Sooooo far away (8 hr. trip from our hometown!)...I go there montly. I have all the info. you may need for visiting there, & info. he tells me. He's been there 6 months! ~Happy to help ~ understand the pain...

wow you being away is new...I am happy that you can see him on a regular basis. I wish i could see Scott like that. It suck i often cry myself to sleep. my room looks like a shrine. ha ha i love him so much and miss him whish i could see him now..better stop before i cry..good luck and have fun on your next visit.

Hey Girl! I understand the missing aches...it truly sucks...we've never been apart for nearly 6 years;and we have a 4yr.old daughter; who is the ultimate Daddy's girl! He's so far away, he's in another time zone! (Central Mountain...one hr. ahead). I hope you will be able to work out your situation to get to move here so you can visit too! Visits are bittersweet...but that's the only thing that is keeping us both going. (and...awesome...at Snake River...they allow open-mouth kissing!!! and you can get your picture taken together! ) Yeah...understand...my room is a shrine too...Hang in there...Ever need to talk...feel free to lean this way!
Luvs,

Hey Girl! I understand the missing aches...it truly sucks...we've never been apart for nearly 6 years;and we have a 4yr.old daughter; who is the ultimate Daddy's girl! He's so far away, he's in another time zone! (Central Mountain...one hr. ahead). I hope you will be able to work out your situation to get to move here so you can visit too! Visits are bittersweet...but that's the only thing that is keeping us both going. (and...awesome...at Snake River...they allow open-mouth kissing!!! and you can get your picture taken together! ) Yeah...understand...my room is a shrine too...Hang in there...Ever need to talk...feel free to lean this way!
Luvs,

gee thanks! yeah OSP lets open mouth kisses and pics too. I kept the ones i did not like and he kept the good ones. I have gotten a few pics from him last week and will get some more this week. cant wait...ahh man i hope he calls me later he calls me everyday but its already late maybe tomorrow. Just miss his voice is all. Cant wait to go see him in July. damn it i will be there to see him no matter what i need it. we are going to make it eh? mine honey gets out 2 months after yours does... awe i miss him wish i could see him more often cause this sucks. talk to u soon girl.

Hey Girl...you know how you can find out about OSP?!...open mouth kisses? Ask him to kite for an OSP VISITATION HANDBOOK & mail it to you.(each intitution has their own...)It should tell...a brief embrace & "closed" mouth kiss is allowed at the beginning & ending of your visits. If it says closed mouth...just a peck is allowed :| Hey, I say if there is the will...you will find the way. Just like I did...I told him there is nowhere they could move him that I would'nt be there, I'd always find a way...yes...believe it or not...WE WILL MAKE IT...AND SO WILL OUR MEN. It's hard most days...we both have our ups & downs...it sucks...but only TRUE LOVE will see you both through. It helps to have support like here...it's too hard to deal with...by yourself & I know now...only those WHO WALK IN OUR SHOES...can understand...(not even the "guys" know how it feels...just like we will (or better not...I should say...hhahaha!) never understand/know how it feels for them. So how you gonna' get down here in July anyway? Hope your Monday's going ok...
Luvs ~

Well yeah i read online the OPS hand book before i went to see him in march and i DID get a open mouth kiss and it was GOOOD ha ha...yeah i feel for both of us and i hope they dont feel what we do cause it sucks atleast we have the out side life to get us by all they have is the same routine over and over again. As to how i am getting over there well i am going to rent a car do the hotel thing like i did before. I made myself a promise that i would go see him and if it kills me i will i need to....it tears me up at the thought that i might not be able too. like you say where there is a will there is a way and damn it there cant get a bigger will then what i have now...the good thing is that i got that phone service on and thats gonna save me money cause i was spending all my money on calls. My monday sucked just got off work a while ago i have been working 14hr days and i am so tired but i need to check in know what i mean..take care and talk to you soon....do you use yahoo messenger or any kind?

lol i need my glasses on, when i first read the subject, i thouth you called your man a snake,,lol sorry

his angel! how are you girl i am having a bad week aleady..i may get screwed big time over here real soon prob. by the end of the day..if i do you can be sure i am moving up there (oregon) any way i can. a long time ago i was welfare when i sperated from my ex husband like 5 yrs ago after 6 mo i got off of it and had child care thru them some program...i have a great job in fact i have 2 one for the city and the other as a manager at a store this program allows me to do all of it and suppport myself...Well some idoit f'd up my file and they droppped me and dont think they can pick it back up. So i have no child care now and cant go to work. I have no family at all so no one to turn too. If they freaken make me lose my jobs that i have had for so many yrs i am dropping everything and moving....not that i will be in better hands there but atleast i can be closer to my man and start new. God i hope everything is ok...i have not heard from Scott in 2 days and its not like him he calls me 3-4 times a day everyday hope to have better news the next time i am on later.

geez Girl...sorry to hear all the crap goin' on there! That sucks you got noone to help. Have you heard from Scott yet...if not don't fret...maybe they've been in lock-down? One weekend the phones went down there...(they have a lot of freaky thunderstorms & duststorms up there! I was freakin' & called up there to make sure he was'nt in the hole! Maybe you could try that? Oh yea...I'm working on my buddy list I'm on aol...what's your im name? Glad you get open mouth kisses :)
My week is going blah myself...going to the gym this afternoon...helps...Let me know what's up...

where should i start..i got the daycare thing taken care of after steping on some toes so thats good. Also i heard from Scott yesterday too. Says he was sorry for not calliing. But i was really sick when he called in a matter of mintues i went from being fine to having a feaver and stomach pains he is real worried...I went to the hospital and they thought htey had to operate...thank goodness they dont...they still dont know what it is. So I took the day off to rest..I am sure Scott is going to call me real soon cause he was real worried. I still have a temp. i am hoping it will go away...its 100 over here and i am cold....hopefully the flu or something...my screen...weii i have aol, msn and yahoo. which one do u want..talk to u later girl ia m going to go and rest.

Ok Scott called me and is no longer worried that much. Says for me to take it easy...I feel better now...i need to learn how not to stress...how do i do that i dont know...Ha ha but i do know I am coming up there maybe sooner.

GIRLFRIEND!!! SORRY to say...but sounds like...a big case of the flippinn' depressions!...it can & WILL make you sick..seems at the very least I have some case of a somewhat major illness every SINGLE MONTH! Last thing I enojoed!!! w/out the benefit of medical insurance had an abcese on my upper right thigh..it was hell...lot of pain meds n' antiboticcs! i was outta' of comission for over 2 weeks!! Major stress will/can do even more things to you...try to keep yousrself as healthy as possible for your kids/and Him!!!!!!!!!! Luvs n' prayers For you ALL!

Thanks i try to stay on top of things even Scott says not to stress so much and take one day at a time..but he just dont know i have more to worry about out here than he does. my Boss and great friend and another friend said that it is too much stress that i need to cut back a bit. My girl friend needs help and wants me to move in with her...to help out...her man is also locked up. Its not to bad of an idea I will see what happens. Your right though when u stess everything else goes down the drain...hey i am workign on it. I am taking tomorrow off too. my feaver has been off and on.

Just a word of caution about moving here to Oregon. The welfare rules are pretty strict and you can't just go get a grant like it used to be. You have to be on their job search for a month or so first, before they'll give you any money, so you'd be without income for an uncomfortable while. There might also be a residence requirement, too, where you have to be a resident for a certain length of time before you can apply. And Oregon's unemployment rate right now is one of the highest in the nation, with rent and utilities quite high. I'm an Oregon native, but Oregon isn't the best state if you're poor and struggling. Since you have kids, please be cautious about making this move. Save up a lot of money for it or something, because you'll need it. Oh, and for renting----------it's most often first, last, deposit plus passing a credit check and paying a fee to even apply for an apartment--------that fee isn't refundable so by the time you pay $15-$25 per application for a few apartments, that's a chunk! And forget getting a whole house or duplex! Too spendy! Yet another consideration------although I think it's the same in California------is that you have to have car insurance or they'll tow your car if you get stopped and you won't get it back for less than proof of insurance and $800.

no i am not going to oregon right now he has not called me in 2 days i am worried..evey get the feeling something is wrong but just dont know what...well that is me at the moment and its takeing its toll on me.

Well, you never know. Sometimes something happens-----a lockdown or something-------and they just can't get a call in. Try not to get too worried yet.

HE called he called!!! says everything is ok...just felt a lil under the weather.

My dad is in Snake River. He has had to deal with bullies. Any advice from Snake Rver vets.?

Hey Dadsin! So sorry to hear that...my hubby has been there for almost 8 months....! So you could call me A VET! of SR...blah...:( (i've been there visting for 4 mos now too...:((((! ) But...so far sooo good for Hubby...I believe it depends on the unit they are in?!!! and any of their crimes done? Do you know which unit/& time your Dad is suppose to? How long has He been there now?! SOOO/MORE HAPPY THAN TO HELP! LOTSA" PRAYERS N' LUVS!

HisAngel and Brnsweet... How are things treating you ladies? I'd like it very much when I get a PM from each of you. :D Pretty please? :)