af day Sun 10 Feb

[treetops]

Top of the Morning Abbys!
Gong Hay Fat Choi! Thats Cantonese for Happy Chinese New Year - its also the Korean New Year (and I think Tet in Vietnam too).
Great thing about a lot of Asian food (well all food) is that it really does not need AL to accompany it. But let's talk Italian - because .....

I have a new passion in my life. Simple, a bit pricey, hard to find, a little bit Italian and comes to me late at night.
Pistachio gelato! I love you!
Well that one will have to be kept under wraps - definitely a treat.

OK - hope you Fabbys are all surviving the weekend - especially those being hit by the deluge of snow in the UK, US and Canada.
I see you are OK Lavande. No snow shovelling for you.
How's Alberta PPQP? Don't worry about long replies. Of course we do need to be wary that MWO is internet based - and sometimes we can't access the internet (like any support group).
Sweet post Cat - about your son.
Kuya - enjoy the wedding. Excuse for new clothes? Hope so. I found myself dancing last night when I was preparing dinner (made a yum lemon honey cake as well). This is a glorious summer here - and I am esp enjoying it more being sober.
Morning there Pauly, Nurdl, Young at heart, Blondie, Peresphone, Tezah, SF, SL (where's CanToo? TDN?). I know I have missed some out - trying to remember all the names without peeking back is like a brain exercise for those in recovery (aha!!! thats how these threads work!).

OK - off to brew the coffee, just heard the van deliver the crappy Sunday paper we get here (Kuya knows what I mean) - have a great Sunday - stay warm or cool accroding to climes, and fabulously Abby!!!

[Mick]

af day Sun 10 Feb

tt..nei hou mah

[Mick]

af day Sun 10 Feb

quick check in...just had me porrige and a brew..how are you all?

Notice you are on line at the mo ppqp..whassup cant sleep? surely you cant be as mad as me going out at this time o the day!!

Morning Ky..you ok? yep you are right about the online support ..its amazin how much you actually get out of it...but to be fair I think you need to participate too...not write reams and reams of posts but to actively take part in the threads.Someone posted a bit back about this being addictive..possibly is at times, but I am in control and compos mentis (allegedly!)

Mornin Tree you ok..man flu gone? :H

ppqp just pm d you.

SL well done you ..despite all this you binned al off..in fact you said I knew I wasnt going to have any :wd:

Hi Cat..how did the comedian go .. were his jokes as crap as mine?

Mornin Teezah...how are you? youre doing good..bet you impressed yourself going picking your son up...word of advice...make sure you keep loooking...dont get complacent ,because any chance..al will try its hand .part from that you are doing ace

Mornin Lav...take it that its too early even for you to have a brew? if not here you go

SF thank you for the nice words in your post..I think it makes a difference trying to "talk" to an individual person and make it personal...after all you have taken the time as an individual to write ..why should the response not be in the same vein?

Right offski now..this will defo be my last starter till week Tues..but I will leave you in the capable hands of tt..shes gotta be sound .. Scottish descendancy!!!

A young couple got married and went on their honeymoon. When they got back, the bride immediately called her mother.
?Well,? said her mother, ?so how was the honeymoon?? Oh, mama,? she replied, ?the honeymoon was wonderful! So romantic?? Suddenly she burst out crying. ?But, mama, as soon as we returned, Sam started using the most horrible language ? things I?d never heard before! I mean all these awful 4-letter words! You?ve got to take me home?, ?PLEASE MAMA!?
?Sarah, Sarah,? her mother said, ?calm down! You need to stay with your husband and work this out. Now, tell me, what could be so awful? WHAT 4-letter words??
?Please don?t make me tell you, mama,? wept the daughter, ?I?m so embarrassed, they?re just too awful! COME GET ME, PLEASE!!?
?Darling, baby, you must tell me what has you so upset. Tell your mother these horrible 4-letter words!?
Sobbing, the bride said, ?Oh, Mama?, he used words like: dust, wash, iron, and cook??
?I?ll pick you up in twenty minutes,? said the mother.

Three women: one engaged, one married, and one a mistress, are chatting about their relationships and decide to amaze their men?.that night all three will wear a leather bodice S&M style, stilettos and mask over their eyes. After a few days they meet again?..
The engaged girlfriend said: ?The other night, when my boyfriend came back home, he found me in the leather bodice, 4″ stilettos and mask. He said, ?You are the woman of my life, I love you?then we made love all night long.?
The mistress stated: ?Oh Yes! The other night we met in his office. I was wearing the leather bodice, mega stilettos, mask over my eyes and a raincoat. When I opened the raincoat, he didn?t say a word. We just had wild s*x all night.?
The married one then said: ?The other night I sent the kids to stay at my mother?s for the night, I got myself ready, leather bodice, super stilettos and mask over my eyes. My husband came in from work, grabbed the TV controller and a beer, and said, ?Hey Batman, what?s for dinner??

A cab driver reaches the Pearly Gates and announces his presence to St. Peter, who looks him up in his Big Book. Upon reading the entry for the cabby, St. Peter invites him to grab a silk robe and a golden staff and to proceed into Heaven.
A preacher is next in line behind the cabby and has been watching these proceedings with interest. He announces himself to St. Peter. Upon scanning the preacher?s entry in the Big Book, St. Peter furrows his brow and says, ?Okay, we?ll let you in, but take that cloth robe and wooden staff.?
The preacher is astonished and replies, ?But I am a man of the cloth. You gave that cab driver a gold staff and a silk robe. Surely, I rate higher than a cabby.?
St. Peter responded matter-of-factly: ?Here we are interested in results. When you preached, people slept. When the cabby drove his taxi, people prayed.?

A new York Divorce Lawyer died and arrived at the pearly gates. Saint Peter asks him ?What have you done to merit entrance into Heaven?? The Lawyer thought a moment, then said, ?A week ago, I gave a quarter to a homeless person on the street.? Saint Peter asked Gabriel to check this out in the record, and after a moment Gabriel affirmed that this was true.
Saint Peter said, ?Well , that?s fine, but it?s not really quite enough to get you into Heaven.? The Lawyer said, ?Wait Wait! There?s more! Three years ago I also gave a homeless person a quarter.? Saint Peter nodded to Gabriel, who after a moment nodded back, affirming this, too, had been verified.
Saint Peter then whispered to Gabriel, ?Well, what do you suggest we do with this fellow??
Gabriel gave the Lawyer a sidelong glance, then said to Saint Peter,
?Let?s give him back his 50 cents and tell him to go to Hell.?

My Mother Taught Me About?
1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION?
?Just wait until your father gets home.?
2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING?.
?You are going to get it when we get home!?
3. My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE?
?What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you! Don?t talk back to me!?
4. My Mother taught me LOGIC?
?If you fall out off that swing and break your neck, you?re not going to the store with me.?
5. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE?
?If you don?t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.?
6. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD?
?If you don?t pass your spelling test, you?ll never get a good job.?
7. My Mother taught me HUMOR?
?When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don?t come running to me.?
8. My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT?
?If you don?t eat your vegetables, you?ll never grow up.?
9. My Mother taught me about GENETICS?
?You?re just like your father.?
10. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS?
?Do you think you were born in a barn??
11. My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE?
?When you get to be my age, you will understand.?
And last but not least?
12. My Mother taught me about JUSTICE?
?One day you?ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you?.Then you?ll see what it?s like!?

Annoying Things To Say To Other People

Check out this infected canker sore in my mouth!
I work for the IRS.
Have you ever tried cat meat?
I don't know why I ate it - liver and onions always gives me gas.
I just had a proctological exam - wow, worth every penny!
The last time my head rang like this I woke up with a dead man next to me!
I puked on the last person who flew next to me.
My butt reeeally itches!
Would you look at the size of the hair I just yanked out of my nose!
My psychiatrist says that flying helps offset my desire to mutilate small, defenseless, woodland creatures.
The last guy who ignored me is still on a respirator.
Would you hold this messy kleenex for me?
Wanna see my tonsils? I keep them in a jar.
I haven't changed my underwear in over two weeks! How about you?
The doctors say that my eighth personality is the least dangerous.
Wow, look at that little boy in the third row!
Can you believe they only gave me three years for killing my own sister?!
Hey, does your urine ever turn blue?
I get a proctological exam once a week, whether I need it or not!
This cramped fuselage reminds me of solitary.
Oh damn, my diaper's wet again!
If I go unconscious just stick your finger down my throat - that'll wake me up.
Wanna buy a gerbil?
Boy, that business at Waco was a mess - I got outa there right behind the Savior David!
Ya know, since I moved to West Hollywood my gerbil business has really taken off.
Wow, they could charge for that cavity search they gave me at the border!
I've just been treated for tapeworms.
Don Knotts is my favorite actor!
I work for the city of San Gabriel and I drive a garbage truck.
The pilot and I were in the same drug rehab clinic - he was doing much better when I left a couple days ago.
Did I tell you Charles Manson's my uncle?
I collect aluminum foil.
Ya know, these days a man can't hang out with a seven year old boy without being ridiculed by his peers!
I work in a landfill.
I remember, not too long ago, when a man could work hard clubbing baby seals all day long and then go home and have a tall, cold one with a clear conscience.
I have every album the Bee Gees ever recorded!
I work on a Japanese whaling ship.
We're planning on leaving our bodies and meeting with the mother ship next Tuesday -- wanna come?

[kuya]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Mick.... You are so right about the ACTIVE involvement.

I see people who post reams and never appear to read or have any interest in anyone else.

I believe seeing the world through other's eyes is a catalyst to change, for example;

You have taught me to not worry so much what people think.

Cantoo has taught me to embrace exercise again.

Yah has powerfully shown me calmness.

PPQ reminds me that ups and downs can be tolerated and overcome.

Lav shows me how quiet daily persistence leads to peace, but to never take BS

SL teaches me to never give up trying for what you want

SF reinforces my faith in mending fences.

Det. teaches me never to take our sobriety as a given

TT..mirrors and interprets matters for us

Cat shows me the value of down time and solitude.

Nurdl ( where are you? Or have I missed posts?) reminds me of the joy of self expression.... I fancy joining an acting class soon when my daughter is old enough to be home alone

And RC reminds me that humour makes the heart soar :h

NONE of this could come from a book and few of us would be as honest and open face to face as we are here.

In that respect MWO is invaluable.

[Lavande]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Good morning Abbers!

Enjoying my coffee on a bright but chilly Sunday morning
Not a flake of snow leftover for me to shovel, I'm happy.

TT, you are beginning to sound like a real foodie - look out :H

Mick, are you off on vacation now?
Hope you have a wonderful time

I have hungry dogs staring me down so I guess I should go feed them. Looking forward to watching some of the Westminster Dog Show on TV this week. My life is so exciting :H

Have a great AF Sunday everyone!
Lav

[teezah]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Afternoon all,

Quick check in to commit to an af Sunday.

Have a good one, everybody xxx

[porqoui]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Good Morning All....

TT...thanks for kicking us off. Central Alberta, where I live, is trying to trick us that spring is here. It's just a joke as I know we're in for another dump of snow. Nothing like the East is getting at the moment though. This is about an hour north of where Mollyka was.



Mick...had a great day yesterday. Managed to stay up past my ususal 9pm but was in bed by about 10:30. Managing to get a total of 8 hrs with only one interuption half way through. Next goal, eliminate the interuption. Have a great trip and we'll see you on Tuesday, if not before if you can sneak onto the site somehow.

Lav...good morning. You sound really "chilled" and I don't mean because of the weather. Enjoy your day.

TZ...commitment noted. It's down in black & white now. :H

Det...would have continued to post on your "help" thread but I'm glad you're home with your big boy pants on. :yay: Put a piece of tape on that off switch.

Off to get my 2nd cup and read Mick's jokes. Have a great AF Sunday all and all to come...PPQP

[Catbuddy]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Good morning, abbers.

Wow, I was just thinking about how cold it is today, then I saw PPQ's photo; geez. Miserable. I am so grateful I am not dealing with that.

The comedian was funny, but a bit of a let down. He has definitely lost his steam from his heyday. The sushi dinner was wonderful, though. The evening overall was my attempt to build a deeper friendship with a non-drinking girlfriend of mine. We have a lot in common, and now that are lifestyles are in sync, I think there is a great friendship developing.

Well, off to take my kid to soccer.

Cat

[Mick]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Wont be here in the morning..off very early......s o see you all when I get back...stay safe and sober...

Oh and PPQP........Congratulations on you 6 months tomorrow.. Despite everything..you did it ..so pleased for you




:l:wave::applaud::banana::wave:

[scottish lass]

af day Sun 10 Feb

teezah;1460233 wrote: Afternoon all,

Quick check in to commit to an af Sunday.

Have a good one, everybody xxx

Me too Teezah.
So glad you are back with your big boy pants Det, and that quirky sense of humor.

Trying to work out what all on the long list we will get done today - list just grows and grows for sure - three day weekend thou, and I took Monday off to be with girls - have to get some fun in somewhere...

spending time thinking about the future - very introspective the more I am away from drinking, trying to work out what teh future will be, what I can make it - before it would just be waiting for the crap to pass until it was time to drown it again - very different feelings, little sad at times but reminding myself that it is the future and I can make it something - working really, really hard at now dwelling on the past.....

Have a great Sunday all, enjoy your trip Mick!:l

[Determinator]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Happy Sunday Aberooos! certainly needed the big sleep-in this morning.

yes, mega kudos to PPQP on the big 100!

had the most wonderful time in chat last night with Turnagain and NoraC, we just laughed ourselves silly.

amazing picture Porquoi, how do you get home with snow like that?

love that cabbie joke Mick. keep 'em coming.

be well everyone!

[kuya]

af day Sun 10 Feb

Morning from NZ.

Had a horrible drinking dream last night so feeling like crap today. I am sure I know why though so treating it as a warning.

Congrats PPQ, on your six months, in spite of all the ups and downs you have been brave.:h

And BTW, that is a lot of snow Brrrrrrr. My idea of misery, boy you lot must be fit shovelling that stuff off!

Mick.... Have a lovely time :h. We'll miss you.

[porqoui]

af day Sun 10 Feb

:h...thanks for all the congrats here and own my "own thread" thanks to Molly.

Visit with my Dad was super yesterday, he knew who I was and was very talkative. Just home from a great meeting, the sun is shining, it's above zero and I'm on top of the word.

Don't worry, I'm not on a life-high, that's too dangerous for me. I'm just very grateful to each and everyone of you.

SL..."before it would just be waiting for the crap to pass until it was time to drown it again" BOY do I hear you! As for not dwelling on the past, I would tell myself that the past is the past and do what I had to do for today. As time went on something in the past would trigger a crave, so after the wave, I would look at why. But it took me a long time to get there...so just keep hanging on. :h

Det...you sound so much better and in answer to your question you just don't go out in the first place :H

KY...feel good soon, good on you for recognizing why the dream. :l

PPPPPPPPQP

[scottish lass]

af day Sun 10 Feb

So very happy for you PPQ and glad you had such a good visit with your Dad.
Glad you are doing well today Det....hang on to this feeling!
KY, sorry to hear that you had a bad dream that leaves you feeling yucky - hope fully it serves you well if it is a warning - take care of you:l

Off to discover the world of IKEA, never been there before, glad I won't be doing it hungover

[kuya]

af day Sun 10 Feb

scottish lass;1460500 wrote: So very happy for you PPQ and glad you had such a good visit with your Dad.
Glad you are doing well today Det....hang on to this feeling!
KY, sorry to hear that you had a bad dream that leaves you feeling yucky - hope fully it serves you well if it is a warning - take care of you:l

Off to discover the world of IKEA, never been there before, glad I won't be doing it hungover

I miss IKEA so much SL :upset: