Do I look like someone who owns a tattoo and body piercing studio? I don't think so either, but that's just fine with me. It's actually pretty dang funny to see people's faces when they find out. I get a lot of bug eyes, quizzical speculation and no way's and you?? I look more like a room mom than a tattooed mama.

No, I don't tattoo. I have the artistic talent of two year old. My stick people aren't even proportionate. Trust me, you don't want me drawing anything permanent on you. I don't pierce either. I get queasy with the thought of pushing a rod of steel through a tongue or eyebrow, let alone anything in the neither-region down below. That's why my husband does it. He's the talented one!

He's been tattooing for more than 25 years and piercing for over 20.He has done all of my tattoo's except for two. Those were done by Doc Finn when he was still alive (I miss that guy every day). My favorite one that my husband did is my tiger. It goes from my butt cheek to my knee; a sweet tiger cub in grass and flowers. He drew it up for me and spent 17 hours inking it in. I have to say that after 21 years, it still looks great. I guess it's because I don't tan. I burn and freckle; a lovely combo I must say.

My other favorite one he did was a small daisy on the side of my calf. I got it for Mother's Day 2010. Our oldest daughter, Sofia, had a class project to do where she had to interview someone, film it, edit it and all that. She wanted to do it on her daddy, so he drew the flower with her name and her sister's name around it. It's the only tattoo that I have that has a special meaning to me. All of them have a story or reason behind it, but nothing like my Daughter Daisy. Wonder if I'll be getting another one when Gia, our youngest daughter, takes that class? That would be cool! Wonder what I'll get?

You'd think that since I'm married to a tattoo artist I'd be covered with them. That's not me. I don't want to look like Kat Von D. I never have. That's not my thing. And that's what is so fantastic about tattoos....to each his own. I'm sure it would be different if I was doing tattoos like Kat, but I don't. Like I said, I wasn't born with that creative gene and besides, my tattoos are for me. They hold stories of my personal journey through this life. If I want you to see them, you'll see them. Otherwise, you'll be none the wiser.