Born From My Heart

Woohoo!  The weekend is here!  We don't have any major plans yet except for going to hang out with one of my BFFs on her back porch (complete with pool and mac-daddy swingset!) on Saturday evening.  Hoping that her awesome hubby decides he wants to watch all the kids in the pool while the mommies talk so that I don't have to put on a bathing suit.  LOL  For some reason I don't mind wearing a suit in mass public situations (beach, water park, etc.) but on smaller scales I get a little (okay a lot) self conscious.  The rest of the weekend is still up in the air.  Who knows, maybe we'll have a baby!  Well it is time for 5QF with My Little Life  so head on over and link up for some fun! 1. Have you ever had roommates? Sure have.  Some great and some not so great.  My first semester of college I was put into a school-owned tiny 2 bedroom apartment with 3 other girls.  No lie my mother nervously asked the school if I cou...

I am doing two separate blog posts today.  One for 5QF and one to participate in National Infertility Awareness Week  with Resolve .  If you'd like to join in the 5QF fun, head on over to My Little Life  and play along! 1. If you could buy any car, money not an option, what would it be? I am so boring anymore with cars.  Anytime I've ever tried to buy something other than a Honda it has been a disaster for me.  So, I stick to those.  As for the model I am currently coveting?  The Odyssey - yup, I admit it - I actually WANT a minivan.  One of my friends and I frequently do things together out and about with our kids and sometimes we have to take two cars to fit the kids and our stuff.  As soon as my little boy is born we will always be taking two cars unless we leave a kid behind at home.  But, if I had a minivan then we could still go all in one car!  Oh it is the little things.  LOL 2. What was your worst first date ...

Apparently little miss Reagan does not want a pretty proper lady-like picture with the Easter Bunny this year. Yesterday she scrambled away from her daddy, giggling, not watching where she was going and promptly tripped, turned and busted her bottom lip. Just a bit ago I got a call that she was running around outside with Uncle Uncle (what she has taken to calling my brother - if we tell her to say it properly she will but she prefers Uncle Uncle). She ran, telling him - can't get meeeeee - and proceeded to trip and bust her top lip. Today is the day I planned for bunny pictures. My little bruiser is going to be in a pretty little dress with pretty little sandals and a tough cookie busted mouth. LOL I think this is a little karma because it wasn't that long ago that I was discussing a baby product I saw and laughing at who would have to be so over-protective that they would buy THAT ?!?! Hmmmm....not looking like the most ridiculous idea in the world anymore. But, no, I'm s...

Woo-hoo!  It's Friday!!  I have a few small home improvements projects on my agenda plus making time for some fun this weekend.  I hope everyone enjoys theirs! Now on to 5QF with  Mama M ! 1. Have you worn the same outfit more than one day in a row? Yup!  Happens quite a lot on the weekends (well, as long as the clothes don't get gross from the first day).  I tend to pick favorites and then I want to be in that outfit all the time.  LOL 2. If you had to choose any LARGE city to live in, which would it be? In or near?  Does Orlando count?!  LOL  I suppose if it had to be IN a city larger than Orlando I would choose...um...hmm...(looking at a wikipedia list of the largest cities...Istanbul was Constantinople...) OH!  Got it!  Madrid!  Definately Madrid.  I love Spain! 3. Fly or drive with the kids on vacation? Either/or is fine with me although my recent actual vacations involved both.  Reaga...

Yay!  I have a few minutes today to play!  If you want to play too, head over to Mama M's  and join in the fun! 1. Do you regift...and if so, do you have a regifting horror story? It depends.  I will regift something generic to a casual acquaintance in a heartbeat.  I don't regift to those closer to me though unless they see something I got and they want it and I don't particularly want it.  We reuse the heck out of gift bags though - it's kind of a running joke in our family.  2. Do you know what you are getting for Christmas this year? I am probably getting nothing because I usually insist that my DH not get me anything.  If I need or want something bad enough throughout the year I usually just get it so by Christmas there isn't really anything I absolutely want. 3. Who brings the most gifts in your family, you or Santa? Santa does.  I LOVE the magic that is Santa.  I even wrote about it recently - you can read it here! 4....

YAY!  It's October!  I love October.  Here in Florida we finally get breaks from the intense heat and humidity and get some really nice, warm days.  Plus, it is the start of the holiday season in my mind.  Halloween is so much fun - not to mention the hayrides and other fun fall activities.  From there it is Thanksgiving and then on to Christmas!  This month is a busy weekend month - so many fun fall things to do plus a two airshows!  The first one is in Daytona - Wings and Waves  - where I will get to spend some fun times with college friends and the second is in Cocoa - Cocoa Beach .  I can't wait!  I am a huge airplane nerd and Reagan has picked up my love for them so it is going to be really great. Now on to 5QF hosted by the Lovely Mama M .  Head on over and link up! 1. Did you have a pen pal when you were little (or now)? Where were/are they from? Now this question takes me back. I vaguely remember a mail in place ...

Big thanks as usual to Mama M  at My Little Life  for hosting 5QF!  Head over there, grab the questions, the button, add yourself to the Linky and join the fun! 1. If you could speak with a different accent, what would it be (i.e Australian, Scottish)? This is one is so easy for me to answer - it would definately be South African.  The first time I heard it in person, at college from a dear friend of a dear friend, I was mesmerized.  I think it is the most beautiful sounding accent in the world. 2. Can you fall asleep anywhere? (i.e floor, couch, deck) That is a big YES!  And I can sleep through just about anything too.  I love to sleep - always have.  3. Do you use public restrooms? If so, do you sit on the toilet? I do use public restrooms and I usually sit on the toilet - without cleaning it - and without a paper cover.  However, if the toilet looks gross, has pee on the seat or otherwise looks suspicious, I'm doing th...

Happy Friday everyone!  I can't wait to play this weekend.  Not sure yet what exactly we will be doing although I hope to get over to LeeAnn's  for some play time on Saturday afternoon.  Then I have to schedule some time to get into my busting at the seams junk room to prepare for a yard sale.  NOT looking forward to that room but it will be so much better afterwards.  On Wednesday night, I took Reagan to Chick-Fil-A for dinner and to let her play in the play area.  She's still too small to climb up the tower - the platforms are spaced too high - and there were no other kids in there at the time so I let her climb inside the slide.  (my phone takes the worst quality pictures!) She would climb around the first bend, turn around and slide back down.  After a few times of this, I sat on one of the benches and started playing on my phone.  Next thing I know, I hear giggling and little feet running over my head.  That bugger managed ...

Wooo-hoooo!  It's FRIDAY!  I am very excited about that.  And I am so excited for Bryce's big 1st B-day bash tomorrow!  Since I've been slacking on the blogging (the last month was crazy busy for me), I am going to try really hard to get back to it.  I decided to head over to Mama M's  for Five Question Friday.  Here we go... 1. Do you feel guilty spending money on yourself? That really depends on what I am buying but most of the time the answer is yes, I feel guilty.  2. How well do you know your neighbors? This question made me laugh out loud because there are a few things I know about a couple of my neighbors that probably most people wouldn't know about theirs so I would say I know my neighbors very well.  LOL 3. What age are you looking forward to being? I am no longer looking forward to being any age until and unless they figure out how to truly go backwards.  ;-) 4. Do you get excited when the mail com...

Head over to see My Little Life  and play along! 1. What were your school colors? High school was Blue/Gold and college was, well, Blue/Gold!  It was a convenient coincidence. LOL 2. What's the best compliment you ever received? My daughter.  The fact that her birth parents felt me worthy of that beautiful gift and precious life. 3. Do you buy cheap or expensive toilet paper? Expensive - I am a generic brand queen but NOT when it comes to toilet paper!  Ouch!  LOL 4. Have you ever had a surprise party thrown for you? Or have you had one for someone else? Nope.  Never.  I'm probably too nosey to have one thrown for me.  I think I'd probably catch on at some point.  I've been to a few surprise parties but never actually threw one either. 5. What is one material possession that you "can't live without"? DVR - I can't live without having Dora, Diego or Yo Gabba Gabba on emergency stand-by.  Plus, I can still catch the shows ...

I am so happy Friday is here!  I have been exhausted this week.  But Friday it is always fun to play along with My Little Life  with Five Question Friday! 1. Do you collect anything? Actually I do.  I collect anything related to the movie Peter Pan.  I have a ton of stuff currently in boxes but I need to finally drag out the glass enclosed cabinet to have them out where I can enjoy them.  Oh and I even have a tattoo of Peter Pan and one of the silhouette of the Captain Hook ship.  A little obsessive?  Perhaps! 2. Name 3 celebrities that you find good looking. Well Brad Pitt has been a yummy favorite for me ever since Thelma and Louise.  I think Adam Lambert is incredibly hot.  And, hmmm, I am having trouble picking a 3rd.  Oh, yes, Tom Cruise during his Top Gun era...before he went a little off the wall. 3. Do you have any scars? If so, what's the story behind it (them?)? I have a few.  One is a bikini cut scar from th...

Happy Friday!!!  Woo-hoo!  Well this Friday I have decided to join in on Five Question Friday! If you want to play along too, just head over to My Litte Life  and jump on board. Well, here we go! 1. Is there something you've always wanted to try but just can't muster up the courage to actually do yet? I am pretty adventurous so fear doesn't stop me from trying most anything.  Money does - but usually not fear.  I guess the best way for me to answer this question then would be related to life decisions.  I would love to start my own small women-owned business to help other small businesses consolidate important tasks that are frequently overlooked or misunderstood with business contracts.  I just don't have the courage (yet) to walk away from a steady paycheck and excellent company provided benefits! 2. If you had $100 handed to you in cash without your significant other knowing about it, what would you spend it on? I'd probably hide it ...