* I am a school librarian. In every possible way.

* I am married to a wonderful man named Wes. When we met (blind date,
1996) he was female and I was a staunch lesbian. Over time, he realized
he was really supposed to have been born a boy and I realized I was
really attracted to trans-folk. So it all worked out rather well.

* I have a 19 year old stepson. My husband is his mother. Yes. I
refer to him on this blog as GMB (Gargantuan Man Boy). He moved to live
with us this year for his senior year of high school and is now in college.

* I have always wanted to be a mother. Using donor sperm, I started
trying to get pregnant in May of 2005. I got my first positive blood
test on July 27, 2006 – this was a result of my seventh IUI cycle, my
second on Clomid with trigger shots. I used an HCG booster 6dpo to keep
my progesterone up (I had a luteal phase defect). On August 29th, 2006
when I thought I was 9 weeks pregnant and after seeing the heartbeat the
week before, I went for my first OB appt and found out that the baby
had died around 8 weeks, 2 days – about 3 days after I saw it. I had a
Manual Vacuum Aspiration the next day which was hideous but quick.
Pathology report indicated a triploidy – 3 complete sets of chromosomes.
Our first try back after the disaster worked. Positive tests as of
December 10th, 2006. Our beautiful son, Beckett Ace, was born August 15,
2007 via c-section.

* My mother died when I was 20 years old. She had cervical cancer.
She hadn’t had a pap smear in more than three years. Please visit your
gynecologist regularly.

* Wes and I both suffer from major, chronic depressive disorders. We
have both been free of any catastrophic episodes (and mental hospitals)
for six years, but still – sometimes our house is BIG fun.

* I have a pain disorder/syndrome called fibromyalgia. I am in at least some pain nearly all the time, though during pregnancy I did not experience any flares.

* I have a seemingly incongruous love of cheesy fun like Disneyworld, cruises and Las Vegas.

* We both love to travel. Wes loves glaciers and animals and his
dream vacations are Antarctica, Patagonia, Galapagos, and Kangaroo
Island (Australia). My dream vacation is a World Cruise.

* My husband is a design snob.

* My bookshelves at home are in Dewey Decimal order.

* We had three weddings.

* I am frequently bitchy, bitter, angry, moody, cranky, or whiny. It’s why you love me.