Dragging on.....but an award!

My sister's cycle is draagggging onnnnnnn......... And I feel really badly about it. She's in for monitoring this morning so we'll see what the call this afternoon reveals, but most of her (now) 9 measurable follicles (plus 2 around 10 mm) were in the 12-13mm range on Wednesday morning so trigger might not be til Sunday night or maybe even Monday night. The problem is that we started this cycle when we did (a bit early - she only took 19 bc pills) because she has 2 presentations to make for a work event this next Wednesday. And if trigger night is pushed out to Monday...well.....retrieval will be Wednesday. I just don't want it to be stressful for her. She's, of course, totally like "I'll just call in sick - it happens" but I'm biting my nails here trying to wish trigger for tonight, Sat night or Sunday night. But, I keep reminding myself (and Mr.Right keeps reminding me): this will all be over by early to mid next week. And we'll be done with it. And my sister will be done with it forever. And, even if all goes completely kerflooey with the attempt at doing a donor egg cycle with my sister, it looks like we might actually have a baby around the end of September. And we'll have one child at least.



Anyhow, on to lighter topics.....I got an award! And I'm usually very, very bad at responding to awards, but I'm going to make a real effort to do this one! It comes from one of my hero bloggers, Eb at Twins40+ (http://ivf40pathtoparents.blogspot.com/) When I first realized that we might actually be heading to DE and I was definitely going to be well over 40 years old by the time I was carrying a baby, she gave me inspiration that I could do it (she had twins and turned 42 just a little time later.)

So, I've got to share 7 random things about me and also nominate 7 bloggers of substance. Here they are:

1. I once treated Harry Belafonte to a fish sandwich at McDonald's. Seriously. I was driving him around before and after a concert he did at my university (I was on the committee that selected and hosted entertainers for big concerts) and he wanted to go to McDonald's after the concert.

2. I've run 5 marathons and I've done a half Ironman. Not fast, mind you, but I got them done. I hope to do a marathon again, someday, after baby making is done (not sure about the half Ironman - another Oly-length triathlon, yes, but 6 hours is a long time to be competing in a race).

3. I used to speak German - pretty fluently. I lived in Germany for a year in college and a did a stint working for a member of the Bundestag during graduate school. Now? I can still carry on a basic conversation, but not very well.

4. I've travelled to 51 countries (mind you, this number includes Vatican City). I've been to 6 continents (no Antarctica yet). I used to travel internationally for work a lot, plus toured around Europe in college and travelled with my sister in Africa when she was in the Peace Corps.

5. I just learned to play chess this year (I got Mr.Right and myself a chess table for our anniversary so he could teach me.)

6. My first job was working at a steak house when I was 16. I came home every night that summer with my clothes smelling like A1 sauce.

7. I had 2 slices of pizza and a Dairy Queen vanilla cone today for lunch. What a nutritious lunch for babygirl! :-) Ok, I don't do that every day (by any means). It was balanced with a bowl of kashi Go Lean crunch w/organic skim milk and a peach and blueberries + a clementine for breakfast this morning and grilled wild sockeye salmon, corn on the cob and grilled eggplant for dinner last night. Chicken breasts with leeks and rice tonight for dinner.

And for my seven bloggers of substance (and I know some of you are so good you get awards all the time, so I'll totally understand if you don't take this up):

1. cgd at Adventures in Infertility Land (http://adventuresininfertilityland.blogspot.com)
2. Alex at Alex's Adventures (http://manyadventuresofalex.blogspot.com)
3. kc at You Wouldn't even make an omelette with stale eggs! (http://kcoryfertility.blogspot.com)
4. Roccie at Roccie Road (http://roccieroad.blogspot.com)
5. Fran at Everyone else but Me (http://everyoneelsebutme.blogspot.com)
6. R at One Egg Please (http://1eggplease.blogspot.com)
7. ks at Inconceivable !?!?!? (http://inconceivable-pofjourneytomotherhood.blogspot.com)

Of course there are many, many more of you ladies out there who write blogs of great substance. And although I'm not sure I really qualify I'm glad to be among this community!!