Monday AF 22 December

[treetops]

Morning everyone – passing around the coffee and tea and toast and peanut butter (I have sourced an excellent local product) and wait for it ----- da, da the vegemite.

Thanks for the support yesterday – I needed to get some of this off my chest – and all of your remarks were spot on. I did wonder about YB, Lav – esp his remarks with the smokes – was that his way of being ‘romantic’? Tactless, self-centred and you don’t need this.

G. went out and bought some new walking/hiking sandals yesterday – so that's a good sign. Looking forward to some hikes in the next few weeks. Keep him active – that's the plan. Will be warm though – so I have to find my shorts. :exclaim:

The biscuit baking sounds lovely SL. Do you and the girls live in an apartment?
But banish those booze thoughts away. I know it seems so 'normal' at this time of the year. Lots of prettily wrapped bottles, ads, Xmas cheer - but there is a lethal poison - and I don't just mean the ethanol lurking under the gilt.:sad:

Sam – wise words from you about the AL. Thanks for that.

So the sun is shining in the Southern hemisphere and I have to take the cat to the cattery – it will be a nightmare getting the puss in the box. But it's a lovely drive to where he sojourns on his holidays – over very high hills and with a dramatic view of the ocean. Not that he see’s any of this.

I expect there will be more still to come on the Sunday thread as I write this and I hope Mick that you check in soon.
Am sure you will get used to the new phone Pauly.
Happy Monday sober buddies.:victorious:

[Mick]

hiya folks...tis ME.....long day yesterday and tbh the last thing I wanted to get involved in was a convo on being on a downer....I actually started a post,and binned it ..it wasnt that great ,and working on the theory if you have nothing constructive to say..then dont say it!!been up since early doors sanding some wood...caught my thumb in the belt sander ....ouch..so no playing the piano for me today ..going out to try and source some tiles..know what I want ..finding them is a pain!!!see yawl later

[Lavande]

Good Monday morning Abbers!

Just heard we're in for a solid week of damp & rainy days, oh well. At least it won't need to be shoveled!

TT, I hope you enjoy the sunny weather & are able to get the cat into the cat box without injury, ha ha!
That tactless suggestion YB made the other day had nothing to do with romance. It was just his typical self-centered thinking - believe me. He is ridiculous.

Mick, I was concerned when you didn't make an appearance yesterday. Hope you are OK & hope your thumb is OK too.
Good luck on your search for tiles today. I remember going thru all that when we were building this place - not my idea of fun.

I really need to get moving on my big list of things to do today. Greetings to Pauly, Sam, PQ, SL & everyone checking in today. Wishing a fabulous AF Monday for all!

Lav

[paulywogg]

Mae everybody, Mick,you ok? you sound a little down, not like our Mickster at all:sad: hope you're good,yesterday was kind of a drag around here,Louie is sick and wouldn't nap,so he was all crazy, Kell is sick too so she didn't have much energy for him so it landed on me,I kinda kept wishing they'd go home,isn't that terrible? think she wants to visit with Bobbi as much as she can while she's here from Portland, went to kohls at 5 am while on my walk to buy a sweater for a co worker who covered my shifts last week,they're open 24 hrs til chrimbo but it felt odd being in there so early! Hello to Lav,Sam,SL,Det,SF,and all the readers, have a nice Monday:congratulatory:

[Samstone]

A quick how do all... off with the Mrs to do a little looking about. Mick, hope your thumb is alright. Hope to check in again. In haste
Sam

[scottish lass]

Mick - Pauly is right, you don't sound your usual - all ok???

TT - I live in a house, needs lots of work, but could be amazing - just don't like the town I live in so plan to leave when girls finish school, just not sure whether to save money for move, or do improvements here. I am in a rent to own plan after the financial woes that caused the end of my marriage, but should be "owner" in about 6 months! And yegemite!! Marmite fan here, but NOT with peanut butter!! Hope the hiking works out for you and G.

What you looking at Sam??

Foggy here Lav, supposed to be getting a bit of a break from rain, hopefully it will allow the ground to absorb some of the water.

OK - Back to work. Hi PPQ and Det...

[treetops]

Mick - you should post when you are feeling blah. Thats one of the things here. We don't just expect jokes and lots of energy from you. Its much better to share the negative feelings than to hope it will go away. It helps others too I think, when we realize that we are all vulnerable not matter how strong we appear. We are all in this together.
Take care my friend.

[scottish lass]

Listening to the radio as today is an office work day - just heard the infamous Dr Gupta discussing how to avoid the effects of drinking around the holidays - interestingly he did not suggest just not drinking:congratulatory: I recall listening to these in the hope someone had discovered a miracle cure - little did I know that I would actually find it! Here I am feeling a wee bit smug that this particular worry is no longer part of my life:yay:

[Samstone]

Just read that Joe Cocker died. This is one a few favorite videos:

http://youtu.be/aZsOyO_lXD8