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***Freedom1990*** · 07-03-2009, 03:20 PM

I made a road trip to Walmart today to pick up my 16 year old dog's heart meds, and decided to buy a few groceries while I was there.

The oppressive heat is back with a vengeance, 100+ degree temps, so I plan to just relax and stay cool in my own home. Our little town does host a nice fireworks display every year, but it's a nut house finding somewhere to park close by, and the traffic is terrible afterwards!

My house sits up high on a hill, and the fireworks will be about 10 blocks south of me, so if I take a hankering to watch the fireworks, I'll just chill on the lawnchair in the back yard with my dogs!

I grabbed a package of brats while I was shopping. I LOVE brats, but never fix them because my 21 year old thinks they are gross. Well guess what? She's going to be gone camping all night tomorrow, and I am going to treat myself to brats for the 4th!

I'm also going to pick up some fresh strawberries for strawberry shortcake, and who knows what else? I'll even get the little individual sponge cakes so each dog can have some too!

I just don't think life can get much better than this. I have a new job in a field I am completing my degree for. I want to cry every morning when I walk down the hall to clock in. I am so blessed!

There is no longer any insanity or chaos in my home. I don't take a front seat to anyone's addictions or alcoholism anymore...not a spouse, not a child, not a friend. God willing and the creek don't rise, I will celebrate 19 years clean/sober this coming August.

My home is my safe place, my haven. I'm surrounded by a zoo crew of unconditional love. I have so many wonderful friends in recovery, both online and IRL. I really am blessed beyond my wildest dreams.

suki44883 · 07-03-2009, 03:26 PM

Same here, Freedom. I can watch the fireworks from my driveway and intend to do just that. Got myself a new book at Barnes & Noble yesterday and I have plenty of time to relax and read. The only drama in my home now is the occasional movie on television.

chrisea · 07-03-2009, 03:35 PM

calm, contentment, serenity, ahh it even sounds wonderful

"It is not how much we have but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness."
~ Charles Spurgeon

"Peace begins with a smile." ~ Mother Teresa

"There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction."
~ Salvador Dali :HONYSparkler:

"Dreams are free, so free your dreams." ~ Astrid Alauda

ItsmeAlice · 07-03-2009, 03:39 PM

I plan to pick up a Fourth of July little vanilla party cake (just enough for me and a nibble for the each of the pups) for a way-off-the-diet treat. I just love cake!!

Life sounds sweet! Enjoy the brats and the peace and quiet (fireworks excluded)!!
I'll be thinking of you relaxing in the lawn chair. It is sure to make me smile.

Alice

TakingCharge999 · 07-03-2009, 04:07 PM

How wonderful Freedom! I am so glad for you.

whyamistaying · 07-03-2009, 04:22 PM

That is wonderful! BTW I love the term "zoo crew." I have a few animals here as well. LOL

prodigal · 07-03-2009, 04:45 PM

Freedom, sounds like a marvelous Fourth, although those brats make me kinda nervous.

We have fireworks here tonight and tomorrow night. Two casinos at opposite ends of town take turns setting off displays. I'm going to tonight's display and will probably go tomorrow night as well.

It's currently a cool and balmy 107 degrees here ... but we have a "cooling" wind coming up out of the south over the desert.

Lots of water for me; I think I'll pass on those brats!

**DesertEyes** · 07-03-2009, 05:01 PM

awwww DeVon that is such a beautiful post. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. You have certainly earned that wonderful life you have.

Mike

***Pelican*** · 07-03-2009, 05:25 PM

It sounds like a wonderful life! Congratulations!

blessed4x · 07-03-2009, 09:23 PM

Thank you for the beautiful visual image of you and your peaceful life!

This is my first alcohol-free 4th in over 22 years!! That in itself is a cause for fireworks!

MissFixit · 07-04-2009, 06:34 AM

Freedom,

You are inspiring. What a fun day you have planned.

Without being condescending at all, I am really proud of your accomplishments. I too am working on getting to where you are and reading about all that you have been through helps me believe that I too can move ahead and be happy. Thank you.

I am going hiking by myself and bringing along a picnic. The resort down the street has an awesome fireworks display, so I will walk down a watch those this evening.

Miss

**hydrogirl** · 07-04-2009, 06:40 AM

Have a wonderful time!!
HG

07-03-2009, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
*Freedom1990* Wesley Employee Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 9,340	Looking forward to this weekend... I made a road trip to Walmart today to pick up my 16 year old dog's heart meds, and decided to buy a few groceries while I was there. The oppressive heat is back with a vengeance, 100+ degree temps, so I plan to just relax and stay cool in my own home. Our little town does host a nice fireworks display every year, but it's a nut house finding somewhere to park close by, and the traffic is terrible afterwards! My house sits up high on a hill, and the fireworks will be about 10 blocks south of me, so if I take a hankering to watch the fireworks, I'll just chill on the lawnchair in the back yard with my dogs! I grabbed a package of brats while I was shopping. I LOVE brats, but never fix them because my 21 year old thinks they are gross. Well guess what? She's going to be gone camping all night tomorrow, and I am going to treat myself to brats for the 4th! I'm also going to pick up some fresh strawberries for strawberry shortcake, and who knows what else? I'll even get the little individual sponge cakes so each dog can have some too! I just don't think life can get much better than this. I have a new job in a field I am completing my degree for. I want to cry every morning when I walk down the hall to clock in. I am so blessed! There is no longer any insanity or chaos in my home. I don't take a front seat to anyone's addictions or alcoholism anymore...not a spouse, not a child, not a friend. God willing and the creek don't rise, I will celebrate 19 years clean/sober this coming August. My home is my safe place, my haven. I'm surrounded by a zoo crew of unconditional love. I have so many wonderful friends in recovery, both online and IRL. I really am blessed beyond my wildest dreams. __________________ DeVon & the Zoo Crew ‎Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. ~Arthur Somers Roche

07-03-2009, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
suki44883 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somewhere Out There Posts: 9,092	Same here, Freedom. I can watch the fireworks from my driveway and intend to do just that. Got myself a new book at Barnes & Noble yesterday and I have plenty of time to relax and read. The only drama in my home now is the occasional movie on television. __________________ We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words. - Anna Sewell - So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key. - The Eagles

07-03-2009, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
TakingCharge999 A jug fills drop by drop Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,879	How wonderful Freedom! I am so glad for you. __________________ Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds. Shine. -Siddharta

07-03-2009, 05:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
DesertEyes Starting over Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Starting over all over again Posts: 3,111	awwww DeVon that is such a beautiful post. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. You have certainly earned that wonderful life you have. Mike __________________ Sunsets are not endings. If I have enough faith, they are beginnings.

07-03-2009, 05:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
*Pelican* peaceful seabird Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: floating Posts: 3,651	It sounds like a wonderful life! Congratulations! __________________ "How does one become a butterfly?" she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar." Trina Paulus Hope for the Flowers

07-03-2009, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
chrisea May it be Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: A new day. Today I just see bright colors, in the small world of my dreams. Posts: 382	calm, contentment, serenity, ahh it even sounds wonderful "It is not how much we have but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness." ~ Charles Spurgeon "Peace begins with a smile." ~ Mother Teresa "There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction." ~ Salvador Dali :HONYSparkler: "Dreams are free, so free your dreams." ~ Astrid Alauda

07-03-2009, 03:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
ItsmeAlice Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,902	I plan to pick up a Fourth of July little vanilla party cake (just enough for me and a nibble for the each of the pups) for a way-off-the-diet treat. I just love cake!! Life sounds sweet! Enjoy the brats and the peace and quiet (fireworks excluded)!! I'll be thinking of you relaxing in the lawn chair. It is sure to make me smile. Alice

07-03-2009, 04:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
whyamistaying Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 245	That is wonderful! BTW I love the term "zoo crew." I have a few animals here as well. LOL

07-03-2009, 04:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
prodigal Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Keepin' my side of the litterbox clean Posts: 2,137	Freedom, sounds like a marvelous Fourth, although those brats make me kinda nervous. We have fireworks here tonight and tomorrow night. Two casinos at opposite ends of town take turns setting off displays. I'm going to tonight's display and will probably go tomorrow night as well. It's currently a cool and balmy 107 degrees here ... but we have a "cooling" wind coming up out of the south over the desert. Lots of water for me; I think I'll pass on those brats!

07-03-2009, 09:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
blessed4x Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: MO Posts: 724	Thank you for the beautiful visual image of you and your peaceful life! This is my first alcohol-free 4th in over 22 years!! That in itself is a cause for fireworks! __________________ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.~Dr. Suess

07-04-2009, 06:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
MissFixit Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,318	Freedom, You are inspiring. What a fun day you have planned. Without being condescending at all, I am really proud of your accomplishments. I too am working on getting to where you are and reading about all that you have been through helps me believe that I too can move ahead and be happy. Thank you. I am going hiking by myself and bringing along a picnic. The resort down the street has an awesome fireworks display, so I will walk down a watch those this evening. Miss

07-04-2009, 06:40 AM	#12 (permalink)
hydrogirl Forum Leader Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, I wish....... Posts: 3,069 Blog Entries: 1	Have a wonderful time!! HG

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