I’m very sorry about your daughters. I have a little story I’d like to share here. It seems a little relevant, plus it makes me happy. Sadly, my mom passed away in April, just a few months ago. Well she had a little sister that was born in 1950 and only lived 12 hours. Back then, they didn’t even know she was sick or why she died. Well back then, they also handled these things very differently, and my poor grandmother buried her baby but didn’t give her a name or a headstone. So, over the years my mom has said she wanted to give her little sister a name and a headstone. In fact, the last time I saw my mother alive she said it again. But she never mentioned the name. As I said, she passed in April. I couldn’t stop thinking about many things, but among them, my mom’s wishes for her little sister. So, I contacted the funeral home and asked how we would go about locating her resting place and installing a headstone. I had to find next of kin and get a notarized letter stating that they support the name and headstone. After a lengthy discussion, we realized my step dad was next of kin, so that made things much easier. Anyway yesterday I signed off on it, and her little name is Sarah Abigail. Her inscription reads “Today she dances with angels.” I keep looking for signs that my mom, grandmother and the baby like the name. This is where I wish I could insert the otherworldly signs that I have received from them, but if it has happened already I did not notice. I feel so happy about it though, like I was able to give them a gift on the other side. And give the baby a name. And I just feel certain that they know. My gf jokingly said “well don’t get your feelings hurt if Grandmommie doesn’t like it!” She was known to be a prissy, picky little thing 
but she was very classy with great taste!
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- Name, or name you want to go by here: Katina or Kat
- Artist, collector: Artist
- How did you discover this hobby/art form: discovered reborn Berenguers way back at the turn of the century on eBay while trying to sell my grandma’s cabbage patch kids to pay for my divorce. I immediately decided I needed to learn how to reborn. So I did and it worked well for a few years. Then I went on with life. Then a couple of years ago I decided to look back into it to see what was going on in the reborn world now. I was amazed at the difference and decided to learn this new method.
- Favorite three babies: of my own? My Shaya, Huxley, and Maylin
- How long have you been on this forum: 2.5 years? I don’t remember
- GHSP or AIRDRY: GHSP
- The perfect sculpt would have…: a tiny but realistic nose. I need a baby Sierrah but every kit has too big of a nose to match her
- Pet peeve: people with an elevated sense of self.
- State you live in (if you feel comfortable) The Lone Star State
- What is the weather like today: beautiful and cool for a change
- What are you three go to dinners: chicken fried anything, tacos, burgers
- kids, vinyl kids, furry kids: 5 kids, 2 grandkids, too many vinyl kits to count, 2 dogs, 1 cat, some chickens, ducks, turkeys, and 1 guinea fowl
- Favorite Netflix binge: Gilmore Girls
- Beverage of choice: Water
- Satin and lace, little grown up outfits, decayed edges, vintage, fantasy, down to earth cotton: all of it
16.When all this improves and we find a new normal where would your dream place to vacation: somewhere with cool weather
17.What totally silly thing did you hoard during SIP, (can’t be toilet paper): non perishable foods (we don’t have a grocery store and our Dollar General stayed low stocked. So when I ventured all the way to Walmart I bought stuff that would last.)
18.One cool thing you learned to do during SIP: Carole Baskin killed her husband
19.Going to ROSE next summer: I wish
20.Did you plant a garden this year: yep…green beans, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, jalapeños, okra, yellow squash, zucchini, cantaloupe, watermelon, and cucumber. (Way less than we normally plant.)
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