Other facilities than Morgantown

Thank you Crystal for your information on Bennettsville! Does anyone else have any experience or knowledge about Beckley in WV or Bennettsville, Williamsburg or Edgefiled in SC? Just curious. You can email me off site if you would prefer.

PS>>>>Fall is almost here!!! Yippee!!! almost another year down....

Lesson learned!

I have been telling Mike that everyone before us suggested that we contact his PO when he arrived at HWH. He did not want me to do that. He did not want me to aggrivate him. As I tend to put a chip on my shoulder, and tell them how to do their jobs in my opinion. So Wednesday when we he was told that his release plan had not been approved by his case manager at the HWH, he decided we needed to contact his PO, as he had been at the house last spring for that. So Mike called him yesterday and he had his pass home for the weekend by 5 p.m. yesterday and the paperwork is being processed for his release to HC. He will be home sometime after noon today until 7 p.m. on Sunday. Had we followed everyone's advice on here this would have happened at least a week ago. His PO was just waiting for a phone call.

So my advice to all of you, when someone in this group gives you advice on something that they have already gone through, listen to it, follow it. Even if common sense tells you that normal people will do their jobs, file the paperwork, make the phone calls, I have not met anyone invloved with BoP that uses common sense.

On a lighter side

For those of you that are going to visitation this next weekend, I suggest wearing Purple and Gold. As those are the colors of East Carolina University and they are going to CRUSH the mountianeers on Saturday! You will not be alone in wearing these colors as the purple nation will be well represented in Morgantown this weekend. GO PIRATES!

HWH update

Well we have jumped through each hoop they have given us. Mike not only got a job in Raleigh he also has one here waiting for him. I got the dedicated phone put in. He went to a mental health appointment, he got a paycheck and gave them their cut. Now they said that they have not approved his release plan to live here. They said that will take another 21 days. We only have 37 left. He still has not gotten a pass home for a social visit. The kids have only seen him once since he has been back. We both are wishing that he had stayed in M'town.

Thank You

Thank you to all of you who offerred their support lasr week. We went to visit on Saturday. Hubby was real sick. He said about 150 inmaes have some kind of virus. I was quite upset because they locked the play room and because of that we had to cut our visit short. I just couldn't keep running after the boys.
Deb it was nice to put a face to a name.
This week hasn't gotten much better...I've had so many problems with our autistic son...he's been wreaking havoc at school. I've had to go every day to the school or at least got a phone call. And I had a bit of a fender bender with my car. (It's not THAT bad)
The week got better when I heard from Gary tonight. He hasn't been able to call because he has such a bad cold and his voice doesn't match when he tries to call. I'm trying to keep my head up, and I decided to get some help with my situations here at home. I have an appointment tomorrow and someone is coming to my house on Friday.
I wish you all pleasant dreams and better tomorrows.

sue :)

Thank you

I just wanted to thank everyone for their support on here.I went to visit my friend yesterday after 17 years.Wow it was awkward at first because it had been so long.We have both changed alot on the outside.Inside we are the same kids that we were long ago.I was very worried and nervous at first.I had no idea what to expect and at least with this blog I knew I was not alone.I feel horrible now because I waited so long I dont know why,our relationship was kinda strange.We were the best of friends at times.He never hestitated to tell me when I was wrong or what he thought and I never took what he said personal.I never worried about telling him what I thought.He helped me through my divorce and it was a horrible time.He showed me that not all men were like the one I was divorcing.He was there when I needed him and I feel like I let him down for 17 years.Anyway sorry to use this as a sounding board I guess I just needed to say that.Anyway thank you everyone for the support and help.I hope someday I can do the same for another.
Crystal

Visitation this weekend

So, who is going this weekend to visit. You guys have a drink for me. I kind of miss making the trip up there for the holiday weekend. Have great visits and drive safe.