ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

[Nursie]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Hi lovies,
Kradle I feel your pain all too well. I drank last night too. Holiday weekend hub bub and all. I just shouldn't have stopped at the shop and then would have been fine, but I thought it perfectly "appropriate and normal" to buy wine for dinner.
And yet it's not "appropriate and normal" for me.
So I'm bummed out today.
I have a lot of cleaning and buying of stuff to do this weekend to get my son all ready for school this week. I'm mostly done, but will finish up this weekend.
I may make another batch of hot sauce too!

[sunshinedaisies]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Oh Nursie - I know so how you feel ...... but do what I did - get back on the horse !! I am doing fine again ....

Dots - the weather has cooled off here a tiny bit - I have washing out - and looked outside and saw .... RAIN - rushed out, grabbed the washing off the line - got it in - looked out - bright sun again - and it hasn't rained a drop since !!! However there is an 80% chance today - so am keeping it in .....

Still haven't done my baking - going to start soon - lemon drizzle cake and tomato tart!

MB - wish my hubs could fix anything - my dad used to and he taught me so I tend to do the fixing in our family ....

Hi Liz - glad that you had a lovely time - good to see you back.

Pauly - no, you really do NOT want to go and get some AL - neither do I :H

Hugs, Sun XX

[Kradle123]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Wrote this very early but it wouldn't let me post it so ... Here goes....fingers crossed!!!

Good morning all! Up and Adam this morning but completely bummed it's raining .... We are supposed to go tubing us weekend and drop the crab pots!! Oh well, we'll drop the pots at any rate.

Zen, I'm so glad too you didn't loose that post. It was terrific! And the old school chum with a face like a bulldog chewing a Wasp! :HBrilliant . And yes, I'd like to join the FB MWO club ...

Sun , I was going to text you actually and then got distracted... This us my biggest buga boo in life.. I'm going in too many directions at once........:l

Nora, get thee to a Doctor!

Dots, I'm a red head too!! At least once a month I am!

Mama, I'll send some Dungees your way if we have luck this weekend! I have a ton of crab in the fridge now and will be doing my famous crab cakes with aioli sauce!!

TMH :welcome: yes, we are in good company here. I will never stop trying! MWO us so critical !! :l

Liz. You're doing so great!! The vaca sounds awesome, like I said , you make me muss the a East Coast!
Okay have to get this post off even though I'm missing some people,

Nursie, Reccy, Allswell's, Pauly - thanks for the PM- :l

Taking the kids to the movies this afternoon...dropping crab pots and learning more about Broken Wing Butterfly's!! (Trading stuff...)
Love you all and I will Not be drinking today!!!!!!!

[Kradle123]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Whoo hoo!!

[Kradle123]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Nursie;1699659 wrote: Hi lovies,
Kradle I feel your pain all too well. I drank last night too. Holiday weekend hub bub and all. I just shouldn't have stopped at the shop and then would have been fine, but I thought it perfectly "appropriate and normal" to buy wine for dinner.
And yet it's not "appropriate and normal" for me.
So I'm bummed out today.
I have a lot of cleaning and buying of stuff to do this weekend to get my son all ready for school this week. I'm mostly done, but will finish up this weekend.
I may make another batch of hot sauce too!

XPost Nursie:l

I stopped at the shop... That was my mistake too... And yes, I got it in my head that hubs and kids are gone so .....no harm no foul kind of thing... That's when it HIT ME that I've been focusing on other people in this journey ,... Not myself ..... Anything but looking my self , right!!! :egad:

Back on track tonight...:h

[NoraC]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Hello everyone - I feel so much better today. I see that I have TONS of reading back to do.
I have a better frame of mind. I actually have started going thru drawers and closets and am getting rid of stuff. I am tired of being a hoarder!!

I know that I haven't been around or very supportive for a while now. I am sorry about that. I think I have been so caught up in my own little world that I just curled inside. That always creates problems for me. So, today is a good day. I am taking it one step at a time and that is all that anyone can do. :goodjob:

Off to read back.......

[NoraC]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Well - I had so much reading back to do that none of what I say will make any sense. :H

I am sitting here waiting for the postman with my fingers crossed. Hubby has run out of his pain meds. Not a good thing. He waited too long to order his refill and requested that it be sent to our local pharmacy but the Dr made a mistake and it went to the mail order pharmacy. It is going to be a very long weekend if the med doesn?t come in the mail today.
We got a few shallots from our garden today and 2 tiny purple onion and some more cracked tomatoes.

I am trying to really cut back on the Diet Coke. I think that could definitely be adding to my stomach ailments. I am drinking ice tea like there?s no tomorrow. Dottie made me laugh about needing a new vice since she?s off sugar.

Reccie ? you were talking about toys for Amy. Well, we have a plastic pig that squeaks and our dogs don?t really play with it much. Well, hubby put in the front door jamb to keep the wind from slamming the door shut. The door just slammed against the pig. I about hit the ceiling. Ha, ha.

Oh gosh, our neighbor is doing her laundry. All I can smell is the dryer sheets. Somehow their dryer vent blows straight into our house.

The Woodstock festival sounds like fun. Of course, now I?m too old and wouldn?t enjoy sitting in the large crowds for days.

Really nice to see Rusty drop in here!

[NoraC]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Lav ? I think I might try that sparling water that you mentioned. I really need to stop the addiction to Diet Coke!

Pauly ? oh my gosh ? a bar called ?Hubby Day Care??!?!? I couldn?t stop laughing!
Rusty ? ?Check into Rehab? bar?? Seriously?!?!?!?

I like that AL check in. Have we started doing that yet?

Ok ? I?m going to stop commenting on all these older posts. But, I?m enjoying reading back????

[NoraC]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Recluse;1698519 wrote:

The wreckie-mobile has been behaving very well since his butt hair was trimmed, thank you for asking, and I'm pleased to report that the sounds emanating from his rear end are noticeably quieter.

:H:H:H

[Nursie]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Afternoon check in!
Nora, missed you!!
I'm back on track. Cooked and cleaned all day and no thoughts of alcohol. I can do this! We all can! There is no sane reason for alcohol to be in my life!

I made a spicy chicken dish for tonight.

2 lbs cubed chicken breast
Dredged in flour, add salt pepper garlic powder
Brown on all sides

Make sauce out of 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons honey, tablespoon brown sugar, two tablespoons hot sauce (I use my own hot sauce) 3 cloves chopped garlic, splash of vinegar

Add sauce to chicken in pot, a chopped bell pepper, cook a few more minutes until chicken is done and serve over rice.

I call it sticky chicken! Yummm

[Nursie]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Oh and I made zucchini too. Just chopped it up and saut?ed with onions garlic butter thyme salt and pepper. There is always too much zucchini!

[paulywogg]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Hey all,Nora you sound goodi hear you on the diet soda loud and clear,but gosh darn it i looove it! Nursie,that chicken sounds amazing,work was pretty busy,i coulda stayed and did more but,feck it,wasn't diggin it,plus we have Louie til 5 or 7,need energy for him,hope you can manage some fun Dots,oop Louie's up,see ya

[Dottie Belle]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Had a great time at the street party. Got to meet the new neighbors and the old ones we never see. Had some good food and played a bean bag toss game. I stunk at it but it was fun anyway. HOT though but I brought my water bottle and came home to let the dogs out and cooled of a little.
Started to rain as we got home....took a nice cool shower so I am feeling good. There was lots of beer around but I was never a beer drinker so it really didnt bother me at all. I was happy to have my cold water.
In for the evening and church in the morning then visit dad. Going to friends for party on Monday.
Life is good!!!!!

[Recluse]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Afternoon!

Sorry about the slip kradle and yes, I agree, in the end we have to do it for ourselves and not for other people. Sorry about your slips too, tmh and nursie.

Zenny, I think you may have broken some sort of record with that enormous post this morning! It's good to hear your mum is doing so much better. I had no idea you have so much land up there. Would love to be able to do as you have been doing and walk on those near-deserted beaches. Your boat trip yesterday sounded like a lot of fun, I'm looking forward to seeing the pics.

Sunny, good going on day 3 and I'm glad you're feeling positive again. Gosh, tomato tart...even the name of the dish makes my mouth water! Going to have to have a try at making that soon. Nursie, your sticky chicken dish sounds very tempting too!

That's good news that hubs was able to get the speakers going again dotts. Yep, it's not safe to leave anything within reach of the dog's crate, I know that now and I have a chewed bookcase to remind me in case I ever forget! I'm another one who had a good laugh over the engineer conversation yesterday. :H Glad you enjoyed the street party.

Your low country boil looked absolutely delicious on FB mama! Is there any left?!!

Welcome back liz, glad you had a good time.

So pleased to hear you're feeling much better today nora. I hope hubby's pain meds arrived. Could there be any connection between your stomach ailments and the AB (as has been the case for sunny)? Yeah, I can well imagine how the squeaking pig would have made you jump!! :H

:hallo: pauly and anyone else around.

[sunshinedaisies]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Have to laugh - just made some puff pastry things with cream cheese and raspberries in them and after hubs had eaten them and said how good they were he asked me if next time I made them could I please use seedless ones ...... Ummm ..... they were raspberries ....... you've got to love him :H:H

Reccy - you were up late !!

I didn't end up making the tomato tart 'cos I lost the tail end of the recipe !! (don't ask !) LOL I will do it Monday .... I did however make a lemon drizzle cake that is rather nice .... no wonder I can't get into my trousers !

Oh - Nora, seeing you mention sparkling water - I drink La Croix water - they have lots of different flavours and it is unsweetened, no additives, etc., etc., and I love it ! I do still have my one can of diet soda in the morning after my cup of tea, but then switch to the fizzy water - I really love it. There are quite a few different ones out there and I have tried most of them but always come back to this one ... try and get it when it is on sale and buy in bulk then!!

I also bought one of those soda stream things which I should really use more and then add my own squeezed organic lemon juice - or orange juice! I just love cold fizzy water ...

Nora - Reccy is right - could your tummy stuff be anything to do with the AB? My tummy is bad when I take it - e-mail me and we can chat about symptoms - tee hee hee :H

I almost wish I had FB when I see you all chat about seeing stuff on it - but I do not want to get it .....

Dottie - so happy that you had a good time at the street party especially as you didn't want to go and even better that you didn't drink - how lovely for you that you enjoyed it in spite of that!!!

Nursie - usually I would agree that there is always too much zucchini but not this year - this year I have been using every last one of them - and freezing the ones that I am not using, in usable ways !! I was sad when my last plant died of the dreaded squash borer ! Usually I am quite ready - this year I wasn't. I think I have enough to see me over the winter but will be ready for next years crops !!

Pauly - hope you have fun with Louie - you are lucky to be so near your grands .... I had Facetime with mine today though ...:h

Oh I have just finished the most amazing book ever - it is called A Man Called Ove. It is SO different and I really enjoyed it - so different to the usual murder mystery books that I read - I read it in two sittings and even stayed up until 10.00 last night reading it to finish it (really late for me - LOL). Just a really good book .... SO well written !!

Nora - I am really happy that you are in a better frame of mind today ...... you can always call or PM or text me - you know where I am ......

Have a good evening everyone .....

hugs, sun XX