F.Y. I.

Because some have asked...
This will be brief as I am lucky for the moment that Cowboy's phone is"connected"! 

It's been a year since I wrote anything, almost exactly, and AGAIN... our lives have changed!

For the moment, I am going to keep you guessing.

 I will, however, say that we are back in Washington... have been for 3 weeks.

....until I get better access, this is all I am saying.
 ( Hey! At least you know I still have my feet above the dirt!


Cowboy Wife

Will things ever be good??

We've been in Texas 5 weeks!
The trip was uneventful...
I started work...learning to accept the humidity..
(love the heat without humidity!)
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.
and then
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on the 20th, I get a call..
My older sister had been been admitted to the hospital.
On the 24th another call at 10:30 pm
...she had had a heart attack..
 and was not expected to make it through the night.
I flew up to Washington the next day.
Was able to hold her hand....
Even though she was incoherent, I prayed that she knew I was there.
She passed away the next night.


I feel so lost...such a huge part of my heart, my life..has a hole, a void...
I cannot begin to describe...I can no longer spend long hours into the night chatting, giggling, crying with my sister Jan ..
The tears won't quit...but neither will the love I have for her...
I miss her so very much already.....


I lost my job...they would not hold it for me....not even a "I'm sorry..." was uttered.
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But....I would not change the decision I made to be with her, to hold her hands...
to give her my love as she passed on....

Cowboy Wife

Willy Nelson sings it well...

...."one the road again!"

(I think he wrote it just for us too!)

It's a done deal.

I hope Texas is ready for us.

(and our son and  future DIL!)

Cowboy started the ball rolling by applying for a Gvmt job.

He's made it thru 2 of their drawn out processes, two weeks ago.

We must wait for another 30 days+ for the next step.

Working with the Military Working Dogs, at Lackland AFB in San Antonio.

They breed and train around 1100+ dogs there for our troops, ICE, etc.

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In the meantime...

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Our son calls and tells me he found a job for me!

(It definitely helps to know someone who knows someone these days!)

My steps happened faster, as this position is with a Govmt contractor. 

At Lackland AFB also.

I will be working at DLIELC.

Defense Language Institute English Language Center.

And only about 20 seconds away from our Son!

(it is where our country trains all the worlds military forces to speak English! Who knew!)

Hope he realizes he can never get away from me this way!

My start date is May 29

A ton to do between now and then! Not to mention a 4 day drive!

Cowboy Wife

Plum Crazy...

...LIFE!

Things have been quite "eventful"!
Quite "chaotic"!
Quite "nerve wracking"!
Lately.
I don't know which side of the coin I'm on right now
so I cannot talk about these past couple of weeks!
Maybe by next mid-week I'll be calmer.....more informative...
So until then.....keep your fingers crossed!
Say a prayer or two!
And be patient....as I must!
Cowboy Wife