Giveaways Galore @ I Have A Notion!

I stumbled upon I Have A Notion somehow, still don't remember how, but really glad I did.

They are doing 30 days of giveaways to celebrate their 1 Year Anniversary.

These are some serious giveaways too! Please go check them out!!!

Thank You

I just wanted to say thanks for donating!! Now I can provide even more free patterns, hopefully soon. *grin*

February Fun

Not much going on this month. Working on the bathroom, trying to get some UFOs done, and trying to keep everyone who gets sick from getting the rest of the family sick. Fun times.

Here's our Valentine's Day photo right before church:

I love it.

Oh, and I finished the Gathered Pillow Cover I started making a little ways back.




I made it and I LOVE it, Ashley is just awesome!! I had absolutely nothing to do with the design of this pillow, it all goes to her (Ashley) over at Make It And Love It. I did my rows 1 1/2 inches apart instead of 2 cause my pillow was smaller, but I wish I had done them 2, would have been easier... oh well.

Surrogacy

This had nothing to do with design, just something I have been thinking about more often lately.

My husband and I bought our first house in September of last year. We were having a really hard time finding a home in our price range with what we needed. So, of course, I was getting a little bummed out.

One night my husband and I were talking about finding a home. I was in the "we're NEVER gonna buy a home" mode, and, well, my husband was just along for the ride.

At one point in the conversation he said to me "well, would you rather have a hard time finding a house or having kids? I mean, at least we aren't sitting in a huge house with no one else in it but us."

Of course, I then thought of us in a big beautiful house, just us, no kids. I almost cried out loud. Seriously. The thought of me not being able to have kids, devastating.

Next thought, I need to be a surrogate mother.

I really think I do, not right now, life's a little stressful, but I do. I want to be able to help a couple who cannot carry a child, for whatever reason. I couldn't be an egg donor, cause then that's "my blood" so to speak, and I couldn't give it up then.

But, there are people out there who just need to borrow a womb, so to speak. You know, their own baby biologically, I would just carry it for them. I am actually kinda excited just thinking about it.

What do you think of surrogacy? Could you lend out your womb to give someone else a child that's really their own?