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[rubywillow]

The Journey is here...Get your ass in gear !

Hey guy! Yes, isn't it wonderful UNDERSTANDING what they mean when they say 'the world is your oyster'?

[rubywillow]

The Journey is here...Get your ass in gear !

My girls are here, so later, all you slackers!!! I've got a house to move (and games to play!!)

[mama bear]

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slept in till 11...what a luxury
morning all...welcome back guy
have fun working today rog...
morning sunni and bird and grateful and mimzey
off to work on tigger travels

[maslow23]

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Hi All,
Been gone quite sometime but I'm back. Good news is sober life. Bad news is still working out my family. Quite an abrupt exit and I apologize for that but am happy to return. I'll leave it at for now. I hope is all well and I can say I have missed you all. No day count, but well over 100 days and loving it.
With Care,
Mas

[NoraC]

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Morning friends...

Have a good day Ruby. I'm glad that son is doing this. Sounds like it is finally a positive change and that the kids are going to do very well. Guess you are going to be worn out again today having fun playing. :H

Guy - Hi there! Congrats on Day 3! Way to go. Feels good to wake up doesn't it?

Bird - you poor thing! You are still feeling awful?? I was hoping that you were feeling better!!! I'm sorry that you had to sell trumpet. That is sad. I hope things get better soon. Hey - have you tried canned air for your keyboard? I only ask because my period and my 6 and my space bar weren't working a couple days ago. Hubby was using my laptop and ate over it. :H Canned air did the trick!

Sun - How are you doing? I hope that you have a wonderful breakfast with MIL.

Grateful - I'm so sorry that you are having pain. I didn't realize. I'm behind the times here. Anyway, I hope that they can find out what is wrong with you and help you very soon. Have fun with the baby though. That is always nice.

Roger - I'm so glad your sons are there with you. Enjoy every minute of it. Sorry you have to work but you will all be together.

Biz - How are you? Hope you are having a fantastic day!

Tony - How's the wedding??

Vicki - I hope that you are feeling better sweetie!!! I have been thinking about you so much!!!!

Panno - You have been doing great! That is wonderful!

Sorry I got so long winded this morning. Haven't had a chance to get on here & really post to everyone so I finally had some time.

As long as I'm talking, I guess I might as well tell you. Yes - it finally happened last night - no the night before actually. I found out last night. My 23 year old son got a DUI. Thank God that he didn't hurt anyone and didn't hurt himself. I pray that this was the wake up call that he needed. We had a long talk last night and he finally talked about his depression that he is in. I told hubby this morning that I knew because I had texted him that night to be safe and to take taxis. Thank you God that no one was hurt. The police just saw him driving and stopped him. He was almost home.
Anyway - I guess I just needed to tell someone. We are not telling our family. He doesn't need this right now. So, we are keeping it between the three of us. I just hope that I can come up with the money. I guess I'll have to hire a lawyer. He was talking about dropping out of college to get more jobs to pay for this and we absolutely refused to let him do that. He's almost done. We will get thru this. He will, of course, have to pay us back. He has to be responsible. But, I don't think dropping out of school is the answer.
I'm sorry - this turned into a novel. Enough.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!! I'm thankful that I'm taking Antabuse and not drinking.

[rubywillow]

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Nora, it's a horrible lesson, and will be very humbling for him. No, don't let him drop out of school, but DO let him experience the repercussions for his actions. It may save his and other's life in the future. Lesson not taken are lessons not learned. Glad you could share this with us, that's why we're family.
Mas, I've fretted over you, love, but so glad you're back with us, safe and sober. Keep us in your loop, OK?
We're building a haunted house. Whoop the Spooky Doo! I have 100 important projects in front of that, but not today. This is important, and fun. Will post pics later.

[mama bear]

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Oh Nora....I am so sorry......maybe this bad thing can be turned into a good thing...did they arrest him??
been wondering about you Mas.....YAY on the sobriety!!!! That's awesome...I am so happy for you

[rubywillow]

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The killer spider bees have landed!!!!!!!

[sick of being sick]

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I feel as if I have been gone forever and I am so HAPPY to be back home! I've got to go back and catch up on everyone's posts. Good to see you, Maslow. Nora, sometimes, we have to sit back and let life and God teach our children hard lessons. I know how hard that is.

Well, the 3000 sq ft house has been painted inside and out, tile replaced, new carpet, etc. Me, Paul and our 2 kids worked so hard everyday 8-10 hours, but I believe we are all through, except cleaning out the carport and of course, the 3 acres of debris, but I believe the worst is behind us! Wed. I was cleaning the air conditioning vent and when I went to turn it to clean the other side, I sliced my forefinger open, had to be rushed to the emergency room and get a techna shot and three stitches! Then yesterday, I went to the doctor about my stomach. I have thrown up everything I have ate in the last 2 weeks. Last year I had to have a gastro pacer implanted in my stomach to make it work, after throwing everything up for 8 months, while waiting for the surgery. The doctor waved a wand over my pacer and turned up the electric voltage and now I am feeling better. I'm just absolutely exhausted and feel as if 1000 big wheelers have ran over me. Still laying flattened in the road, but I will recover. So glad to be home! I've missed all of you so much. GREAT NEWS is through all that hell, I never drank!!! Got some pain pills though that have helped me survive. I love you all and pray you all have a BEAUTIFUL day! Vicki

[rubywillow]

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That parade of big wheelers came through here today, in the form of 2 little girls and my son. I accomplished NOTHING but constantly feeding them and searching the storage barn for Halloween decorations (and then had to photograph EVERYTHING Grace put up!) MIL & FIL have pissed me off, but I'll let it go, AGAIN. Mad needs a flapper outfit on Tuesday (don't ask me why, I never understood it) but now she has the CUTEST little black dress with long fringe for the occasion. (will get pics) Hubs will be home sometime, I'm exhausted (lots of white knuckle rides on the Gator with Grace), and I have dinner to think about. My MIL keeps wanting to cry (literally) to me about son's problems, but I told her to STOP! It's not helping anyone, and enabling is the worst thing we can do. Talked to son, he's got it together, certainly doesn't need a crying granny to deal with. Don't know where ex is this weekend, he's there with the girls. Ordered Mad a Halloween costume, though I'm not sure it's what I would pick, but her Daddy won't let her out of the house if she's not appropriate. SO......................how was YOUR day???

The beautiful Maddie...........



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[not quite a swan]

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Ive had a crap day and iam sick to death of this shit-
been trying to fix a smashed window-last night some yobs who were sitting on my wall drinking and making a racket at about 2am got a gob full from me -i was so cross,i put up with this shit every night-drunk kids arsing around-i told them to quit or i would call the police-next thing they lob a stone through my window....
Iam doing my best here to keep afloat but if im honest i cant do it anymore
if you cant beat them join them

[bizman]

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Mas way to go!!!!! keep it up. Nora don't know what happened with your child but I will keep you in my prayers. Rog hope you are having a wonderfull weekend with your kids and getting paid to boot. vickie I am proud of you keep it up it is so important for you!!! Tony hope you are well MB your a trip. As for me today I got burnt real bad to the bone 27 years of my life and total dedacation just to find your worth nothing more then a peice of common shit with no worth. Can't say I won't drink tonight I will try but right now I have never in my life have ever been this low. I am an up person Greatfull will tell you that. Always look at the bright side of life ya like that bunch shit too. Sorry to rant but its better then killing somone I hope everyone has a great niight. latter

[bizman]

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Swan I know what you mean wished I never got up today

[rubywillow]

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Biz, Swanny, you are better than this. Obviously I don't know the whole story, but rising is ALWAYS better than sinking, even though it's just easier to go down. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I complained, but my life doesn't change your experience, does it? The size of a problem depends on how close you are standing to it, doesn't it?
I WANT you to both be OK. I'm praying you will. But the bottom line is I can't come and drag you back up. You are both blessed by people here who seriously care about you. That is a very large thing. It doesn't happen often, in this big, mean, angry world. We, all of us, want you to overcome this, deal with it in any way but AL.
My experiences are vastly different than yours. I can't begin to insinuate that I know what's going on with you. But I DO know, that if you cave in, in your own environment, you'll feel just as horrible as I would if I did it in mine.
God is good. He is watching always. We can't begin to give him directions on how things should play out. But, just as a tiny, maybe unrelated, example, I'll tell you a story I just read.
A couple, in Australia, felt drawn to rescue a sad, sick, damaged Doberman in a shelter. There was little hope he would amount to much. Four days later, he grabbed their 18-month old daughter by her diaper and threw her over his shoulder, and took the bite from a deadly Brown snake in their yard. He has survived. He will always be cherished now. Why would he do this, after being beaten by humans, left to die? Because that's what we do. The RIGHT thing, the next RIGHT THING. And you 2 are no less than this animal, right?
The point is, there is tomorrow, and there is the chance for happiness, as long as we do the right thing. Even if we DON'T find that happiness, we have our soul. And that's what we lose to AL.
I don't want to preach. I want you to both survive, to prosper, to be happy. And we do that with good and bad days, but not with admitting defeat.
PM me if I can do ANYTHING for you. Call me, call anyone, but please, take care of yourself. We, I, care.

[not quite a swan]

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post deleted-sorry.
im just going to go back to a quiet swan
Ciao