I saw this little questionnaire on a blog I just started reading and thought I would borrow it since I can’t find anything to talk about here.

 1. What is your favorite thing to snack on while your blogging? I usually blog while I’m at work, so I don’t usually snack. I also need my hands to type. Don’t you?

2. What is one thing you wouldn’t want to live without? It says thing, but I would have to say my family. Mostly my kids.

 3. Beach, Mountains, or Farm? Where would you live if you had a choice? Just a couple of years ago I would have said mountains. But after last winter being so cold and being stuck in the house with Weeman because of the cold I’m going with Beach. I want warm weather dang it.

 4. What’s your least favorite chore/household duty? Cleaning the bathrooms. My mother made me do it when I was living at home and I never did it to her liking.

5. Who do people say you remind them of? My mother

6. Prefer parties and socializing or staying home with the fam? Home. I should probably socialize more, but I’m really a home body.

7. What’s your all time favorite movie? The Notebook

8. Do you sleep in your make-up or remove it like a good little girl every night? Sleep in my make-up or what’s left of it. I run my hands over my face all day long.

9. Do you have a hidden talent or a deep desire to learn something that you’ve never had a chance to learn? What is it? Ummmm, nothing hidden. I do love music and wish I had finished my music education degree.

10. What’s one strange thing you’re really good at? Seeing things as they really are before anyone else (I knew Garret was going to die 6 days before anyone else) My grandmother could do the same thing.

11. What first attracted you to your spouse? He treated me like a queen. I don’t know what happened.

12. What is something you love to smell? The top of Slurpee’s head

13. Tell something about you that you know irritates people. I used to be early all the time. Now I’m late all the time. I blame the kids, but really it’s me.

14. When you have extra money, what’s the first thing you think to do with it? Buy clothes for me or the kids

15. Are you a silent laugher or a loud laugher? I used to have this really great giggle. It kept me from laughing loudly. I lost it when Garrett died. I miss it all the time. I know have silent laughter. I hate the way I laugh when I laugh loudly.

16. Where is your favorite place to shop? Ann Taylor Loft – no question. Just ask Neely!

17. What’s one thing you’d do more often if you had more time? Spend quality time with the kids and cross stitch

18. Are you a big spender or frugal? Big spender

19. Who is your favorite character of all time? Woodstock? I don’t think I have one.

20. Would you want to be famous? No, thank you.

Anyone else want to play?

For about two years now, I have wanted to get a tattoo to remember my sweet baby boy. My nephew, String Bean, has 5 or 6 tats. The last one he got was a remembrance tatoo for Garrett. It is beautiful. He took me with him when he got it. He had drawn a picture of what he wanted before he got his tat. It is a remembrance ribbon with a baby hospital band around it. That’s not what he got exactly. So, I decided that’s what I would get.

I knew I wanted to wait until I had my last baby. I didn’t want to chance not being able to have an epidural while in labor. Let’s not discuss that last sentence, mkay? I’m ready. I’m beyond ready. Queen is going to get a remembrance tatoo also. We are going to go together. She’s making me wait until she saves enough money. I’m dying with anticipation.

I have been reading another blog for a while that I found from Catherine’s site. Catherine just got a remembrance tatoo. I’m jealous. Anywho, this lady lost a little girl to stillbirth. She now has Sydney’s footprint tatooed on her foot. I was reading her blog today and thought that I would like to have Garrett’s footprint tatooed on me. Bad news. I don’t have a footprint of his any longer. A couple of years ago I was working on a remembrance gift for Neely from Garrett for Christmas. Something I do every year. I found a place that would print hand or foot prints on a plaque type thing. That’s when I found out mine, Gran’s and Marie’s has all faded. I no longer have his footprint.

It makes me sad to know that I won’t be able to add that little part to my tatoo. Little baby feet are my favorite body parts to kiss. They are so adorable. Funny, since I have problem with feet in general. Just ask Neely.

Any ideas on how to find a copy of Garrett’s footprints? I really would like to have them.

I missed it. Yesterday was Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. You are supposed to light a candle at 7pm in your time zone. The thought is that the lights can be seen traveling around the world. A cool thought.

I missed it. I was at band practice when I was supposed to be lighting a candle. It made me kind of sad. Then I read this post and thought that I couldn’t have said it better myself. It really spoke to my heart. I know most people don’t understand. It’s good to find someone who does.

Oh Garrett, I miss you more everyday. Momma, Daddy, Weeman and Slurpee all love you very much.

I knew early on in Slurpee’s pregnancy that no matter what happened she would be my last. Pregnancy is too stressful for me mentally and physically. We talked about and decided that if I had a c-section I would get my tubes tied. In hind sight that’s what I should have done instead of the labor and delivery I did have. Anyway, it’s too late to redo that now.

Neely promised that if I didn’t have a c-section he would get things taken care of on his end. It’s been four months and I’m still waiting. I was late this month and almost stressed myself to death about it. No worries though, I started today.

Last night I saw a woman holding a teeny baby. Slurpee isn’t that big so teeny has to be relative. It looked like the baby was only a couple of weeks old. It made me yearn for another one. Babies just grow up too quick.

I was thinking this morning about getting my tubes tied. That would make it definite that we would have no more children. (I know. Unless we adopted.) I know that my body can only handle so much and I know my nerves could never handle another pregnancy. I think I am just grieving the close of that part of my life.

What would you do? If you were still yearning to have more children would you get things fixed so it wouldn’t happen? Would you do it knowing the problems you have while being pregnant?

I went a couple of weeks ago and had Slurpee’s 3 month pictures taken. She did great!! Weeman even jumped in for a couple of the pictures. These are much better than the pictures that were taken at Papa’s church.
I hope you like them.