Dancing 88 year old Granny! Love it!!

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10151524502010450
  I absolutely love this video!!! She's just AWESOME!!!

CLOSING DAWSON STATE JAIL/DALLAS TEXAS

FOOTNOTES ON CLOSING OF DAWSON STATE JAIL/CLOSING DOWN HOPE LITERACY (FAITH BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM)
Yes,the conditions at Dawson are horrid,but I spent time on REAL TDC units that had NO air conditioning,freeze in the winter,and the treatment by bthe guards was 100 times worse...and if Dawson closes,thats what these ladies are facing.From Bad to Worse! Medical is the same all over the units,in fact I had a cellmate die in my 2-man cell(which I posted all over the net in 2000-2001)looking for family members to tell them how Gena Shoulders was left for dead.Long story short...the 20 months I done at Dawson was horrible,unsanitary,and basically not even ran by TDC guidelines,but I DID take what I learned from Hope Lit and made a better life for myself and my family.I understand them wanting Dawson,but I do fear for what lie ahead for the ladies there and the ones after them.Real TDC units are where the REAL nightmare is at.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE FREE!!

Well..then again ANY DAY is a good day to be free.....Some days things are going so well it almost scares me.Like today,I was just driving down the road and noticed that I was driving much slower than everyone else,and thought to myself..."its o.k. to not be going thru life 100 mph like I used to,and not having to keep up with all the action"....of course I wasn't driving so slow that I was annoying other drivers of course...Ummmm??At least I don't think..LOL...but my life moved so fast ,before I got locked up,that I missed out on so many things because I was always in a hurry to do the next thing....always in a hurry,but never getting anywhere.I DO take time to smell the roses now.To just be able to sit and watch my 5 yr old grandboy doing ANYTHING just fascinates me.Whether he's just watching tv or jumping for joy because he built the "coolest car" with leggos,is a feeling that I cant compare anything to.I thank God that He gave me a 2nd chance to get my life straight and cant even begin to imagine my life any other way now.We don't always have everything we want,and life isn't always a bed of roses,in fact it gets downright overwhelming at times.....but He's always there when I call on Him,and even when I don't and He definitely supplies every one of our needs.
  So all you cars(metaphor)that want to race right on by me,and are in such a huge hurry to get somewhere...BESIDES the fact that tickets are expensive(lol)....one day you'll look up and think...wow!where has the time went? What happened to the last 10 years? And of course wind up having too many regrets to count....Well...I just want to encourage you to slow down and LIVE a little.I stayed full speed ahead until God put the brakes on FOR me,and parked my little car for a while and gave me a chance to overhaul that engine and make some much needed repairs.
               Thank you Lord for putting my wheels in the shop for a while so that I can appreciate what life is REALLY about now.
                              :-}
       

Back in the saddle again :-)

Im so happy to be back in the blog world....its always been the best therapy in the world..plus ive met some of the coolest friends.i havent taken the time to send my personal *thanks you"s...but i will...cuz some...and u know who u are stood by me the entire time i was in prison...not putting me down or judgeing me...just being there for me and u will NEVER know just how much that meant to me!!!!At the hospital at the moment..but wanted to pop in and get started back posting and catching up with everyone elses goings-ons : have a grrreat day!!!

FREEDOM(finally)

Well I'm finally home.I missed my blog & my blog buddies like crazy.I put in a request there for a laptop,or at least for them to sell them on commissary,but "request denied"...LOL So here I am back in the land of the living,trying to get my bearings.It's been crazy since Tues.,but sure is grrrreat to be out! I will be posting later,because I have people that I want to thank & let know how much their love & support has meant to me while I was doing my time.OMIGOSH it's so good to be home.I missed so many things...hugs from my babies and spending time w/ them,real forks(lol),fresh air,REAL food,I could go on & on,but my daughter is on her way...Life is good!!

Dad is Gone

Tammi's father has passed away while she was serving time only 9 weeks from release.  The funeral is today and the Texas Dept of Justice was kind enough to allow her to go. The funeral is at 4 pm today at Paul U Lee funeral home in Laporte, TX.

Just A Shout Out

Just a shout out to say hi and let everyone know Tammi will be back in the free world within the next six months.  She'll be back to talking on Facebook and Blogging on here as well.  If you want to write her you can send a letter via Jpay.com  using her inmate #1700208  or traditional mail at the following address:
Tamara Corbett #1700208
Dawson Unit
P.O. Box 650051
Dallas, TX 75265

Tammi Could Use Some Mail

Tammi could use some mail from you guys.  It's real easy to write since it is what you do on here anyways.  You can go to Jpay.com and sign up costs nothing and use her number 1700208.  Buy postage .44 cents per page.  That's all it takes or you can send snail mail to the following address:

Tamara Corbett #1700208
Dawson Unit
PO Box 650051
Dallas, TX 75265

I Know she would love to hear from you all.  She 'll be back soon we hope in the real world. This is Bill her fiancee' and I know she would love to hear from everyone.