New Years Resolution I have decided that I really have only one New Years Resolution and that is to update my links list. Happy New Year and God bless us everyone.  ¶ 12/31/2006 09:19:00 PM 9 comments

  Bizarre A.A. Experiences I have had my share of bizarre experiences in Alcoholics Anonymous but today’s was one of the wackiest. There is this guy named Earl (no kidding) who is in an out of the rooms. I barely know him and I don’t think that I have ever once had a conversation with him.

When it was Earl’s turn to share on the 4th step he said that he had a resentment against me because I had ignored him in our town library the day before. I did not see him in the library yesterday. If I had seen him I am not sure I would have remembered his name. Yet, there he was telling this meeting of about thirty people that I failed to say hello to him. I would be angry but, it was just so damn weirdly pathetic  ¶ 12/27/2006 07:30:00 PM 25 comments

  Gratitude List

• Peace
• Faith
• Grace
• Surrender
• Being relieved of the bondage of self (if only for a moment)

  ¶ 12/27/2006 08:33:00 AM 2 comments

  Heard in the Rooms   ¶ 12/26/2006 05:40:00 PM 3 comments

  Gratitude List

• Prayer
• Third Step prayer
• Being able to start my day over anytime I want
• Being able to say "thank you"
• Being able to say "I am sorry"
• People who love me despite the asshole I have been the past few days
• Being good enough
• Not having to be God

  ¶ 12/22/2006 09:05:00 AM 18 comments

  Wednesday Gratitudes

• Things are going well in Sam's new classroom
• I have Friday off to spend with Chuck
• I am not a part of all the drama going on in the rooms right now(I am not drinking, cheating on my husband or stealing money from my employer)
• Christmas is almost here
• Sam still believes in Santa
• Chuck still believes in Santa

  ¶ 12/20/2006 05:00:00 PM 14 comments

  Too Big for Blogger Beta Blogger has been haranguing me for weeks to switch to Blogger Beta. I resisted at first but, today I had a few interrupted hours and I decided, “what the heck, I will take the Blogger Beta plunge.” I gathered my information, backed up my template and clicked the fatal button. Only to find out that my Blog is too big to be converted to Blogger Beta. Talk about convertus interruptus!  ¶ 12/18/2006 02:02:00 PM 20 comments

  Sam's First Photo Sam's first photograph with his new camera. He won it selling Cub Scout popcorn. The tiger's name is Holloween Sam's favorite holiday.    ¶ 12/16/2006 10:12:00 AM 14 comments

  Shell Shocked The last few days have sucked! My son was physically attacked twice at school this week. And yes it is the little junior sociopaths as last time. An official complaint was filed and parents were notified.

When I got the call at 12:30 today that it happened again, I went over to Sam's school. I was sitting in the office mentally going over my argument to move Sam to a different class when the Principal walks in and says, "I really think we should move Sam to another class." So by 1:30 Sam was a member of the classroom next door. I feel bad because I really like and respect his original teacher. She just got saddled with a really bad class this year.

In the middle of all this one of my sponsees calls and tells me that she had a six pack in her car and she is ready to drink. I talked her into having her non-alcoholic boyfriend dump the beer and getting to a meeting. I talked to her this afternoon and she seems fine. I am going to meet her at the 8:00 pm meeting.

On a positive note, I saw that new therapist and I really like her.
I think we will be able to do some really good work together.  ¶ 12/15/2006 06:53:00 PM 6 comments

  Beta Blogger Everyone who uses the advanced form of Blogger (Beta Blogger?) I cannot comment on your Blogs without using my real name. So, sorry for the lack of comments, I am trying.  ¶ 12/13/2006 11:39:00 AM 13 comments

  Music to Lose Your Virginity By Since we are all on this tagging and self disclosure kick, I got a question for all of you. What song was playing(or should have been playing) when you lost your virginity? In my case it was Hotel California by the Eagles.  ¶ 12/13/2006 08:55:00 AM 14 comments

  Six Weird Things About Me

1. I did not learn how to drive until I was 23 years old
2. I hate the taste of butterscotch
3. I love the taste of both liver and lima beans
4. I am tone deaf
5. I am allergic to milk (oh hell, I am allergic to most things)
6. I used to work for Floyd Brown the guy who went on to create the Willie Horton ads

Megs Rules - Each player of this game starts with the 6 Weird Things About You. People who get tagged need to write a blog entry of their own 6 Weird Things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog!

  ¶ 12/12/2006 11:30:00 AM 17 comments

  I Feel Better Today As of this morning, I feel better. I have been in a pre-Christmas funk for a few weeks.

What brought on my pre-Christmas funk? Well, I have not been sleeping well on an off for about a month now. As I learned when I was a brand new mother, sleep deprivation mimics depression. On the other hand, depression often brings on sleepless nights. Yuck!

This week I have been working really hard at taking care of myself. I have been:

• Going to extra A.A. meetings
• Having extra contact with my A.A. sponsor
• Being vigilant about taking my medication
• Doing what I can to get the best nights sleep possible
• and I made an appointment to see a therapist next week

I hate taking care of myself, I would much rather take care of other people. But, how can I really take care of them if I am not taking care of myself.

  ¶ 12/08/2006 08:43:00 AM 24 comments

  God is the Answer   ¶ 12/06/2006 09:26:00 AM 14 comments

  Gratitude List

• The wonderful comments on my last few posts
• Good health
• That it is no longer the weekend
• Four nights in a row on excellent sleep

  ¶ 12/04/2006 11:01:00 AM 8 comments

  Happy Birthday Sam Happy 8th Birthday to Sam!    ¶ 12/01/2006 01:39:00 PM 17 comments