Busy Being Blessed

i don’t know what’s going on with my body. my period has been over for a few days, yet i am having strange belly twinges and pains, emotional mood swings. i keep crying, yelling, feeling like crying for no reason. i am peeing like crazy. i am tired, like exhausted.
these are just things i’m writing to keep track of my body. i took a pregnancy test today because i know you can have a period during pregnancy, but it was negative. any thoughts at what my problem is??
i am really going to put a paypal button on this site. we are having financial troubles, and i had to delve into baby’s savings to pay for bills this month. i want baby gigowski to have plenty of money! i want to use that savings for baby only – whether it be infertility costs or his/her birth.
i am going to be putting up a stats page. where i am now, where i have been throughout my journey. looking back at the info is kind of interesting!! at least for me.

love n hugs,

well jerry took my stitches out this morning. he has the day off. it hurt REALLY bad. i cried tears of pain. but they are now out and the bandaid is on and it feels ok now. not great, but ok.
we are having some financial troubles. with all the fertility visits, drugs and treatments, plus my visit to the er for my thumb, on top of our financial aid repayment for college, we are getting in the hole. thankfully we have no credit card bills (we don’t use credit cards anymore after a small pain with one), hardly any bills at home. but me not having a job is really weighing us down financially. i HAVE to find a job – any job at this point. if i go into one knowing i won’t like it, i won’t be disappointed right? LOL. jerry has an appointment with the post office in a week. please pray that he gets a job with them! they have better insurance and better pay. i am thinking of putting a paypal button on at precious dreams because we are using money in savings (that was for baby gigowski) to pay for bills. this may sound cheesy, but i’ve seen other people do it. maybe someone will donate for my future baby. what are your thoughts about this? am i being a dork? of course, but is it plausible?
well i plan to post some new stuff on precious dreams today. i’m going to put my stats – where i have been and where i am now. also there’s a new song on there…and i’m going to post on the blog.
i hope everyone is having a better day than i am!
love n hugs
jenn

well i can hardly believe it’s been almost a week since my accidental encounter with a knife. tomorrow jerry is supposed to take my stitches out. i know he’ll do a good job – he does it all the time at work. besides, almost all the pain is gone now! yay!

trying new memes today – thursday thumb twiddler // thursday three

thursday thumb twiddler:

1. When was the last time you ever walked out of a movie while it was still playing on screen? Or have you ever? i have done this twice. once was when i was with friends (jerry was one of them) and the movie was jackie brown. i was offended by all the cussing in it and i had to walk out. jerry walked out with me. we talked while we waited for everyone else to come out, and he remembers me being mean and rude to him. i remember joking with him a lot – defense mechanism. lol. the second time was at me myself and irene – we walked out when jim carrey started nursing from a woman in a public area – i almost threw up. never felt the same about the guy since. that is disgusting.

2. What sort of things would you do if you could be as outgoing and uninhibited as you wish? i have no idea. i think being inhibited makes us more human. it’s when we get uninhibited that we are out of control and insane. acting like animals is not what God intended of us.

3. In an expensive restaurant, after a very nice, enjoyable meal, the waitress brings you your check. You notice you didn’t get charged for one of the items. What, if anything, do you do? it depends on how the waitress was. if she was good, i would tell her. if she was bad, i wouldn’t tell her. sounds mean, but maybe it would get her fired. LOL can you tell i’ve never been a waitress??? jerry always says i don’t care about them because i’ve never been one. i like to be fair though…

thursday three:

Echoes: What sound do you hear from time to time that immediately draws up an echo from the past? certain songs make me think of my childhood. i can’t name any right now, but if i heard any i could tell you.

Visions: …and what about something you might see now and again that evokes a scene from days gone by? hmmmm i must say not a lot of sight-things make me remember things. sorry.

Memories: “Misty water color memories”? Is there a painting or a picture you like to look back on just to remember a certain time or place? i love looking at my childhood photo album. they seemed like such fun times. no certain place i like to think of though.

personally i think smell and taste are much bigger memory triggers!!! when i smell a certain food being cooked i think of my grandma. or when i smell lilacs i ALWAYS think of her because they were her favorite. when i taste cotton candy or elephant ears i remember going to the circus or the fair as a child….
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well i am very hungry so i need to get something to eat. have a great day!
God bless!
love n hugs!

jenn

the february menu is done! click here for pdf form or click here for jpg form to view and print if you’d like.

love n hugs!

jenn

i posted in precious dreams today.

what you think of my new layout?

love n hugs n stuff

jenn

well my period is over. it was a normal length one, but it was really heavy in the beginning and not so much near the end. nothing unusual about that. but it had a strange smell the entire time. i know it usually smells strange, but it smelled more metallic. sorry i know it’s gross.

i am starting the month of february new and fresh, with renewed hope

precious child, i love you so! i can barely wait to meet you. i want to feel you grow inside me…i want to sing lullabies to you as you’re in my belly…i want to read stories to you…i want your papa to talk to you through my belly…and see my belly get bigger as YOU get bigger. i want to hold you in my arms and sing to you. i know you’ll be beautiful, sweet and precious in every way. please know that i love you forever!

love n hugs n blessings

i found some quizzes and thought sure, why not? it’s been a while…

don’t get me started on the your thing. it’s a contraction girl, it’s YOU’RE!!!!!

AGAIN – don’t get me started on the your thing. it’s a contraction girl, it’s YOU’RE!!!!! bah! stay in school please!

1. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
in between 8 and 9 (at least for now!)

2. IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH ONE FAMOUS PERSON, WHO WOULD IT BE?
hmmm. jim caveziel

3. GOLD OR SILVER?
white gold or silver or platinum but i’m not a jewelry type of gal

4. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA?
my big fat greek wedding? i think? it was hilarious. it was at the dollar movie.

5. FAVORITE TV SHOW?
buffy, american idol

6. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?
sometimes nothing. other times, grapefruit, sausage, egg, toast, cheese, just whatever we have or whatever i want LOL

7. WHAT WOULD YOU HATE TO BE LEFT IN A ROOM WITH?
poisonous snakes OR a fire!!

8. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?
just the very bottom

9. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
the beauty of God’s creation, praise music, scripture

10. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
ann (without an e – blah)

11. BEACH, CITY, Or COUNTRY?
country

12. SUMMER OR WINTER?
fall! lol

13. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
chocolate, mint choc chip, rocky road (anything with chocolate LOL)

14. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN?
buttered and salted

15. FAVORITE COLOR?
blue – all shades

16. FAVORITE CAR?
chevy cavalier

17. FAVORITE SANDWICH FILLING?
don’t care for them much…but pbb (peanut butter and banana) or bologna

18. WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO YOU DESPISE?
conceited, lying, hatefulness, etc

19. FAVORITE FLOWER?
lilies, lilacs, roses

20. IF YOU HAD A BIG WIN IN THE LOTTERY, HOW LONG WOULD YOU WAIT TO TELL PEOPLE?
a minute!

21. FIZZY OR STILL WATER AS A DRINK?
still

22. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHROOM?
white, mauve blush and green mist

23. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING?
lots

24. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO?
here probably

25. CAN YOU JUGGLE? IF YES HOW MANY?
no

26. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK:
Sonday

27. RED OR WHITE WINE?
i don’t drink. i LOVE sparkling white or red grape juice though!

28. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY?
not a lot – it’s the week before Christmas so funds are usually low. jerry bought me a karaoke machine though!

enough fun for one day hehe.

well what do you think of my new layout?? it’s not the one i had made before – i stayed up til nearly midnight making it and getting it up. i’m lovin’ it myself! i hope the tagboard doesn’t make it too easy for you to ignore my posts lol.

well i’m really really tired!

nighty night, love n hugs n stuff!

forgot to do the this or that and saw it on jen’s blog so i HAD to do it

1. Kleenex or tissue? kleenex
2. Soda or pop (or tonic or whatever)? pop
3. A sandwich on a long roll: sub or hero (or hoagie or grinder, etc)? sub
4. Glasses or spectacles? glasses
5. TV or television (or boob-tube, or telly, for our friends across the pond)? tv
6. Movie or film? movie
7. Sofa or couch? couch (my grampa says davenport – what’s up with that?!)
8. Stove or range? i agree with jen – the range is the top and the oven is the bottom ~ so you’re wrong if you say range…the entire thing is a stove.
9. Remote control or clicker? remote
10. Supermarket or grocery store? i say grocery for kroger’s, marsh & mr d’s. but we usually shop at super walmart or super target, so then we just say store.

i got my wedding graphics! so the wedding page is up!!! i’m still thinking of tweaking it a bit but let me know what you think so far. also if you haven’t signed that guestbook go ahead and do it now! LOL.
click here.
my thumb seems to be healing well. i’m not taking pain meds as much anymore yay!
go tell nancze happy birthday if you haven’t already, and go wish autumn get well blessings!
love n hugs!