I have been tagged by Jen (who I can't wait to meet because she currently lives with her family in my hometown)! It may be hard to read the above, but here are the 7 random/weird things about me.....you asked for it!
1 - All four of our children were born within 4 ounces of each other - 7 pounds and 14, 13, 10 and 11 ounces (in age order). I think that's all my body (and obviously Sophie's birthmother's body) could take b/c they all arrived at totally different times - Matthew was 2 weeks early, Katie was on her due date, William was 3.5 weeks early and Sophie was 8 months late ;) The later they came, the faster they arrived. Katie was the shortest labor with 2 hours from first pain until arrival - no time for drugs on that one!! Sophie, of course, was the longest ;)
2 - I have known three of my closest friends for a total of 79 YEARS! I met them in nursery school, 8th and 10th grades. Even better is that I have a girls' weekend away with two of them this coming weekend - yahoo!
3 - I am physically incapable of burping. I am not polite, I really wish I could do it, but I can't. My mother says she wishes I could have as an infant. I spent hours of my childhood getting lessons from my friends' older brothers to no avail.
4 - When I am very hungry or very hot, I am NOT NICE. The two problems with that are that I really dislike air conditioning and I have a very big appetite, therefore, I am hot and hungry often.
5 - When I can see or hear the ocean I am VERY HAPPY! The ocean always makes me feel at peace with everything around me. For the first 18 years of my life I lived about 2 miles from the ocean. For the last 5 years of my life I have lived within a half mile of the ocean. I cannot move farther than the ocean again. There is nothing better than the sight of the sun bouncing off the water or the sound of waves crashing - however little they may be.
6 - OK, I wasn't going to put this one, but I can only think of 6 others, so here goes. My belly button is OFF LIMITS. My kids think I'm crazy, but NO ONE (including me) may touch it. It hurts! I think the OB that delivered me must have made some sort of umbilical cord mistake - I'll never know, but stay away!!!
7 - I am 37 years old.....TODAY!
You're it....
Jocelyn - Happy Birthday to you too!
Carey
Lori
Maria
Jennifer
Heather
Laurie
7 comments:
Happy Birthday, Heidi!
happy birthday heidi! thanks for tagging me...i will get something up in a day or so...my brain is fried! When are you guys going to come visit us in Boston?
Happy Birthday, Heidi!!!
You are too funny.
Lenka
PS: Let me know when you will be in Boston. I would love to meet you.
Happy bday to you too!! I will do my tag someday:-)
Happy birthday! I loved your seven. I think it is amazing to have friends from pre-school and middle school. Since I grew up overseas and never stayed in one place long, my longest friendships are from college. Have I told you that I love the picture at the top of your blog? It is beautiful. Have a great new england weekend.
Hey Heidi:
Yes, we are alive and well. We've had a rough year -- 4 deaths, one being my mother-in-law, and another uncle with terminal cancer just waiting on the call. So, yeah, we've been under the radar screen this year. We are adopting again, but we've tried to keep it quiet because we've gotten a lot of "are you crazy" comments from friends. That's why it isn't posted on our blog.
I've been trying to keep the blog updated more often with pics since things have settled down a bit!
And we are registered to go to the blog reunion in Tulsa in June, depending on the timing of the next adoption!!!!
Happy belated birthday!!!! Your kids are beautiful!!!
Robin
Well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I absolutely love your list, too! I'm with you on your ocean affinity. Absolutely! :)
(I promise to respond to your tag. I have to think of a few interesting things first!)
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