~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Ginger999]

Have a great time, ABC. Sounds like a beautiful park. I doubt our quit had anything to do with SIL's quit. Maybe if we saw her more often? The two of us are spend the morning together. Maybe she'll open up but if she doesn't, I'm not going to bug her.

Jude, did I miss you mentioning you were sick? Hope the antibiotics work quickly!

Dill, clothes shopping with gdaughter sounds fun! I used to enjoy that when mine were young enough to need me. Will you have lunch out? This summer has flown by!

Hi Rava, Slo and Mul! Let's all have an easy day

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Ginger, good news about your SIL, she is very vulnerable right now and it’s good that you are going to be with her this weekend. I am sure you can offer great advice!. Jude, so glad they caught your pneumonia early. Hopefully those antibiotics will kick in and clear it up right away. Dill, hope you have a good time shopping today with the granddaughter. Our sleepover is still in progress. They are sleeping in right now. And I am typing quietly. LOL. Today we are going swimming in a hot spring. So far this trip was been great. We have a total of 9 grands but they are all spread out. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Hi to cowboy, slo and Mul! (Hope you check in soon Techie). 24 more please and thank you.

[dill]

Have fun at the reunion, Cowboy. Battlefords looks like a wonderful setting. I searched it to see it. It looks wonderful!

Glad you are having fun with your grands, Rava.

Hope you are feeling better, Jude.

Shopping yesterday was fun. Ginger, we went early to avoid crowds. Back to school shopping has already ticked up. Anyway, we had breakfast out instead of lunch.

Hello Ginger, Mul and Slo.

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

[Jude58]

Dill, I'm not going to volunteer this week because of the pneumonia. My doctor told me that the pneumonia itself isn't contagious, but the virus that started it is. He said that I shouldn't be around other people until the symptoms are gone, but hopefully by next Monday I'll be better. The coughing and wheezing aren't too bad, but the fatigue is wiping me out. Things sure could be worse so I can't complain.

Hope that the reunion is going well cowboy!

Twenty four more for all of us please...

[abcowboy]

5:35am in Saskatchewan, 24 for me and everyone else who needs them please, and thanks...

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

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

[abcowboy]

I've got some breakfast ready...

[abcowboy]

Probably a good thing to just stay home, rest, and recuperate Jude. There'll be lots of Mondays for you to be there helping out.

How did the shopping go dill? Hard to believe it's already August and school is only a month away.

We don't have any g-kids Rava, but we definitely felt like we did yesterday with all the little ones at the reunion yesterday lol.

Your SIL might be talking to you a lot more Ginger if she gets serious with her quit and needs some support.

I wonder what Slo and Mulburry have been up to...

Made it safe and sound yesterday, got checked in to our room then headed over to the group camping area. Lots of visiting and catching up with family that we haven't seen for 10 years and more of the same for today. It's a beautiful setting for a reunion and has everything for both campers and non-campers. Just as a side note, there wasn't anyone drinking any alcohol at all, even around the campfire last night. You'd have thought we were at an AA reunion lol. I'm not sure why no one was drinking, there used be lots of drinking in the past reunions.

[Ginger999]

Thanks for breakfast, ABC!

Yesterday, SIL and I hung out, just the two of us. She shared the impetus of her quit was a letter from her oldest daughter; she received right after the reunion. D1 shared her many concerns with her mom's drinking. It broke her heart so she's trying. I hope she can find her way to quit. We all know our quits come from within so we shall see. _/\_ She knows I'm here if she needs me.

Rava, hot spring? I'll be interested to hear what it's like! I love geothermal activity.

Jude, sending healing thoughts for a quick recovery!

Headed home today. Waves to all my anchors in the storm! I'll take another day of freedom.

[Slo]

Fascinating about nobody drinking at your reunion, Cowboy!

Ginger, is this the SIL who said to you that she missed the good times when you two used to drink together? You will be a great role model for her!

So sorry about the pneumonia, Jude. Now you know why you’re tired. I’m glad it was caught in time. I am on a second round of antibiotics for the accessed tooth.

I love that you are clothes shopping with your granddaughter, Dill.
I miss so much being able to walk! I so much want to be able to do those kind of normal things!!

I have been spiraling out of control over the pain and disability, and so worried about living with chronic pain with every step. I think I have developed a splayfoot and its attendant problems, and I am beyond terrified. I became suicidal. I wanted to go so badly rather than live like this, disabled and in pain. I have never been suicidal before. I formulated many plans yesterday, and intended to carry it out last night.
Luckily my daughters are on to me, and D2 invited me out boating with them (as I had requested that they do sometime). It kept me out late, and happy. When I got home, I got my suicide note ready, but then lost my nerve when my foot seemed better at the time. So, I’m still here today, and surprised by that.
The daughters are making me do counseling. I didn’t care when they were setting up plans because I knew that I wouldn’t be here anyways. But, here I am.

Rava, what a lovely time you are having! Other than having to recover from the severe travel exhaustion.

I have a bottle of hard liquor in the house now for the suicide plan, but I won’t drink it.