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I've been debating on whether to answer this question. Mainly because I don't want to seem like I'm whining. I save the whining to my myspace blog..lol

But seriously, this spring has been a roller coaster ride for my family. On April 9th, my son Jake, OD'd on my meds I take for my bulging discs in my back. He's alive...thankfully. But it's been a struggle with him and understanding his way of thinking. He's lucky to be alive..the doctor even told him that. He took anywhere between 60 - 90 Neurontins that were 600mg each. He was devasted a week before when his first love broke up with him. Jake has been struggling with addiction now for about a year, but we really had no idea how bad it was. He was hospitalized and sent to rehab. Unfortunately, rehab didn't keep him for long. He's now getting therapy and has been put on medication to help with his severe depression. Talk about scary...For two weeks, I was just going thru the motions of life. Trying to keep things as normal as possible for Liberty and also trying to hold it together myself. He seems like he's doing well..or better I should say. It's day to day. He has just started going back out and seeing some of his friends and I hold my breath the entire time he's gone for fear that he'll come home out of it again, or drunk..or worse - just not come home at all. Ok..that's enough about that.. just send good thoughts his way..ok? He (and I) could really use them.
Ok..now the UP side. Frank has been offered a job as an engineer in Alabama. We went down there for his interview and looked around the area. It is outside Montgomery and I love the area. Sooooooo...he has accepted their offer and has physical lined up this week. If he passes that...which really shouldn't be a problem. We'll be relocating to Alabama in mid-June. I'm excited about it, yet nervous. Jake says he's all for it. And really, it comes at a good time. Getting him away from some of these kids around here might be the best thing for him. Liberty will be fine. The child can make friends with anyone! I feel guilty for leaving my family..for Liberty not being around her closest cousin. The job opportunity is one that Frank just can't pass up. It's a better way of life for all of us. Not that we're doing bad now..but this job is a dream job for Frank. I have some mixed emotions about it all, but I'm sure it'll all be fine. Right?? lol
Liberty has almost completed her kindergarten year of school and the child reads like a 4th grader!! I'm amazed every time I hear her! She is bright, bubbly, always cheerful and smiling. Ok..she's pretty much perfect. She's the one that has really and truly kept me strong through the past few weeks.
Kayla is still happily married and was recently accepted into the University of Charleston. She is majoring in Biology and will *hopefully* go onto medical school. Tuition for UC is around $22,000 for the year. She received so many scholarships that she will only end up paying $800.00 !!!! I hugged her and told her all that hard work in high school FINALLY paid off huh? And another good thing for her is that UC is only 10 minutes MAX from where she and Jason live. So that's great for her. I'm going to miss her like crazy.
My weight dropped down to about 125 during all of this. I'm slowly starting to gain some of it back. I just couldn't eat and when I would eat, it wouldn't be much. I never thought I'd have a doctor tell me..OK Janetta...that's enough! You need to GAIN a few pounds! lol I've been struggling too with my back. I was diagnosed with having two bulging discs in my back. It is affecting the nerves and tends to make my hip hurt and my leg go numb. I'm doing better now than I was a month ago. Sucks getting old!!! lol

I suppose that's enough to bore y'all with for now. If you don't mind, just keep us all in your thoughts. We have some major stuff coming up soon and I just want to make sure we make the right decisions in it all. Thanks guys!