12w0d

I've never seen anyone who hasn't struggled with infertility use the shorthand for how far along a cycle or pregnancy is. Today marks a milestone for us, though, so for anyone who has never seen the shorthand, here it is:

12w0d

Translation: 12 weeks & 0 days.

What does this mean? I believe that I will officially be out of the first trimester at the end of the week. This is huge for me. I believe my paranoia will drop a bit now. Also, I am hoping to have this increase of energy I have heard about. That'd be good! With Soren, I spent the second trimester throwing up daily, so we'll see how things fair with this one.

In other news - we've had many issues with our lovely townhome this spring.

*Leaky roof - for the first time since moving here (almost 3 years ago), our roof decided to start leaking during one of the many rainstorms we've had. Since it is no longer raining, it will be difficult to find/fix the leak. However, they are still planning on sending someone out.

*Fan issues - the fan in the master bedroom is making some hideous noises. A few weeks ago it wouldn't turn on at all. Now it's on and working but occasionally (read: in the middle of the night) makes loud screeching noises and wakes us up. For rude! Hee hee!

*ANTS - by far, my least favorite issue. They are taking over Soren's bathroom and the kitchen. And apparently it's our problem and we have to fix it. We've never had this issue before, so we have to figure out where they are coming from and make them go away.

The ants made for an exciting few days. Soren flipped out when he went to take his shower and screamed like a girl. He's so strange. Sometimes bugs fascinate him and other times he turns into a big weenie. Why yes, I do enjoy teasing him about this. Bwahahahaha! Also, I can't stand having them crawling all over my kitchen. Not that it's really MY kitchen. Alan does most of the cooking. But still! So we bought some traps and are hoping to see a decline in their population. If that doesn't work, we'll start spraying. If that doesn't work.... we'll just move.

Speaking of moving......

Signs are starting to point in that direction for our little family. We have not made any definite decisions, but we have to decide by July 1st. It would not surprise me if we ended up packing up and heading back home (aka: Washington State). I have some pretty mixed feelings on that front, but we'll go wherever is best for our family and wherever God wants us to go. He is in charge, after all.

Today marks the end of my On Stage class for the school year! The kids will perform for parents today and I'm sure all of them are very nervous. I am not nearly as nervous for them as I have been in the past, so I feel good and am sure they'll do fine. I need to print up certificates and pick up some treats for them and I should be all set. I am still trying to work out if I'll be teaching in the fall. It all depends on dates right now. And whether or not we'll be here, of course.

This week is a dreaded week for many children in our area. SOLs or "Standards of Learning" tests begin this week. Soren has testing for 3 days. Last year he tested for what seemed like weeks. It's very stressful for the kids and the teachers. It's all I've heard my students talk about. "Have you had your SOL's yet?" "How many did you have to take?" "I have mine next week - can't wait for them to be over!!" It's hard to watch kids as young as 7 & 8 stress about these things. Especially if they don't test well. So that stress is taking over the area. It should make for an interesting week of classes.

In 3 weeks my musical theatre performance will be over. We'll have a week of wrap-up classes. Then I get a week off (GLORIOUS WEEK OFF!) before Summer Camp begins. It is strange to think that in a few short weeks I will be done with another job and off for 2 weeks to visit family.

Well, there is much to do today and I've already wasted a good portion of my morning. I am off for now!

:)