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Rusty Zipper · 06-24-2009, 05:54 AM

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it could be because of me not following directions

nelco · 06-24-2009, 05:55 AM

Tea break. Im in the garden....my window boxes look lovely. The sun is shining again in costa de la ireland!!!!

Believe we had a suicide in our family too. depression. also age 29. nephew's mum! very tough going at the time. Beautiful woman.

HI rusty!!!! I dont know you as well as the others. Im one of the "serious"....gang.

Speaking of which.................morning stone!! How is all in liverpool today?? Is the sun shining there too.

**Dee74** · 06-24-2009, 05:56 AM

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I like the fact that you are upside down Dee, you are cute that way!

thanks E! LOL

Hope yr cramps ease up Donna - have good day Rusty and Nelco, and welcome Janman - might see you again around these parts

night

D

nelco · 06-24-2009, 05:58 AM

and you Dee!!

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty Zipper

hows the job hunt'n go'n Bee?

Still lookin Zip.

nelco · 06-24-2009, 06:07 AM

Break over!! will be back later. Home group tonight!!

(((Believe)))

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 07:40 AM

So where is Stoney & HOS?

HideorSeek · 06-24-2009, 08:17 AM

******POOF*************, Bee, right here! Wow, you're good...one minute I was getting coffee, and the next thing I knew, I was zipping through cyber space....

So, motorcyles is a theme today...Don't laugh, but my 20 yr old (my youngest...the one I'm closest to), wants one as well. They horrify me, mostly because of EVERYONE ELSE on the road...texting, phoning and god only knows what else. Well, she's in school in FL and has a snake (that's ANOTHER topic) which she wanted to bring home. I am not keen on snakes, but I'm not scared of them either. What bothers me (REALLY bothers me) is that she has to feed it live mice. Now, in the wild, this is what they eat and I get that, but in the wild, the mouse has a chance whereas in captivity, well...I don't like even to THINK about it. So we were at an impasse. She is attached to the snake and feels responsible for it (good), but I am ethically opposed (bad). She wants a motorcycle (bad). My solution? Compromise....I told her that she could bring it home for the summer, BUT she could NOT feed it in our house, I was never to see it happening AND she would agree to NOT get a motorcyle for 10 years (when hopefully this crazy idea will have passed) nor get any big tatoos (she has 2 small ones). We have a deal. She gave a little, I gave a little....and I've dodged the motorcycle bullet for the foreseeable future...

The other theme today that I'm hearing is the devastation of this disease. It's all well, fine and good to chat here and make jokes ( I LOVE it as you know), but it's also good to remember that this beast is a lurker, like a dormant volcano, and it wants to steal our souls. I'm sorry for those of you who have lost loved ones because of it. My father and brother (ages 50 and 40) died of it as well. Not a good club to be in. But, if and when I am waffling, I remember them and will not let their sacrifices be in vain. I will learn from their fates, and choose not to let it become mine.

Ok, I'm gettin' heavy here...did ya' hear the one about the rabbi, priest and??? JK...

Hugs to all this a.m. !!!!!!

PS Bee, love the new "avi"....is that a not so subtle hint you're giving me??? Where's the little foot stomping emoticon when I need him....

parentrecovers · 06-24-2009, 08:24 AM

for all the gardeners - here's my list of gardening ideas i picked up at the weird city garden walk i went to last saturday:

use an old shovel stuck in the ground as a flag pole

bury colorful glass bottles, bottom side up in your sunny gardens for the light reflection

plant herbs and creeping plants in the inside of cinder blocks on the ground (helps contain them and holds moisture in the cement planter)

use old ceramic tiles as mulch, old plates buried halfway in ground as borders around plants

i did the cinder block thing and flag pole so far. gonna have to keep an eye out for bottles and tiles/plates etc at garage sales

parentrecovers · 06-24-2009, 08:28 AM

for all the cooks, here's today's recipe from my paper:

Blueberry upside-down cake

June 24, 2009
MAKES 18 SERVINGS

3 cups fresh blueberries (or frozen, thawed and drained)

1½ tablespoons lemon juice

¾ cup sugar

1½ tablespoons cornstarch

3 tablespoons butter

1 yellow cake mix (prepared per box directions)

Spread berries evenly in bottom of a 9-by-13-inch greased cake pan. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine sugar and cornstarch; pour over berries. Dot berry mixture with butter. Top with prepared cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until done. Invert pan before cake cools. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 08:28 AM

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PS Bee, love the new "avi"....is that a not so subtle hint you're giving me??? Where's the little foot stomping emoticon when I need him....

parentrecovers · 06-24-2009, 08:29 AM

everyone else, carry on and have a wingdinger of a day!

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 08:29 AM

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Blueberry upside-down cake

No blueberry lovers here, can I substitute another thing for them?

parentrecovers · 06-24-2009, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Believe808

No blueberry lovers here, can I substitute another thing for them?

prolly work as a pineapple upside down cake. or maybe even canned peaches with a bit of cinnamon/nutmeg? not sure tho, haven't made it yet.

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 08:35 AM

Hmm, might try the peaches. Thanks

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 08:36 AM

I use to have a great recipe for coffee crumb cake using yellow cake mix. It was delicious but I lost the recipe. Misplaced it

tanyapmc · 06-24-2009, 08:54 AM

Hi Knuckleheads. I'm just chillin' at home right now. It sure is nice to be home. I may not go to the river this weekend. Although I hate staying home alone. Not sure.

going to lunch with a sponsee today. Then meeting with a new sponsee. Then going to a meeting.

Life is good!

I hope you all have a blasting great day. BTW..........It is hot as HELL here. Heat index of 105 today.

HideorSeek · 06-24-2009, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Believe808

THERE he is! Thanks Bee !

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tanyapmc

Hi Knuckleheads. I'm just chillin' at home right now. It sure is nice to be home. I may not go to the river this weekend. Although I hate staying home alone. Not sure.

going to lunch with a sponsee today. Then meeting with a new sponsee. Then going to a meeting.

Life is good!

I hope you all have a blasting great day. BTW..........It is hot as HELL here. Heat index of 105 today.

Hi Tanya

Sounds like you have a good day planned again!!

Not looking forward to hot weather, don't have air conditioner on yet, trying to hold off, tight with money right now.

I wish I knew where Stone is!!!

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 09:54 AM

Been looking for jobs and sending out emails & faxes. Keep your fingers crossed and your prayers coming.

tanyapmc · 06-24-2009, 10:04 AM

I have my fingers and toes crossed for ya!

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 10:07 AM

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 10:07 AM

Stoney I'm waiting on you like I've been waiting on my sponsee all morning

Believe808 · 06-24-2009, 10:18 AM

I'm starting to have a meltdown, looking for jobs sending resumes left and right, called sponsee said she was sleeping, she didn't sound good and said she would call back (3 hrs ago), my stomach hurts, shall I go on....No I'm going to a meeting. Its progressing into a F**k my life kind of day.

stone · 06-24-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Believe808

I wish I knew where Stone is!!!

I am here, Donna. Sorry you are having a bad day.

Here is a quote for ya! lol

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As we go through the day we pause, when agitated
or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action.
We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer
running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times
each day “Thy will be done.” We are then in much less
danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish
decisions.

I slept!

06-24-2009, 08:24 AM	#59 (permalink)
parentrecovers let it grow! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 15,536	for all the gardeners - here's my list of gardening ideas i picked up at the weird city garden walk i went to last saturday: use an old shovel stuck in the ground as a flag pole bury colorful glass bottles, bottom side up in your sunny gardens for the light reflection plant herbs and creeping plants in the inside of cinder blocks on the ground (helps contain them and holds moisture in the cement planter) use old ceramic tiles as mulch, old plates buried halfway in ground as borders around plants i did the cinder block thing and flag pole so far. gonna have to keep an eye out for bottles and tiles/plates etc at garage sales __________________

06-24-2009, 08:28 AM	#60 (permalink)
parentrecovers let it grow! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 15,536	for all the cooks, here's today's recipe from my paper: Blueberry upside-down cake June 24, 2009 MAKES 18 SERVINGS 3 cups fresh blueberries (or frozen, thawed and drained) 1½ tablespoons lemon juice ¾ cup sugar 1½ tablespoons cornstarch 3 tablespoons butter 1 yellow cake mix (prepared per box directions) Spread berries evenly in bottom of a 9-by-13-inch greased cake pan. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine sugar and cornstarch; pour over berries. Dot berry mixture with butter. Top with prepared cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until done. Invert pan before cake cools. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. __________________

06-24-2009, 08:29 AM	#62 (permalink)
parentrecovers let it grow! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 15,536	everyone else, carry on and have a wingdinger of a day! __________________

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06-24-2009, 05:55 AM	#52 (permalink)
nelco Living in sobriety Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,868	Tea break. Im in the garden....my window boxes look lovely. The sun is shining again in costa de la ireland!!!! Believe we had a suicide in our family too. depression. also age 29. nephew's mum! very tough going at the time. Beautiful woman. HI rusty!!!! I dont know you as well as the others. Im one of the "serious"....gang. Speaking of which.................morning stone!! How is all in liverpool today?? Is the sun shining there too.

06-24-2009, 05:58 AM	#54 (permalink)
nelco Living in sobriety Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,868	and you Dee!!

06-24-2009, 06:07 AM	#56 (permalink)
nelco Living in sobriety Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,868	Break over!! will be back later. Home group tonight!! (((Believe)))

06-24-2009, 07:40 AM	#57 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,977	So where is Stoney & HOS?

06-24-2009, 08:17 AM	#58 (permalink)
HideorSeek Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 2,187	****POOF***********, Bee, right here! Wow, you're good...one minute I was getting coffee, and the next thing I knew, I was zipping through cyber space.... So, motorcyles is a theme today...Don't laugh, but my 20 yr old (my youngest...the one I'm closest to), wants one as well. They horrify me, mostly because of EVERYONE ELSE on the road...texting, phoning and god only knows what else. Well, she's in school in FL and has a snake (that's ANOTHER topic) which she wanted to bring home. I am not keen on snakes, but I'm not scared of them either. What bothers me (REALLY bothers me) is that she has to feed it live mice. Now, in the wild, this is what they eat and I get that, but in the wild, the mouse has a chance whereas in captivity, well...I don't like even to THINK about it. So we were at an impasse. She is attached to the snake and feels responsible for it (good), but I am ethically opposed (bad). She wants a motorcycle (bad). My solution? Compromise....I told her that she could bring it home for the summer, BUT she could NOT feed it in our house, I was never to see it happening AND she would agree to NOT get a motorcyle for 10 years (when hopefully this crazy idea will have passed) nor get any big tatoos (she has 2 small ones). We have a deal. She gave a little, I gave a little....and I've dodged the motorcycle bullet for the foreseeable future... The other theme today that I'm hearing is the devastation of this disease. It's all well, fine and good to chat here and make jokes ( I LOVE it as you know), but it's also good to remember that this beast is a lurker, like a dormant volcano, and it wants to steal our souls. I'm sorry for those of you who have lost loved ones because of it. My father and brother (ages 50 and 40) died of it as well. Not a good club to be in. But, if and when I am waffling, I remember them and will not let their sacrifices be in vain. I will learn from their fates, and choose not to let it become mine. Ok, I'm gettin' heavy here...did ya' hear the one about the rabbi, priest and??? JK... Hugs to all this a.m. !!!!!! PS Bee, love the new "avi"....is that a not so subtle hint you're giving me??? Where's the little foot stomping emoticon when I need him....

06-24-2009, 08:35 AM	#65 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,977	Hmm, might try the peaches. Thanks

06-24-2009, 08:36 AM	#66 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,977	I use to have a great recipe for coffee crumb cake using yellow cake mix. It was delicious but I lost the recipe. Misplaced it

06-24-2009, 08:54 AM	#67 (permalink)
tanyapmc Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nunyabusinessville, Texas Posts: 4,443 Blog Entries: 2	Hi Knuckleheads. I'm just chillin' at home right now. It sure is nice to be home. I may not go to the river this weekend. Although I hate staying home alone. Not sure. going to lunch with a sponsee today. Then meeting with a new sponsee. Then going to a meeting. Life is good! I hope you all have a blasting great day. BTW..........It is hot as HELL here. Heat index of 105 today.

06-24-2009, 09:54 AM	#70 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,977	Been looking for jobs and sending out emails & faxes. Keep your fingers crossed and your prayers coming.

06-24-2009, 10:04 AM	#71 (permalink)
tanyapmc Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nunyabusinessville, Texas Posts: 4,443 Blog Entries: 2	I have my fingers and toes crossed for ya!

06-24-2009, 10:07 AM	#72 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,977

06-24-2009, 10:07 AM	#73 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,977	Stoney I'm waiting on you like I've been waiting on my sponsee all morning

06-24-2009, 10:18 AM	#74 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,977	I'm starting to have a meltdown, looking for jobs sending resumes left and right, called sponsee said she was sleeping, she didn't sound good and said she would call back (3 hrs ago), my stomach hurts, shall I go on....No I'm going to a meeting. Its progressing into a F**k my life kind of day.

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