crazy busy sale

so although, a lot of work, the garage sale was CRAZY busy and went so well. :)

unfortunately it was SO busy that we didn't get any pictures. it didn't help that Ryan and I had to leave for an ultrasound appt at 7. got there a little after 5am to set up, followed shortly after by Dad and then the Miyas...we had SOO much to sell!

dad texted while we were at our appt, apparently at 8:25 over 25% of everything was already gone and it was CRAZY there!! (it wasn't supposed to start until 8:30, according to Dad's classified ad, and 9:00 according to our signs and craigslist ads)

when Rye and I got back at 9, (long appt, will post why next) the cars were parked 3 houses back, and round the corner double parked everywhere, Ryan didn't even realize they were there for our sale cause they were so far from the house!

highlights were:
- fight breaking out over mom's jewelry
- cops having to come by twice because of the volume of people parked
- Song (Dad's girlfriend) being the savvy business women hiking up prices
- getting rid of about 90% of our stock!!!

and here are some pics...


this is at about 9 when rye and i got back...


before 11 when it started to slow, but my guess is around 10 judging from that back round table which had been filled before, see the people in line in the garage?


wish we had taken a picture when the tables were FULL, this is at about noon


close to closing time! :) look how empty!


and at the end of the day this is all we had left!

hard to let go...

While a very lucrative and successful garage sale, as Cec said it was also hard to see all of our familiar items for sale...and like putting a price on our childhood.

Cookie Monster Agrees...

down time is for sissies

Have I mentioned that Ryan and I don't know how to relax anymore?

Here's a hint on what we've been up to everyday this week...



(in other news i'm walking okay again, just a little uncomfortable, the double protein and lowered med dosage has eased the pressure on my ovaries)

jiggly

Holey Schmoley SORE tonight!! OUCH!

But I digress, just had to get that out cause my tummy is burning up here....

I have a jiggly-bubble but! :) (hee hee...was that TMI? you must admit you just started your day with a smile though, right? maybe a gasp?)

I have now gained 6 lbs in 4 days.

Thankfully I actually lost 10 lbs over the last few months from our healthy eating-Traditional Chinese Medicine diet, or my clothes wouldn't fit at all. But even with that, I'm wearing loose clothing for the sake of comfort and...hee hee..TMI again, some areas of my body feel like a water balloon cause it's all water weight.

Hmm...water balloons and pin cushions don't quite mix too well...

poke-poke-poke-SPLOOSH! :)

love,
stace

bloating = waddling

i'm bloated to the point where i'm already walking funny and we're not even PREGNANT yet?!

according to my daily blood test my E2 levels are too high. Good is around 300. Bad is Stacy who is over 1000. They call this hyperstimulation, which means my ovaries are SUPER tender (walking is sore, sitting is sore, standing is sore), I'm VERY bottom heavy right now (my tree trunk figure is now a pear), and will experience big time bloating (cause the 4 lbs I've gained in 3 days wasn't enough).

On the other hand we have FIFTEEN eggs on one side and eight on the other! Woo Hoo!! The Dr's words (before we talked about the hyperstimulation) were, "Well, everyone wants to be YOU today!" (hee hee...everyone meaning all the IVF people) Good sign! YAY!!!

Unfortunately they need them to DOUBLE in size by about Monday. Hence a little more discomfort coming this way.

My black and blue veins make me look like a druggy, and I've got polk a dot red and black and blue marks all around my tummy, but yay for the eggs eggs eggs!!! :)

hee hee....and as Aunty Pat said, just in time for Easter!

"here comes peter cotton tail..."

love,
stace

burn burn burn!

burn baby burn! that's how it feels after getting injections around your belly button. tummy is all aflame.

But no tears, no gasping, just a wince here and there...

and just NINE days to go!!

progress!!!

I didn't cry today! (i only gasped a little)

Huge improvement and only 10 days to go! (i can't count shots anymore cause i've lost count) ;) Woo Hoo! Tomorrow we'll be in the single digits!

Ultra sounds and blood tests start on Monday. Lets go ovaries! Lets go! (clap clap) Get it? Like a football cheer! ;)

love, your toughening up pin cushion, stace