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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Teachers?
Hey, Teachers!
What are you guys doing this summer now that school is officially out? I'm looking for ideas that save money but will keep me from being bored! 
I'm so excited about this break!!!
Re: Teachers?
I'm making it a point to read every day. I've decided to re-read Harry Potter, cause I'm a nerd. I'm also going to the gym a lot. I've made it 5 times this past week
and lost 2 pounds. I'm also watching kids for other nesties and friends of mine. Why not make extra money 
DH is "teaching summer school" which is actually a credit lab... basically he babysits them while they do independent study on computers. 4 mornings a week for a month, super easy. He's also researching grad school programs and going to take the GRE and apply. I can't tell you how happy I am that he's being productive and proactive this summer. The first couple of summers he had off he literally sat on the couch and played video games and drank coke the entire summer. He gained 10 lbs and then whined that he didn't do anything all summer. Besides summer school, he's already taken a trip to Austin to see Neil Young and is taking a road trip to Chicago with his buddies to a music fest in July. I think he's going to have a pretty good summer.
BFP 12.20.2010 :: missed m/c 1/2011 around 8 weeks
BFP @ 9dpo 5.24.2011 :: missed m/c 6/2011 around 7 weeks
positive for ANAs (1:40) with a speckled pattern
MTHFR c677t mutation (heterozygous)
*folic acid, baby asprin, Prometrium, acupuncture, Lovenox*
BFP @ 9dpo 2.1.2012 || HCG = 8 : Progesterone = 19.2
2nd HCG @ 11dpo = 40 || 3rd HCG @ 21dpo = over 5000!
Stick, little one, stick! EDD October 15, 2012
This month I'm making up for so much lost time with my DH, DS and our dogs. I'm also giving our home lots of TLC and I'm going to various appointments I didn't have time to go to during the school year. July will be some more of the same, plus professional development and some work I'm doing for my district.
So far in the last week, I...
went to the Cameron Park Zoo
went to the movies
went to the library and browsed picture books I'm too cheap to buy
read about 40% of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, in addition to a book about Versailles, the first third of the Wizard of Oz, and the first part of Alice in Wonderland
planted a whole lot of flowers
tried paint samples
Zumba'd
installed shelving
sewed a baby quilt for a soon to be born nephew
took dogs to dog park
washed dogs after the dog park
played video games with DH
went to 2 swimming lessons with DS
went swimming 3 times
repaired a water fountain
set up a new bird bath
started mapping out the skeletal structure of a new book or screenplay (not sure what the story wants to be yet)
hosted a book club meeting
made homemade ice cream
In short, I'm making the most of my time this summer.