On another note, we have a new bakery opening up next door to our office. Yes, I said NEXT DOOR. How can life be so cruel? They will specialize in cupcakes, cookies and cheesecakes. They aren't open yet, but are called J. Rae's. They are hiring and I am seriously tempted to apply. :-) Since Tonya and I are starting a new weight bet on Friday, I am really wishing these bakeries were close to our Janada facility, since Tonya is there everyday. Oh well. Pray for will power!!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Cupcakes
So, obviously, I have a sweet tooth. Thomas and I have recently discovered a place in Fort Worth that I am hesitant to even mention to you. I want to keep it to myself, but I just can't. So, whenever you are downtown, hop over on Camp Bowie and go here... The Cupcake Cottage.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
California, Callie's Birthday and Baby Shower
Okay - so it has been a really busy four weeks for me. As you know, four weeks ago this coming Tuesday, Lyla Megann was born and things have been crazy ever since! Just a side note - when my mom was here helping with Callie, look at what Callie got for breakfast one day...
The last weekend of August, I flew out to California to sing at the wedding of a childhood friend. It was fantastic to be at home, but the trip was too short and I wanted my family with me. Fortunately, Thomas is awesome and really wanted me out of the house - so he agreed I could go and he would watch the kids, with the help of his parents. Here are just a couple of pictures from my trip...the first is from that Friday afternoon when all the girls went to go get pedicures and manicures - this is Stacey, the bride. The second is a picture of Kristen, Steve and Christy. Steve is Christy's husband and the two girls are friends from highschool. They were bridesmaids at the wedding. The third picture is of Keith and Stacey - the bride and groom! The last is of Stacey and me - do I look tired or what? I was and it was only 9:00 pm...
Yesterday, the 6th, Callie turned TWO. Yes, TWO. Scares me to no end. I have several pictures from the family party we had last night. We had 19 people at our house for the celebration and it was fantastic. Callie was blessed to get a ton of great gifts and she had a blast with her cousins. The first picture is of the cake that Thomas and I made. It turned out pretty good, I think. It matched her invitations, party decor and dress...
Callie received a stage from my parents for her room! It is shown here and fantastic! We are doing her new room in movies and music and she is such a ham. She loves to sing to us and couldn't have been more thrilled with this gift. 
Callie's older cousins helped her open the huge pile of gifts. 
Callie learned how to hold up two fingers, but she still has to concentrate pretty hard to keep them in the right place. 
Obviously, Tatum does a little better with a plate and fork, judging by the fact that Callie is stripped down and wearing a bib. Tatum will be three in October and is Tye and Jere's youngest.
This is Callie on the stage after she put on her new princess costume from Papa and Grandma Sharri. 
Papa George helping her with her new toys. WHAT AN AWESOME BIRTHDAY!!
Last, but certainly not least, we had Lyla's Baby Blessing and Baby Shower at church today. I don't have the pictures from the blessing yet, but here are just a couple from the shower. Thanks to Pam, Jeana, Tonya and Mistee for an awesome shower! I am so blessed to have friends like you guys...the shower was awesome and you did way too much!!
It has been a great four weeks. Did I mention that I am going to work tomorrow? UGH.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Announcement...
Lyla Megann Freeman
Born August 12, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Weighed 7 lb., 12 oz.
19-3/4" long
Friday, July 25, 2008
Update
Well, we are in the final week(s) of what I think has been the longest pregnancy on the books. Just kidding. It just seems that way. In fact, the other night, someone at Bunco said, "It seems like you have been pregnant forever!" Tell me about it!!
Anyway - feeling pretty good. Ready to be able to drive again!! I am at Thomas's mercy when it comes to leaving the house. I feel pretty bad for him. By the time Thursday rolls around, I am usually a bit of a bear to deal with at home because of cabin fever!
So, I finally moved my pictures over to my new-to-me computer at home, so I am posting a few morsels from the past for your viewing pleasure!
Pamela A. being funny. Or so she thinks.
These are from my Halloween Bunco last year. I made spaghetti and this is how I plated it. Also, everything was candlelit, so I thought it was pretty neat. Don't know what my Bunco friends thought, but we can pretend they loved it.
What is she doing, you ask? Why, she is smoking a chocolate dipped pretzel, of course!
We helped out with the small group sponge toss at Trunk of Treats this year. Tonya and Trey did a great job of making our dummy and Tonya was by far one of the funniest to work it. Below that are some pumpkins Thomas carved.
That gets me through October 2007!! Not at many pictures as I wanted to post, but it will do for now. :-)
Anyway - feeling pretty good. Ready to be able to drive again!! I am at Thomas's mercy when it comes to leaving the house. I feel pretty bad for him. By the time Thursday rolls around, I am usually a bit of a bear to deal with at home because of cabin fever!
So, I finally moved my pictures over to my new-to-me computer at home, so I am posting a few morsels from the past for your viewing pleasure!
WARNING - LOTS OF PICTURES! This catches me up for some of what I intended to post for 2007. It really only catches me up on a few events, so you may still see some random pictures from the past show up on my blog.
One year ago - my surprise 30th bday party...
Pamela A. being funny. Or so she thinks.
I don't think I have any pictures of Tammie not making a face, so here it is.
The pictures below are from our night out for Pam's birthday last September. We went to The Melting Pot.
Here are some more pictures from our vacation to the West Coast last fall.
These are from my Halloween Bunco last year. I made spaghetti and this is how I plated it. Also, everything was candlelit, so I thought it was pretty neat. Don't know what my Bunco friends thought, but we can pretend they loved it. What is she doing, you ask? Why, she is smoking a chocolate dipped pretzel, of course!Pumpkin Patch with the cousins below.
We helped out with the small group sponge toss at Trunk of Treats this year. Tonya and Trey did a great job of making our dummy and Tonya was by far one of the funniest to work it. Below that are some pumpkins Thomas carved.
That gets me through October 2007!! Not at many pictures as I wanted to post, but it will do for now. :-)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
No Big Deal
Hi Friends,
Several of you have inquired as to why I visited the hospital last week and how I am feeling, so I thought I would go ahead and post an update!
First, thank you all so much for your prayers and well-wishes. My circumstances pale in comparison with what others are going through and it means a lot to have such great friends around us during this exciting (and yet a little frustrating) time.
As many of you know, I have been having dizziness and fainting issues since the end of March. Some of this is very normal during pregnancy and many of you have gone through it yourselves. Generally, it is very manageable and can be controlled. When I visited my doctor last Monday, I casually mentioned that the last two fainting spells I have had, there has been no warning and I fell (not hard, but still a fall) when it happened. To my knowledge, once I was in a horizontal position, I "came to" and was fine about 15 seconds into the ordeal. Well, having the awesome doctor that I do, she was...ummm...VERY UPSET with me for not calling and reporting the "no notice" to them. To me, this has all become second nature and, as scary as it can be while it is happening, it has become my recent reality.
Needless to say, she gave me two hours to go home and get things set up with my parents for Callie, grab a few items for overnight stay at Harris and drop by work for a minute. Once I arrived to the hospital, she had my room number and specialists waiting for me to start running tests. The sad part is that they do not know what is causing it and cannot run any neurological tests until after the baby is born. She considers me a "fall risk" (which was the reason for the orange socks) and is extremely concerned that if I am up and about, I will fall and possibly injure myself or the baby. From the way she was talking about it, I assume she has had some sort of experience with either the death of a mom or a baby due to a fall and this has her very concerned, which you can tell by the way she is handling my case. She is a fantastic doctor and I couldn't appreciate her more.
Of course, I understand all of this, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating. On a good note - I am now 35 weeks, so we are definitely on a downhill slide toward Callie having a little brother or sister!!
Because all of you are the people you are, I have already been offered meals, babysitting, you name it. Trust me, I will let you know if I need anything other than prayers right now! If you think I won't let you know, you can always call Tonya and she will be honest with you...usually.
Thanks again for being the friends you are to our family!
Tami
Several of you have inquired as to why I visited the hospital last week and how I am feeling, so I thought I would go ahead and post an update!
First, thank you all so much for your prayers and well-wishes. My circumstances pale in comparison with what others are going through and it means a lot to have such great friends around us during this exciting (and yet a little frustrating) time.
As many of you know, I have been having dizziness and fainting issues since the end of March. Some of this is very normal during pregnancy and many of you have gone through it yourselves. Generally, it is very manageable and can be controlled. When I visited my doctor last Monday, I casually mentioned that the last two fainting spells I have had, there has been no warning and I fell (not hard, but still a fall) when it happened. To my knowledge, once I was in a horizontal position, I "came to" and was fine about 15 seconds into the ordeal. Well, having the awesome doctor that I do, she was...ummm...VERY UPSET with me for not calling and reporting the "no notice" to them. To me, this has all become second nature and, as scary as it can be while it is happening, it has become my recent reality.
Needless to say, she gave me two hours to go home and get things set up with my parents for Callie, grab a few items for overnight stay at Harris and drop by work for a minute. Once I arrived to the hospital, she had my room number and specialists waiting for me to start running tests. The sad part is that they do not know what is causing it and cannot run any neurological tests until after the baby is born. She considers me a "fall risk" (which was the reason for the orange socks) and is extremely concerned that if I am up and about, I will fall and possibly injure myself or the baby. From the way she was talking about it, I assume she has had some sort of experience with either the death of a mom or a baby due to a fall and this has her very concerned, which you can tell by the way she is handling my case. She is a fantastic doctor and I couldn't appreciate her more.
Of course, I understand all of this, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating. On a good note - I am now 35 weeks, so we are definitely on a downhill slide toward Callie having a little brother or sister!!
Because all of you are the people you are, I have already been offered meals, babysitting, you name it. Trust me, I will let you know if I need anything other than prayers right now! If you think I won't let you know, you can always call Tonya and she will be honest with you...usually.
Thanks again for being the friends you are to our family!
Tami
Monday, June 30, 2008
Hospital Boredom Sets In...
That being said...here are two pictures for your viewing pleasure:
This one is just for See Dub. I am a fall risk, so they are having me wear these WONDERFUL orange socks and use this BEAUTIFUL orange blanket. Mary N. decided it would be fun if she were the one to deliver these to my room. THANKS.
Thomas is very proud of our ET picture.Friday, June 13, 2008
Music Camp!
Our performances for Music Camp are this weekend! The kids have worked so very hard and I am so proud of them! Check out our blog (big thanks to See Dub)!
Performances are Saturday and Sunday at 6:00 pm at Heritage! Come and see our kids and their wonderful production, AmeriKids!
Performances are Saturday and Sunday at 6:00 pm at Heritage! Come and see our kids and their wonderful production, AmeriKids!
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