kfs1-I'm so sorry you're having a rotten day. I totally understand where you are too, except I don't have a lot of girlfriends to go out with. The few that I do hang with are usually talking about sports or something non family related. When they get a chance to leave the kids, they LEAVE the kid talk at home, so they are just like their normal fun selves. hee hee. I hope you have a great time at dinner and no one says anything.
Driving-That's great that your boss was understanding. You still might get the promotion! And if you're already doing the work, you might as well get some $$. Mama needs a new pair of baby shoes. hee hee. And, someone has to save the world. I'll go as far as recycling and being a foster dog mom. HA!!HA!!
Radkat-So will you be moving to the east coast, or the midwest, or somewhere still in California? It'll be ok...your family wants you near them, and you'll have babysitting. I think that is really important.
Mischief-Sorry to hear about your story too. You'll get those other teachers back next month!
AFM-Hubs just left for the Ravens game....Go Ravens!! I'm going to be watching baseball. I can't get into football until the real season starts. My trigger is at 10pm tonight. I went to the library when I got home and got a few movies and a new book to read over the weekend, because I'm just going to be a lazy lima bean. I made a crock pot meal overnight (so dumb...I couldn't sleep because I kept smelling/dreaming of beef with onions and mushrooms), so i can eat that over the weekend along with wheat thins and granola.
My retrieval is Saturday at 10a. We have to be there at 8:30. They said take off all jewelry except your wedding/engagement ring. I have never heard anything like that before..usually it's all jewelry, so I thought that was pretty random. Maybe a lot of people ask and they decided that they should just allow it. I have several piercings (4 in my ears), one in my nose, and one in my belly button, so I'll be taking everything off Saturday morning. And this is one of my favorite cartoons of all time. Yes, that used to be me too! Enjoy the laugh!
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I'm having dinner with my girlfriends tomorrow night, one of whom is pregnant - all of them have kids. They know we've been trying but know no details whatsoever. They better not say anything stupid or I'm either going to cry or get really angry, depending on my emotional state at the time.
that'll teach them. 
but I think not. Pretty exciting! As to promotion/annoying boss - she has two kids herself but was not very nice to another of her reports who got pregnant (first question out of her mouth was, well, who will do your work, rather than congratulations)... With me she was all congratulatory at least.
