Thread:Llyssa1020/@comment-34478085-20190827163932/@comment-38558458-20190831052056

Hello Jodi! ~  I'm sorry I did not reply last night. I received an email notification from you yesterday that you were sending me a quick response and would get back to me later. Since I saw where I had no other emails on Wiki notifications from other friends, I thought it would be a quiet night. Then right before I went to bed, I saw on the Wiki (from my phone) where you had left an additional post later. I think sometimes Wiki will not notify you a second time that there has been activity on a thread until you have responded or looked at the post(s). I've noticed that with some of the threads I've followed from the General Discussion area. So, I decided to call it a night and figured I would post back again this afternoon. Well, things don't always go as planned, of course - lol. I was able to send out a batch of passes in the afternoon, as I like to get those over to my European friends before midnight if possible. Most of the time lately that has not been possible, but I do try when I can. Anyway, I got sidetracked late this afternoon/early evening going over to my Moms house and one thing led to another and now it's almost midnight! So...

Thank you so much for your lovely post (from work even). What kind of work do you do? I'm in between jobs right now. I needed to take a Leave of Absence last summer due to new health insurance that went all wrong. I've had migraines for many years, but had that under control when I went to work for them (2-3 days a month), but their insurance plan didn't cover my Neurologist and he couldn't get my botox injections approved for preventative migraine relief. So once the migraines spiked up past 12 days a month, I just wasn't a very good employee given the days I couldn't work. So, I wasn't sure how long of a leave I would need and it just got worse - migraines went up to 17 days, multiple denials and then a new FDA drug on the horizon, but I got lost in the shuffle. We separated employment by the Fall and I finally started to see relief after the first of the year. This new drug (Aimovig - monthly injection) has been wonderful and I haven't had to take any abortive medication since March. So, I'm working on losing the weight I gained from being depressed and recently finished up my CE credits for a Life Accident & Health Insurance license renewal. I'm not sure what field I will go into but I like having that LAH license in my back pocket if need be.

I thought you might enjoy the story about my great grandparents. I found out yesterday that my grandfather was born there in Manderson. I'm sure I knew that, but probably forgot. My Mom seems to think that her Aunt wasn't born there, but moved there with great g'ma (she was the oldest and then tragically passed at 20 years old back in Peoria). My grandfather and his two other brothers were all born in Manderson. My great g'ma had one other son (the last and youngest) and he died in her arms when she was nursing him. It's so long ago and I don't really have that history. Maybe that was the straw that broke her and she decided to take her other 4 children and move back. Mom said great g'pa would come back and forth to Peoria and had a ranch hand who took care of things when he was gone. Later they got divorced and neither remarried. I would love to know the back story of what took him out there and why she came back, etc. I might need to do some geneology investigating here and see what I kind find. Maybe I have second cousins who have letters and might be able to piece together some of the story.

Davenport is the second largest city in Iowa, so I think it's pretty large compared to Lander. There is a lot to do here, but I like to stay at home mostly. I do like having things conveniently located and not too far away. I like to read, watch TV and play Seeker's Notes - but not all at the same time - lol. I have a tendency to go all in and then switch things around. Sometimes it looks like it might be nice to live out in the country/mountains - away from it all, but I think it would be hard for most urban people to really do that. I will have to see if it was The Maverick - I think my Dad was guessing and perhaps they stayed at The Antler in another city along the way. I had to re-read your post a couple of times about the handsome charming guy from a convention in Cheyenne. I can't believe how small of a world it must be (especially out west where you live), if someone met your ex-husband and thought of fixing you up with him - wow - lol. That must have been awkward!

My little girls like to give me cattitude all of the time - lol. It seems like we definitely live by their rules. I'm just a guest in the house who pays their bills! 🐱  I look forward to playing with you in the game Jodi! ~  Llyssa