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and answer these questions...
1. If you could have any talent and turn it into an occupation, what would it be?
2. Would you rather have a house at the beach or a cabin in the woods?
Yes...
I would love a cabin in the woods on a wonderful, clear sparkling lake, like my grandparents had when I was growing up... you can read about it here
Here is one of the last pics I took there...
I would love a cabin in the woods on a wonderful, clear sparkling lake, like my grandparents had when I was growing up... you can read about it here
Here is one of the last pics I took there...
3. Is there any meaning or reasoning for the names you chose for your child/children?
The funny thing is that I was actually going to write a whole post on how Erik's name came to be and then I realized that all three of my children, including my daughter of my heart, have similar name stories... so I will share it here instead...
All three of my kids first names are derived from one of their parents names... and one of their middle names has family connections too..
Robyn Anne was named after her father Robert and her mother Shellie-Anne - she is the only one of my kids without a second middle name...
Liam Kenneth Stephen was named after his dad - Wayne William Gordon, but there was already a William in his generation, and Wayne didn't want a junior, so we opted for Liam, which I love! Kenneth is Liam's family connection - it honors his maternal great grandfather - who you can read about here and Stephen is in honor of one of Wayne's mentors and a really great friend - Dr. Stephen L.J. Smith - no relation ;)
Erik's name was a hotly contested and closely guarded secret for much of my pregnancy - Wayne had won earned naming rights (see here for details) by virtue of feeding my need to be a mother again... so the final decision on a first name was his... and despite his dasterdly plan to sell the rights on Ebay, he took suggestions from Robyn and I and we settled on Erik... his name loosely connects to mine through this logic:
My name is Heather - Erika is a German equivalent of Heather, so by naming him Erik, his name is related to mine
His middle names honor his maternal grandfather, Alfred and Reid is the last name of another very special mentor in Wayne's life - Dr. Laurel Reid. You might think we are neglecting Wayne's side of the family, but both times we found out we were having boys, we asked his dad about using his first or middle name... and he said not to... so we really honor his wishes by not naming our children after him... and the William connection to Liam is actually Wayne's maternal grandfather's name, so his family heritage is honored there too...
4. What is your guilty pleasure? (I know we've done this one before, but I'm guessing people's "guilty pleasures" change frequently. At least, mine do!)
My current guilty pleasures are locking the bathroom door for a bath... and middle of the day naps - nothing too exciting, but definitely sanity saving for this new-again mommy...
5. Do you live in a house that is deep cleaned or straightened?
Do you have a third category? Right now, it's as deep cleaned as it will ever be, thanks to my in-laws who are staying to help with the baby and the house, but normally it borders on chaos with a lick and a promise to clean... I try to straighten as often as I can, but as a never-stay-at-home mom, housework is lowish on the priority scale...
