The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

[sick of being sick]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

I had the greatest day! The pastor came over and we had such a nice visit and we have decided to join the church Sunday. The 2nd church I ever joined n my life. There have been so much pain after losing our pastor and it has taken me 7 years, but I am finally ready to move on and focus on what is most important in my life! I'm excited to get involved with some new ministries, too so I will have something good to do in my life. I'll still keep checking in with ya'll, because I have made some life long friends here that I will never walk away from! Tony, you will add alot of fun to the group. I hope this will not be too much pressure for you. The key is for us all to always keep posting. I am feeling a little overwelmed with all the new changes in my life, but I can deal with it. Hasn't it been a year since I drank yet? Oh, day 22, but I am getting there! Getting involved in the chrch is going to change my life! I LOVE people and I have been so isolated for so long, that I am excited about the new relationships I will make. Anyways, got a call from Moma and Daddy. They coming to visit for a couple of days and will be here Wed morning. Thankfully, my house is already cleani. This evening I picked 5 gallons of okra and 4 gallons of muscadines! I got stung 5 times by bees! So I got lots to do tomorrow, make jelly and put up okra, but I love it. I hope all of you have a wonderful night. I llove each and every one of you so very much! Vicki

[tlrgs]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

too funny iad .. awesome vicky 22 days af and now you even got more stuff to keep you busy girl enjoy .. love and hugs to one and all

[sunshinedaisies]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Very quick post as I am off to bed - seems rather quiet here this evening anyway. Vicki - well done on your 22 days - awesome!! I am excited for you with your new church - that will be wonderful for you. And your mum and dad visiting as well - please don't over do it though will you. You have been SO busy!! I have to get to bed - I am really tired and it is late! Sleep tight me! God Bless,

love, Sun xx

[Grateful]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Good morning sweet friends. Vicki-big congratulations on 22 days AF and I am really happy that you have found a new Church and will be joining. I do believe this will change your life and you will meet friends and not feel so isolated anymore. Have a great visit with your Mom & Dad.

My day yesterday seemed never ending....had "homework" as soon as I got home from work....you all remember the 1st day of school.....the parents have tons of paperwork to fill out....well, it took me over 2 hours to finish it all!! My son is going to 2 schools this year since he is in a criminal science/police course this year so I had double paperwork. Needless to say, I was more exhausted than usual. Ah, well, today is a new day and hopefully tonight will be an earlier night. Our family was blessed with a new baby yesterday...my niece gave birth to a beautiful 7lb little girl "Moira". I can't wait to meet her and will hopefully get to see her alot as she lives next door to me!

Well, it's that time again....off to get ready for work. Hope everyone has a GRRRREAT day (as our fearless leader, Tony the Tiger would say)!!!

[IAD]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Morning Gear Shifters ! Hope everyone is doing ok. Morning Grateful..... Getting ready to go to my mother's house for a couple of hours....but then I will be back. How about them Hurricanes......heading up the east coast...hope it does'nt effect any of us.....Tony.

[sick of being sick]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Good morning, family! It sounds like no one got much sleep. I was so tired, I went to sleep at 9 last night, but woke up with my usual pain at 4. I made a pot of coffee at 5 so hubby got up and went into the attic to FINALLy replace the broken bathroom fan! I was on a ladder inside trying to hold the fan flush with the ceiling and a bunch of insulation fell all over me and in my eyes. Not fun, but I didn't complain since hubby was cursing up in the attic! I got lots to do today! Clean a little, make jelly and put up okra, things I had planned to do last night, but got too tired. Anyways, it is going to be a great day! I am looking forward to my parents coming, but pray they don't bring alcohol with them. Today is hubby's 3rd day without alcohol!!! I'm at day 23! He has been a little ill, but I understand. That first week is tough and he does not want to talk about it! He doesn't want any encouragement. He doesn't want me to mention or congratulate him on AF days! Oh, well, to each his own way. I want to share 2 scriptures about our health and our wealth, something we all struggle with. I hope you all have a blessed day and I love each one of you so much and appreciate you being in my life! Love, Vicki

"Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in good health, even as thy soul prospers." III John 2
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good wor." II Corin 9:8
"But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Jesus Christ." Phil 4:19

[mama bear]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Morning Sweet Family...
mama here...at work....had to run oldest son and heir to college all the way across toen since, as you all know, he wrecked his car....
things are good here....did loads of laundry and cooked after I got home from work....
it's funny...I feel a positive shift in our life at home....call it intuition, but I think our finances may be looking up...hubs commission only job is picking up...so we shall see
Vicks...I am so PROUD of Paul...at least he's trying bless his heart.....give him the space he needs and who knows what will happen...
Morning Gratefulll.....a new baby...precious!!!!
Hope you got some sleep Sunni...1 am is WAY too late fo this girl to go to bed...I am a 9 to 10 hours a night girl...always have been...always will be
ok...let me get this day started...
love you all
Jan

[OverIt2007]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

As Vicki Know Im late for work today!! BUT just had to tell you guys I love you and hope you have a Blessed Day!!!!

VICKI!!! Congratulations on 23 days!!!! You are inspiring me So right now! I posted a longer message to you in "What we Believe".

Whos glad today is the last day of August and a new month tommorrow? I sure the heck AM!!! Good riddens August!!!!

[tlrgs]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

well good morning shifters vicky great to hear that paul trying again and yeah maybe it god to just let him do it his way for now ...mama have a great day at work enjoy ... iad that little guy looks like he really needs to go to the bathroom take him before he makes a mess..lol grateful congrats on the new family member ...and overit enjoy and well awesome jobe everyone .. have a great day enjoy stay strong and keep shifting forward...

[sunshinedaisies]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Good morning to you all - yes thanks MB - I did get some sleep. It really is too late for me too but when I do a close, it always takes some time to wind down. The topa definitely has kicked in though, but 'cos I am so worried about NOT sleeping ( those awful first few nights w/o AL?) I had a brandy in decaf coffee before bed, took a melatonin and slept like the dead! Woke up about 15 mins ago - and still could have gone back to sleep! Now I just have to stop that ONE drink before bed.

Vicki - that is so good with Paul and his day 3 - he sounds SO much like my hubs - he decided to stop AL too - but got angry with me if I commented on it in any way, shape or form!! Didn't want any tips or help at all. So I just backed off. Did Paul just stop cold turkey? My hubs did, which I said he might not feel well, but he said he would be fine. Anyway, please try to take things a little easy today - I think you try and do way too much - at least get a little rest in today eh? Please? I love you and hate to think of you in pain. That is awesome on your day 23 - way to go Vicki!! Thanks for the scriptures too.

MB - so glad there might be a shift for you - you sound so positive today - hope the rest of the day stays the same for you.

Overit - we all love you too and great to have you here with us - don't you just hate when you are running late?

Grateful - you will love having a new baby next door knowing how you love babies!! How old is your son to be in 2 schools?

Tony - I am pleased to see you here so bright and early - I think you are going to do a wonderful job - Tony the Tiger - great name Grateful!!!!

I am off today and have a long list of stuff to do - would have helped if I had got up a couple of hours earlier though. Where is everyone else? Biz, Panno, Bird, and anyone my addled brain can't think of.

Love and hugs to all, Sun xx

[rubywillow]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Good morning, peeps. My new dedication to things needing my attention is in full speed mode. I keep getting calls from people on the house I haven't advertised yet, so I already have TWO good applicants and we're nowhere near finished on the work there. What hurts me is when I have so many good ones, and I have to pick one and disappoint the others. Oh well, I have another idea anyway on how to handle this. But it will mean causing a problem for son. Won't get into to it, but this is not an arbitrary thought, and there is a lot of history for the solution I'm thinking.
Good to see everyone here and hustling! I have to share something that has DEEPLY disturbed me, probably will haunt me for a long time. There's a show on the Oxygen channel called 'Snapped', profiling couples who one or the other has lost it and killed the other. (Episode 29: Michelle Hall | Snapped Photos - True Crime Pictures, & Snapped Online Photo Gallery | Oxygen)
This episode is about a woman who 'accidentally' shot her husband 3 times. I grew up with the young man's family. Hubs grew up with hers. He and my son were almost the same age, went to school together. I shared the little league benches with her parents, and his. He and his first wife were close friends of my son and his ex-wife. I babysat their kids, in our pool. Ex DIL kept them for almost a year, during the day, and I had been in their home. I didn't know Britt had married Michelle, after they both had gotten divorces. My heart is broken, for the parents, who I care about, and the children.
Michelle will not be eligible for parole until she is 70. Two families have been destroyed. And her youngest child, only 9, testified she heard her 'Dad', begging for his life.
I KNOW in my heart, that could have been my son. That's what strikes me so close to my heart. So, when we feel down, dispirited, unlucky, it's things like this that come to my mind. I know it's all relative (the size of a problem depends on how close we are standing to it), but this has affected me for a while. I saw Michelle's momma the other day, and have always admired her calm grace, but this has so aged her. She has lost not only a SIL, but his children, and her daughter. For me, I would feel people would always see me as a mother who has raised a murderer. God bless them all. I almost wish I hadn't watched the program, saw the pictures of Britt lying there.
SOooo, I'll count my blessings today, pray for those families, and mine. Sorry to be a downer, but just had to pour this out to someone. It has deeply affected my son, and my grandchildren. We must always be on our guard, and protect where we can. Life is too beautiful and precious to take it for granted.

[IAD]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

I'm Back ! Helped my mother clear out some junk she had out in her shed. It's kind of weird not having anyone except ACE around the house. Kids off to school...Rose at work. Oh well.....waiting to hear from the VA....Tony

[sunshinedaisies]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

Might be kind of weird - but kind of nice too Tony? I remember the first time both of mine were gone and hubs was gone to work - I called my mum and said listen - and held up the phone - then put it back to my ear and said to her - did you hear that? she said I didn't hear anything. I said exactly - it was SILENCE!!!!! LOL.

Hugs, Sun xx

[mama bear]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

gawd Ruby...this is awfulll...sometimes reality tv is just tooooo much...
on a different note...you need to raise the rent on the house if you have lots of people wanting it......rent is too low....just a thought my entreprenureal friend.....but i know how kind hearted you are....

[mama bear]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!! for august

keep us posted on the VA Tony the Tiger