A question about my name.

A girl from the midwest emailed me asking me about my name. I thought it might be fun to post on the blob…. Midwest-girl: I have a random question for you…  We are expecting a baby girl in a few weeks and we are still debating on names.  I love the name Reagan.  I would [...]

Questions: Vegetarianism etc.

Q: As a fellow vegetarian I must know, what do you eat to stay healthy? What exercises do you do to stay fit? I know running, but anything else? What color are you going to do color your hair next?? What kind of makeup do you wear? A: I eat a lot of sandwiches, I think [...]

Questions: Proudest moment

Q: What is your proudest moment? A: This is nearly impossible to answer. Which makes me feel like a cheater for not picking just one, but also makes me feel so happy for having more than one moments in my life that I’m really proud of. I guess these aren’t really moments, but more like [...]

Questions: Sample Sales

Q: How much do sample sales cost? A: Sample sale items are hugely discounted. It depends on each product/designer, but usually you are paying 10%-50% of what the actual price should be. I know it’s rude to talk about how much you spend on things, but I have a pair of shoes that were originally [...]

Question: Pip’s Clothes

Q: Is it hard to buy clothes for Piper Jane when she grows so fast? She is so tall! Does she need any special clothing? A: It might seem like Piper Jane grows quickly, but she really doesn’t. I wonder if just by knowing her in her pictures, you can’t tell how small she really [...]

Question: Lipstick

Q: When did you start wearing bold lips? A: There are a few reasons I started wearing bold lips. One was because I stopped tanning. Because I stopped tanning, I often felt washed out and sickly looking, especially in the beginning. Wearing a bright color just made something pop and I felt awake, healthy and [...]

Question: Piper Jane and Sign Language

Q: Is Piper Jane learning sign language? A: Kind of. Her poor speech therapist has worked so hard with her, and of all of her therapies, she has been the most resistant with speech. She has been doing speech therapy as long as she’s been in PT and OT.  So yes, she is being taught [...]

questions about hard stuff

Can we see some pregnancy pictures? Sure! I have about 5 of them. Jake worked constantly during my pregnancy. We hardly ever saw each other and what was I gonna do, take pictures of myself? Here I was at about 5 and a half months. (I’m pretending to be Animal from the muppets) Here I [...]

An odd question.

Would you still have got as much time to yourself for getaways and running and looking as ‘put together’ as you do if your daughter stayed at home. obviously not, do you feel guilty about that? I don’t feel guilty, and here is why… I was given a very healthy and strong body. I am [...]

Questions. About Me and Jake.

Here are a bunch of questions that were asked about me and Jake. Again, there are some that I won’t be addressing, but hopefully you’ll find these interesting or something. This post ended up being very long. Where are you from? Jake? What are your backgrounds? I say I’m from East Tennessee (near Knoxville), because [...]