Sunday, June 30, 2013

Miscellany Monday

What a fun week. We drove around looking for a Burger King that had a working ice cream maker. I love the 50 cent ice cream cones. I do not enjoy taking 6 kids into a restaurant and being told they did not have what we came in for . This week we burned a crayon. It honestly works. It does not burn as long as they say but it burns. Maybe because we use generic crayons. Does anyone else use generic crayons? Did you see how excited I was when The Today Show retweeted something I tweeted. I felt special all day. Pamela
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When did she grow up?

How did my baby girl get so big? This precious girl who I was told would not be here. The baby girl that I was told was not there when I was 6 weeks pregnant and told I should have a D&C, that same baby girl who at 20 weeks was told would not make it to viability. That same baby girl that was thought to have one kidney and downs. This baby girl has grown into a fine young lady. A young lady who loves to help other people with there children. A young lady who is learning to cook. I am so excited to watch my now teen daughter grow. Not thrilled about how fast she is growing up but enjoying the privilege of being there to watch her. There is just a couple more days to vote. It is super simple and no need to register. Pamela

30 Weeks and Counting

30 Weeks, Can I tell you how amazing it is. It is so funny how some days I do not feel pregnant and then I look in the mirror and realize how pregnant I am. This baby is dancing in my belly and I love it. Sometimes it is even painful and I do not mind. I cannot imagine what the next couple of months will be like. I did find a pair of maternity Capri’s that actually fit. I am at a point that I cannot handle any pressure on my stomach. My anniversary is in a few weeks and I told my husband I want a massage but I am having trouble finding someone trained to do it. I have decided it is time to get ready for this new blessing. Time to start making list of what we need. You know burp clothes and blankets and diapers and wipes and baby wash. I cannot wait to start shopping. It has been 7 years since I needed baby wash in this house. I am trying to decide what is important. I have a swing/bouncer. I have a basinet but will wait until the baby is ready to set up a crib. Do I really need a baby bath tub? I also need a baby carrier, what brand is best and easiest? I used a sling before but do not want one. I still need to buy a car seat. What brand of car seat do I want? Do I want a separate diaper bag for the baby than I use for the big kids? So many questions. I guess the biggest question is, will I ever go a hour without going to the bathroom again. My doctor wants me to have three shots right now. A tetanus shot, the whooping cough shot and another one that I can not remember the name of but it is for pulmonary too. I just cannot decide if I want them? I did not get a picture this week but will work on one for next week. Pamela
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Essential Oils

Have you heard of Doterra oils? They have changed so much about my daily life. Helped with anxiety in my house, helped with my digestive issues and even better they have helped with my sore muscles. I love that I do not have to worry about my kids getting into these oils. I love that my friend does not push me to buy things. I have honestly pretty much just bought things as I have needed them or tried them. Recently, she helped my girls make hand sanitizer. They thought it was the best thing ever. One of my favorite things is how yummy everything smells. You can find out more about essential oils and how they could help you on her facebook page. Feel free to ask her a million and one questions. I can almost guarantee she has already heard them from me. The recipe for the Hand Sanitizer is simple 5 TBSP Aloe Vera Gel 4 TBSP water 1/4 tsp vitamin E oil (avocado oil or Fractionated Coconut oil) 8-10 drops on guard protective oil small squeeze bottle Pamela

Friday, June 28, 2013

Are You Late or On Time

Are you someone who is late? Recently on The Today Show they asked how you handle someone who is late on a regular basis. I do not normally tweet to them but jumped on. Here was my response. How shocked was I when they retweeted what I wrote. So my question is how do you handle someone being late. I have friends who are 20 minutes late and that does not typically bother me. If they are coming over I just assume they will be late. But, if we are going somewhere together than my anxiety builds up. On the other hand we have a family member who is hours late and it drives me insane. They say they will be ready at 10am and at 4pm you are still waiting. It sends me into crazy land. Here is the difference. I am someone who is ready on time or before. Which means my children are ready for you at 10am. We have arranged our life to wait for you. It is hard because the kids get excited and countdown to your visit and then become disappointed that they are losing time with you. So back to my tweet. I wrote that I am just the opposite. If you invite me for dinner at 6pm, you will probably find me down the street parked about 5:30 waiting until it is time to be at your house. I am almost always really early. Part of it is thinking it will take me longer to get to my location or what if I need to stop for gas or a child needs something. I will never forget a friend telling me it was rude to be early. It makes total since that it would be rude. You are getting ready for company. Rather you are doing last minute straightening or cooking it is harder when people are there to visit. So now I try to be on time or at least closer. I say that but if I have a doctor’s appointment I am always super early. Which does not make since, you know they are going to have you wait anyways. The funny thing is after tweeting yesterday that I am always early I broke my own rule. I had to drop kids off at a friend’s at 9am. I realized I was going to be early so I stopped for gas so that I would not be too early. The next place was to be at another friend at 10am for a party. Knowing I was going to be super early I stayed at my first friends talking longer than planned and guess what? I WAS LATE; I was 7 minutes late which to me is like being an hour late. No one noticed because it was not a time sensitive event. I had to laugh at how funny that on the day I tweet about being early I am late. My earliness is so normal that my friend has a name for it. She calls it “Pam time”. If I tell her I will be there at 9am and arrive at 9am she is calling me. She gets worried because I did not arrive at 8:30 (Pam time). I love friends who understand how my brain works. So are you early or late to events? Do you have friends in your life who are early or late? Pamela

Music Lessons-Wordful Wednesday

Someone needs to offer my family free music lessons. We have a keyboard that we no longer use and 2 guitars. I caught Grace in my bed playing the other night. Pamela

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Feeling Beachie

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This week’s statements: 1. If you hire_ me a maid__ I will _probably clean the entire house the night before the come.__ 2. Sometimes I am very _hyper, like when I am on a schedule. It has scared my friends before. ___ 3. Children who play outside without parents__ makes me nervous, and angry. Seriously people watch your children. 4. I would love see _a concert with both Chonda Pierce and Tim Hawkins___ because I need a good laugh and they are the two for the job.____ There are just a few more days to vote for my blog. It is easy to vote, just click and find Trooppetrie. Probably close to the bottom. Pamela

A First

This is a first for me. I had a computer issue and did not post when I first got the e-mail. So I am way behind the power curve but would love if your showed me some love and gave me a vote. Pamela

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Wordfull Wednesday

I do not think I could ever write a wordless Wednesday post because I am so full of words. We planted a raspberry bush a couple of years ago. This year we actually got raspberries. Sadly, I do not know how many because a certain little girl will not stop sneaking them and eating them. I wonder if we will be here next year and if we are I wonder if my blueberry bushes will give me blueberries. Not that I would ever know because if a child finds them before I do then they eat them and I think they are not growing. Pamela

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Day We Were Robbed

Do you remember this picture, the picture of my children singing with dad in his truck? It was after bedtime. We had just gotten home from church. Grace rode home with dad and was singing Grease songs (I can’t believe I am admitting that). Unfortunately we were so distracted with the singing and playing that when we went in we forgot to lock the vehicles and bring everything inside. Something we normally do. We live in a quiet neighborhood. We have lived here 3 years and never had any problems. The next morning my husband woke me up at am and informed me that his truck had been broken into. I walked outside and realized my suburban had been broken into. As my husband called the police I realized that my neighbor’s trunks were popped open and something was laying in another neighbor’s yard. It took several minutes for me to realize that my purse was gone. Which means my date book was gone. My military ID was gone. If you know anything about the military you know they will not allow you to go to the doctor without them. The police came and we realized quickly that we were not the only ones who had been robbed. When we left the house at 8am to go on post to get new ID’s there were six sheriff’s cars on my street. God is so good because they let me on post with a expired passport and let me get new ID’s using only my expired passport. We got our new ID’s. I called the state my driver’s license is from and they worked it out to send me a temporary driver’s license. These were the two biggest stressors. Well besides not having my date book. That afternoon we were at my husband’s work picnic when we got the craziest phone call. The deputy called to say they found my purse. It was under my neighbor’s tree. The crazy thing was that they had not taken anything. We think they may have spooked when my husband came out that morning. My ID’s, my license, my date book and even my spare pair of maternity underwear that I carry in case I have to go to the hospital. Doesn’t everyone carry maternity underwear in there purse. Not so excited about it when I saw them laying there for everyone to see. I did have to fight the urge to jump up and down when I saw my date book. An hour late CSI came to my house to finger print everything. Talk about a mess. I have black powder everywhere. Not just everywhere but on everything. Not just on everything but inside of everything. In all 12 houses in my quiet small subdivision, I do not know how many cars total but most people had more than one car. They even hit a car parked right next to a deputy’s squad car. Now that is a person with some guts. God is so good because they let me on post with a expired passport and let me get new ID’s using only my expired passport. We got our new ID’s. I called the state my driver’s license is from and they worked it out to send me a temporary driver’s license. These were the two biggest stressors. Well besides not having my date book. That afternoon we were at my husband’s work picnic when we got the craziest phone call. The deputy called to say they found my purse. It was under my neighbor’s tree. The crazy thing was that they had not taken anything. We think they may have spooked when my husband came out that morning. My ID’s, my license, my date book and even my spare pair of maternity underwear that I carry in case I have to go to the hospital. Doesn’t everyone carry maternity underwear in there purse. Not so excited about it when I saw them laying there for everyone to see. I did have to fight the urge to jump up and down when I saw my date book. An hour late CSI came to my house to finger print everything. Talk about a mess. I have black powder everywhere. Not just everywhere but on everything. Not just on everything but inside of everything. In all 12 houses in my quiet small subdivision, I do not know how many cars total but most people had more than one car. They even hit a car parked right next to a deputy’s squad car. Now that is a person with some guts. So how do I praise in this time. I praise that while they did get a lap top and two IPODS from our vehicles they did not get my driver’s license. That while they took my husband’s allergy medicine they left the medicine that he takes daily. I am praising because we have insurance, praising that no one was hurt. So for today I choose to pray for the person/people who made my safe neighborhood not feel safe. Have you ever been robbed? How did you help your child feel safe afterwards? How did you help yourself feel safe afterwards? Pamela

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Miscellany Monday

This was a great week. A busier week than I planned. This week I went to a baby shower for 1,000 ladies and had a picnic for our chapel. This was a great week. A busier week than I planned. This week I went to a baby shower for 1,000 ladies and had a picnic for our chapel. This week my baby girl (okay my oldest) turned 13. She has grown into a amazing young lady who loves children and loves helping me around the house. This week my baby girl lost another tooth. She is so independent. The other girls let dad or big brother pull their teeth but not her. She has to do it on her own. I would like to say that this week will be calmer but it will not. Life is just crazy and I am enjoying every minute of it. Pamela
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29 Week Update

29 Weeks, did you hear that I am 29 weeks pregnant? I can hardly believe it. I am in love with being pregnant. Some days I feel very pregnant and some days I wonder if I am. This is definitely a crazy active little boy. The stomach bug is over, well for me any ways. At 29 weeks this little blessing is over 2 pounds and is 17 inches long. That is 3 inches longer than my last baby girl was at birth. This week I went to a baby shower for 1,000 pregnant and new moms. I cannot wait to tell you more about it. I will say it was amazing to see so many pregnant mommas and all those teeny little babies made me giddy to hold mine. I guess it is time to get serious. We still do not have a car seat and so many other things. I am hoping to get serious next month while my husband is on leave. I have to explain these pictures. I have never taken a bathroom picture of myself. I took my daughter to the movies for her birthday and while I was there I realized just how tight this shirt had gotten. When I got home I changed into pajamas and the minute I walked into the kitchen my daughter said "FREEDOM". She was so funny but man was she right. Right now I cannot handle anything pushing on my stomach. I do not remember being this way with the other pregnancies. Pamela
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Feeling Beachie

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This week’s statements: 1. How is it _that my baby girl is turning 13 today, when did she get so big___? 2. When I _was my daughters age__ I _had a love of children just like her. ___ 3. I am not sure what I like best _ice cream___ or _frozen yogurt_ because _ice cream taste amazing but makes me sick but yogurt is so smooth that I love it. __ 4. I am happiest when I’m _my house is clean, we have nothing on the schedule and we can just enjoy being together as a family. ___

5 Question Friday

1. Have you ever been robbed and how did you handle it? Yes, yesterday, someone broke into both of our vehicles. Actually they got 12 houses in our neighborhood. I did not lose it or even cry. I instantly went into fix it mode. 2. What do you do at a kids function when Parents don't behave? Meaning they are the ones being impatient and rude. Oh man, we were eating out the other day and I saw this lady smack her child’s hand and scream at the child. I almost lost it. Then it dawned on me that I have no problems smacking a hand. My problem was how she did it. This little girl was maybe 18 months old. Normally, I do not handle it well, I actually want to jump in and help the child. Then I start feeling guilty and sad for the parent and remind myself that we all have bad moments and parenting is hard. 3. Have you heard of a potty party? Will you/have you had one for your child(ren)? I have a confession I do not like Chuck E Cheese, the noise, the money, the craziness drives me insane. We have a practice that as a child is potty trained the gift is a trip to Chuck E Cheese. Actually, last time I even tricked my husband into taking them. So I guess we do kind of have a party. 4. How young do you think kids should be when they start taking swim lessons? I think as soon as you are ready to start taking them to the pool. Honestly, only 2 of my kids have had swim lessons. I need to be better about this. I am always impressed with the people who get it done as infants. I just wander if you they have to re do it as they get bigger. 5. What makes you happy? As much as I complain it is when my husband sings and dances with the kids and acts like a child. Yes, I know I run and hide in another room because the noise bugs me but I know he is building memories and they will remember them. Can you tell noise is bugging me recently? Maybe it is pregnancy or maybe our crazy schedule but I am craving some alone-quiet time. I know, I know, one day I will miss all the noise one day. Pamela

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Miscellany Monday

This was a wonderful week. Okay not really, I had a stomach bug for 6 days. But when I woke up Saturday morning and felt better I decided it was going to be a great weekend. My husband went fishing with a friend Friday night. Then on a overnight ocean fishing trip. I am so excited for him. It is funny how women can go away or hang out but men rarely do. He had a great time. This week we were able to pick green beans and spinach and lettuce from our garden. It is so wonderful to be able to see progress. I love when I can feed my family healthy food. Cooking green beans with my daughter today was so much fun. I have friend who is moving and gave the boys a box of blocks. I cannot believe the amount of hours they have spent playing with them. I want to invest in a ton more. It is a great way to keep the kids busy while we finish up school. My husband brought Taco Bell home the other day. He brought me home a green drink. I have since learned it was like a mountain dew slushy. It was good but tasted sour. The kids enjoyed it. How was your week? Pamela
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28 Week Update

What a week, I will start by saying I am feeling so much better. I woke up yesterday and felt great. I got the house straightened up and laundry caught up. Not that you can tell now. I have to be honest and tell you I have gained 30 pounds, trying not to be upset about it and just enjoy it. As much as it bothers me I know there is a honey bun calling my name for breakfast. I am waking in the night hungry. I do not see the OB this week, I do go in for my shot tomorrow but that is it. The outfit in this picture is Hope’s favorite. She says it makes my belly look really big. I love how Grace is holding up my belly. I am so excited that this Saturday I get to go to an event called “Boots & Booties”. It is for 1,000 pregnant or new moms. I am so excited to see what it is about. One of the prizes is a 2013 Chevy Chase. I cannot even imagine winning that. The only question I have is what I wear. Something that is comfortable but makes me look pregnant. I don’t know why I worry I do not look pregnant. Physically I am feeling great but I think I got my dehydrated than I realized last week because my skin is drier than it has been in weeks. Twenty-eight weeks this week, I am enjoying this more than ever. I love being pregnant. Pamela
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Face Painting

My children could not wait to get their faces painted recently. I was okay with it because it is always fun to play dress up. Sadly, little spider man went face down the inflatable slide 5 minutes later and smeared his. Then our little batman decided to scratch his face and then touched the wall. Poor baby boy was not happy and my poor wall is now black. Pamela
 
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