DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEED A CAREGIVER?

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER AVAILABLE

9 years experience in elderly care
Excellent references
Dependable
Flexible schedule
Reasonable Salary

I am a Christian woman with much experience in elderly care including dementia, frail elderly, grooming and personal care, aid in standing and walking (fall prevention), light housekeeping and cooking, running errands, companionship, mental recall, appropriate exercise, medications, doctor appointments, and more.

I am an honest, loving and easy going person and have an excellent driving record, reliable transportation with insurance with absolutely no criminal history.

Please contact me to discuss your needs or any questions you may have.

Pamela Bradford
pbradford@socal.rr.com
714 323-0643

SISTERS!

When the girls interact with eachother and love on eachother, it makes the WHOLE DAY worth it all! Here's Alexa feeding her baby sister yogurt. She said "Mom, her wants yogurt... so I scooted her closer and let her share!" HOW SWEET!

YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

This is what I bought.....

.......And this is what I got!

Look at the label and picture carefully! That's definitely not what I got (see 2nd picture) Needless to say it went to waste considering the DICED tomatoes were toppings for tacos and burritos I made. I don't think tomato puree would go over well! :) I had to do a double take and evaluation when I first poured out the contents....

Too bad I'm not a swimmer anymore. Back in the days when I was in competitive swimming my hair would turn green in the summer and my mom would try anything... Yep, for some reason we were told to take a bath and wash my hair in Tomato Paste and I did it. YUCK!

OUR 1ST KID'S SIDEWALK CHALK AND PAINT DAY

Recently God Blessed our family with a beautiful backyard and I wanted to give back. Our children are spoiled to death and I love to teach them to share, especially since it's no fun having all those toys with no one to play with ... SOOO...

About a week ago I sent out an email to family and friends that I knew had young children and might be interested in having an outside fun day. I am a guilty mom who realizes I don't let my children get "dirty" enough or make enough "messes." I always love socializing (especially being a stay at home mom) and I knew I wasn't alone. What would be a better way than to invite a wide range of people (some who know eachother, some who don't )to bring our kids together and just paint, play in water, make huge messes, spray silly string, chase balls, ride bikes, play basketball, slide... YOU NAME IT, WE DID IT! The point is for moms to connect and for kids to be kids with as low stress as possible... If I have a say so .. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

For some reason just going into the day knowing my kids would be covered in dirt, water and paint and that my backyard would be trashed allowed me to relax and actually ENJOY watching them get dirty. No other plans that day afterwards made for a stress free late afternoon of letting the kids nap after playing so hard and taking a nice bath then dinnertime! IT WAS AWESOME.

I would say the moms that showed up had a great time. It wasn't a HUGE turnout but it wasn't expected. There's always going to be people busy, sick or conflicting schedules etc. I look forward to another OUTSIDE PLAY DATE and I know that my kids do too! I was filthy and covered in dirt and paint too.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, EMAIL ME...BRING ALONG FAMILY AND FRIENDS.. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU!!!

2ND SIDEWALK CHALK AND PAINT DAY

WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH AT 12PM-2:30 PM

WHERE: THE HOFF'S HOUSE

BRING: SWIMSUIT OR PLAY CLOTHES AND KIDS EAGER TO GET DIRT

Havasu 2008

After a long day at the cove and Taco Night at Brian and Jo's... they passed out on the way back to our place!

The cutest cheeks ever!

Brave Girl standing up on the tube!

Alexa my fearless child!

She loves to drive the boat with Papa

Grandma Sue and Brielyn hanging out in style

Alexa and Brielyn playing in the "warm" pool on the deck

Just being cute

The first boat ride of the trip.. we stopped off at a cove and played in the sand.... lots of fish came and papa started feeding them Pringles.

A Pretty Lighthouse

We ended off the summer with a Bang! Chris and I along with the girls and Chris' parents took a trip out to Lake Havasu from Thursday night to Sunday night. We had a really good time. The weather was great, the boat rides were fun and there were lots of firsts on the trip. It was Brielyn's 1st time at the Lake and Alexa rode on the tube for the 1st time. The trip up was a breeze thanks to the Hoff's for taking their motor home! My girls don't do well on long trips. Last time we drove to Havasu we ended up renting a Motel Room in Ludlow for a few hours....... Yeah, don't ask... it gets me nervous and tense thinking about that night. Definitely not somewhere you want to stop off and rent a motel (but our options were limited considering I was puked on and we still had 2 1/2 hours left to go and a screaming hallucinating child that wouldn't calm down!) . But, thanks to the motor home-this trip they slept peacefully almost the whole time.

Some Favorite Memories

-Screaming my head off on the tube with Chris. Out of Fear and Fun

-Watching Brielyn relax as soon as the boat engine turned on
-Seeing Alexa drive the boat happy as can be with her Papa

-Having Taco Night with family friends
-Seeing Brian and Jo's new river house- Brian's margaritas with floaters
-Guacamole and chips

-Watching racoons at 3 in the morning devour the contents of our locked trash can

-Sue and I picking on the men in our lives .... it's nice when your husband is just like his dad ;)

-Watching the eagles soar
-Getting ice cream in town
-Beautiful Lighthouses

-Sue feeding the birds

-Chris attacking my thigh and me thinking it was the catfish below

-Brielyn and Alexa playing in the sand

-Just being with Family at the river

Thank you Hoff's for inviting us. We look forward to going again soon. Thanks for lots of memories that we'll never forget...

Catch- Up Pictures From Murrieta

Chris and I at Joel and Erica's Wedding Reception in Murrieta... It was BEAUTIFUL. A noteworthy part was the favors.... there were a bunch of amazing clear glass jars full of yummy candies with colors that matched their wedding (white, orange and brown) On the table was a bunch of boxes ready for you to grab one with a personalized thank you from Joel and Erica. Then it was time for you to fill it with your favorite treats from orange rings, white chocolate covered pretzels, taffy and rock candy. Oh and the father daughter dance always brings many tears to my eyes. Congrats again Joel and Erica, you make a beautiful couple. Oh and Chris had a great speach that was well worth listening to I told him he had to make me laugh and cry at the same time... mission accomplished. Love you honey.

Me and Joanne Scott.. I love this woman.. she's one of those people you love to be around... always smiling and looking to make it a great time! Love you Jo...

Joanne, Me and Brian Scott (Family Friends) This is a picture at The Southcoast Winery where they stayed for Joel and Erica's reception... it is a beautiful hotel and I would highly recommend it to anyone. We hung out around the pool and sipped some sweet wine together and enjoyed the sun. Made for a wonderful birthday weekend.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Princess Cinderella Turns 1

Feelin' out her princess cake

Diving In!

Look At Me!

Pinata Time

Sister was Cinderella too.....

Lots of Presents and Wheeeeewww... that was a long day!

Cinderella turned 1 year old! She had a blast at her birthday party and didn't let the crowd down when it came time to dive into her cake!!!!

HAPPY1st BIRTHDAY PRINCESS BRIELYN, WE LOVE YOU and are so blessed to have had a full year with you, we look forward to many more. You are a sweetheart with such a lovable personality.