December 31, 2004

Coming to a close...

...just like the year. My temp dipped a bit this morning, so it looks like my period will be here with the onset of 2005. It just means an early September 2005 baby wasn't what God had for us. He loves us and will give us only what will shape us to be more like His Son, so this is all good!
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December 30, 2004

Hooray!

Greetings from Amazon.com. 



I am sorry that the recipient has not received your gift; it

appears the package may be lost.  Please accept our sincere apologies

for this inconvenience.



I have placed a new order for the item.  There will be no charge

for this replacement.



~*~*~*~*~*~



And there was much rejoicing!
Posted by lawwife at 20:30:06 | Permanent Link | Comments (1) |

No change


So we still haven't received Dan's Christmas present. We got all excited last night when we found a notice from the USPS on our door, but it turned out to be a gift from Dan's brother. Thanks, Adam, for the gift. :)

Here's what I wrote to Amazon today:

We have not received the package. In our conversations with DHL and attempting to track the package, we learned that DHL considers the package lost. The post office is unable to locate the package or even verify that DHL passed it on to them. As it was explained to us, DHL delivers several packages and a manifest to the USPS. No one on either side verifies that the packages listed on the manifest actually change hands. The USPS doesn't match up their new tracking numbers with the DHL tracking numbers. True, the DHL tracking system says they delivered it to the USPS on 12/18, but *no one* can tell us what happened after that morning.

Essentially, the gift for my husband is gone. We got excited yesterday when we had a slip to pick up a package from the USPS, but it wasn't the gift ordered from Amazon. Obviously, our shipping address was correct since we received both of the other packages we ordered at the same time (one shipped from Fossil and the other from SilverSpeck.com) with no problems. The only option we can see is that Amazon replace the order free of any other charges *AND* ship the new package via a method other than DHL. UPS or FedEx would be far more appropriate. Should we someday receive the original package, we would be happy to return it to Amazon.

I have never had any issues receiving orders from Amazon before this. The difference is the use of DHL; all my other packages have come either straight through the postal system or UPS. I've always relied on Amazon to exceed my expectations. I hate the disappointment I feel as a result of this situation.

I haven't heard anything back yet.


Posted by lawwife at 15:58:05 | Permanent Link | Comments (2) |

Nothing to fear


Dan & I are realizing more and more that he is actually being rescued from his firm. The more we hear and learn, the happier we are with the opportunity for him to secure employment elsewhere. Already one door showed a glimmer of light (though this specific position probably won't be for Dan since he's not available nor admitted to the Bar until late in 2005), and that's encouraging.

As the song says, "You give and take away / You give and take away / My heart will choose to say / Lord, blessed be Your name!" He always knows what we need, even when the path may not be the one we'd choose.
Posted by lawwife at 15:33:08 | Permanent Link | Comments (0) |

11DPO


I feel ok today. I'm tired b/c of staying up too late last night (11:30-ish), but I can sleep in tomorrow andSaturday, so it's not so bad. Of course, Saturday I have to work out and tomorrow I'll probably be up kind of late, but naps cover a multitude of sins. :o)

I've noticed a lot of wetness while temping this week. Who knows why that is, but I'll attribute it to a healthy egg. I'm so looking forward to my m/w appointment next week. I hope she's all the gal on Ovusoft says she is! I'm tired of being disappointed by my gyn experiences.

I do feel kind of AF-y, so I'll just expect to get my period this weekend. It's not fun to contemplate, but God is in control...and there's only a 25% chance of conception in a perfectly timed cycle. He'll send us a child when it's our turn.
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December 28, 2004

9DPO

Just feeling hormonal today. Nothing unusual about that when it feels like everything at your job goes wrong and then you find out your husband has lost his job, huh? I feel ready for a long winter's nap.
Posted by lawwife at 20:03:49 | Permanent Link | Comments (0) |

And it all came crashing down

This evening Dan found out that this is his last week @ his job. I'm more mad (at his firm) than sad, but I think the main feeling is disappointment. We were hoping to have me retire in the second half of 2005 so I could stay home with a baby (or without...I just need to stay home!). Now, who knows? I don't know whether to hope I'm pg or hope otherwise.

As always, it is in God's hands. He gives and He takes away. Blessed be His name!
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December 27, 2004

And still nothing...

I got a phone call from DHL just before Dan arrived home from work. She said if we didn't receive it or they didn't locate it by tomorrow, they would consider the package lost. Um, really? Does the fact that no one knows what happened to it since December 18 not tip you off?? I have no idea what will happen to it once it's classified as lost. Will we get a new one? This blows my mind.
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Not feeling too confident anymore

I don't feel anywhere near as confident today as I did yesterday. I'm starting to feel PMS-y (horrible mood when Dan got home), and my breasts are nowhere near as tender as they were. I just expect that I'm in the homestretch of this cycle, and I'll get to start my second TTC cycle on January 1. Is it wrong to already be asking God to give me the grace to handle the non-success of this cycle?
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December 25, 2004

6DPO

So far the 2ww is going well. I don't think I'm obsessing too much, but I really hope I'm pregnant. A September baby seems so right to me. I don't know what Dan's feeling. I hope that my extra-high temps this cycle are an indication that my egg was healthy and viable. I can't read too much else into them, though...or risk going insane.
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