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    #181
    Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

    Welcome, Fall! Congratulations on not drinking AT your horrific family situation. I echo what [MENTION=9757]NoraC[/MENTION] see said. Sickening to see parents use their kids to get back at an ex. Kudos to you for having long-term sobriety. Stick with us! We are a fantastic bunch here, and this thread is very active and supportive.:heartbeat:
    [MENTION=17632]Mr Vervill[/MENTION], Shaker Heights....I dated a guy from there when I was in college. NICE area!
    [MENTION=7944]dill[/MENTION]-I am not familiar with the area your are from, although you already know that the company I do contract work for is in Dayton, and our annual conference is usually in Columbus. I used to spend A LOT of time in Ohio when I was in the automotive field.

    I had a lovely Thanksgiving. I picked up my mom after we visited a while and then we went to my sister's house. I love being in her home with her husband, their kids and their significant others, and the baby, who is 14 months and an absolutely joy! The food was delicious, the house was decorated with such festivity, and everyone made me feel loved and welcome. Sober holidays are FANTASTIC! Even though my nieces and nephews were drinking, I was happy with my seltzer and lemon. My sister rarely drinks so she joined me with her water glass in hand. I am grateful that I have such a forgiving family. My sister and her family never shunned me when I was drinking...they showed me they loved me by being more affectionate and empathetic because they were so worried about me. They forgave me long before I forgave myself for all the hell I put them through with my embarrassing behavior at times.

    OK Kids, I am off to the gym, then the salon to get beautified, and then I must continue with decorating.

    I hope everyone has a fantastic AF Saturday!!!!

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      #182
      Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

      Hey [MENTION=17632]Mr Vervill[/MENTION], I forgot to answer your question about my client, the one who was pummeling his employee in front of me...YUP, he makes $500K/year because his biggest customer is the US Navy and his contracts with the Navy add up to hundreds of millions of dollars. Did you know the employee he beat up on had a near-fatal heart attack two days later???? OMG I think that guy is toast.

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        #183
        Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

        [MENTION=7944]dill[/MENTION]-
        Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! So easy to feel gratitude today!

        An easy thing, Oh Power Divine,
        To thank Thee for these gifts of Thine!
        For summer's sunshine, winter's snow,
        For hearts that kindle, thoughts that glow.
        But when shall I attain to this ~
        To thank Thee for the things I miss?

        ~Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823 - 1911)

        This is the first stanza only of the poem, The Things I Miss. I have loved this poem ever since my mother shared it with me at Thanksgiving time 20 years ago now. She found it in the Sunday Magazine of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, @Mr Vervill. I know one thing we all are thankful that we miss....
        EXCELLENT post-thanks so much, dill!:sohappy: I have read the Cleveland Plain Dealer....many times. So cool that Mr V. used to deliver it when he was a youngster. ;-)

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          #184
          Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

          Originally posted by Mr Vervill View Post
          [MENTION=7944]dill[/MENTION], my first job was delivering the Plain Dealer, lol!

          That's so funny! LOL!
          Last edited by dill; November 25, 2017, 07:46 AM.
          Dill

          Dont forget, you can: start late, start over, be unsure, try and fail AND STILL SUCCEED!

          If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse.

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            #185
            Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

            Good morning all! [MENTION=24081]Falldown7timesstandup8[/MENTION]
            Fall welcome. Rant away here. Sometimes just getting it out helps. You are wise not to confront or argue. You don't say how old your kids are? May I just suggest you ask your kids for an alternate day. I wonder if they think you're ok with not doing any holidays? Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are on a weekend this year. Certainly they could spend one of those three days with you. I wouldn't be the martyre, but I wouldn't argue either. Just a thought. I know I would be beyond upset to know that one of my parents was alone for the holidays. Just my two cents worth. I'm glad you came here to chat with us. Would love for you to hang out with us. We are great group here!
            [MENTION=1214]Rusty[/MENTION], your thanksgiving sounds wonderful! Mine was as well. I must admit, hard as I tried, there was a hole there! I really missed CJ! Funny thing is I accidentally miscalculated the amount of people coming and had 2 extra seats at the table! Ok, if I had been drinking I'd know how that happened, but I was not, what the heck? We FaceTime with CJ and Joe. My father was so cute with the iPad. I am so grateful for my sisters too Rusty! My one BIL is amazingly supportive as well, I am blessed! Thanksgiving done and cleaned up, we are on to Christmas decorations. Tree is up and I will decorate today. I'm looking forward to it and eating all those leftovers :welldone:

            Anyone into the Black Friday shopping? I made some purchases yesterday from the comfort of home on the computer! [MENTION=17632]Mr Vervill[/MENTION] interesting coincidence about your first job! Small world, right?
            Hope everyone enjoys their Saturday! I'll be back later!
            Last edited by Lizann; November 25, 2017, 09:44 AM.

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              #186
              Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

              HI everyone
              I'm glad you all made it through Thanksgiving safely.

              Welcome Jude.

              Fall I hope things work out for you.

              xx
              There's two ways of looking at the holes in your shoes
              You can dig the ventilation... or you can sing the blues

              I didn't come this far to only come this far.

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                #187
                Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                Good Sunday morning to you all!
                Quiet here this weekend. I suppose we are all still recovering from thanksgiving?
                Tree and decorations are up here. I started the Christmas cards. Off to church in a bit. Another funeral this afternoon. My girlfriends father passed away. Seems like I've been to more than my fair share of funerals these past few months. Trying to stay positive, but truth be told I'm pretty down right now.
                Wishing you all a great AF Sunday

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                  #188
                  You're going to the right place (church that is) if you're feeling a bit down Liz, just remember that it will pass...:hug: And you're not going to a funeral, you're going to a celebration of life...
                  Last edited by abcowboy; November 26, 2017, 09:07 AM.
                  Quitting and staying quit isn't easy, its learning a whole new way of thinking. It's accepting a new way of life, and not just accepting it, embracing it...
                  Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. Just get through today. Tomorrow will look after itself when it becomes today, because today is all we have to think about.
                  Friendship is not about how many friends you have or who you've known the longest. It's about who walked into your life, said "I'm here for you", and proved it.

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                    #189
                    Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                    Awww, Liz, I am so sorry for your loss.:sad: Your friend is SO lucky to have a friend like you. Love, Rusty

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                      #190
                      Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                      Morning friends,Liz,I felt a hole on thanksgiving too,Michelle didn't come by,LB wasn't here,Brady slept through the meal,Kell said she doesn't care much for thanksgiving so it was feeling kinda empty put Christmas decs up yesterday and it reminded me of drinking while doing it even though I haven't drank during Christmas in years! Annoying..sorry you hafta go to yet another funeral but nice you're there for your friend hi Rusty and Cowboy! Great to see Glassy,hope all is,well with you? Nora,the funniest thing I printed off pics of our trip to Cali and I was framing one of Louie that Kell had taken then sent me so it was a,screenshot,well you must have Facebook messaging me at the sane time cuz in the corner of the pic I was framing there's you and your hubs in the little message bubble! How funny is that! I just noticed it yesterday and started laughing haha,wishing everyone a nice AF Sunday,supposed to be 80 again here today,,,I'm over it
                      I have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:

                      I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
                      Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks!

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                        #191
                        Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                        Pauly-:hug:So sorry you felt a hole in your Thanksgiving, and I totally get it. So much sadness with Jon's passing and the absence of your children all at the same time! I would love an 80 degree day if our pool were still open. LOL. I envy you. Haha!

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                          #192
                          Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                          Thinking of you all with deep affection. A belated Happy Thanksgiving. I am off to Mexico for treatments. Will be home X-mas eve. xoxo
                          Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read

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                            #193
                            Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                            [MENTION=11089]techie[/MENTION] :hug::hug:
                            "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
                            ..........
                            AF - 7-27-15

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                              #194
                              Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                              Happy Sunday (Monday to Glassie)

                              Sometimes life amazes me.......I had just decided this morning that I was going to post a plea to the board and ask if anyone has been in contact with Techie. Then I log in here and he has posted. I was so glad to hear from him. I do wish that we had someone keeping us posted on how he's doing.

                              Glassie - thank you for popping in. How are things going? How is the thesis? How is the little princess?

                              I'm sorry about the hole in some of the holidays. I understand. Things are just different now. Not bad - just different.

                              We just had our 6 month Hospice review. Not sure where we are going from here. I imagine that I will find out in the next week. The nurse knows she has declined but she is stable ..... in that she is not declining rapidly. Anyway, we either get accepted for another 6 months or we are removed.

                              nthego: I will be back.
                              "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
                              ..........
                              AF - 7-27-15

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                                #195
                                Re: One Step at a Time - November 2017

                                Liz - was thinking of you today and the funeral. Seems like it's more and more lately. Maybe it is our age?

                                I'm going to be hitting the sack early. I am only working Mon-Wed next week too so it's going to be hectic. I am taking Thursday & Friday off even though we're not going to go away.

                                Thank you all for being here. :love:
                                "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
                                ..........
                                AF - 7-27-15

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