Lemonade

I'm a Libra.  Libra's are all about balance - hence, the scales. I'm not a huge astronomy/zodiac/horoscope follower, but if there is something that I do that not everyone else does, I typically blame it on my sign. So, with that said...I am a planner. I am not spontaneous. I like to plan things out, sometimes ridiculously far in advance. Unfortunately, planning in advance can sometimes backfire!! Taylor and I were planning on starting a family last March - so that I could hopefully be due in Aprilish of 2012, and have 5 months of maternity leave with my summer break (there's that planning thing!). Well...after a routine Tuberculosis test for my (then) part time job, I found out that I have latent Tuberculosis. Who knew? While not contagious, they still treat latent TB...FOR 9 MONTHS! One little pill a day for nine months. So, it's like being pregnant....only no baby at the end. I can't drink alcohol (gotta take care of the 'ole liver) and I'm not crazy about the idea of trying to get preggers while taking a class C drug. So, I guess that's what I get for planning. The big man upstairs obviously has other plans for when I'm supposed to be a momma. So, at this point, I'm halfway done with my meds and am seriously contemplating having a "Melissa-can-drink-again" party sometime at the end of November when this is all done. So - there's my sour lemons, thrown my way. My lemonade? Having more time to plan for when I'm gonna welcome a little Newton into my life!

Speaking of lemons - here's a sour one I bought at the thrift store. I got 2 of these chairs, a couch, and a coffee table that I'm painting and recovering cushions for when we redo our deck in the fall.

 

Lemon

Lemonade!