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D & C & IUD

May 14, 2015 Crankygiraffe8 Comments

This morning I signed my own consent form to have my IUD removed in the operating room.  That's right: my appointment with the gynaecologist was just as unsuccessful as the last IUD removal attempt (except much more painful).  My uterus is, quite literally, in a vice grip around that dang little piece of plastic, and… Continue reading D & C & IUD

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Signs

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 Crankygiraffe8 Comments

Sitting in the doctor's office, she eyed the metal speculum that the nurse tossed onto the counter beside her.  It was still wrapped in its sterile packaging, which made it even less friendly looking.  She watched the nurse pull open a drawer on the bottom of the exam table and transfer a clean, white sheet… Continue reading Signs

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Baby #3

July 3, 2013July 3, 2013 Crankygiraffe2 Comments

Well, here I am... Baby #3 on my mind. I've really been sitting on the fence for a long time about whether to have another baby or not. When I was pregnant with E., we were sure it was going to be our last baby (considering I had to BEG my husband to even have… Continue reading Baby #3

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Huh? Late? Uh-Oh? Hmm…

June 29, 2013 Crankygiraffe5 Comments

I've been feeling crappy for about a week now: tired, grumpy, emotional, bloated, IBS acting up...  I've also been working really hard for the last 6 weeks... Coincidence? It's been about 4 weeks since E. weaned himself from breastfeeding.  Since then my annoying bi-weekly "spotting" has completely stopped... But today I realized that it's been… Continue reading Huh? Late? Uh-Oh? Hmm…

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Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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