What have I been up to

Rob is leaving any moment now. The recent Volcano gave us a few more days together. We have been busy building memories and mowing the grass and making sure everything works well.
In my spare time I have made at least 30 more camera strap covers. If you would like to purchase one they are $12 including shipping (in the states). If you would like to swap give aways and have one for a give away on your blog I may be interested.
Okay the other new addiction I have is our pragnant cat. We think she is about 7 weeks pragnant. She was the stray we got about 4 weeks ago. I took her in for shots and to be fixed and de clawed only to find out she was pragnant. I am so addicted to laying next to her and resting my hand on her belly. I can feel the babies move and WOW is all I can say. I feel bad for her, those babies are all over the place. I have watched a million you tube videos about cats having kittens. I have made her bed and we are ready. I am open for any suggestions.
Grace loves to lay with a heating pad and the other day this is what I found.


They had put a towel on the floor with the heating pad and then the cat. She would not move. No worries it was only on a couple of minutes and I turned it off. it is 5am and I have been up since 2. I almost went back to sleep at one time because she was laying on my lap.

Update on our life

I realized I have not updated everyone on our life. We are definitely settled. We have unpacked all the boxes. Paid our first water and electric bill. Had the security system turned on which was comical because one of the men asked if we hold tight to our religion and our guns after seeing me in my skirt and our home school children running around. I am sure the amount of guns displayed in my bedroom did not help. As you know we a week after we moved in our cat died, she was 16 years old. A couple of weeks later my friend gave us a stray she found in her yard. We took her to the vet yesterday to get de clawed and fixed only to find out she was pregnant. They had said to drop her off at 7:30 and I said I wanted to stay because if she was pregnant I would bring her home. No one believed that she was but me. I have to be honest and say I cried when the doctor said she was pregnant. Then explained to them that my husband is leaving in days and I do not want to deliver babies. Yes I know she will do it all. But I have to keep the kids and the dogs away, I have to watch her. I know it sounds silly but it is one more thing to deal with.
Speaking of deployments, we are days away and getting anxious about it. Power of Attorneys are updated, finances have been talked about, kids have been told. Now we wait and cope.
My in laws are visiting, they arrived Monday night and are staying for a few days. Can I say I really do not like the word in laws because it sounds so ugly and I have awesome amazing in laws.
I do have good news, I took Grace to her first appointment on post for a checkup and to ask for referrals for pulmonologists and gastro. The doctor was amazing, the whole hospital was amazing. She said she thought it would be a great idea to send Grace off post to both and buy the end of the day we had both. Unheard of in the military. She said she wanted to see Grace in 3 months to re check her weight. I will call this week and make the appointment.
We have been attending the chapel for church and really enjoying it. The pastor is amazing. I like his teaching style and everyone is very friendly. It is small, maybe a hundred people. They have a youth group and Michael is enjoying it. This weekend Rob and Michael are going on a camp out with them this weekend. We know it is Rob’s last weekend home but think this is a great way for them to bond and Michael to get to know the other kids. We do not believe in letting our children going on trips without us so it was important that he attend while Rob was here.
In case I have not said it before thank you for reading my blog and staying in contact. Please keep following along.
If you are interested in sending Rob letters while he is gone please e-mail me pam.petrie@us.army.mil
Oh yeah, if you have not entered my first give away please do so here, so that I know rather I should do this again.