MORE GOOD NEWS!

THIS TIME I HAVE REALLY GOOD NEWS!....THE SENIOR PAROLE OFFICER CALLED ME PROMPTLY AT 10 AM, ON THURSDAY MORNING.  SHE APOLIGIZED FOR NOT GETTING BACK TO ME SOONER.  SHE WAS REALLY VERY NICE TO ME ON THE PHONE...I GUESS I GOT OVER THE FEAR OF TALKING TO A PAROLE OFFICER...AS I HAVE NEVER SPOKEN TO ONE BEFORE, AND JUST THE WORD ALONE MAKES ME FEARFUL.  ANYHOW, SHE SIMPLY ASKED ME A FEW QUESTIONS, LIKE...DO I LIVE ALONE...DO I WANT MY HUSBAND TO RETURN HERE, AND ARE THERE WEAPOMS IN THE HOUSE.  ...AND SO, SHE SAID SHE WILL NOW FAX THE PAPERS TO KINTOCK, AND HIS FURLOUGH WILL BE GRANTED  SOON.  I AM SO HAPPY AND EXCITED, I FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON....ACTUALLY, I FEEL LIKE THE OLD PERSON I ONCE WAS...LIFE FEELS LIGHTER, AND NOT SO DRASTIC...I HAVE MORE FAITH AGAIN, AND ONCE AGAIN FEEL STRONG  TONITE I'VE BEEN SHINING UP THE HOUSE FOR JIMMY...JUST AS HE LIKES IT...CLEANING THE STOVE, KITCHEN CABINETS, FRIDGE....CLEANING AND WIPING, AND GETTING RID OF THE OLD, TO WELCOME THE NEW....I EVEN TOOK THE WELCOME SIGN, AND PUT IT ON THE FRONT PORCH.  TOMORROW I WILL GO SHOPPING AND BUY 2 NEW PILLOWS FOR JIMMY (ALTHOUGH I SLEEP WITH 8 PILLOWS RIGHT NOW), A NEW BATH TOWEL, A WASHCLOTH, AND SOME TOILETRIES HE WILL NEED.  JIMMY SAYS HE DOESN'T NEED A PILLOW...HE WILL SLEEP ON ME....AND I KNOW HE WILL!....BUT MY POOR BABY HAS SUFFERED FOR SO LONG SLEEPING ON THOSE HARD, TERRIBLE BEDS...SO I WANT HIM TO BE COMFORTABLE...MY HUSBAND CAN ACTUALLY SLEEP ANYWHERE, AND HE JUST LOVES THE FLOOR....WELL, I'LL SAY GOOD-NITE, AS HE WILL CALL SOON, AT 3 AM, WHEN HE ARRIVES AT KINTOCK.  I FEEL SO DIFFERENT, AND HAVE BUTTERLIES IN MY TUMMY, AND I FEEL ALMOST LIKE IT IS THE FIRST TIME WE MET...I FIND IT ALL VERY EXCITING!...........LOVE, FRAN