• Saturday morning tag sales
• Beautiful weather
• Green tea
• Slurpees
• Prayer time

¶ 4/29/2006 11:24:00 AM 8 comments

• It's Friday
• The Friday Dance
• Lunch with Ruth
• Some alone time this afternoon
• Pack meeting tonight
• Fuzzy bears

¶ 4/28/2006 03:06:00 PM 6 comments

• Sam does not need glasses after all. We thought he might after he failed the eye test at the pediatrician's office.
• I get to speak this morning at 10:00 am

¶ 4/27/2006 05:32:00 AM 11 comments

• Humor
• Laughter
• Irreverence, sorry God

My Dad used to tell me that I was a smart ass. Well better a smart ass than a dumb one.

¶ 4/26/2006 06:34:00 AM 11 comments

• A gorgeous New England spring day
• M.C. letting me copy stuff (lots of stuff) for free
• Giving another alcoholic a ride home

¶ 4/25/2006 11:06:00 AM 1 comments

• Prayer
• Time set aside for prayer
• Great libraries
• Spring school vacation is over
• Rain

¶ 4/24/2006 07:48:00 AM 5 comments

• My teddy bear, Kurt Bear
• This morning's meeting
• The shad are running

¶ 4/21/2006 10:55:00 AM 5 comments

• Washer
• Dryer

¶ 4/19/2006 01:08:00 PM 14 comments

• Physical recovery
• Sunshine
• spiritual growth
• A new opportunity to serve
• Early morning time to myself
• Prayer

¶ 4/18/2006 02:21:00 PM 5 comments

• I can start my day over at any time
• We are close enough to family to spend holidays with them if we want
• Nonna is coming home in three weeks
• Our cars are both running well
• Kathleen coming along on Friday

¶ 4/17/2006 10:50:00 AM 6 comments

1. A warm and sunny day
2. A trip to Yankee Candle
3. Stevon coming along with us yesterday
4. Getting to know Amy better
5. Easter Candy

¶ 4/16/2006 08:32:00 AM 2 comments

• Yesterday's step meeting
• The quiet of early morning (I pilfered this one from Scott)
• Feeling the power of prayer time
• Mary Jo saying yes to going to Sam's play on Friday night
• Sam's friend Alex (and his mother and sister) coming to Sam's play on Friday night
• The cash in my money jar
• Finding Sam's lost shoe
• Art
• Uno game with Sam last night
• That my allergies are still under control this morning

¶ 4/13/2006 03:46:00 AM 5 comments

"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of
enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill

Thank you Dave for this quote! Today I am grateful for:

• My failures
• Dinner last night with Chuck and Sam at Bart's Drive-In
• Summer is coming
• Sam's involvement in the Easter Play
• My allergies are, at the moment, under control thanks to Claritin and Flonase

¶ 4/12/2006 05:35:00 AM 7 comments

• Paid up with Cathy
• Going to Stamford for Easter
• A balmy 62 that feels like 62
• A kick-ass solitaire game this morning
• A tiny bit of alone time this afternoon

¶ 4/11/2006 12:43:00 PM 8 comments

1. Ned Flanders
2. Warm weather
3. Spring vacation approaching
4. Coke
5. Garlic

¶ 4/10/2006 03:47:00 PM 8 comments

If Luther had Blogged would he have posted his 95 Theses rather than nailing them to the door of the Castle Church?

Today I am grateful for:

Another good nights sleep

A beautiful day

Brownies

My home group tonight

Chuck, Sam and I are all in good health

My morning walk

¶ 4/09/2006 07:04:00 AM 8 comments

• A good nights sleep
• A day full of enjoyable activities
• Prayer and reading time this morning
• Sam is well and participated in the final dress rehearsal last night
• Good health
• A great neighborhood and community

¶ 4/08/2006 07:02:00 AM 4 comments

• Spring vacation is coming up
• My energy level today
• Cathy
• Sam's seems to be cough free and is in school for the second day in a row this week
• The Hetty Green book I am reading
• Mary Jo

¶ 4/07/2006 08:01:00 AM 7 comments

In that detox I really took the first step for the first time. In that fog, I had a moment of clarity. I realized that I needed to take the First Step "just for today." Whenever I let myself get beyond today my ego and my innate love of argument would kick in and I could talk myself into another drunk so fast it makes my head spin. But, I just for today, I could admit that I was powerless.

Today, I realize two things: first, that my moment of clarity had to come from God and second, I still need to work my steps one day at at time. Arrrrrrrgggggggghh, I have become one of those slogan people I always hated.

¶ 4/05/2006 06:18:00 AM 13 comments

Before your next meeting, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find> that 5" x 5" is a good size. Divide the card into columns five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch squares.

Write one of the following word/phrases in each square:

1. I Have Issues With ______.
2. My Inner-Child...
3. I Thought I Could Just Read Them Off The Wall, And That Was Enough.
4. Meaningful Relationship
5. It was just a small slip
6. I'm Stuck On Step ____.
7. I don't Really Believe In The Steps.
8. Couldn't Find A Meeting
9. My Sponsor Has Been Out Of Town
10. I Don't Need A Sponsor
11. Can't Change
12. Won't Change
13. Yeah But...
14. Oh, The Pain!
15. But, You Don't Understand
16. I am just Misunderstood
17. I'll Never Do ______.
18. Rational Recovery Anything
19. I am serching for the answers
20. I'm Going To Do It Tomorrow.
21. I've Been Thinking About Doing It Tomorrow
22. But It Was Only Non-Alcoholic Beer
23. I Know What It Is I Need To Do But
24. Dysfunctional ANYTHING
25. ALL YOUR FAVORITES SHOULD BE ADDED HERE__________________.

Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of the words or phrases mentioned in the meeting. When you have checked off five consecutive boxes either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout BULLSHIT!"

¶ 4/03/2006 01:07:00 PM 8 comments