I wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Try not to eat too much food. I know I am going to. I have to be at grandmas at 12:30 to eat then my dad's girlfriend wants us all over there at 3:00!!! How am I going to eat at her house after just leaving my grandma's house. I will for sure be stuffed!! Anyways, everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving. May God be with you all today and always. May He bless you and yours. I am sure it is going to be hard for some of you to not have your loved at home with you just remember God is with you and so are we.
God bless you and yours
Love
Brandi

Happy Thanksgiving to you Brandi and to all you guys here at PTO.
Hope all goes well.
As for us we had a bad day everything was going great had a houseful and my son called extremely depressed and wanting to talk with everyone then ended up crying like a baby saying he didn't know how much more he could take and all of us had words of encouragement for him but really what do you say to ease the pain when all seems hopeless. He has been locked up 4 years now and there just doesn't seem like no end to this nightmare in sight. He has 21 years and unless something is done to ease the overcrowding that include the guys "labeled Violent by the sorry D.A.'s" there is no end in sight.
I do hope all you guys had a better day and your loved ones in this horrid system, somehow made it through this holiday feeling blessed. I know it's awfully hard on us all in this boat but we will keep wishing for better days ahead and you and your loved ones will remain in my prayers.
Happy Thanksgiving!

lace...my heart goes out to you! I know how frustrated and sad you must feel. Your son was probably just very homesick and did not mean to put a damper on your day. My heart goes out to him, too.

My son was sentenced to 5 years and has to serve 20 months. Is your 21 without good time? I pray something will be done soon....and your son can see some light at the end of the tunnel. My prayers are with you.

Kay

Happy Thanksgiving Brandi! :)

Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Brandi...and the rest of the family! :p
I just got home...and I left my house this morning at 7am!!!!!! I'm so tired...and so stuffed....LOL but, I look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas...all my fav foods that I don't eat all year long...and then...I just fill myself up with them. :D We had a pretty good day...I missed Kevin and "excused" myself a few times from my family...so I could have some "alone" time to cry...and then, my cousin, Kacey called from California (he's out there now...will get to come home for Christmas...and then leave January 15th for Kuwait)...and that just got us all down. But, all in all....it was a good day. Alot of my family that lives far away was there so, it was good to see everybody again. We just laughed and caught up on things...and watched some video's from my uncle's church in Chicago (all I could say was "WOW").
I hope everybody had a great day!!!! God Bless each and every one of you! :grouphug:

*full for a whole month* :p
Selena

Thanks Kay...my son doesn't get good time if he did he would have already been able to come home. Even to the classification officers that look at his charges will tell him you have some petty charges here and a whole lot of time. Then proceed to tell him you have been screwed by the system.
I told him the next one of them that says that to ask them and what am I suppose to do about it I already know that now can't you help me straighten it out.
We keep hoping for that light that's all we can do.