Thursday, July 27, 2006

12 th visit home

JIMMY CAME HOME YESTERDAY, ON WEDNESDAY, ONCE AGAIN.  IOT WAS HIS 12TH  12 HOUR VISIT HOME.  HE WILL COME HOME AGAIN THIS COMING SUNDAY.

IT WAS A GREAT DAY, AS IT ALWAYS IS, WHEN JIMMY COMES HOME!................THE HOUSE IS ALL HAPPY AND AGLOW!....THE DOG IS VERY HAPPY, AND PRANCING AROUND THE HOUSE.....THE 2 CATS HAPPY AND CLIMBING ALL OVER JIMMY!..........JIMMY WALKS PRINCE SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH VISIT, AND PRINCE LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER WITH HISS ROUTINE WALKS............

JIMMY AND I KIND OF HAVE IT ALL WORKED OUT IN A SCHEDULE, TO MAKE THE MOST AND BEST OF OUR TIME TOGETHER...................

FIRST, WHEN HE ARRIVES HOME IN THE MORNING, WE GO OUT SHOPPING, TO THE STORES, TO PICK UP FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD THINGS THAT WE NEED.  WE MAY GO TO THE PHARMACY, BANK, AND TO THE CHURCH WE BELONG TO.  ALL THE PLACES HE IS ALLOWED TO GO TO, ARE PRE-APPROVED BY THE HALF-WAY HOUSE.. 

THEN, WE TRY TO BE BACK HOME BY 12 NOON, OR EARLIER....DEPENDING, AND JIMMY MAKES HIS CALLS TO THE HALF-WAY HOUSE, EACH STEP OF THE WAY.

ONCE HOME, JIMMY ENJOYS COOKING, AND DOING HOUSEHOLD THINGS................HE ALSO LIKES DOING THINGS ON THE COMPUTER, LIKE DOWNLOADING SONGS AND SHOWS ON THE IPOD HE BOUGHT ME.  I USUALLY SIT BY HIS SIDE , AS HE DOES THINGS.

THEN WE ENJOY DELICIOUS FOOD TOGETHER, AND WATCH TV.

WE TRY TO GET IN BED BY 2 OR 3 PM.  THEN WE HAVE A SOLID 5 OR 6 HOURS IN BED TOGETHER, AS WE ARE NOT TOGETHER AT NIGHT.  SO, ONCE IN BED, WE HAVE FUN, AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE!  WE ALSO WATCH TV...........DIFFERENT SHOWS ON HBO AND ON-DEMAND............WE WATCH A LOT OF FUNNY SHOWS,THAT KEEP US LAUGHING AND HAPOPY, SUCH AS "LUCKY LOUIE", NAD ALL THE BACK SHOWS OF LARRY DAVIS, WHICH I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SEEN, BUT BOTH OF US JUST LOVE THAT SHOW, AND LAUGH HYSTERICALLY................LAUGHTER IS VERY GOOD, FOR ALL OF US ................WE SPEND THIS TIME SIMPLY RELAXING, ANF JIMMY HOLDS ME IN HIS ARMS THE WHOLE TIME.  SOMETIMES WE FALL ASLEEP FOR A FEW MINUTES, WE ME STILL IN HIS ARMS.

AROUND 7:30 PM, JIMMY GETS UP, AND STARTS TO GET READY TO GO BACK.  HE THEN LIKES TO SIT NEXT TO ME , AND HOLD ME IN HIS ARMS, KISSING ME, ETC............SO, WE STAY LIKE THAT, FOR AT LEAST 1/2 HOUR.............JUST UNTITED WITH EACH OTHER, YOU MAY SAY.

SO, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH OUR "SCHEDULE!"            :)

HIS RELEASE DATE FROM THE HALF-WAY HOUSE IS AROUND 7 1/2 MORE WEEKS....................SO, THAT WILL BE AROUND 15 MORE VISITS HOME............

WHEN HE GETS BACK TO HOPE HALL, THE HALFWAY HOUSE, HE USUALL IS ABLE TO CALL ME, BEFORE THE 10 PM COUNT.  THEN, HE CALLS ME AROUND 6 AM, BEFORE HE GOES TO WORK.

SO, YOU SEE, WE HAVE A VERY STRONG UNION WITH EACH OTHER, AND FAMILY LIFE TOGETHER.

AND WHAT DID HE COOK YESTREDAY!    DELICIOUS RAVIOLIS WITH MEAT SAUCE.............THEY WERE VERY BIG AND OH SO JUICY!  ALSO, HE MADE CORNED BEEF.  HE MAKES SURE THAT I HAVE ENOUGH FOOD IN THE HOUSE TO EAT, UNTIL HIS NEXT VISIT HOME...................SO. I STILL HAVE CORNED BEEF, AND HE BOUGHT ME A ROASTED CHICJEN, COLE SLAW....THINGS LIKE THAT....................ALSO, I AM VERT MUCH INBTO FRUIT THIS YEAR!.............SO, EACH WEEK HE BUYS ME BIG, DELICIOUS STRAWBERRIES, AND YESTERDAY GIGANTIC, JUICY APRICOTS...........NEVER TASTED ANYTHING LIKE IT!

JIMMY HAS BEEN STOCKING UP OUR HOUSE WITH SO MUCH FOOD THAT I JOKE WITH HIM, THAT I NEED A BIGGER HOUSE FOR THE FOOD, AND ANOTHER REFRIDGERATOR!..................................THAT IS HOW JIMMY IS..................HE LOVES TO SEE HIS HOME FILLED WITH FOOD AND SUPPLIES.

WELL, YOU ALL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL DAY!..........................FRAN

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

love corned beef, How does Jimmy make it?

Anonymous said...

Sounds just perfect Fran! Enjoy Sunday,
Kate.
http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/AnAnalysisofLife/

Anonymous said...

What a happy entry.    Soon he will be home for good.
Dawn