Thursday, February 7, 2008

Roast the Pig! Bring on the Year of the Rat!


Little Miss Positive and I were right on the same page today. It's all about renewal. Ring in the lunar new year and be gone you rotten year of the pig. That's right. "Abidia Abidia Abidia, Th Th Thats All Folks!" Now don't get me wrong, I am in fact born in the pig year (1971) so last year I was elated with the thought of giving birth in 2007. How full circle that would be - the red fire pig year being the auspicious year for child-bearing. Well, I missed that boat. 

But then Little Miss Positive reminded me that perhaps that was the wrong boat to begin with. The pig year was one of general misery and frustration for me. So Little Miss Positive said, "Book 'Em, Dano!" See ya in 2019 porker. Now the year of the rat brings change. Starting off my next IVF in this new lunar year feels good. So we spent the day getting to know our little rat friends and celebrating a great new zodiac cycle. The pig being the last of the 12 animals, we are now back to the beginning with the rat. It's truly a fresh start.

To quote from the wonders of the internet: "A Rat Year is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. This is a good year to begin a new job, get married, launch a product or make a fresh start"; "Babies born under this sign are intelligent and hard working. They are intelligent, curious, sociable born leaders who do well in any group, but value ties with family and close friends more than social contacts."

So Little Miss Positive and I had a good adventure today, in fact a great one. We were reminded of all the potential good change there is out there in this world. All of us IVFers will continue to work hard and should expect new beginnings. So I wish you all a very Happy Lunar New Year!

Stay tuned for more adventures of Little Miss Positive. Posted weekly here on Channel IVF, The Art of Being Infertile.

13 comments:

AwkwardMoments said...

you always entertain me and educate me! wishing you a great rat year!

Melanie said...

Happy Rat to you too! let it be a year of new beginnings. in the meantime, tell us about your six quirky habits. I tagged you over at my blog.

Kim said...

I am officially addicted to your blog! I laugh so hard at the videos - hilarious.
Happy Year of the Rat - I hope it brings good luck!

Unknown said...

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I tagged you with an E for Excellent! Your blog is so creative and hilarious. I love your sense of humor. See my blog for your E!

Nadine said...

I loved the video.
I'm with you on the year of the pig, the pig gave me nothing good, and made my life miserable.
Welcome the year of the rat, with it's fresh beginnings, and double pink lines.

Rita said...

Here's to a new lunar year

Working Girl said...

You are a rock star!!! I love your blog. I just played some of your videos for my husband and he was hysterical! I hope we all get little rats this year!!!

Lisa said...

Love the video and the character of LMP -- thanks for creating it! Can't wait to come back for more.

Lisa
infertileground.com

Mrs.X said...

OMG, that video was hysterical!

JellyBelly said...

your video made me laugh -- something that i haven't been doing in the recent past!!!

happy year of the rat to you too!

JJ said...

Love your videos! Cheers to the rat!

Amy said...

That was great I loved it!

tobacco brunette said...

That was hilarious. I think I saw the rats and Little Miss Positive on the A train last night, actually.

I never thought I'd say this, but: Yay for the rat! (ick)