An Eventful 2 Days!

We officially sold our house yesterday... all subjects have been removed and we will technically be homeless in less than 2 months! But praise God that things have gone relatively smoothly thus far.

  Well let me start with the overwhelming types of food in the Bangkok mall. We were at Terminal 21.  There were so many choices that we were tired just looking at the options. Wilson just wanted food and when he's hungry, he's not very cheery... so we ate a trendy Thai place in the mall and I loved the paintings on the wall. I was originally planning to have this on the wallpaper of my laptop until I looked closely the details of these cute pics... She's naked! Not appropriate for my pre-teen class!

We have been enjoying street food for breakfast the last couple of days.  We have  had omelets and rice for $1 each and enjoyed fresh sliced fruit and an assortment fried meat and Chinese donuts all for less than $7 to feed the both of us!




Yesterday we visited the Jim Henderson museum. It's a beautiful home situated in the middle of the city, built by a Westerner who helped start up the Thailand silk industry. He mysteriously "disappeared" when he was in his 60's.



We met up with our friend in Thailand for dinner by the Lake. We felt bad since both Wil and I are still trying to adjust to the time zone change and were literally dozing off. In fact, it was difficult to get Wilson out of bed to go to dinner.

 

 

Today will be heading to our IVF clinic to meet our egg donor and fertilize the eggs!  This will be quite exciting. Please pray for us! We know to be prepared for whatever outcome God has in store for us...

 

 

We're Here!

Here are few photos of hubby sleeping at the Guang Zhou airport.  Did you know that Ferrero Roche chocolates were costing $35 - $45 Cdn a box at the Duty Free shop? Can you say "Rip off"!  They're less than $10 at home...

 

 

Wow!  We were stuck in the Bangkok airport for 2 hours!  We landed at 9:40pm. It took the pilot 30 minutes to taxi from the landing strip to the disembarking gate into the terminal and then we waited another 1.5 hours  for our baggage!  Apparently the landing crew forgot to take out everyone's luggage!

We were exceptionally thankful that our friend in Thailand was so awesome to wait for us for so long.  Can you believe there is no free Wi-Fi or pay phones inside the Bangkok terminal? Ridiculous!

 

We have just settled in and it's now 1:30am. I think it's going to take us a few days to adjust to the time zone. We'll be checking out the skytrain transit system to plan out our route the IVF clinic tomorrow.

All Aboard!

I just received confirmation from our fertility clinic in Thailand that everything is going according to plan.  Our egg donor has 14 - 15 possible eggs.  We will even have a chance to meet her on Saturday, our egg retrieval day! How exciting!

As for our house, we have not signed the papers to sell it yet.  There is still one more inspection/second opinion from the buyer before we can make amendments to our contract to officially sell our place. Both my hubby and I are having second thoughts about selling our place... there isn't much out there... well, everything is up in the air until we return at the end of the month.

Our plane to Guang Zhou takes off in about an hour and thankfully we have a friend who will be picking us up in Bangkok Wednesday evening.

I had butterflies in my stomach this morning and my hubby didn't sleep well last night. I know that I can find solace in you, Lord, and that I will be no worse off than I am now in 3 weeks. The worse thing that could happen: no baby and we are out $12K.

So I look to you, Lord for help, wisdom and rest. I pray for your protective hand over my hubby as I am not certain how he will take it if we have another miscarriage... I pray that he will turn to You and ask for help this time.

I Smell Change...

Today is our 10th anniversary. Yikes! Am I really that old?  It's a reminder of where I'm at.  We received an offer on our home last night. I'm rather scared and excited. God, I look to you for guidance as I feel like I'm entering a tunnel that I know when come out, all will be different.

God, you have only provided me with immense blessings and I know there is no gain if there is no risk.  So I jump face forward into the deep end. One year from now, I could have a new addition to the family, be living out of a rental suite and perhaps accepting a new position in a new school...

But I know you see the big picture for I don't have the stomach to do it, I just know that you will be there to carry me through.

Less than 3 weeks away

Wow! I'm going to be starting my Estrace tomorrow.  This means 17 days until my IVF procedure.  An event that could change the rest of my life... I haven't put much thought into it yet.  I've given this load to God and I don't think this will come to the forefront of my mind until next week when my holidays actually start.

This is the year of change... one of many to come...

Waiting for the Light at the End of the Tunnel

Gee Whiz... Drama unfolds... This nurse at Olive is getting on my nerves.  It was so annoying that I wrote and sent a letter of complaint to one of the doctor's at the clinic.  How hard is it to fax 2 sheets of paper overseas?  If you can't do it, then mail it to me and I will do it myself... ahhh.

When I called today, my paperwork wasn't even in the folder. This week I feel God's support and I feel like my patience is being tested.  So Lord, I pray that you don't let go.  I am feeling pretty frail right now.  I do appreciate how much my students enjoy learning from me.  I guess I have spoiled them!

Wow! It's Finally Sinking In

Amazing!  I just started my period regulating drug to synch my period to my donor's.  We will look into book our flight to Thailand over the next few weeks.  There's a part of me that wants to pinch myself and ask, "Is this for real?"

I must say that work has been a little stressful. I kind of forgot how difficult it was to work with people who aren't on the same "page"... oh well... I see a great divide forming... I'm not liking it and am not interested in being caught in the middle or in the trenches.  So Lord, I am asking you to help me out... do I stay or do I go? If I am to leave, please show me a VERY OBVIOUS sign.

I know that this is our year of change, but it will be a change that will come from you. Help me to be more forgiving and to live up to your image.