AF Daily ~ Sept 25

[Lavande]

Good morning Abbers!

Up to start my day & prepare for Will's christening!
Wishing everyone a terrific AF Sunday!


Lav

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Good morning fABbies and thanks Lav for kicking things off today!

Lav, I hope you have a wonderful day at the christening. Can't wait for some pics! And I want a piece of EBs favorite apple bread!

I need to catch up on yesterdays posts....so be back later. One thing is for sure - I'm not drinking today. I'm crazy enough without AL.

DG

[universal]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Morning abbers!

Busy thread yesterday!

Today is close the trailer time. Sad, but as Greenie said yesterday I am lucky to have it. I think I will head to see my nephew in about 2 weeks. My sister wanted to settle in at home with him first. I called the other day and he was screaming bloody murder! The kid has a set of lungs.......that's for sure!

The amazing race starts tonight and for that I am excited! I love that show. The inlaws are coming over for dinner and then to chill and watch the show on the new TV (courtesy of insurance and lightning! LOL)

Okay, I'm off! Have a good day everyone!

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Hi Uni - I bet it is sad to shut down the trailer. I also wanted to say that I saw your post about being close to getting your own certification for addiction counseling and I think that's great! Not sure what all is involved in that for Cananda. Here is the US it's a state by state thing, but over time I think the requirements have become rather consistent, and now a lot of states have whatever it's called where they will accept certificates from certain other states automatically. Was that a sentence? Or about 3 sentences rolled into 1? Anyway....have you thought about when you might go back to school?

Hearty welcome to Turnagain! :welcome: I have loved reading your posts in other places on the forum. You are doing great and I don't think you will regret embracing the AF life for all the pluses it has to offer. There is absolutely nothing I miss about my drunken life. NOTHING. There is no turning back there for me. Wow - fellow Alaskans on this thread! That is a very funny pepper spray story BTW. :H

Kax - I am glad that Helen's memorial service went without too much drama. Love the picture from yesterday. I also appreciate your comments about the spray. Mr. Doggy ordered me an extra can just so I can practice. I like having a DH to oversee this stuff who is OCD about safety. Well, most of the time I appreciate it. Sometimes it's a PIA! :H

Det - love the dog pictures. I love watching those tough working dogs work. And the people who are actively involved training working dogs - whether for real jobs or sport - know exactly what they have and take proper training and safety precautions, unlike the folks here in my neighborhood who are just accidents waiting to happen.

DG

[greeneyes]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Hey ho!

Lav, hope the weather holds out for you! And me! Today is a food extravaganza (the REALLY big one of the weekend). It's an annual event in which they close off a couple streets in that hip part of town by the river and lots of restaurants set up tables/tents and sell small tastings of their food. Like seared scallops, seared tuna and something another, tiered fried green tomatoes. There are 2 stages for bands to play all day. You buy tokens that you use for food and drink. They have a beer truck and I am always amazed at how long the lines are for a cup of draft beer. Not so much that people would be willing to do that, but.. well, I would have at least a flask on me so not to bother with a line. I guess not everyone thinks like that.

Uni that's nice you have a good relationship with the in-laws. That sounds like a nice evening. I watched inkhart last night and that was a pretty cool movie.

Better check the weather.... Have a super sunday!

[Kaslo]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Good morning Fabnikies! Oy! I am after watching Mr Kaslo put his boat gear on, as he is going paddling in the Creston wetland and I am staying home to work. :flush: Whats with that....? Didnt get enough done last week....that used to be what would happen before when I was drinking too, wasting time all week, then having to work when everyone else could play. Hard on my kids, actually. Maybe even Mr. Kaslo. Oh well. At least this time its because I was actually just looking after family matters and procrastination.

Unhung procrastination is still procrastination, however.

Det thanks for posting the pictures. Esp cool second shot, and difficult to get. Action shots are hard, so I cant imagine also worrying about colliding with the subject, yikes.

Uni, did you decide councilling is not for you? Or are you still gonna do it? Any med person with personal experience has extra chops in the job, I think. I would think you have to be a good listener and give a lot of yourself and be focused on the patient totally. You and DG bring a lot of personal experience to the profession.

Lav definetely post a photo of the christening.

Greenie it sounds like you really DO live in wonderland. Gosh i miss having something to do culturally. I have started to look for an apartment in the west end of Vancouver....
havent told Mr Kaslo yet, but thats my rough life plan for the next few years.

Big hee YUGE hi to all the rest of the Faboinkaboinks, here. I have to read about salt contamination in boreal soils today. You would THINK that would be a snoozer, but its actually not. I will undoubtedly check in again.

And again, my thanks to all that sent condolences re Helen. Maybe she and my dad are off in some twin engine turbo prop somewhere now.

One thing is for sure....

Love, Kas

[Determinator]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Happy AF Sunday hugs for everyone xxxxxxxx

home with my sweetie. the rest is classified

be well

[LVT25]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Hello friends.

Want to hear something REALLY funny? Hubby and I made 3 dozen breakfast burritos last night for Sunday school kids/parents last night. When I got there this morning, another lady was already making a big batch of pancakes. Another lady on the Christian Ed committee had asked her to. :H:H:H:H
Think we may have a little communication problem. I am being sarcastic, after the week I had and the mess I still have to clean up I did not think it was funny at all. Not to mention what the heck am I going to do with all these burritos? But, it is not a big deal, everything else went well. I am going to do what I can to prevent this from happening again.

Det--what do Ninja dogs do? I hope he doesn't get a whiff of DG!!!

Kaslo, that seems kinda funny a funeral in a chinese restaurant with a religious person going overboard on the sinful ways sermon for your agnostic step mom. I'm thinking she may have found some humor in that--with us back there munching popcorn to boot!

Welcome Turnagain! Funny story indeed about the pepper spray. Poor guys!! I hope you stick around and tell us more!

I want to thank all the mwo'ers out there that usually only read and not post--but were willing to pop on another thread and show their support and gratefulness for us on the daily ab's thread. It is so nice to know that we may be helping others just starting out on this journey to see how great sobriety really is! Thank you!

Ok, busy day. Gotta get some salsa made and get the boys busy. I hope hubby and I can get to the movies to see "The Help" for our anniversary this evening!

The weather is simply gorgeous again today!:h

[Kaslo]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

LV, I am sorry you did all that work when you could have avoided it. Do burritos freeze ok?

The memorial, wasnt really funny, no. A bit pathetic and more than a little sad. Two rows of tables with a partition up, in the local chinese restaurant in a little mountain Doukhabor town of about 2000 souls. All because I know Helen did not want a funeral, she did not want a church affair, and she definetely would have been hurt that her brother went on for 10 minutes about her sins against Jesus. She was a woman remembered for being the first Canadian female air traffic control, possibly also the first marine traffic controller for the Port of Vancouver, and also instrumental in building the first disaster preparedness program for this province, and yet, she died here in relative obscurity in a truly horrible way. Of liver failure after an ill timed knee operation. Something alcoholics should be more careful about, bleeding after massive surgery..... So Peter, her asshole brother wanted to stress the SIN part of her life, and I think that is dreadful, actually. So MANY people die of alcohol related diseases and complications from it, its astonishing. To have her brother sabotage her memorial was very hard on some of the elderly women there, one of them needed to be helped out of the building. Nothing amusing about that. However, I guess what Helen would have appreciated was that more than a few strong people stood up (including my brother, bless his heart) and spoke about the really great things that Helen did. I have to say also that Helens brother Peter did NOTHING to help her in her time of need, or to provide solace or kindness or reassurance. He came occassionally to preach about hellfire and sin. So no, I dont think my agnostic step mom would have found it funny, but maybe its just too close to home for me.

[sunshine_gg]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Hello Abbers!

Very quick check-in... so busy while the weather is still decent! Just came in from barn building chores (cement mixer on duty today) and now need to scrub some indoorsy stuff.

LVT... I see a lot of burrito eating in your immediate future! Sorry, you ended up with all that work for nothing.

Kaslo... I'm sure LVT did not mean any disrespect... an no, nothing is or could be funny in connection with a loved one's death. I do know that from experience. I really like the idea of Helen and your dad zooming through the sky together, though!

Greenie.. I wanna come! Sounds like a fabulous day out!

Hello... Doggy/Horsey girl! LOL

Uni... yeah... closing trailer is a sad thing. Summer is over (although today is just gorgy!). We're gonna go through something similar in a couple of weeks with getting the boat out of the water.

Lav, I hope the weather held for you today... bet you're having a great time at the christening! And I second the request for pictures!!!

Anywhoo... time to get some more stuff done around here! One thing is for sure...

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

Sunny - great to see you here working on another sober day! I enjoyed the weather today too by going to the mall. :H

Kas - I hope you are relaxing while procrastinating after the emotional ups and downs of the week!

LVT - you can send some burritos my way....:angel: I'll join you in a big hello to our lurkers. I hope you can see that there is so much more to the BIG sober life than just not drinking. Stopping drinking is just the beginning. Then we can clean up our messes and learn to love ourselves again. Then the sky is the limit!

Det. You and Dx have fun ______________ today. :h

Greenie - that event sounds like a lot of fun. Eat some for me too, OK? I too would have had an alternate booze plan that did not involve standing in line. I was never much of a flask person (don't know why???). So I probably would have gone downtown LONG before the "real" festivities got going so I could get a stool at a bar. Then I would have just stayed there all day and missed the bands and all the different food, etc. Yep - that would have been me Just sitting there holding down my bar stool getting wasted, and missing the entire event. In the later years, I would have just said "f it" and stayed home and got drunk. I am very grateful I don't live that way any more.

I went to an AA speaker meeting which was great and then went to the mall to return a couple of things. No, I did not come home empty handed! :H As I was pulling into my subdivision, it occurred to me to drive by the site of the Friday dog chase. Sure enough, the man was outside. I pulled over and waved him over. I asked if he knew what happened Friday. (he had pulled out and left right before it happened) He had no idea. So I filled him in. I told him how serious I thought his dog was. I told him what I thought would have happened had I turned my back. He seemed pretty ...... somber. I told him I did not contact the authorities because I'd rather handle this stuff between neighbors. I suggested he review his security situation with that dog.

So then I figured I was on a roll, and I went to the other house - the scene of the crime from yesterday. Spoke with the "mom" of the house. Turns out it's her son's dog. They have a constant problem keeping him contained. She is afraid the dog is going to bite someone. She has thought of putting him to sleep but it's her son's beloved dog. I reminded her that if the dog bites somebody, she could lose everything she owns, especially since this dog is apparently causing on-going problems at that end of the neighborhood. She said "if it happens again, I hope you do call the police because I want this dog gone." I reminded her that she will end up being held responsible since it's her house. I dunno. I might call animal control tomorrow just because it seems she would actually prefer that. I'm going to think on it some more.

I'm emotionally exhausted. One thing is for sure, I couldnt' handle anything when drunk. So I'm grateful to be sober.

DG

[papmom3]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

DG-I am so PROUD of you for taking the initiative to speak to the owners and for doing it in such a calm and assertive way! We can all take a lesson from you today!

Kas-I'm so sorry you are in such pain over your step mom's service. I hope you will soon find some peace and yes, the vision of Helen and your dad zooming through space is precious.

LVT-I guess we know what you and the boys will be eating for brekkie the next month or so! I LOVE brekkie burritos-I so wish you could mail some to me . I don't understand tho why your contribution couldn't have been included in the sunday breakfast. How bad could it have been for the kiddies to have 2 choices? Just thinking out loud.

Det!! No more pics? Maybe when you guys take a break?

Hey Turnagain-you still with us?

OK, big part of laundry done and hung; kitchen, bath, mudroom vacuumed and washed. Bedroom vacuumed. Still need to clean gross tub, toilet and sink and reorganize bedroom. I'm seriously thinking of switching the office and the bedroom around. I won't have the view to the backyard if I put the BR where the office is but the office is much more conducive to an overall bedroom set up even tho it is smaller. The bedroom as it is now doesn't have a full wall and to get to the attic I have to drag a heavy chest of drawers away from the door. Will think about this some more. As Chill says, let the waters get calm and clear before making a decision.
All in all I'm pretty happy with what I did get done today considering how muggy and uncomfortable it was and how tired I was after being up all night with heartburn.

Time for dinner. Hope the HB stays away tonite!!

[greeneyes]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

DG that's really good for you to have talked to those people. For their ultimate benefit in protecting their dog and their assets and your ass....et. Seriously. Good closure. Well HOPEFULLY closure. Sorta amazed the woman said "next time". HUH???

P3 I vote for rearranging. Get that chi flowing!

Kaz I hope you relaxed too. If I'd been through all that, I'd really need some down time just for me.

LVT, I was thinking freeze the burritos too. Great emergency food!

Det that dog was amazingly ramped up. Eeek!

I ended up not going to the event. Everybody that talked about "deffinately" going bailed. I didn't feel like going by myself so I kept my money in my pocket and with it I'll get my grandmother's painting re-matted & framed. Unfortunately I'll have to cook now.

Lav, we are expecting a photo you know! and det, no taho pics?

[sunshine_gg]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

One more peek from me
Didn't get nearly done what I was hoping to get done (that tub still looks just as scummy as it did this morning) but Mr. Wonderful recruited me more than usual today. Oh well. Tomorrow is another day, I suppose.

DG, good for you for confronting both dog owners. Have to say though, I'm sorta puzzled by the 'mom' and her reaction Hopefully, they will keep an eye or three on their dogs now.

Det.. totally missed ya there, earlier :hallo:

Papmom... hope your night is better than last. HB is no fun. (Yet another reason to stay away from the wine... talking to meself here)

What did ya cook, green-one? I baked some haddock fillets in EVO, onions, peppers, garlic, basil, S&P, one slice of tomato on each and grated cheese over the top. Totally edible, I must say!

And that's it, that's all, folks. Having a lovely cup of tea here and looking forward to a bright and unhung Monday Night, night!

[Lavande]

AF Daily ~ Sept 25

A good day but very long & tiring!
The rain held off which was nice. The church service & christening was nice. Lunch at my son's house afterwards was nice. Everyone ending up over here for dinner - not so nice but I managed :H
The kids asked if they could come over, I said sure but was really shocked to see YB include himself as well :H

Photobucket is not behaving tonight - I'll try again tomorrow to get some pics up!

Greenie, there was a food festival last weekend (after Lily's christening) but no parking available anywhere I'm glad some people got to enjoy it!

LVT, burritos.......freeze them baby!!!

DG, glad you spoke to those dog owners! I'm embarrassed because Maxie sometimes barks at people walking or biking by but I know she doesn't have an agressive bone in her body.....she would open the door to let someone in if she could

Det, I have to go back to look at your dog pics!

Kaslo, I hope you've had a chance to wind down a bit :l

papmom, get that heartburn under control - NO burritos for you!!!!

Oops! hi Sunni!