Hey!
How are you? Don't look like much is going on here right now. I am still working and trying to do the best we can. My boy Kenny is still locked up! Has been since April. He isn't doing very well there either. He is no adjusting at all. I talked him into staying until June. This is his senior year and I would like him to get his high school diploma if nothing else. He is a half a credit shy. He really needs to pull up his sleeves and do some extra work. Right now I really don't know if he will. We try to go see him about 2 to 3 times a week. I am getting really tired of sitting an playing cards. We get 2 visits when we go one at 9 am til 10:20 then we come back at 10:40 til 12. It get so boring. We are able to buy him stuff out of machines. Pop and chips just straight up junk. He can go thru about $10 in a day. Ron and I are trying to be real supportive. The word is now that he will probably come home when he is released. They were suppose to put him in a place where he would learn to live on the outs but nobody will probably take him for such a short period. He will be 18 in August. I am just scared to death. He creates such havoc for everyone. He could have been out in 6 months but here we are at 10 and looking at 14. He still refuses to take meds. I just pray that something has changed. He still acts like he did when he was 9 yrs old. He is still angry if things don't go his was and it is everybody else fault. It is just so unfair. We are getting charged $600 a month for child support since he is in State Custody. We tried and this is so harsh.
My boy Ronny is still going to college and doing the best he can. We have had to cut him off alot of money since we can't afford it right now putting the money out to Kenny. His hip surgery was a success. He has been going to physical therapy for his shoulder now. He has an extremely streached tendon. It hasn't been working so he is looking at surgery in March. Spring break cause he won't be able to write for at least a week. I really wish we could just get his body fixed. We are trying and he is such a trooper with it all. He called the other day and asked if the insurance would cover a therapist for his mental needs and I said yea. So now he is going to therapy cause he is having a hard time sleeping and worrying. He was supposed to go and get some sleeping pills today. He was talking about not going to school for a while and working but we told him no. If he takes time off our medical insurance will stop. He is so worried about our money situation but we can all get loans if needed. He is looking at going to school next year a lot closer. It takes about 10 hrs to get to see him now and we have only been able to go once with work and all. He will only be 2 1/2 hrs away next year. He will be home alot this summer cause he is going to help coach summer ball here. I wish he could play but he can't right now.
My boy Jeremy are not talking right now and that really hurts. In October I told him he could go to work with me cause they were hiring for the christmas season. He told me MOM YOU KNOW I DON'T WANT TO WORK! Well that made me mad. He is still living with a woman that is on welfare for her 2 kids and one of them is his. He has 2 other children also. He still won't pay his child support or his fines. They will issue a warrent for his arrest March 25 if fines are not paid. Well he won't have them paid but he never goes anywhere to get caught. I really don't know so I have to give up.
Cindy's death anniversary is coming up March 16. It will be 4 yrs. I really miss that girl!!!! I think that is also getting to Ronny.
Well Ron and I are doing all we can to be OK. Some days are better than others. We got our fishing licenses for Valentines day. We also got our salmon and steelhead tags. Haven't went yet cause things to do around the house last weekend and seeing Kenny most Sunday's just haven't had the chance. Ron is going with a older fellow after work. He is going to show Ron a spot that he likes. We are used to going fishing for bass or such not the big ones. I really hope he catches on soon for his well being mentally. I now work days so I have the wood in and dinner done and such so he can unwind and watch a movie before we head to bed.
I have had a death really close to me. A fellow worker was killed. He is my bosses son. He was 35 years old. He has been working at this job for about 18 yrs. He was the lead singer in a band and they were playing at a bar. A fight broke out. He got down there and tried to break it up. The bartender shut down the bar and kicked everybody out. Locked the doors. Well my friend went outside to smoke a cigerette and was jumped. Held down by some guys while a girl kicked him in the head. People heard the rukus and was over there. His wife and a friend of mine, they are both nurses, tried to do CPR but he was pronounced dead Feb. 1. This is a family business so it has been very hard at work. On of the ladies that work with us and moniters our calls was at the funeral, as we were, went home around 5 to find her house on fire. They lost everthing. She has a husband and 2 children. They had no insurance due to it being built in 1950. The foundation was not up to date. She finally was able to come to back to work on monday. They lost 3 cars and their home that was valued at $260,000. This is the 3rd family that we know personally that has lost their homes since Christmas. My boss is the mom of the fellow that was killed. They still haven't arrested anybody for this. They know who did it and they are doing a long investigation to get it right. I just feel so much empathy for the family. I know what it feels like.
Well not sure what all I did here. Guess we just need some prayers sent our way. Right now that is all we have to do. Life is throwing some major curve balls. Please pray for our family for strength to get thru everything and that Ron and I can keep our unity. We are scared to see what is next. Well Sea, I hope all is well with you and yours. Please pray that everything will work out. My bosses name is Dotty. And the ladies name is Tammy. Please pray for these families. Thanks again for being here so I can put my feelings into words and know people like you care. Take Care and God Bless, Linda
