One Step at a Time - February 2017

[NoraC]

AG - were you busy all day? You made me laugh at the 'you had to stop and do some work'. I know the feeling.

Liz - that is so sweet that your Dad made the baby a changing table. :love: I'm glad that things are coming together with the wedding.

NS - I think you are so right about being actively grateful. I had a wonderful day and I wasn't hungover or drinking.

SK - What is the next step regarding surgery, etc? Did anyone 'find' your purse minus the money? Fingers crossed.

Techie - are you back home now or still on your ski trip? How is it going with your charity that you are setting up? Any word that you can share with us?

SoCali - how are you doing this weekend? I know that weekends are hard. :hug:

:checkin: to everyone. (I'm missing you........ ) Think I'll go read my book before bed.

[NoraC]

AG - Congratulations on 3 weeks. Fantastic job. :yay:

[actiongirl46]

Hi! Pauly, good to "see" you. You know how to do this.

Nora, yes, I did have to stop and get some work done! I just finished a little bit ago. Took a few hours off in the afternoon to go and pick up my son who spent the night with my parents. Of course, my little (well, he's almost 6 foot) shopper had to stop at the outlet mall and spend my money!! Kids these days.

My interactions with them are so much richer. I am so happy for that!

I'm off to get a little sleep before I start yapping for real early in the am. Have a great AF Monday!! AG

[Rusty]

Good Morning, Friends!
I am leaving for Canada for work in a few minutes but I just wanted to pop in and say hello!

Cowboy, thank you for the beautiful birthday e-card. That was so sweet of you.

Nora-that is so sweet of your husband to take care of your mom while you go to Oregon. I can understand your angst about leaving her when he is in pain so much of the time.

AG-congratulations on 3 weeks AF!!!:yay:

Big hellos to everyone else. I will be back late Wednesday night and then two long commutes to work Thursday and Friday. God help me...I do not feel like flying today.

Happy AF Monday!

[paulywogg]

Hey all,Nora,it was a build up I guess,the first of the month at my shop is always so difficult, we get all the people who get their checks around that time and some of them are not so mentally stable if you get my drift,just difficult, dirty,no tipping,customers and after getting through a few days in a row for some reason on Thursday I just didn't want to fight anymore, that urge to cut lose was there so I bought beer on the way home,wish I wouldn't have cuz as soon as I walked through the door the urge was gone..home is my safe place.me and Winslow were just gonna go upstairs to lay down but I figured I already bought it so I drank it anyways it wasn't a Friday,Kell and I keep busy Fridays,not this one though.. Too sick,have a great trip to Oregon, will be sad to go through their stuff,AG,congrats on 3 weeks,WF on 30 days,Rusty,have a huge coat ready for Canada and belated Happy birthday wishing us all a great AF Monday

[Lizann]

Aww Pauly, I get it:hug: I have mondayitis today! Yesterday we had freezing rain with snow mix and today we are dealing with 60 mile an hour winds! We took CJ out to lunch for her birthday which is valentines day. Picked up my parents because we didn't want them driving. It was a nice afternoon outside of the weather.
Rusty have a safe trip, sounds like you've got a long busy week.
Hello to everyone else. Have a good AF Monday.

[SKendall]

Hello everyone. Pauly, I stopped counting the days and just told myself I was a non-drinker. For me counting days after a while told me how long I was sober and then how long I had been deprived. I kept relapsing, but everyone is different. Even though I've had many difficult days alcohol was never an option. I manage to say, "that was a bad day" and wait for the net day.

Good news! My purse was found stuffed in the outdoors/garden section of Walmart. No money but my green card was in there and as I am traveling to Mexico tomorrow for dental work, I would have needed it to get back into the U.S.

Anxious about leaving Peggy. I'm leaving her with my daughter and they have a puppy who does not leave her alone. If it doesn't go well they are going to board her :sad:

Nora, forgot to mention that my daughter is trying very hard to be nice.

Up at 4:00 tomorrow for airport. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my credit cards so that is making it difficult booking a hotel, etc. I think I will buy traveler's checks today, haven't done that in forever.

I will check in when I can.

[techie]

Hello all you Steppers. Have a great trip, Rusty & SK. I see Pauly is suffering the itis thing again. Pretend Monday is Tuesday, or even a Friday. In other words, shift your itis. Ok people, my work is done here! xoxo

P.S.
Thinking of Liz. AG, Nora, Cowboy, Mama, Lady Gaga, and others I may have missed.

[Nursie]

Hello steppers! Missed you guys.
Super awesome to see you Techie!!
Just popping in to say hello!

[techie]

Hello steppers! Missed you guys.
Super awesome to see you Techie!!
Just popping in to say hello!

You too, Nursie xo

[abcowboy]

Hey y'all, if you're ever headed for Canada and end up in Edmonton, be sure to let me know! I'll drive in and buy you coffee, tea, lunch, whatever!! Well, not anything that will break your quit lol!

[SKendall]

Next time we chat, I'll be in Mexico. Just packed for a week and it took me 4 minutes including makeup!

[Rusty]

Hi from Stratford, Ontario!

Cowboy-I an eating dinner here at the restaurant in the hotel and the bar/restaurant is open til 2:00 AM!!! Bars in Wisconsin Are not even open until 2 AM on the weekends.

Skendall-so glad you got your purse back but sorry about the cash and cards. 4 minutes to Pack? Wow, I can't beat that!

Liz- I was on the plane with some people from Canada who were trapped in FL a few extra days because of the severe storms in the East...were you snowed in today?

Hey Techie and Nursie!

Off to soak in the jacuzzi tub!

Hope everyone is having a safe and sober night. ;-)

[Lizann]

Rusty, no snow today, just crazy windy!!!!

Cowboy, I may have mentioned my husband has some relatives (distant) who live in Edmonton. We visited there many years ago! I loved that the sun didn't set until very late into the night. Maybe we'll get back up there sometime again.

Nursie and techie, so good to see you guys! Always happy to see you post.

AG you are sounding so great! I'm glad your enjoying your time with the kids. I'm sure they're sensing your happier now too.

Skendall, glad they found your purse. Safe travels to Mexico! I do hope Peggy will be ok. Glad your daughter is treating you better.

Nora, loved the picture of your mom giggling. It just warmed my heart.

Tomorrow is Cjs birthday. 27 for my sweet little valentine:heartbeat::heartbeat: of course Ann called in again for tomorrow. I was disappointed because now I'll likely be working later. I am planning on making Cjs favorites.
I am off to bed as I need to be at work by 6, ugh!!!

[actiongirl46]

Hi friends, just checking in. Another AF day. It was a little rough but I was busy so stayed the course. I checked my HALTness (I probably need to google that, ha ha) and noticed I was Angry and Tired. Very tired. The good news is that I wasn't angry about AL, just irritating things at work.

Off to bed!