lol) failed me for awhile this morning. Steve had laryngitis from Wed or Thurs last week til Sun or Mon. His ear hurt a few days ago. I guess I'm following in his germy footsteps and he's following (at least partially) in Stef's. We left a message for the CRNP yesterday. We'll see what she says after he talks to her sometime today.

Krista and Angela - It looks like the weather is going to be perfect for you Friday.

I'm trying...

I've been trying to get on the computer at home more often, but it just doesn't always work that way. I've started carrying a floppy disk with me so I can type up blog entries at work then C&P them once I get home. Friday was a horrendously busy day, so I didn't get anything typed up.

Anyway, the weekend was busy. We went to swim school, got there late because of Stef's dawdling, then she didn't want to swim anyway. Hmmm, there might be a connection there. Then we went to the Rag Shop one last time looking for parts of her Bumble Bee Halloween costume. We got the yellow bodice fabric and the black stripes. Next we went to FIL's so he could take us to the Reading Fair. It was fun, mostly. Stef started being uncooperative and having mini-meltdowns so we left before FIL was really ready to, but she just couldn't take anymore so ohwell.

Sunday was a quiet kind of a day...laundry and grocery shopping. And I seem to have lost my cell phone. I already called the grocery store, no luck. I did stop at JoAnn's to get the Tulle for Stef's bumblebee. I have to wait til they open. If they don't have it I'll have to report it as lost to Cingular. :( I tried calling it and can't hear my Cantina Band song playing in the Vue or in the house. If it were turned off or had a dead battery, it would go straight to voicemail, which it doesn't.

Anyway, in case any of you in my phone book gets a call from a stranger or you try calling me, now you know why I am not on the other end of the call.

Elisa's poll

1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?
Olay and Avon bath liquids

2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
not right now

3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator?
probably

4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink?
yep

5. What would you change about your living room?
paint the walls and change the curtains – I have fabric to make new drapes

6. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
clean

7. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry?
yes – but not in the pantry – on the shelves in the basement

8. White or wheat bread?
either

9. What is on top of your refrigerator?
my meds, playdoh, scissors, dust bunnies

10. What color is your sofa?
tan

11. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
purple stripey type pattern

12. How many plants are in your home?
4 but only because I’ve killed so many lately

13. How many candles are in your home?
5 or 6

14. Is your bed made right now?
no

15. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it?
black

16. Electric or standard can opener?
electric

27. Comet or Soft Scrub?
Soft Scrub

28. Is your closet organized?
yes, sort of

29. What color is the flashlight that you use the most?
chrome

30. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer?
tape, batteries, gas grill lighter, screwdriver, twisty ties, and a whole bunch of other crap I’d love to toss

31. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
glass

32. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
no - yuck

33. If you have a garage, is it cluttered?
of course – also on the list of places to declutter

34. Curtains or blinds?
both

35. How many pillows do you sleep with?
two

36. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
no

37. How many ceiling fans are in your home?
4 but Steve has another to hang in the living room

38. How often do you vacuum?
hahahahaha!!!

40. What color is your toothbrush?
blue/white – Braun Oral B

41. Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch?
yes

42. What is in your oven right now?
nothing

43. Is your microwave clean or dirty?
clean

44. Is there anything under your bed?
the extra leaves to our dining room table, a box of off season clothes, and our winter comforter – also probably some dog toys and maybe a few Stef toys

45. Chore you hate doing the most?
Cleaning the bathroom

46. What retro items are in your home?
retro? How old does it have to be to be retro?

47. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
no

48. If you have a yard, who mows it?
Steve

49. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now?
yes

50. How many mirrors are in your home?
3

51. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
yes – in my wallet

52. What color are your walls?
mostly white, peach powder room, mint green Stef’s room, purple guest room, one green wall in the dining room

53. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper?
none

54. Do you have a peephole in your front door?
no but we don’t need one with Precious

55. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?
Just Precious and my lightsabers

56. What does your home smell like right now?
dog

57. Fave candle scent
cinamon

58. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
dill

59. Who are in the pictures you displayed?
Stef, me, Steve, Presh, Ellie, my sister, mom, and neice, Steve’s mom and dad

60. What color is your favorite bible?
black

61. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?
yes

62. Ever been on your roof?
no

62. Do you own a stereo?
yes

63. How many tvs do you have?
3

64. How many house phones?
4

65. Do you have a housekeeper?
LMTO

66. What style do you decorate in?
eclectic

67. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
solid

68. Is there a smoke detector in your home?
7

68. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?
Stef, Presh, photo albums

69. Do you know how to work your electrical box?
yes

70. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you?
69

Last one, I promise

even more Sarah

more Sarah

Sarah with Freznel Lenz

A few recent pix