Sperm washing???

I walked in on a conversation already in progress:

Lady#1 = “. . . so you need to tell them that the price does not include sperm washing – if we get the sperm from the sperm bank we don’t charge for the washing because it is already done”

(now – me being a sort of nosey person – I but in)

Me: “cuse me? What exactly is ‘sperm washing’”

Lady#1 = “well – if we are going to do an artificial insemination – we want to wash the sperm first – then you have to keep it warm until the patient is ready for the procedure”

Me – “so it is sort of like wanting the swimmers and not all the rest of the goo – right?”

Lady#1 – “Exactly”

Lady#2 – “So – do we collect that here or do they bring it in”

#1 – “well – it has to be warm – so they collect it here”

#2 – “can you tell me which room that is – I don’t want to be in that one”

#1 – “depends on which doc they see – could be any of the exam rooms”

(this leads to a lengthy discussion of how to get our husbands into that little room and what exactly they do in that room to –um- donate their sample for their wives)

Continued discussion:

#2 – “I still can not believe we wash sperm here – what do we use – baby soap so that it is gentle” (she was joking)

Me – “I was thinking more like antibacterial soap – wanna make sure the little swimmers are healthy”


***I will let you all go from there – our conversation turned many times and ended with Lady#2 telling us that she was licensed to do artificial inseminations on Cattle***

Have a good Friday!!!

Food Friday

Hello out there!!! Happy Friday!!!

I'm gonna post food again!!! lmao! This time it is a very yummy soup that you can throw together in the morning and come home to after a long day at work! You can substitute a lot of the ingredients with different things - like different meats or different kinds of beans - whatever you want!

Southwestern-style Chicken and Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:
Left over chicken, chopped into pieces
Chicken Broth to cover
1 can diced tomatoes, with juice
1 – 2 cups water
1 can dark red kidney beans, with liquid
1 bag frozen veggies (corn, carrots and green beans)
1 small can diced green chilies
½ cup diced onion
1 can tomato sauce
6 corn tortillas, minced
1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
dash garlic salt


Combine all the soup ingredients in a crock pot over high heat. Be sure to mince the corn tortillas into tiny pieces. Let go all day and come home to a wonderful pot of yummy soup!!!

Thursday Thirteen

My hubby leaves tommarrow for his annual elk hunt. He goes to a mountain range about 2 hours from here and I never know when he is going to come back. The standard answer I get is “If you don’t hear back from me Sunday (9 days from now) – then you might worry”! PFFT But he enjoys the hunt and if he gets an elk – then we have a crap load of meat for the year!!!

So in honor of my hubby’s trip here is my Thursday Thirteen!

Thirteen things I will be doing as a “hunting widow” (in no particular order)

1. Miss my honey! ***sniff sniff***

2. Make dinner for my dad and his – um – wife (aka troll doll) cuz I promised to

3. Avoid my dad and – um – troll doll for the remaining nites my honey is gone

4. Read the rest of a book I need to return to a lady I work with before my last day - lol

5. Play internet games with my son

6. Lose lots of sleep – I just don’t like it when he is gone **sniff**

7. Take my son to lunch!

8. Maybe watch some “chick flicks” or Reba movies and videos

9. Buy (and eat) a pint of Ben and Jerry’s – I never do that anymore and I LOVE that stuff

10. Do some foofoo girly stuff like a pedicure or bubble bath

11. Probably clean a bunch – I always end up doing that when I can’t sleep

12. Dye my hair and wait to see if my hubby notices – lol

13. Maybe re-do the window dressings in my dining room for fall colors