Another Day at the Prison

For those who don't know I work at a women's prison. Since I've been on first shift I work in the Control Room 4 out of 5 days. Saturday morning is visitation time. Now visitors have to be searched and monitored as much as the inmates do. They will try and smuggle in drugs and such into the compound. The big thing now is tobacco. Since we went to a tobacco free facility in January it is a hot item. So, Saturday morning I'm working in the control room with somebody different because my partner called in sick. So I'm showing him the ropes and what not. I get a call from the Visitation officer to keep an eye on a certain inmate and her visitors. So we have them on the camera keeping an eye on them when all of a sudden the guy starts playing with his "jeans" under the table. Now I thought this was the normal routine where they are trying to get physical with each other. But their son is with them so I thought he had another problem. It seemed suspicious so I told my buddy to let me out so I could give the V.G. officer a heads up and just in case something happened I would be there. No sooner than I get to the door to the V.G. he calls me on the intercom box and says he slipped her something and put it under her shirt. So I run in to tell the C/O there and I stand with the visitors and she takes the inmate to be searched. Well here comes the Sargent must be something big. He comes over and tells the man and boy the must leave and he can never come back, ever. The boy is allowed to but someone else must bring him. I escort them off the compound and went back inside. Turns out he slipped her about a half ounce or so of tobacco about 4 inches long. It was wrapped in cellophane and duct tape in the shape of a, well, something that could have been put somewhere to "hide" it. If you get what I'm saying. But me and my buddy stopped it in time. So we got a pat on the back and some extra paperwork to do, Yeah! The inmate was sent to Punitive Segregation or the "hole" as some call it. Nothing in a cell for 30 days and a big ol' wright up on her file. So if you go to prison whether you are visiting or not, just remember, someone is always watching.

The Pumpkin Patch

Saturday after I got home from work we went to Waldon Farms. I've never been before so this is all new to me. They had the usual farm animals. Cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ponies, goats, etc. You get the idea. They had pumpkins from the size of a softball to some that had to be carried out in wagons. Prices were excellent as well. Kerri and the kids had fun but I had just got off work and I can't get into the spirit of things that soon. I liked it though. It was neat. Click on the pictures to make them a little bigger.

Back to Normal

Last Monday Kendall got her cast taken off. (I know I'm a little behind) Her arm has a little bow in it but the Doctor said it would straighten out within a year. So, no running or jumping for a month. Well, we'll see how that goes. First order of business, get dirty. She helped Kerri cook pork chops and some other things. Her favorite part, rolling the chops in the flour. Flour was everywhere but she had fun and that's what matters.

80's Night

Last night we had another Sunday School Class get together. This time it was an 80's theme. Now I know that I was born in 1980 and the style for kids was different than the teenagers, so I had to do the best I could with my clothing. Kerri and Betsi on the other hand looked like they had just stepped out of a time machine. I had my pants tight rolled and the popped collar. I even put one of my earrings back in. ( which was not fun by the way. I haven't had any in since I was a teenager.) It was fun to see everybody dressed up and remembering what we used to look like. My how the times have changed.