Think I figured out the prob with the meds....

I was taking 2 instead of 1, which was OK by the doc, but not by my stomach apparently! lol So, now I'm just taking 1 percocet and it seems to be making a difference. Thank goodness! I was not liking the being in pain or the being sick. So, hopefully I'll find out soon if I have to have surgery or not and how long I'm looking at with this. I'm hoping to go home for the 4 day weekend of Christmas and bring Baylee back to San Antonio for a week so I really need to be mobile to make that happen! Wish me luck and say a little prayer if you can!

Love and hugs to all,
J-M

Won't be on much for a couple of days...

Well, I tore my right achilles, so I won't be on much between the pain and meds making me sick. I'll post again as soon as I can! I hope you're all doing well!

Love and hugs to all,
Jenny-May

Twice in a week now...

look at me! Just wanted to drop by and send a quick shout out to all of you who are dropping by my other blog. Thanks so much for your support and don't hesitate to refer anyone you know to it! lol

I hope you all have a blessed week!

With love,
Jenny-May

Another weekend comes to an end...

I always look so forward to Friday afternoon so I have the weekend to recover from the week. Then I always hate it when it's Sun night and it's all over! lol I feel like I accomplished a lot this weekend, though. More than usual! I spent most of yesterday working on the computer to develop a new blog to use for my Close to My Heart business because I REALLY need to bump it up. I would soooooo love to earn another cruise with them and the one for next year is on the EPIC, Norwegian's newest boat and it looks AMAZING!!! I have a lot of work to do!

So, if any of you know anyone who scrapbooks or stamps, or even anyone who is creative and crafty, please let them know about me and my websites. My CTMH website is http://ABCHearts.MyCTMH.com and my new blog is http://abchearts.blogspot.com. All of my contact information is listed on both pages for them to get in touch with me if they are interested. Thanks bunches to anyone who passes this on - and please let me know if you do so I can thank you!

I guess I better get going for tonight...still have some work to get done before I head to bed! Sweet dreams, all!

Love and Hugs to all,
Jenny-May

I'm just testing the feature to post from my phone! It works!

So, it's been a little more than "a while"....

I have been MIA for months, it seems. Life here in San Antonio keeps me pretty busy - well, I guess I should say WORK, since that is my life! lol I am enjoying the aspect of taking care of Soldiers again, even though it keeps me so busy - it's what matters and it sure makes the time fly!

Sea World has become one of my favorite places since I've arrived in San Antonio. I could sit and watch the Believe show or the Viva show all day long! It makes me wish I'd been more into swimming when I was a kid, as I think it would be amazing to have a "job" working with the whales and dolphins every day. That's got to be something that truly gives new meaning to the word job. It just doesn't seem like it would be work - yes, I know it's a lot of hard work that they put into it, but I can only imagine that it doesn't feel like "work" to them!

I've also been to the River Walk a couple of times and really enjoy it down there. It's a beautiful area with lots to see and do. Baylee and Dee came down for a long weekend in August and we went down there, took a trip up to Gruene, went to a rodeo, spent a day at Sea World, and of course saw every Harley Davidson store in San Antonio, some more than once! It was a great weekend and was nice to be able to share some of the local attractions with them while they were here. Now, I'm hoping to get Baylee down here after Christmas for a week while she's out of school. I told her we'd go back to Sea World and see if Shamu has a santa suit! lol

Also, in September, Mom came down for a few weeks. It was nice having her here for so long so we cold spend some time together. We went to Sea World a few times and I think Mom loves that place as much as I do. We tried to go to the Wildlife Animal Shelter, too, but they were closed each time we tried. We did a lot of visiting and catching up on things at the house, so next time she comes, we'll have to venture out to more of the places we missed this time around.

Well, that's kind of the quick update of the last few months. Oh, I forgot to add that I spent a long weekend in Long Beach, CA the end of July/beginning of August for the Close to My Heart Leadership Conference. That was great to see my friends and get to spend some time with them again. Long Beach area is absolutely GORGEOUS, too - and the weather was SPECTACULAR!!! So many places in CA that I would love to live if only they weren't so darn expensive! lol Maybe I'll win the lotto some day.....if only I played! ;-)

I hope you all have a terrific weekend! I will try not to wait so long between post, I promise. I'm connecting my blogs to Facebook, so maybe that will help - if I do it right, that is! lol

Love and hugs to all,
Jenny-May

"Soon" definitely wasn't the right word...

OK - so maybe I shouldn't have said I'd be posting soon....maybe I should have just said "when I get some time" and it would have been more accurate. So, life is pretty busy here in wonderful San Antonio. I'm getting settled into my new job and am enjoying being back in a leadership position and working so closely with Soldiers again! I've definitely missed it for the past few years while I focused on me and my technical skills. I'll be happy to put them to work in the future, but for now I'm truly enjoying being a Platoon Sergeant again! I'm also LOVING being back in Texas! Sure, it's hot and sticky most days, but I spend most of my time inside of an air-conditioned building so it's not so bad, I guess.

Sasha is loving the new house! She runs around like a crazy cat and spends lots of time all sprawled out on the floor like she owns the place and allows me to live with her! There must be something about this carpet that she likes because she's never been like that before...well, the sprawling out part anyway! It's pretty much always been her world and she allows me to co-exist with her! But I love her, so what am I gonna do!

Well, I'm getting older, too, as I celebrated my 36th birthday this week. It was, and has been for years, just another day for me, but my Squad Leaders decided to make it special for me. They proceeded to blow up a TON of balloons and COMPLETELY filled every space in my little desk/cubicle area! It was pretty funny, actually! When I walked in all I could see was balloons! I don't know how many there were, but when we moved them all out to the part of the office where there's open floor and space, we had our very own balloon pit that we could have jumped in! It looked like those little areas for kids that are filled with the little colorful balls that they play in, only it was balloons. It was a nice start to the day, actually!

Alas, the house is still a disaster, because I haven't really done much of anything to it since I started working. Hopefully in the next week or two I can start cutting back on the hours I spend in the office and get home at a more normal time and have the energy to get going on the house again. I need to get crackin' on that garage, too, as there's sooooo much stuff crammed in it right now! At least Daddy re-arranged all the boxes for me while he was here so my car fits in the garage! That's a definite bonus with the sun beating down on us here!

I think I'll sign off for now, but I wanted to at least give a little bit of an update. I hope to get on here more often once I get more settled. I hope you're all have a blessed and wonderful summer and I hope to hear from you all soon!

With love to you all,
Jenny-May

It's been a while...

Howdy, ya'll! lol

OK - so I see that I've kinda forgotten about this place for a while. Things have been pretty hectic since I went home on leave and then headed to HOT San Antonio! I just wanted to do a quick post to let everyone know that I arrived safely and all is well here! I'm having a wonderful time getting to spend some quality time with my Daddy! I'm soooooo glad he came with me! It's been a long time since we've had some time to just hang out together! I will post more soon with what's been going on.

Love to all,
Jenny-May

Back in Illinois...

Hi there, all!! So, it's been a crazy past few weeks since I last posted! In that time I have finished up in Maryland, bought a house in San Antonio - long distance (can't say as I'd ever recommend that and I'll NEVER do it again!!! What a stressful and painful process!) and am now making my way across the States to go home for a week. I'm currently in Farmer City, IL where I decided to stop for the night. I stayed in Newark, OH last night and went by the Longaberger Factory today and spent entirely too much money! lol I figured this may be the last opportunity I have to go by there for a long time, so I wanted to make the stop. It was worth it, too - I got some retired baskets that I didn't have! Like I needed them! Oh well, I wanted them and that's what matters! ha ha...

So, tomorrow I head home and will be able to see some friends that I haven't seen in over 17 years, thanks to Facebook! The newest addiction of mine has brought me back in touch with so many people from my past! Very cool! Come and check it out - but be warned - it's HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!!! lol Anyway, I'll be home for about a week and then Daddy and Sasha May and I are heading to San Antonio!!! YAY!!! I can't wait to see my house with the painting done and the little things I wanted to change!

Take care and I'll TTYS,
Jenny-May

The fun begins.....

So, it's time to start clearing and getting the move under way. Wish me luck with it!

Jenny-May

Long time, no blog...

So, I have recently joined the world of Facebook and seem to be spending most of my extra time there. It's amazing to me - I have gotten back in touch with lots of friends that I haven't seen or talked to in over 17 years! I've also been able to reconnect with several old friends from my years in the Army. I love being able to chat with them and catch up on things...for hours at a time, it seems! lol

I have also gone back and forth on whether I was going to buy a house because the unit I'll be going to was up in the air for a while. Supposedly all is well now, though and I'll be able to buy the one I was initially interested in, I think. So, wish me well with that process. Kinda scary - the whole first time buyer thing. I'm excited though and looking forward to it.

Well, it looks like I'll be heading out of Maryland around the 6th of April on my way back home to see everyone and pick up Sasha and Daddy on the way to Texas! I'm hoping to come up with a plan to get everyone together when I get home. So many of us have recently gotten back in touch through FB, that it seems like we should all get together in real life so we can see each other! So, for those of you who are still at home, let me know if you have any ideas how we could do that and where!

I had my last crop in the area this weekend down in Huntingtown. It was bitter-sweet since I've made so many wonderful friends and built relationships through my business. I'm really going to miss everyone here. For the first time, it's going to be a really tough move for me, I think. It's always hard to say goodbye to friends I've worked with, but starting and building my business here has given me many added friends that I wouldn't normally have found. Then after that crop, I stopped by another one that I have done for over a year and have since passed on to a downline. The ladies there had a card for me that they had all signed. It was very sweet of them and, of course, it made me cry! Yes, I'm an emotional person, I admit it! lol

Anyway, I'm really glad I was able to see them and say goodbye. It meant a lot to me. I hope to make it back to the area sometime in the future and be able to see as many of the wonderful friends I have here as possible. As much as I'm thrilled to get out of here and get to Texas, I really am going to miss everyone!

Until next time,
Jenny-May

Happy Sunday!

Howdy, all! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend and enjoying yourselves. I made it out to see the movie today. I must say, he's just not that into you, is probably going to be one of my all time favorite movies. We laughed so hard at parts that I'm going to have to rent it or buy it when it comes out on DVD so I can hear all that we missed today because the whole theater was rolling! I thought it would be a great movie, but the cast was wonderful! When I saw the previews I thought i would be an amazing mix of actors and it didn't disappoint! It was definitely an AWESOME movie and I'd recommend it to everyone. Yeah, it's a great chic flick, but guys, it would be a great date movie, too! She'd love ya for it! lol

Anyway, I'm off for now! Take care and be safe, everyone!

Sending my love,
Jenny-May

Happy Valentine's Day...

I just wanted to drop by and wish you all a Very Happy Valentine's Day!! I hope you all are spending a fun filled day with loved ones! I'm actually just relaxing - was going to go to dinner and hang out with a few girlfriends, but I have a bit of a headache that I've been fighting all week, so I'm staying in. Hoping to feel better tomorrow so Kristin and I can go and see "he's just not that in to you" - we've been talking about it for a few weeks now, so I'm looking forward to finally getting to see it!

Well, I wish you all lots of love!
Jenny-May

It's been a while...

So, it's been a while since I posted. During the week it usually isn't much of a thought and last weekend I had a 3 day crop to go to, so I didn't have much time then either. I hope everyone is doing well and keeping warm. We are finally having some warm weather here and it's kinda nice. I HATE the cold weather! I'm so looking forward to San Antonio and things being warmer. Of course, come this summer I might be rethinking that, but I'll survive!

I'm still looking at the whole home buying thing. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna do it - might as well just jump in with both feet and do it, huh?! So, wish me luck with that and say a little prayer that all goes well!

With love to you all,
Jenny-May

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