When it rains it pours...but why can't it be snow?

[Kaiti]

If i am remembering correctly, for every inch of rain, it equals 10 inches of snow...correct me if I am wrong.;)

Sorry I didn't get in yesterday, had a toothache that was never ending, so I broke down and made a dentist appointment.....which is big for me because I can't stand dentists and all that stuff........BUT with the puffy side of my face not equal to the not puffy side, I think I better have it looked at.

Anyhow, on a brighter note. Today is Thursday. I passed a very big obstical by not trying to do the play doctor thing and heal it with the whiskey, which is what I used to do.

Glad to be almost the weekend.
((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))


and a side note. Services are on Saturday for my husband Nan-nan. He's takign it one step at a time, remembering she is feeling no pain, no dragging around an oxygen line, and is up in heaven with Grandpop and her family there. Thanks for the thoughts.:)

[batsinwonderland]

Good for you! Self care is a big deal. I had two teeth pulled in the last 2 months. I just don't have enough money for any more crowns or root canals. I have too lazy to post, sorry. My sponsor has stage 1 ovarian cancer. It is good that they found it early, because it is a very fast growing cancer. She starts her chemo tomorrow. I want to see her soon to read her my third step. I am in NA and am working my steps in the step working guide. I used the first 164 pages of the Big Book of AA the first time I did my steps 7 years ago. Now I have over 7 years clean and am in NA, so I am doing it the NA way. I have been slow though. The step working guide is a very thorough workbook. I like it. Anyway, I want to get together as soon as we can, so that when she is sicker, I can just work in the workbook on my fourth step, and call some of the other women in my life like my grand sponsor, sponsor aunts etc. I am lucky to have a pretty big support group of women with multiple years of recovery. Who said NA doesn't have much clean time? I have more than 6 women with over 20 years clean I can think of off the top of my head. All of them are in my sponsorship family. With my sponsor sick like she is, the sponsorship family seems pretty important to me now. Here is another example that together, we can get through anything without having to numb ourselves with any mind altering substance. Blessed Be! :)

[citoig]

Hi Kaiti and Bats. Brrrrrr, it's cold here in the Big Apple. It took long enough but Winter has finally come to us.:( Fortunately, I don't have to go into the cold for any extended periods. I scoot out the back door into the garage and get right into the car and am on my way. I park in front of the store or restaurant and scoot in.;)

Talking about the "group" sponsors reminded me of the first AA group I belonged to. At our closed meeting we just set up 4 or 6 tables in a square, leaving the center open without chairs. We used to say that there is where everyone dumped their garbage. At the end of the meeting we each figuratively took out equal portions of the garbage. That way those who had a heavy load went home a little less burdoned. I was always reminded of the quote from the Bible: "Bear ye one anothers' burdens, and so shall you fulfill the Law of the Lord."

Good luck with the dental problems. I only have 3 little ones left; the rest go into the cup for the night.:D :D

Well it's T.G.I.F. already. Hane a great weekend.

Citoig

[Kaiti]

Bats, I am proud of you! And your right, it doesnt' need to be hazy or numb to get through things. I am finally starting to realize that, yet again. The support does help when we need it, so if you ever need anything, just hollar, ee-mail, im, what ever you need. But you seem to be doing pretty good on your way through the steps.

Saying a prayer for your sponsor and the rest of your family. You'll have to forgive me for not knowing the books and such. I haven't had the opporitunity to be able to attend such functions. But so far with the support that I have had from friends I have been very lucky to have the understanding and compassion from them.

Citoig, I'm jealous, I want to just toss my teeth in a cup:D We used to laugh growing up. Sunday dinners at our house always consited of one of my grandparents going back next door to get their teeth for dinner:eek: when we got older it was the running bet on who would forget them and rememeber them first:p

Might as well continue this as a friday roll call, since Citoig beat us all to it;)

Have a great Friday.
ps. dont' ya love it when you hit the "insert" key and don't realize it, then look up and think you have a bunch of stuff typed out, but you are reading what you are typing at the moment? hehe thought for the day:rolleyes:

[teddiebears]

Hi Kaiti, citoig and bats, and any who follow...

Sorry I have been absent in the past few days. My aunt died last Friday and the funeral was yesterday.

Kaiti - Sending my sincere sympathy to you, your husband and his family family.

bats - sending healing prayers to your sponsor and her family.

citoig - we've had colder temps here too and they say we're headed into the deep freeze again (maybe below zero for the lows in the next few days-brrr)

I have some tooth trouble too..... For one thing, I'm "terrified" of going to the dentist, but I also haven't been able to afford the 'corrective' (and more cosmetic) procedures for several years, so I have just had to get them pulled if/when they get too painful. Sometimes it's rather hard to even get enough money together to do that (at $150+ per tooth :eek: ) - especially since around here now, they all require payment in full on day of service. :( But aching teeth can sure spoil my mood!!


The following is taken from 24 Hours a Day - Jan. 26 --

Meditation for the Day

I will try to keep my life calm and unruffled. This is my great task, to find peace and acquire serenity. I must not harbor disturbing thoughts. No matter what fears, worries, and resentments I may have, I must try to think of constructive things, until calmness comes. Only when I am calm can I act as a channel for God's spirit.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may build up instead of tearing down. I pray that I may be constructive and not destructive.

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Amen to that!! Being CONstructive rather than DEstructive is very important to my overall well-being. Peace of mind eludes me when/if I'm all caught up in negative thinking.... But letting those thoughts go is a step in the right direction to finding that calmness and serenity from within. :)

[Kaiti]

Teddy I hear you as far as the paid in full:eek: we have dental insurance and it still ran us $150 the day of.......my kids want to be dentists, my kids want to be dentists.....maybe if i say it enough they will, then we'll just give a discount to friends.;)

Well, off to tend to the rest of the bills.......