Bummer of a cold this week, but I'm starting to come out of it.  Cancelled some work and had a bit more time to obsess about things (like the stupid pink stork down the street on my neighbor's lawn) but I'm grabbing positivity where I can find it.  I saw this on someone's email sig line:  "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its troubles.....it empties today of its strength."  While shopping recently I also picked up a little placquard that reads "Put on your brave girl boots".  So keeping my eye on the goal - getting our surrogate pregnant, I'm choosing to look at the good news for today:  her lining is 8.7, which is good.  DH sperm looks good, and our egg donor started meds yesterday!  It takes an army!  That  is the biggest challenge is stepping back and letting the "team" do the work they need to do.  I feel somewhat like an athlete relegated to the bench.  I am grateful for the good team I do have though, including an RE who I very much relate with and respect.  Egg Retrieval is 10/28!  I'm dropping a modest gift off for my donor in time for her first ultra-sound - searching my brain on what to get.  No Hallmark Card for this one, I'm afraid.