Personal Blog Post

So for those of you interested in our "infertility journey"...just know that this blog post falls under that, so if not...you can't stop reading and I promise I don't mind! :)

Yesterday I had an appointment with my dr. just to talk with her about our journey and where we are at, how things are working, next steps, etc. I have begun taking Femara again and so far, so good. It worked last month, but I obviously did not get pregnant. The only problem is that it is working so late in my cycle. She said it is not ideal, but it is still okay. She said she will prescribe it for 6 to 7 months, assuming that I continue to ovulate each month. That made me happy because after finding something that finally works I would like to try it for a while. Also...we talked about possible causes of miscarriage. She said typically they do blood work after your 3rd miscarriage to see if something within my body is causing the miscarriage. Thankfully she asked me if I would be interested in doing the bloodwork now instead of waiting to see if I have a 3rd one. The only problem...it would cost A LOT of money. Well...I decided we couldn't spend quite that much, so she took 3 things off the list of things to test for. That cut down about $400, so we decided to go for it. I am not quite sure when I will hear back from her, but she said if something turns up on that bloodwork, there are some things they can usually do to deal with the problem. Part of me wants them to find something so we could deal with it, but then part of me obviously doesn't want anything else to be wrong.

We just want to be parents so bad! I want to be able to let that desire go if it is not in God's plans for us...but for now...I hope it is!!! I will keep you updated on what I find out. Please keep praying! Thanks!

Making Changes

So I got the itch to make some changes to the decor at our house...thankfully Tyson got the itch a couple of nights ago too. We knocked out this big cabinet thing that blocked the family room from the kitchen. It seems so much bigger in here now. I am so glad we did it. I always get mad at myself that I forget to take "before" pics...so I guess you will have to just look at the "after" pics and trust me that it made a huge difference. I won't be done for a little while though. Have you ever noticed when you make one change, you feel the need to make other changes to improve the look of your house. This is a dangerous snowball! Well I will say though since we are on a very limited budget, most of the changes are due to paint. Paint is such a good/cheap way to give a room a makeover. It makes such a huge difference! I better get back to work...paint is almost dry!

Have a great Wednesday!

My Grandma Baby

My Grandma Baby: Lucille Walker
August 7, 1930-October 25, 2009

I write this post with a heavy heart, yet I am also celebrating as my grandma went to be with the Lord early yesterday morning. I feel so grateful that I was able to get out and see her one last time last week. She didn't seem to know that I was there at first, but then at one point while I was there a nurse asked her if her granddaughter was there and she promptly replied, "yes she is" and looked right at me. I remember as I left...I kissed her forehead and said one last time to her, "I love you grandma." I will always treasure that moment and remember the special things about my grandma.

For some reason (and I have NO idea when this started), she always called me Sarah Baby and I always called her Grandma Baby. I wish I could remember when this started, but I just loved that we had that fun little thing for each other. She was quick witted and always could come up with a clever remark. She was an AMAZING cook and any member of my family can attest to that. She was a wonderful gardener and made the best pickles ever. Can I get an AMEN?!? :) HA! Although I never got into the cooking thing...it was always fun to watch her in that element. Thankfully she passed those skills to my mom! Although I didn't get a chance to see her and my grandpa every year, I loved the time that we did spend together. She loved to wear and collect pieces of jewelry and thankfully I also have some of those pieces to love and think of every time that I wear them. These are just a few of the memories that I have, but I figured it would take a bit too long to share them all. :) She will be greatly missed, but I love thinking that she is no longer in pain and will not have to endure that burden anymore.

Please continue to pray for my grandpa especially...I know that this is so hard on him as well as the rest of our family.

I will miss you grandma baby!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...WHAT?!?

Here is what we woke up to this past Saturday:





It is WAY too early for this! As you can see...my poor little flowers are still trying to survive through the coating. They did okay, but I am sure soon they will not make it. I just could not believe that snow came this early! It made me want to bust out the Christmas music. Unfortunately Tyson has a rule about not playing it until after Thanksgiving. Can you believe one year he even hid all my cds?!? :)

Anyway, we had fun with Tyson's family over the weekend...it was good to see them again. It is funny that we live so close, yet I still feel that we don't get to see them often enough. It just gets so busy on the weekends for us and that is usually when it works best to see them. We are looking forward to going to Austin this Thanksgiving all together to see Travis, Kristen, and baby Selah.

Other news in the Guthrie house: Tyson built me a shed! I love it...I put tubs in it all labeled so that it is so much easier to find things and so all our stuff is stored in one place. I gotta tell ya...there is a reason that every mobile home has a shed by it. There is no closet space! I felt kindof nerdy that I was having so much fun organizing, but it really did feel good and cheered me up a bit. :)

I also started taking Femara again, so we'll see what happens. Please keep praying!

Tyson will be doing his first wedding on the 24th, so you can be praying for that as well. This weekend we have a women's group out to camp and I can't wait to have them here!

Recent Newsletter

Here is the latest newsletter. I emailed it to those for whom I had emails and am mailing others today, but I thought I would post it for my fellow blog readers. :) If this works right, you should just be able to click on it and it will make it bigger. If not...I may just delete it. :)

New Blog Post...it's about time!!

Wow...it has been a LITTLE too long since I have posted. Sorry 'bout that!

Well our summer camp season came to a close after the 2nd week of August. We had an amazing summer and I plan to tell you all about it in our newsletter, which I need to work on ASAP. We are ready for all the kids to come back though. It is too quiet around here! They are such a blessing to both the Berberichs and us and we really just miss having them around...both campers and our staff. Here is a pic of the staff from this summer:



After our summer season ended, we had the chance to go with Celsey (our cook) to Colorado to visit her fiance, Jess. Jess was one of the kids in our very first youth group after we first got married, so it was such a huge blessing to see him in his element at the camp he works at out there. We are so proud of you Jess! Here are some pics from that trip. It was a much needed, relaxing, beautiful trip. I want to go back!!!!







Since we have been back, we are rolling back into our off-season retreats. Starting next weekend, we will have groups out here almost every weekend for the next couple of months. In his spare time, Tyson has been working on a shed for us. Thanks goodness!!! We need some storage! It is so fun to watch him build it. I would help...but I have no idea how to. The most I have done is help him move a wall and hand him a nail gun. :) In my spare time I have been painting the downstairs of our cpa. It has been fun...she lives in a beautiful old house with tons of character and a huge porch. I love it!!! I also am going to be playing in a volleyball league with her and a couple other friends, so that will hopefully help me get into a little better shape. HA! Well I better go...still lots to do on my "list" today. Hope you are having a WONDERFUL day!

rough day

for some reason...today has been REALLY tough...I feel like Satan is just trying to jab little things in my way today. A baby magazine came in the mail, a woman who was at family camp last year asked me if I had a boy or a girl, and certain silly little things are setting me off. I am so emotional today. I took a nap and that seemed to help, but wow...

family camp is going great. It is wonderful to see families having a blast together and growing closer to God and each other. Can't wait until someday our family is bigger....hopefully anyway.