Anyone in the First Week of Their Unpteenth Quit?

[Ginger999]

Thanks everyone! I'm not feeling at all tempted to drink so thankful for that. They put Mom in a full leg cast and she'll have to be in a wheelchair. Her house is not handicap accessible so I'm trying to get her to go to our house. It's just sitting there empty and is handicap accessible. Thanks you guys for your thoughts and prayers.

[Lizann]

Ginger I am so sorry about your mom. I guess if she's in a cast she doesn't need surgery? Always something isn't it? Good for you not being tempted.
Cowboy why were you in the hospital? Did I miss that? I was in the hospital a year and a half ago with pancreatitis. Spent one night in ICU. You think that would've scared me straight. It did for a long time, but sadly I started drinking again. I'm doing pretty good this time around, trying not to think too far ahead, just one day at a time. I may take you up on that offer.
MinStar, I too spend 80 percent of my time in the kitchen. We are supposed to go kitchen shopping tomorrow but they are calling for snow, so we shall see.

[abcowboy]

Liz, my overnight hospital stay was to do with alcohol poisoning, everyone, except me, thought I was trying to drink myself to death. I posted all about it in my "Secret to Sobriety" thread.

I'm not sure how AL crept up on me that day, Bubba asked me what happened that I fell so hard off the wagon, and you know what, I couldn't think of a reason why I did it. My counsellor said it was "emotional crisis" and I'm starting to believe her. What I do know, since that day, staying sober is no longer a "battle", it is a part of me now....

[Ginger999]

ABC, I cringe even reading your condensed version of that night. So glad you are on the mend.

Mom spent the night in the hospital. She will have xrays each week until they are sure it's healing. As long as it is, she won't need surgery. We will know more about next steps after she see rehab doc. She may go straight to rehab for a few days (I vote for that). If not, they will go to our house. Thanks everyone for the prayers. Keep them coming!

Hope everyone has a great AF weekend!

[open halo]

Ginger hope your mom is doing better, they can do wonders in rehab. My grandmother fell and some family members didn't believe she would be able to walk unassisted, but she can, she had some great people at rehab helping her.

Cowboy, I haven't read your Secret to Sobriety thread, I will have to do that today. We are just so happy you are getting the help you need, and are here to inspire us with your commitment to beating AL for good!

Good luck with those kitchen reno's Lizann!

Minstar, beachygirl, pauly, chief hope everyone has a great AF weekend. I am off for winter camping, yes us Canadians are a little on the crazy side!!!

[paulywogg]

Winter camping OH!! I'd die,but I think I'm just too acclimated to Vegas weather, have fun though Ginger, I hope your mom is resting and not in too much pain, poor dear, ABC,you're doing really good and I hope you're being easy on yourself, enjoy your weekend, Min,how are the babies? Hello to Beachy,Chief, every body have a good Saturday

[Lizann]

So once I got going today we moved mountains. Didn't think I was gonna make without al, but darn it I did. Bought a granite counter top. Hope to get off the old counter next week, then they will come and make a template for the new one. I will be without sink and counter tops for 5 to 7 business days! I'm excited though.

[Chief]

Hi All,

Ginger, I'm thinking about you and your mom......hope she heals right on schedule.

My CDL test was great. Passed with flying colors. Glad it's over.

Enjoy your AFness everyone. Don't make it a battle, make it happen....

[SoberSoul]

Hey Ginger, I had no idea. Sorry to hear about your mom. I hope she has a quick recovery and is able to eventually get back home. It`s so important to the elderly to be in familiar surroundings. Sending healing vibes her way.

Day 14 or so today and feeling great.

Been surfing the boards and have been learning so much from other`s experiences.

Happy to be sober and to be among you all.

[Lizann]

Good for you SS! I struggled a bit yesterday, but feeling good today so far!

[Ginger999]

Thanks everyone for the thoughts. Mom spent another night in the hospital. She was unable to perform any of the things she'll need to do once she's home. She'll try again today but at this point she may go straight to in-house rehab. That's my vote. She needs professional help for awhile so she can heal without another fall.

SS, great job on 2 weeks! Lizann, glad you made it through the day and feel strong today. Let's beat this!!

[Lizann]

Ginger, I'm sure she'd rather go home, but rehab is probably the best option for her. Wishing her a speedy recovery!

[abcowboy]

Morning everyone! I love Sunday mornings, quiet time, coffee, Bubba, Hank, and MWO! I'm going to start using Sundays mornings as a reflection time over the past week. What did I accomplish, what would I change, did I do at least one or two good things purely out of the goodness of my heart. As a private business owner, Sunday's were always a planning and paperwork day, getting my head full of everything for the next week. Now, it's going to be a "me" day, no getting worked up and stressed out over work that has to get done.

Chief - congrats on passing the test! We all knew you'd breeze through it! What make of bus do you drive? Anyway, it got me thinking how much I used to enjoy driving and helping the passengers out and I looked in my log book and the last time I did a trip was Jan 31, 2013. Low and behold if Mel didn't phone me Friday night to see how busy I was and if I could do a few trips in late January and February! Talk about coincidence! Back when I drove before, I didn't want the day trips, I wanted the weekend trips so that I could get away from home and drink and party with the charter group in the evenings. Well Friday night I told Mel that because of my journey to sobriety (he knows about me getting sober) I didn't want any weekend trips as I didn't want to put myself in any tough situations, so he told me he'd give me as many day trips as I wanted. He is the kind of friend we all need!

Ginger - I'm going to bet your mom has a stubborn streak in her and doesn't figure she needs any assisted living arrangements lol, but it's good to hear that she is starting to mend... How are you handling it being so far away from her?

Liz - Hope your struggles are few and far between! It's not fair that we have to be on guard for those moments when we think that AL will fix everything, but learning to deal with those moments in other ways will help us grow stronger.

Pauly - Winter camping should be experienced at least once by everyone! Dressed in parkas, toque, mitts, winter boots, cup of hot chocolate as you sit around the campfire, the heat of the flames making your cheeks tingle! Darn, wish I were there halo!

MS, BG, OH, SS and all the rest not mentioned, hope your weekend is going great without too many distractions getting in the way of your quit!

By the way SS, we are almost identical quit buddies, except you have 1 day on me.... I hope I never beat you to the milestones we'll share together!

[Lizann]

We are under a blizzard warning here and I am panicking! 24 to 36 inches. Hubs just went to top off my sons gas tank. Other than that we are as prepared as we can be. I'm going to go into work early tomorrow so I can come home early. I'm really craving right now and it's scaring me. I will stay close, if I'm not stuck on the road! I hate winter!
Pauly I'm coming to stay with u in Vegas until at least April!

[Ginger999]

Lizann, hang on girl and stay close. Don't let the weather take away your precious days. You may not get to go to work of it snows that much!

Take care!