ODAT - Saturday 10/10

[savon19]

Good Morning, all ODATERS!

Thought I'd take the plunge and start thread.

Day 6. It will have been since early Sept. that I've made it a week, sad to say.

I went with a friend to her son's HS football game last night. Pretty sure I haven't done that since... HS! We remarked on how many pretty girls are in the school. So young & innocent! (Or at least they look that way! )

My SPCA is having a special adoption day, so I will go about 11 this morning. Hope a lot get adopted! The puppies/kittens go fast. It's the older ones that are harder to find homes for...

There are SO many pit bull - pit bull mixes there. I'm about convinced that the breed should be weaned out of the gene pool. They can be Adorable/Sweet, etc., but they have such a bad reputation, no one wants them. Some apts. Specify "no pit bull mixes"!

It's not their fault. Humans bred them to fight and be aggressive.

Anyway, sorry for being so heavy!

I will try to make it a good day - Hope you all do, too!

[greeneyes]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

ODATERS!!!

Good start savvy! I adopted a middle aged doggie once but when I got there she said oh, I looked at his papers and he's not quite two. I thought who the hell thought he was 7? He was a good dog but got cancer and died. That's when I learned that they (golden retrievers) have a propensity for cancer. I was kinda figuring that out after the loss of 3 out of 4 goldens to cancer.

I think it's really great that you do that volunteer work for them. I know they really apreciate it.

Off for breakfast at Brittzaks! I can't wait to met her kids birds, tlrgs and his son!

Have a good day. And congrats on the 6 days savvy!

[universal]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

Have a good breaky Greeny!

Savvy, good job on day 6! That's awesome!

Past 3 days have involved al for me - not large amounts but enough to remind me that it is harder to try to moderate than just abstain.

Today I will abstain - housework and then some homework for my course. Hubby cleaned the office completely out yesterday (woo hoo) so I actually have a clean workspace - that's nice for once!

luckily I"ve kept the house fairly tidy too so a quick run through with the mop and vacuum and I will pretty much be done what I'm doing today. I think I will stay in my jammies all day while I do this - no reason to go anywhere, may as well enjoy it while I can!

Have a great day all,
Uni

[savon19]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

Sounds like a good plan, Uni!

BTW - I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the Congrats and encouragement you (and others) have given me!!

You guys are... GGGrrrrrreeeeeaaaatt!!

[universal]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

hey savvy - of course! We know you've had a tough run and we love seeing your successes! And we will always be here for you!

[Elsa]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

Hi
My two old dogs were 9 and 12 when I adopted them, four years on they have given me so much love, and are still going strong - mostly. I can understand why people go for puppies, but I would'nt change my two old ladies for anything.
savon19 - congrats on day 6, I got to day 5 this time before I blew it, so I'm starting again tomorrow.
Hope everyone had a good Saturday.

[Emmy]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

Just wanted to say "Hi " to everyone , you all sound like your having a good weekend ! I'm happy I found MWO. I need all of you in my life and so appreciate all your posts and words of wisdom & hope :h Em

[drylifeahead]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

Hi ODATimers,

I'm not having such a great day. Don't really know why. Well, other than my room mate got wasted last night and in her drunken state blamed my youngest one for eating all the blueberry toaster strudels. For crying out loud. He didn't..her kids did, so it just annoys me she blames him for everything. Slamming things around...thank goodness he was in bed..I just walked downstairs..I know from too much experience there is no reasoning with someone who has had too much to drink.

I guess these are the the days where taking it ONE DAT AT A TIME really counts!!!

I'm going out with a g/f tonight..a coffee shop to catch up. Haven't seen her in 20 years!! So, maybe that will brighten my mood.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving..I hope everyone has a great!! day!!

BTW, Excellent job on day 6!!! Savvy!! :goodjob:

DLA
P.S. Prob posted this rant in wrong section. Didn't really mean to get so down..but the fingers just started flying. Thanks for listening. :h

[drylifeahead]

ODAT - Saturday 10/10

Feel much better now!!

Turns out it was 17 years, and we laughed for an hour and a half at the memories.
She knows nothing of my last 10 years and struggles, so we didn't even have to go there.

Also, hope to have a new home in Dec so I can REALLY move forward.

Thanks for listening.

DLA