San Antonio bound......in April!

Well, I FINALLY got word that I'm definitely going to San Antonio and will be heading that way in April. So, it looks like I better get things figured out about what I'm going to do for a house! Looks like I might finally become a home owner! Kinda scary, actually! I think it's time to put in in God's hands and see what He comes up with. I sure can't figure it all out on my own!

So, I'm looking forward to going back to Texas, where it's much warmer than here and I feel at home. The people there are so wonderful and friendly and make you feel so welcome! It's the one place since I left home that I really felt like I belonged and was at home. I'm looking forward to getting back to that! And once I'm set up, let me know if you're ever planning to come to the area!

I'll post more soon!

HUGS to you all,
Jenny-May

Howdy, all!!!

So, I haven't really been around much lately....life happens, ya know! So, my trip to San Antonio was great and I think I might have found a house to buy once I get orders and know I'm going there. I really loved the layout of it and the friendly atmosphere of the area. The sales rep, David was great and he introduced me to a wonderful realtor, Joyce, who has been a huge help. Now I'm just waiting to talk to branch and see if I'm still going there or not before I buy a house! lol - that would be just my luck, too!

Life here in Annapolis is more of the same. Though, tonight I'm actually heading to dinner and a movie with my friend, Kristin. Should be fun as we are going to see Bride Wars. I'll let ya know how it is! I'm really looking forward to it actually. I don't even remember the last movie I saw in the theaters and it will be fun to have some girl time! YAY!!

I'll write my review tonight or tomorrow!
Later,
J-M

Back in Annapolis now...

and I already miss the weather in San Antonio!! I just wanted to do a quick update that I'm back safe and sound and will post more tomorrow!

J-M

So, I'm down on the River Walk at the Crowne Plaza, until tomorrow when I move to the Best Western. I'm not overly impressed with this place, so I'm gonna head somewhere a bit cheaper when I'm on my dime! lol Last night I met up with 2 friends that I wasn't able to spend much time with in San Angelo and they happen to be here in San Antonio for a conference. So, we headed down to the River Walk and had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Then we headed back to the hotels - they walked me towards mine and then headed to theirs.

So far, so good with San Antonio, but tomorrow I will venture out a bit and see what the area is like and see if I can find an area I want to live in. Wish me luck! lol

J-M

Bein' back home....away from home

So, my trip to San Antonio yesterday was pretty uneventful and my foot did pretty well. I was able to sit in the front row on the plane and the distance to the wall was perfect for me to prop my foot up so I could keep it elevated. Then on the drive to San Angelo, I propped it up on the dash and drove with my left foot. I'm sure vehicles wondered what was going on that I passed or that passed me, but it turned out just fine. The swelling wasn't too bad when I got here, so it must have worked.

It was great to spend time with my adopted family, the Benes' family, Lonnie, Becky, Hannah and Mary Francis. I even got to see Doodle, John and Janet - Becky's Mom, Dad and sister. I also made it into town soon enough to go to Hannah's basketball game, which was very cool to see. I don't remember seeing teams play that well in the 7th grade. The girls did a great job! I was very proud of Hannah!

Tonight I went back over to their place for dinner and just visited with them for a while, as last night we didn't really get to visit too much. It was really wonderful to be back where I feel at home and am part of another family. We're all hopeful that we'll be able to see more of each other once I'm settled in San Antonio. It's funny because when I called them last week to let them know I was coming to town, I said to Lonnie, "I'm coming home next week." That's exactly how I felt when I was driving up from San Antonio. I felt like I was going home. I always knew I loved my time spent here before and that I would always have my "other family" here, but it was a pretty cool feeling I must say! So, whether I end up in San Antonio, Austin or back here in wonderful San Angelo, I think I can safely say that Texas will most likely be a large part of my future life!

Well, now it's time to get a good night's sleep.

Niters all,
Jenny-May

Heading to Texas...

So, after being sick in bed all week, I finally went back to work today...and found out I'm going to Texas next week! lol  So, just a quick note to let everyone know that I'll be in San Angelo Mon-Thurs and San Antonio Thurs-Sat(or Mon). It's just a quick trip for work and I'm hoping to stay in San Antonio a couple of days to check out the area I'm supposed to be moving to in April.

I hope this finds everyone well and enjoying the new year and that it's getting off to a GREAT start for you all!

TTYS,

Jenny-May

Howdy again!

So, I'm finally stopping by just to say a quick hello and let you all know I am alive and well....well, alive anyway! lol I seem to have caught quite a cold in the last few days since getting back to MD. Needless to say, I haven't done much since I got back home. I did, however, go out last night just quick enough to grab some milk, OJ, and cold medicine! Of course, the only "shoe" I could fit on my right foot was a house slipper. I'm sure that was quite comical for everyone at the convenient store as I "crutched" myself around in one croc shoe and one slipper! lol Oh well, I hope I kept them entertained! lol I am at least down to just one crutch when I need it. When I'm walking around the house, I usually don't use it, so I'm doing much better! Hopefully tomorrow will be a good day, as it's my first back to work and then I go back to the doc in the afternoon. Pray that all goes well and the stitches come out easily!!!

TTYS,

Jenny-May

Happy New Year!!!

Just a quick note to wish you all the Happiest of New Years! I watched TV until almost 4AM and then went to bed. Lots of excitement for New Years Eve, I know.....but that's ok. I'm a bit limited in what I can do right now, so it was just fine with me. I hope you all had a bit more excitement to your celebrations! Now that the holidays are over, I guess things can go back to normal! I'd be pretty happy if the weather would go back to being warm, but I guess I have a couple of months before that's going to happen! Bummer!

Well, I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Sincerely,

Jenny-May

HOME at last....THANK GOD!

So, what an adventure the last two days have been! I got lucky in Galesburg, as it was only a one level train, so I only had 3 steps to hop up. However, when I got to Chicago, what I thought would be a 9 hr wait turned into a 10 1/2 hr wait because we were delayed due to "the train not being released from the yard," whatever that meant...seemed a bit crazy to me.  Anyway, we finally got underway about 2045 last night and got into DC around 1500 today. I made the last trek to Baltimore and got home around 1730. It felt so good to FINALLY walk in the door to my house! Now, I'm loving the thought of sleeping in my own bed for the first time in 3 weeks!!! YAY!!!

A huge "Thank You" to my family and Barb who helped me through the last 3 weeks! I couldn't have done it on my own, so I truly appreciate all of the assistance I received!

God Bless you all,

Jenny-May

Time at home coming to an end...

Well, tonight is my last night at home and then I start the fun trek back to the east coast to Maryland at about 0600. Then, I get to sit in Chicago for about 9 hrs at the Amtrak station to wait for my train to head to DC tomorrow night. That should be tons of fun. Wish me luck that I can check my luggage and have one less thing to worry about. lol

Well, I've enjoyed spending time with my family this trip, but didn't get to see Mom very much. Unfortunately she got sick and couldn't come out much and I am not very mobile, so a trip to her house didn't work until the last day after the rain had FINALLY cleared out some of the snow and ice. I guess she'll just have to come to see me when it warms up! :-) Not being able to drive anywhere or get around has made it impossible to see any friends, either. Stacy probably thinks I've completely abandoned her since I haven't seen her and Brandon and Rebecca the last two trips home. I still love ya, Stac! It's just been a tough couple of trips! I promise next time we'll get together. Baylee wants to play with Rebecca again, anyway, so I promised her we would in the Spring when I come to get Sasha.

As for the rest of you, sorry I didn't get to see you all! Hopefully we'll be able to do a get together when I'm home in the spring so we can all catch up! In the mean time, take care of yourselves and let me know what's going on in your lives!

Love to you all,
Jenny-May

Day after Christmas...

So, today was mostly spent online - I downloaded, and still am downloading, TONS of music from amazon.com.  They are having a pretty good year end sale and there were 25 free Christmas songs that I got too - only downside is it's EXTREMELY SLOW in downloading! iTunes is so much quicker...but more expensive, too!

Well, Dee had to work today so I hung out with Baylee all day. She played with her stuff from Santa and cleaned up her room - with a little prodding! lol She's pretty good when she wants to be! We had a pretty good day, though, and now I'm finishing up with the downloads from amazon. I also got some new books for my kindle, which is the best thing ever! I love having it and having a ton of books to choose from right there at my fingertips. It really is a pretty awesome little gadget!

So, tomorrow is our family Christmas with Aunt Fay and Uncle Larry and everyone. I'm going to go down with Mom and Pops so I can go see Grandma Irma, too. That will be nice since it's been forever since I got to see her. I sure hope the weather stays better and Mom is feeling up to going! She's been sick for the last couple of days. The weather has been ABSOLUTELY INSANE since I've been home. It's been so cold and snowy/rainy/sleety/icy.....etc........that it's hard to get anywhere. I'll be glad when I'm 100% done with the crutches so it will be easier to get around! This is beyond annoying now and I'm tired of them! lol

Well, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying some down time! Drop a line and let me know how things went for you!

Hope to hear from you soon,

Jenny-May

Merry Christmas!!!

Just a quick note to tell everyone Merry Christmas!!! I hope you all have a blessed day with family and friends. Enjoy them!! For those of you who are far away from your loved ones right now, know that you are thought of with love and that very Merry Christmas wishes are being sent to you! May you, too, have a blessed Christmas!

With love to you all,

Jenny-May

BTW - I'm back at Dee's and Santa has been here, so I'm sure Baylee will have us all up at the crack of dawn! I better get some sleep or it's going to be a LOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGG day tomorrow!

Staying at my sister's...

Well, after staying at Daddy's for a couple of days, yesterday I got to go see Gram for a while on the way to my sister, Dee's. I'll be here for a couple of days now before going back to Gladstone. Getting up the drive here yesterday was lots of fun since it was covered in ice! I abandoned the crutches and gave them to Daddy and held his arm while my niece, Baylee, held my other hand and I hopped up the hill on my good foot! That had to be a comical site for the neighbors! lol Once we finally got inside, I headed to the couch, which has become my latest hang out. My adorable kitty, Sasha, who has been staying with Dee and Baylee since I went to Ethiopia, has been here with me most of the time! I miss her!

It was really great to see my niece and sister again since it's been a few months! I always spend as much time as I can in both Davenport with Dee, Baylee, Mom and Pops and in Gladstone with Daddy and Jayne when I come home. Baylee usually goes wherever I go as long as she's not in school. Hopefully she'll go back to Gladstone with us tomorrow. Then we'll be there for a couple of days and then on Christmas Eve we'll come back up here for a couple more days and then I'll finish out my trip back in Gladstone so Daddy can take me back to the train on the 29th. It's always lots of back and forth when I come home.

Yesterday was a pretty lazy day, as I read a lot of the day and then Baylee and I played Connect 4 for what seemed like hours last night. Then I watched Notting Hill a couple of times before falling asleep. I just love that movie! Then, this morning I have been on the computer trying to catch up on some email and other stuff. I figured I'd drop in and leave an update on things for everyone. By the way, the foot seems to be doing pretty good. I've been walking on it a little each day and it hasn't been hurting, so that's a good thing. Tuesday I get to finally take the big bandage off and go to a smaller one for a while. That will be nice!

Well, I'm gonna go for now and get some more stuff done online. Hope you're all enjoying time with family and loved ones!

With love,
Jenny-May

HOME.....FINALLY!!!

Well, I haven't been around in a while because of getting ready to come home and then the insane trip home. When I arrived in Galesburg last night all I wanted was something to eat and a bath! Then I crashed. So, I just wanted to drop in for a quick update of the past several days.

When I went back to the doc on Monday, she was pleased with the reduction in swelling and bid me a fond farewell for the holidays with her blessing to take my trip home the next day. So, after an adventure on AMTRAK - long story short, crutches and upper level on the train aren't a good combination. A word to the wise, REQUEST LOWER LEVEL if you ever need to take the train and aren't very mobile! Apparently when the nice gentleman on the phone told me he had taken care of everything I needed for my trip, he forgot about the fact that you had to request lower level and have it put on your ticket! So that was tons of fun! Then when I got to Galesburg, thank God Daddy was where I could see him because I had to motion him down to help with the luggage because the only "assistance" in Galesburg meant the man behind the ticket counter had to close the window and come help - no luggage cart, no wheelchair, nothing! So, Daddy helped with the luggage and I walked VERY SLOWLY on the ice covered sidewalk to get inside the train station! Fun, fun, fun!

Anyway, I finally got in the truck, we grabbed McDonald's since I hadn't eaten in about 28 hours and headed home so I could take a bath! I finally got a pretty good night's sleep for the first time in a week and woke up today feeling rather refreshed! (I hadn't slept much on the train thanks to the man behind me that decided to snore VERY LOUDLY so I couldn't sleep on the train! lol)

Then, today I went with Daddy to see his doc who put in the stents and tell him thank you for taking care of him. The doc said everything was fine and gave the go ahead for life as it was to do whatever he wanted. Jayne said it was a good thing since he'd already been doing that! After that, we went upstairs to see my aunt who is in the hospital, and my uncle. It was great to see them after so long and get a chance to visit for a bit. After all that running around, we came home to await the storm that is supposed to be headed this way. So far, just a little rain and some sleet, but nothing too bad yet. We'll see what it looks like when I wake up in the morning!

Niters all,
Jenny-May

Tired of being lazy.....

OK, so for a while I thought it was going to be nice to have a break and have to just rest and relax.  Now, I'm going crazy not being able to do anything! If only I'd thought about it before tonight, I could be watching Oct or Nov episodes of OLTL. However, since I didn't think about it, I'm still in Sep! I don't think I'll ever get caught up! lol

Well, I had originally (for a couple of months now) been planning to go to New Jersey today and stay with my friends, Steve and Barrie. We were going to go to an event to see Kamar and then just spend time together hanging out and relaxing at their place. Then when I found out I was having surgery last week, I didn't think I was going to be able to go, but still hoped it might work out. Unfortunately, after my pre-op appt for surgery, the doc brought me back to reality and I knew that wasn't going to be an option. Plus, now with the swelling in my foot it certainly wouldn't have been a possibility. 

Barrie called and told me that I didn't miss much and it was a good thing I didn't make the trip. She said they only talked with Kamar for a few minutes and she sent him my well wishes and he told her to tell me that he said hello and hoped I'd be on my feet again soon, or something like that...lol..... Too bad I couldn't join them and then hang with them. Hopefully I'll be able to go see them early next year and we can spend time together then.

Well, I'm heading off for now and hope you all have a terrific weekend!

With love,

Jenny-May