WHATS HAPPENING

The big thing today is the COF meeting in Springfield....love that group of people and always miss them from month to month and I have missed 3 months of meetings. i feel like i havent seen them in Ages...I know i am going to be so surprised as how some have changed....I am taking a whole stack of OH magazines to share with everyone...a lot of them have come from JO ,here on the board...but some i get too. and i have read them all so will share them. some good stuff in them...

I have been working way too much , Im just totally exhausted ...went to bed last night by 11:30 and just now woke up at 9...that sure isnt like me to sleep that much. working combined with the heat too. i thought i might be able to work this many hours in a pay period but i know i couldnt do it all the time..at least i wouldnt want to do it all the time. i dont have the energy to take care of  my flowers like i need too, thank God the things that are blooming now are the hot summer time things that dont require a lot of care and the more it is hot and sunny the more they bloom....so they are crowing out the weeds ...good thing too.
Joe still hasnt gotten all the yard mowed, it is just too hot to get out there for too long ..i made him quit. he was red and not sweating , so i made him come in and cool off and drink a bunch of water. told him he was getting on the verge of a heat stroke , this was yesterday so the yard isnt done yet, but you know what ? it will be there ...tomorrow morning early i will get started on it with him and get it done....but told him that doesnt mean getting up at ten and sitting and drinking coffee till noon lol ...

Grandson only has two more weeks of school before he is done with the summer session....seems like this time with him since last November has gone by really fast ...he is such a sweetie...

well not a lot to talk about will see a lot of you tonight i hope and will tell all of you tomorrow how the meeting went....

Wish I was coming to the meeting. 

I am going to start the South Beach Diet.  It's good protein and healthy carbs.  I have to get the rest of my weight off and I've been dragging my feet.  No exercise this week....shame on me.  My stress level has been so high recently and sitting in the recliner reading has been an escape.  Then, there's the 9:00 pm snack.  I tell myself I will make a shake or have something healthy, but the last couple weeks it hasn't been healthy unless you consider no sugar added frozen yogurt healthy. 

I got good news for my son yesterday.  He met with his supervisor and the district manager and he has a job but will be on a short leash as he expected.  He told them he knew he really messed up, but he would like a second chance.  Both men has been thru the same program Greg is doing.  He will work the same hours as his service manager because the SM will be watching him.  Greg is so thankful for them helping him the way they have.   I feel very relieved.  I know an alcoholic is never cured but I believe he has the determination to stay clean. 

My stress level should lighten considerably.  It's been 5 years since I found out about his addiction, and I didn't want to believe it then.  When his brother told me I thought he was being mean.

No plans for the weekend.  Hope to work in my 'woman cave' on a quilt. 

Have a great meeting!!

Jo i wish you were coming to our meeting too ....im not kidding if you ever want to come down you are more than welcome to stay with me ....even come down on Thursday and got to meeting on Friday night and stay the rest of the week end if you want ok? anytime...does your husband like to fish? Joe would take him if he wants ....and if not he could look at my flower beds and would give him lots of things to bring back home....

I am so so happy that your son is getting help and is trying ...i wish i could say the same for my daughter. i dont know if she will ever stop killing herself...i can only pray...

will report about the meeting tonight. or tomorrow morning.

Jan, thank you for the invitation.  I am going to come down this fall.  Max doesn't fish but he would sure enjoy your flowers and would be so happy with any giveaways you have. 

If my son hadn't had a seizure at work he probably wouldn't have gotten help.  He has always said he didn't need to to somewhere to quit drinking (boy, was he wrong!!) and he also thought he could drin****asionally.  You see where that thinking got him.  I'm very thankful his employer was willing to work with him.  He's lost several jobs in the last 5 years because of drinking.  One job, he had for 7 years.  Someone reported him for drinking; they sent him for  testing for alcohol, he failed the test and they fired him. 

Hey All,
I had hoped to start going to meetings (four years out I have NEVER attended a support meeting--gee maybe that's why I've struggled so) but my two older boys are coming home from camp this evening and I need to be here to pick them up. Perhaps next month. Rusty will be here for his two week leave, he's deployed so if it falls during that time, probably will have to wait until September.

I've done really well since I did the five day pouch test. A few mess ups, but right back. I've lost almost 10 lbs, (depending on the day) so it's a great start. I haven't gotten back to exercise and I know when I head to the treadmill I will feel better and speed my weight loss.

Jan, I'm glad you got to sleep in! Sometimes we just need to. This heat is exhausting!

I'm off to write.
Have a great day and I'd love to hear about the meeting. What do you do?
T 

Tracy mainly we talk , lol about problems, about solutions, about anything that is bothering us...maybe you might get some great ideas for books lol ....
cant believe your kids are old enough to  be in the service....

so glad that you are doing well on your eating and yes the exercise will help with the weight loss a lot...use that time to think about your next few pages .......

i wish you could start coming to our support meeting would love to meet you....the one in August will be the 13 and the one in Sept will be the 17th....mark them on your calendar so maybe you can get here....the support meetings are a great way to help work things out...lots of ideas even from newbies....