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**Guest** · September 23, 2006, 05:07 AM

Saturday September 23rd

well done macs. many who start that young dont make it. well, many dont and many who stay together, maybe shoudnt, so if its for you, thats great and go for it.

what do I think matters in a relationship...
respect
equality
friendship (i think your partner should be your best friend)
patience
time
luck

boy, I lucked out with my guy... I'm one lucky chick. I'm also lucky that RJ put this site here.

I'm tired. We have visitors and i"m tired of it. NOt that I dont like them, I do, but you know how it is.. something about personal space etc... at least they arent big drinkers.

have a great day
Brigid

**mojomuppet** · September 23, 2006, 06:25 AM

Saturday September 23rd

might want to save this one

love the spice for living
makes one serving

INGREDIENTS:
faithfulness
gentleness
goodness
kindness
peace
patience
joy
perserverence
protection
trust
truthfulness

the story behind LOVE.
for many years a man watched his wife take a locked box down from the cupboard.she would unlock the box,take a pinch and sprinkle it over whatever she was cooking,relock the box and return it to its place.
one day while his wife was away,his curosity go the best of him.he went to the cupboard,took down the box and opened it.to his surprise it was empty!he turned it upside down and on the bottom was written the word LOVE. dont keep your LOVE locked up in the cupboard.keep it within easy reach and use it generously.

so-though not in your recipe book,
into everything you cook
put a big pinch of LOVE

per serving(excluding unknown items) 0.0 calories;0.00g fat(0.0 calories from fat);0.0g protien;1.0g carbohydrate;0.0mg cholesterol;0.0mf sodium.
exchanges: free

**Lou** · September 23, 2006, 06:27 AM

Saturday September 23rd

Hi guys!

Hello and a good day to all x

Macks...what a lovely post to start the day on sounds like you have a very good thing going on there (minus the poops!!) Makes me a bit sad cause my ex and i were best friends and are soul mates...just not a good influence on eachother.... so best off apart!!
Definitly need to concentrate on me before i even think about dating again...would be a complete disaster at the moment..lol!!!

Loves

Lou-Lou x x x

**Lou** · September 23, 2006, 06:29 AM

Saturday September 23rd

Mojo...That is so lovely, made me smile

**mojomuppet** · September 23, 2006, 06:30 AM

Saturday September 23rd

ok there is my contribution for today. for those who know the plight of my keyboard you can imagine how long it took me to get that right lol. you guys are worth it .took siggy off so it could be saved easily.this is the gift i gave my dad and my stepmom the day they got married. she was so impressed with it it is still in her kitchen today and has been put in every cook book she has ever been apart of.you know the ones the churches and charities put out. hope you enjoy it as much as they have.

**mojomuppet** · September 23, 2006, 06:31 AM

Saturday September 23rd

lou that was its intention

**Lou** · September 23, 2006, 06:55 AM

Saturday September 23rd

Thanks Mojo x...and Lisa...when you check in, thank you too for your post last night x x

**gabby** · September 23, 2006, 09:32 AM

Saturday September 23rd

All really good stuff guys, Keep goin and I will be back. thanks for startin macks
Please go have a night at the Mayors Mansion with your darlin wife Lisa. The kids can fend for themselves. (laughing hysterically.....oh I am dimented). No....someone around gott'em covered. Maybe the dogs n cats but we can get away with that here. So we all will plan on you bein mayor through tomorrow's post. Good topic goin....

**YoungAtHeart** · September 23, 2006, 09:46 AM

Saturday September 23rd

Hi All,

Just a quick stop in to say hi before I get back to work again. Love your recipe, Mojo! Definitely worth putting in any cookbook! I would imagine that it also works with family and friends as well. What do you think??

At any rate, I cancelled my clients for today, as I realized that I was being completely insane if I thought I could take care of anything or anyone other than my own stuff and myself today. Even though I've still got lots to do, I feel like some of the weight is off my shoulders!

So love to all today, and say a little prayer that everything goes well. Between today and tomorrow, things will be pretty crazy around here!!!

Hugs,
Kathy:l

**mojomuppet** · September 23, 2006, 09:54 AM

Saturday September 23rd

young, dont you see it sprinkled all over abbsville? kinda looks like fairy dust. hope i dont get a ticket for littering!

:happyheart:

**lucky 2.0** · September 23, 2006, 10:11 AM

Saturday September 23rd

Sex

Hello! Didn't you all forget SEX!!!! Where does it fit into the good relationship? How could you have overlooked it??? Maybe I am just LUCKY!

**mikeupnorth** · September 23, 2006, 10:12 AM

Saturday September 23rd

Morning all,

Well I have to say that Saturday mornings (even rainy ones) are much better without a hangover! I'm so glad I didn't have to drink last night! Ended up falling asleep early watching old movies on TV, so I woke up at the crack of dawn.... guess I have no excuse not to get lots done today.

For one thing, I definitely need a haircut -- so get ready for me, Lou!

I guess as a continuation of the 'relationships and alcohol' theme, I was thinking about the role that relationships (or the lack thereof) can play in recovery. I have wondered sometimes how successful my attempts to moderate or quit might have been if I had been in a relationship with a supportive partner, rather than doing it on my own. While I think it would have definitely been worse if I had come home to someone who was a hard drinker, I wonder how it would have been if I had someone in my corner, supporting my efforts. Would that have helped? Or would I have resisted and interpreted the support as nagging or attempts to control me?

I suppose it's in the nature of addiction to be selfish and to take the support and twist it into a feeling of being controlled. I suppose there might be moments when the recovering person might want to say "Screw you, I'll have a drink if I want to." But I also think that if the relationship is important to you, and if you truly love the person, you might derive some strength -- as well as some motivation -- from that to persevere. Those of us without partners or children might be more prone to think we're not hurting anyone but ourselves (which isn't true) than those who have those closer relationships.

In the end, it is a very personal battle we're fighting, but I can't help but think that our significant others can help us along the way.

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**mikeupnorth** · September 23, 2006, 10:25 AM

Saturday September 23rd

Lucky, we must have been posting at the same time.

Good point! I seem to have a vague recollection that sex is an ingredient of a healthy relationship. Emphasis on vague. :egad:

This is another area of life where alcohol is a great deceiver. It might make me *think* I'm more attractive, but it actually has the opposite effect. Seeing drunk people at the parties and casinos in Las Vegas this past week brought that point home to me real fast. Ewww.

**Bambino** · September 23, 2006, 10:36 AM

Saturday September 23rd

that'll be your 'Beer Goggles' Mike

still luvving your fine words xxxx

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