~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Ginger999]

Not much to report here. Waves to all my pals. I'll take another day!

[Rava]

Good Morning Cafe. Cowboy have fun sitting and waiting with Adam for a deer. The dance sounds nice except the bar part. I am sure you will see some sights tonight! Seniors know how to party. Ginger, i sounds like your Thanksgiving was a good one. Jude, knitting sounds like a good way to relax. I used to crochet and still have yarn sitting around in a box. Hi to Mul and Dill! Hope everyone has a good weekend. 24 more please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

We did get about 3" of snow yesterday so I was out with the shovel getting my exercise lol. Glad it didn't snow overnight as it's -20C (-5F) here this morning and supposed to get to -25C tonight! Too cold for the end of November.

Adam and I are headed out this morning on our last day of hunting for this year. It's going to be too cold for any walk and stalk hunting so we'll probably stay in the truck and get around to a bunch of different fields for some sitting and watching.

Bubba and I are going out tonight to the Harvest Dine and Dance at the Senior Centre. It will be quite different from all the others as tonight there is going to be a bar as well, something that was never done in the past. I guess they are hoping the bar will help to get more people to attend and raise more money to help offset costs.

[abcowboy]

4:50am in Alberta, I'll have 24 more please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 dill Rava Ginger999 Mulburry

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[Jude58]

Good morning cafe! Not much planned for today other than a whole lot of knitting!

24 more please...

[Mulburry]

Mul, I love your idea hope we can make it happen.

Oh there was no idea really. I was just trying to say that for me this place serves a similar purpose (and I imagine for some of you too) as an IRL meeting would, just in a bit of a different format.

All this talk of snow... and I gotta say I'm glad to have enjoyed a nice sunny 10C degree day today! First one in a while, after a bunch of rain of course, but hey I'll take it. I'm off to Hope next week, I'm sure it's only a matter of time until I'll have to do some snow shoveling as well.

[Ginger999]

I didn't check in yesterday! I completely forgot. We had a great dinner with friends then cards and pie. We also got in a couple family video calls. All AF free

No shopping planned for me today! I'll take another day!

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Mul, I love your idea hope we can make it happen. Freezing cold here this morning with a lot of wind. Of course this is nothing for you Canadians. Hope everyone has a good Black Friday. I will not be shopping in public today but maybe check out some online sales. 24 more please and thank you.

[dill]

Hope you enjoy the snowfall, Cowboy and Jude. I am happy to say that we will be having none! However, it is bitter cold, and I am sure our day will come for the snow. It seems Fall disappeared over night!

Mul, glad you touch base with us,

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

Well Mulburry, I'm all for you fixing us a Wednesday or Thursday brunch!

We're getting snow all day as well Jude, but thankfully not as much as you. There's a bit of snow out there now and still coming down.

Waves to the rest of the gang, hope y'all enjoy your leftovers today, nothing better than turkey sandwiches or turkey on a bun!

[Jude58]

Good morning cafe! I actually slept in until 6:00 o'clock and boy did it feel good! What a difference a little extra sleep can make. Looks like I'll need it to shovel as we are expected to get 8-12 inches of snow today and tonight. I love it when I can stay home and watch the snow coming down.

Mul, I have friends in AA that do the same thing. They meet once a week for coffee or breakfast and just enjoy each others company. I know that AA is not for everyone, but the support of my home group has been incredible. There's nothing like sitting in a room full of people that share the same addiction as I do. I get advise from people that have been in the program for over 30 years and it goes a long way in keeping me sober. Coming here everyday has also helped tremendously. I consider all of you as friends and this forum has also played a large part of keeping me sober. I do appreciate each and every one of you!

24 more for all of us please...

[abcowboy]

5:17am in Alberta, another 24 for me please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 dill Rava Mulburry

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[Mulburry]

Hi Mul! What's on your t-day agenda?

Since i'm in Canada unfortunately for me the T in T-day, stands simply for Thursday, haha. But joyous Thanksgiving to all the southroners on here!

I've been reading this autobiograhy of a rock musician who has had some immense struggles with drug addiction, and eventually comes out the other side. He's a total AA / NA 12 stepper etc. (which is not for me) but he also said one of the things that realy helped him was having a dedicated "Wednesday Brunch" every week with a bunch of friends in recovery. So I was thinking, well for me, this place is basically that, I may not be on here every day but at least once a week or so... maybe instead of Wednesday Brunch, today I can call it Thursday (Cowboy's) Breakfast!

[Rava]

Good afternoon Cafe. Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating. Dill I know we will be enjoying bones later! Thats my favorite part when all is done and cleaned up, i like to pick some bones. Lol. I guess is similar to picking crabs for me. Hope everyone has an enjoyable day without booze. 24 more please and thank you.

[dill]

Happy Thanksgiving, Cafe Friends! And thank you for the lovely greeting, Cowboy. It's really beautiful. And I am definitely proud that our son did what it took to remain a good parent and positive role model for the kids.

Thank you all for your positive, supportive comments. I truly appreciate them. Rest assured, we are very proud of our son for admitting that he needed help and for him going forward with it. It was a long process, and we know how very difficult it was for him. I know he wanted to help his x to get on her feet as well, but unfortunately, she never truly committed, and he didn't have the strength to be around her and his x bil who were both actively using when our son was trying to get and stay clean. It was such a dark time for our family, but not a time without hope. That helped a lot. At one point the courts got involved and we didn't have to take full custody of the kids, but we had to take temporary custody. It was during that time that the x lost her parental rights until she could demonstrate that she was clean. If she ever did, we do not know.

Rava, I had to laugh when you said you have to have the bones and all the gizzards and such and referred to yourself as a redneck. I also like to have the bones. After Thanksgiving is over I always pick the bird clean as we can and then cook the bones in the crockpot to get them completely clean. We use the broth for soup or to add protein to Lily's food at her mealtime. My mom always used the gizzards and neck to make giblet gravy, but I was never a fan. I usually boil that for Lily, too.

Jude, thanks for the update on Peanut. Things are definitely moving in the right direction. It's early days still, but one day she will be fully accepting of you.

Ginger, I hear you on the pitfalls of having the mom around wreaking havoc. We had many an awful scene back in the day. She wasn't a good role model by any stretch.

Well, back to the kitchen duty! 24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.