~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Slo]

You are right, Jude, that I have to watch for resentment triggering drinking. My baby brother was Mother’s last victim (to become her scapegoat) in my family of origin, and he is just eaten up with anger, resentment, and pain towards her; and is busy drinking himself to death. So if I am going to choose the sober path, I have to watch the resentment flares.

I will have to be like Rava, and say “She is what she is.” I am sure you don’t miss your mother, Rava. It must be such a relief to be done with all of the drama, favoritism, pot-stirring, gossiping, manipulation, -just all of it that they do.

Ginger, what a great idea to participate in the lunch part, but then enjoy nature and creativity! Like, you do you! I have found over all the years that I dislike gambling and casinos, and am not at all addicted to gambling.

The diamond painting looks a lot like needlepoint to me. Thank you for sharing. I just bought a paint-by-number type of kit, to see if it will be relaxing.

One reason that I do not like the new window treatments is that now I am even more freezing cold in this condo.

Another day of freedom for all of us, please.

[Mulburry]

I mention it here because Rava will get it -she had a NPD-disordered mother too.

Might not be exactly the same having had an NPD father (he passed last year) but i think I can relate a little bit. When he was still at home I had hard time spending more than week there at a time, he would just get on my nerves too much. Thankfully my mother is a saint pretty much, so it's a joy spending time with her (which I've been doing a lot more of these days). I can't say I really consciously blamed my drinking on my dad but it's probably likely that an upbringing with an NPD parent had something to do with that desire to to always want to numb myself. As he became older and more infirm, and ended up in a care home, I found it lot easier to let go of resentment, as he became more an object of pity.

It was -25C (-13F) here yesterday morning and it's -5C (23F) here this morning, I'll take the warmer temps for sure! Supposed to be well above freezing tomorrow so it'll be a good time to change out the opener.

Wow, that's pretty cold, here we're up to 10C now and all the snow is gone. Temps are starting to feel springlike but we're just getting inundated with rain storm after rain storm now, so it hasn't been too pleasant either.

[Jude58]

I need to stop into the cafe later on Sundays so that I can enjoy one of Cowboys fabulous breakfasts. Mr. J has an awesome recipe for buttermilk pancakes that he got from his friends grandmother. I can just picture them on a plate nestled against a side of sausage. Yum!

Happy Sunday morning cafe! 24 more for all of us please...

[dill]

Mmmm, Jude! You've got my appetite going early!

I've been to a casino once. It's definitely not for me. I have a really hard time parting with my money in a game of chance. I'm glad to have dodged that particular addiction. My plate is full as it is!

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

5:19am in Alberta, 24 for me and everyone else who needs them please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 Rava Ginger999 dill Slo Mulburry

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

Probably not quite the same Jude, but good anyway...

[abcowboy]

Those diamond art pictures look fantastic Rava, a nice way to spend some time for sure!

I'm no longer Bubba's garage door opener lol, I got the new one installed with very little trouble yesterday, now I just have to program the visor button in her Flex to make it work then she doesn't need the remote that came with it. It was a beautiful day so I did do moose t-bones on the smoker yesterday along with mushrooms and onions and a garden salad with cookies and cream ice cream for dessert.

[Rava]

Good morning and thanks for breakfast. I will take extra sausage with mine today! Going to try my luck today making tacos with the deep fried tortilla bowls. I am going to try frying the tortillas in my electric wok and then molding it upside down over a little soup bowls. I saw it on YouTube. Tried cooking them in the oven and they were terrible. It’s a little too cold for a beach day today so I will stay in and cook and watch my reality shows. Wishing everyone an AF day. 24 more please and thank you.

[Ginger999]

Yummy brekkie! Who wants to trade my sausage for their pancake. Lol

Not sure what we are up to today but being outside is definitely on my list!

I'll take another day of freedom!