Beeker's Words

I started administering shots of Bravelle  as part of our fertility treatment this past Friday.   Bravelle sounds like the name of a drag queen or burlesque dancer, so I can hear David Rose and his Orchestra playing in my head.    I started with two vials and after my blood work yesterday, they increased the [...]

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Friday night I met my husband over at our friend’s house.  I don’t especially have a high tolerance for alcohol, but I love a good Mexican Martini (If you are ever in Austin, please go to Trudie’s and try one!).  After drinking four of them, I could not operate heavy machinery so my husband drove [...]

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We have moved on to phase two of fertility treatment: injectable hormones with intra-uterine insemination (IUI).  It was more than a little intimidating to open the box and find all of this in it.  There are two good things:
1. Mandell’s Clinical Pharmacy also sends you a bag of Hersey kisses with your meds. They [...]

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My husband and I share a mantra, “Being true to yourself is the MOST important thing.” Life is just too short to spend it second guessing who you are instead of just being the best you can be.  Let go of preconceived notions of what you should be and find bliss in the moments that [...]

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So you thought it would be a great idea to have your Tweets show up on Facebook? I thought the same thing. But then I realized that I didn’t want Tweets popping up on Facebook. I just thought it was rude to inundate friends on Facebook with tons of tweets.  They are different forms of [...]

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He and Lynn did it!  I do believe I could do a little happy dance around my computer.  I haven’t been so happy that two people have come together since reading about Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth.  I have not become a voyeur mom, so don’t worry. I have been reading a personal blog lately that [...]

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If you have ever traveled to Great Britain then you know that the Cadbury we get here in the states is not the same. Their marketing is different as well. We get the egg laying bunny every Easter and they get this:

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