Thursday, May 27, 2010

Letters to my Hero


Dear Rob,
Thank you for coming on line today. Thank you for needing me today. I feel so much better when I know I am helping you. I think that is one of the hardest things about deployment. The fact that I cannot help you is hard, I feel useless in our marriage when you are away. I am not washing your clothes or making sure your food is here or that you are hugged daily. Today you needed me and that made my world.
I am glad you are getting a little more rest now that makes me feel better. We had a great done. We were done with school by 1pm and I got little sewing done. We decided we are taking the day off school tomorrow and going to the zoo. The kids promised to do school on Saturday. Would you believe Michael’s hard drive arrived this afternoon. I could not believe I called yesterday and it was here today. Have I said I love BJU.
I cannot wait to go to the zoo and use my new lens. Can you believe it is Memorial Day weekend? Can you remember last year? Tomorrow starts the first time I took you to get your leg drained. If you think about it will you send me a picture of the scar on your leg, I would love to do a before and after picture.
I love you babe but if I am going to wrestle with four children at the zoo I better get to bed. I want to leave here at 7am to get on the road. I love you.
I love you babe,
Pamela Petrie

Thursday 5

What makes it even better is that it's Thursday Five..Where we get to look back on our week and and come up with 5 things that have made us..


Happy- I am happy that I have wonderful meme's like this to give something to write about.


Joyful-I am joyful for the Joyful yahoo group I am in that encourages me to stay strong in my Faith and to be a better mother and wife.


Excited- I am excited that I am going to teach myself to quilt, I am excited about my camera strap give away that you can still enter here.


Jubilant- I am jubilant that I figured out what the beeping was and to find out it was the dishwasher not the alarm


Grateful-I am grateful for friends that I can call constantly call for support or just to vent with


Whatever you want..just no bad stuff..





I won a wonderful prize and it arrived yesturday. There is only one problem. I can not remember who I won the prize from. I feel horrible.
I won towels and a keychain from Words to Sweat by I will say these are the most adorable thing ever and so much thicker and nicer than I could have thought.
What I can not remember is whose blogs I won these on. If it was you PLEASE forgive me and please remind me of your name. I have gone back through my e-mails and comments and do not know what I did with the information.

Thankful Thursday



Thankful Thursday
First I am thankful for these pictures, they are pictures of the Diet Pepsi that my husband drinks daily. This is his favorite thing in the world. So to know that he can still have this treat makes me thankful.
Today I am thankful for so much. I am thankful that I have a house with running water, even if the toilet is not flushing perfectly.
Today I am thankful that I have a ice maker on my fridge because I have never had one.
Today I am thankful that I serve a Savior who forgives me for my attitude and complaints yesterday.
Today I am thankful for a husband who was patient with me yesterday when I was snippy with him for no reason.
Today I am thankful that my children are healthy and are able to help me when I need it.
Today I am thankful for all of the wonderful blog friends who have left me positive comments over the last month.
Today I am thankful that there are baby birds in the bushes right beside my drive way because I so dislike the bushes and it is really making me smile.
Today I am thankful that ADT did not laugh at me when I called because my alarm would not stop beeping. HE did not laugh when he told me it was not the alarm. I later found out that it was my dishwasher that apparently has a delay start button.
Today I am grateful for my friends who keep me laughing, who listen when I complain, who does not care when I call them for the same recipe a million times (Becky).
Today I am thankful for friends (Kristie) who taught me to sew so I can offer things like my camera strap give away right here.

Good, True & Beautiful

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Letters to my Hero


Dear Rob,
I am sorry; you do not deserve me being so snippy with you this morning. We rarely get to talk and when we do you should have me at my best. It is not your fault the toilet is not flushing and the sink is not draining and the steam mop is not working and the hard drive broke or that I am PMS’sing and that I hate having a cycle because it means I am not pregnant (I know we are not even trying).
All you were doing was trying to talk me through how to fix things and I was to snippy to listen. You were right the hard drive is bad and Bob Jones University is sending out another one. It should be here in a couple of days.
Please know if you come on tomorrow I will be in a much better mood even if the garage door is being wonky and the lawn looks like a 2 year old cut it and the back alarm keeps beeping and Grace cries for no reason.
We had a good day, we managed to get school done and Michael even finished mowing the front yard before we left for his appointments. I have to admit I almost left before testing could even start. I walked into the building and the smell of cigarette smoke about knocked you over. The girls would not be quiet about it. Then they said we actually had two appointments and when I questioned it they got snippy about it. In the end I got over my attitude. The head DR apologized for the smell and explained he is 68 and has always smoked and that is why his office is upstairs. He said he knew it was wrong. I told him it is not my right to judge him But that my 4 year old will have a asthma attack tonight from being exposed to his smoke. I wanted him to understand it is his right to smoke but that a DR office should be safe. He told me that tri care only pays for a 6 part test and we need a 12 part. After talking to the receptionist I found out that he does not believe in charging for anything other than what the insurance will pay. He told me that he wants Michael to come back for some more in depth testing and then showed me a video on Asperser’s. I told him it was Michael to a T and that is what I have thought for a while. They did not have another appointment until June 21st. Which is annoying, it should NOT take 3 months. He said they are backed up because it is the end of the school year and every parent wants IEP’s done now. I was annoyed but what can I do. Maybe they will get a cancellation.
We left there and went to counseling, by this time the girls were done with waiting rooms and getting antsy. They made it. Counseling went well. Then we went to the commissary to pick up a few things which turned into several things.
We had to stop and pick up cat food after that because the commissary did not have any kitten food. We made it home, ate dinner, put away the cold food and now everyone is in bed and hopefully asleep.
Did I tell you one day last week the kids found a birds nest in the bush right by the van. Michael stole a egg and hid it in his room, Hope told on him so he put it in the trash, Hope put it back in the nest. I am attaching a picture of the new babies. It looks like there are two or three babies. I will continue to take pictures to show you.
Okay baby I better go I need to call ADT and figure out why the back alarm keeps going off. I love you and beg you to forgive me for my craziness today.
Love you babe,
Pamela PETRIE
 
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