I got this tattoo when I was 24. After considerable debate, I finally decided to go with a friend, we got them done at the same time. She got a tiny rose (unspoken placement), I however chose to go with my lower back. I wanted something black, just something, a random design, no meaning. I thought the middle looked like a "V". My husband calls it the bat. Whatever!Honestly, I barely made it through. It hurt sooo bad, and I am NOT a weenie! The pain radiated forward to my right leg and down my inner right thigh. Then, to make matters worse, in healing, it seeped and I got a terrible rash, it was so miserable! It was suggested I use something called 'tattoo goo', which my tattoo artist did not tell me. I got by with triple antibiotic, and soon enough it was healed. I would not do it again, I don't think. Although, I have thought about have my kids' names done all together on my ankle, like an ankle bracelet. Not sure I'll ever go through with it!
In case you are wondering...I posted this in response to Drea's Tattoo Dilemma











My favorite holiday is Halloween. I love getting all the kids decked out in thier little costumes! I used to make them myself, until #3 and #4 babies came along. I have made cinderella, snow white, the good witch from the wizard of oz, a witch, poodle skirt, a flamenco dancer, and dorothy for my daughters. It was fun! I also made a Hershey's kiss costume for Drew when she was a baby. Unfortunately this was most all before I ever had a digital camera...but I do have a couple pics. *Left: Grace as a 'punk rocker', I took a black ball skirt I found at ROSS(I love Ross!) and added purple sequin strips to bottom hem, and sewed in different colors of tulle beneath, found different colored beaded neclaces at goodwill in a big bunch for only a couple dollars, and we sprayed a rainbow of colored hairspray in her hair after crimping it, and pulled it up into a half pony with a fake hair pony tail holder that had pink hair on it. And, Drew in a cute witch costume made all by me! I used purple costume satin, and this sheer black overlay that had a spiderweb design on it, found the matching broom at the dollar tree! *Right: Drew in the 'Dorothy' costume I made for her, second year wearing it. This is one I kept, it came out so good! And, you can always find red glitter dorothy shoes at Target every year, so Leah will one day wear this!








Today, I also received my SATee's T's! I love them! I got Leah's in pink, DILATORY means 'to cause delay', and she does just that!












