~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Slo]

Good idea to go for a full two-week long vacation, Jude! Should be a nice time with your sisters.

I have an accountant do my taxes too. Mr. Slo handled all our tax prep work for those 35 years that I was married (he had to, as they were intertwined with his family business), so I’m still getting used to what all needs to be gathered for taxes.

Cowboy, I guess your daughter got a right-sized dog for herself; tall in stature since she’s tall in stature! I do feel for her, having to leave her home in British Columbia and adjust to the breakup of a long term relationship. Thankfully she has family to come home to.

I am having some old, dirty blinds and curtains replaced with some new window treatments in this condo today.

Hello to all and another day of sobriety for us all!

[Jude58]

Rava, I'm going to Fort Meyers and I believe that it's on the west coast. My sister has a time share condo there and goes 2-3 times over the winter. Can't wait to go!

Hope that everyone has a safe and booze free day!

Not today.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe! Jude I am very familiar with Ft Myers. Sadly Hurricane Ian destroyed Ft Myers beach but it is coming back! Hope you have a wonderful time with your sister! I am headed to the beach today with some ladies and having lunch there on the beach. Hope everyone has a wonderful and sober day. I have had a good week not obsessing about drinking. Trying to rewire my brain from 4-6 pm by working on a craft project. 24 more please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

4:48am in Alberta, 24 more please, and thanks...

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

[abcowboy]

The garage door opener on Bubba's side called it quits yesterday so looks like I'll be putting a new one in on Saturday when the weather is above freezing. I picked up a new one yesterday at Canadian Tire and it was on sale for $50 off the regular price. If it was summer I would be putting in new doors and openers on both sides of the garage, along with putting a heater in the garage but for now just the new opener.

Have a great day everyone!

[Ginger999]

Had a lovely dinner with two of my old high school friends. There's was no AL in sight, which was wonderful!

I'll take another day of freedom!

[Slo]

What a bonus that your friends didn’t get drinks during your dinner out, Ginger! Not to mention that it’s great that you have old friends from back then. High school was a painful time for me.

A timeshare seems like a good way to get to a warm climate a few times over the Winter, Jude.

Cowboy, well that’s too bad that the opener crapped out before you could do the whole garage project, but I suppose they are more vulnerable to breaking during the extreme cold.

Rava, what a good idea to make your vulnerable time your craft time! Are you doing diamond painting?

Ugh, I hate my new window treatments! Darn it.

24 more hours of freedom for all of us please.

[dill]

Late check in for me due to the volunteer job. The drive this morning was awful due to snow and slick roads. Luckily, Schools were on a two hour delay and I made it safe and sound.

Too bad about the garage door opener, Cowboy. It's definitely not something that can be put off tho.

Rava, good idea focusing on crafting during your witching hours.

Ginger, glad you had a nice AF dinner with some old friends. I don't have any old HS friends around here, but I have other friends that are AF and it makes for a good, unchallenging social time!

Jude, my parents used to live near Ft. Myers in Port Charlotte when they retired. I still remember visiting with them there and how my Dad loved his grapefruit trees in their front yard. Have a wonderful time!

Slo, maybe it's just a matter of getting used to your new window treatments? I find that I have to settle in with a thing before I really know how I feel about it. I don't have a knack for decorating. Our windows have been the same since we moved in here and painted and remodeled. The windows are old farmhouse size, 72"Hx36"W. I have covered up only the bottom halves with simple, white cafe curtains, not valences or anything. I think most people would be more creative, but I like the simple look, and it lets in a lot of light, so it suits us.

Hello Mulburry!

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

[Jude58]

Here's to 24 hours of freedom for all of us!

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Ginger, I am glad your dinner was AF and that it was a good night for you. The truth is alcohol ruins everything!!!! Slo yes I am diamond painting and watching my reality shows. It is keeping my mind busy and not obsessing over wanting to drink. I am sorry you don't like your window treatments. What is it that you don't like? Is it an easy fix? Dill, glad you made in into work safely in all that snow and ice. Cowboy, sorry about the garage door. We just had ours replaced as well. But it wasn't cold out. Hey Jude! (Sounds like a Beatles song!). Hi to Mul as well. Hope everyone is doing well. Hey Techie maybe you could check in at some point. 24 more please and thank you!

[abcowboy]

5:20am in Alberta, another 24 for me please, and thanks...

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

[abcowboy]

Sounds like you had a great time at lunch Ginger, do your hs friends live in the area full time or vacation down there like you? It's amazing you've kept in touch all these years.

Snow covered or icy roads are never fun to drive on dill, glad you made to and from your volunteer job okay.

You'll have to show us some of your diamond painting projects Rava, it seems to be a popular crafting hobby up here as well for many people.

Maybe the new window dressings will grow on you Slo after a bit of time but if you're anything like me, if I don't like something I just change it or I'll always think about it.

It was -25C (-13F) here yesterday morning and it's -5C (23F) here this morning, I'll take the warmer temps for sure! Supposed to be well above freezing tomorrow so it'll be a good time to change out the opener.

[Slo]

Your curtains sound absolutely perfect, Dill, and just the right aesthetic for an old farmhouse. I am trying to get used to these, but can see that I won’t. Ugh!

My mother called me! I have been waiting to see if she would ever call me, instead of me always having to be the one to call her! But, she just asked for “a favor”. That’s the only reason she ever calls me.
She wants me to drive to her part of the state, then drive her to my brother’s house in his part of the state for his first grandchild’s baptism, -and she will buy me gas.
Then she said goodbye. Doesn’t ask how I’m doing, how my daughters and grandchildren are doing, or anything.
Just wants to use me to go to a family event for her favorite child that I’m not included in -even though I might like to see all these nephews who will be coming in from far away, etc. But I get to go only in the demeaning capacity of chauffeur.

I mention it here because Rava will get it -she had a NPD-disordered mother too.
And I mention it because this is a site for support for alcohol use disorder, and this really triggered me and made me feel like I wanted to use again. And I don’t deal with that too much anymore.
Instead, I cried for a long while. And I reached out to my other outcast siblings about it.
Said I would do it, but not sure if I will. It might be time to call out the bullshit and cut ties.

I am committed to another 24 hours AF.

[Ginger999]

Slo, I'm so very sorry about your relationship with your Mom. It's so hard to deal with family $h!t. I'm glad it didn't trigger you. I'm curious about your window coverings too. What is it you don't like?

I went to a casino yesterday with some ladies for lunch and gambling. I took my sketch book and pens and after I donated $5 to the casino, I sat by the pool and sketched. It was lovely. The birds were really talkative!

Waves to all! I'll take another day of freedom!

[dill]

This is the first I have heard of "diamond painting" so I looked at a beginner tutorial on YouTube. It looks like the finished project is beautiful! It would definitely be an absorbing hobby.

Slo, I'm sorry you had such a disappointing interaction with your Mom. I'm really glad you did not let it trigger you! I believe it would have done for me.

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