Good Tuesday evening, boaters! Day 66 here. Hope all are doing well in sobriety today. Temps reached over 100 degrees on my section of the East coast, and with the high humidity, this pachyderm's solid gold tusks melted all over the front porch.
So what started off as a ho-hum, slightly frustrating day turned around quite well towards the evening. Brought my old car to the state inspection station, figuring all was okay...but nooooo. Failed for emissions, dang it. I was just under the hood a few weeks ago throwing in brand new tune-up gear, but now I've got to dive back in and change out a pain-in-the-butt sensor before dragging the junker back for re-inspection. Minor annoyance.
I've been relatively out of contact for a couple of days after turning off the cell phone, which had been buzzing off of the table with unfamiliar numbers. Floated back up to the surface today to discover several messages. Back on Father's Day, my dad and I had gone to the racetrack and filled out some prize contest cards for fun. What a big surprise to find out that I've won 4 fully paid roundtrip airline tickets to any resort in the world. How cool is that? Not a scam, either, as I had suspected, but a promo from a new local casino/resort that opened up earlier this year. Tix are good for 2 years. Would have been nicer with fully paid hotel accommodations, but, hey, I can work with this.
And then, half an hour later, the bigger and best news:
My boss called to say that they found enough money to hire me back at my job! YAY!!! Thank goodness.
Bob/Iwant2: I've seen you lurking, buddy. Are you back from Costa Rica? Please send us a post when you can...and pictures!
Tanja: Where did you go, classmate? Are you okay? We're missing you.
Super-Crew: A huge congrats again on your 30 Days (plus 1) milestone, sobermate! Way to go!
Soberjane: "Plus for some odd reason the smell of alcohol makes me want to gag now." You sound terrific, May mate! Excellent that you've gotten such a great handle on your sobriety. Wish alcohol made me gag, too, but it only does that when I smell it on the breath of others.
Saskia: "I've gotten so used to doing things myself and doing what I want, when I want that I'm comfortable..." I can dig it, geeky iPad G-ma. Something about not having to cater to a partner frees up so much time and eliminates a ton of aggravation. Still, there is much to be said for having a companion that you really want to be with, really wants to be with you, and can trust without reservation. I can appreciate both sides on this.
Lee: Congrats on Day 75! Thank you for the check in, inspirational sobermate.
Thursday: "Yesterday was the first day that I didn't hear AV at all! Amazing!" That's terrific, classmate! So glad it's getting easier for you. Keep up the great work.
Pink in a poke buddy: Excellent that you're doing so well in your sobriety. Sorry that it's tough to part with your daughter for now. Wonderful that you had such a nice time with her. I'm not good with good-byes, either, and tend to get emotional. Hugs to you.
Jeni: I think your terrific news on the job front spilled over into creating good job news for me, too! Thank you for passing along the great karma.
Dee: Hi, right back at ya, buddy! I read both parts of your story. Thank you for writing such an honest, difficult, and ultimately uplifting narrative of your journey. Hugs to you.
Dweller: You're in my thoughts, poem mate. Please don't stay away from us for too long.
Went to feed 2nd mom's cats tonight, as usual. A few of the cat lady officers have been leaving me "helpful" little handwritten instructions on what to do, how to do it, when to do it, etc. Mammoth is not happy being micro-managed, but is doing the best for 2nd mom as possible while she's away. Tonight, a note stated that I've been giving Fluffy
chunky chicken instead of
classic chicken, and feeding Jimmy
grilled chicken instead of
minced chicken. Apparently, that is in direct violation of the U.F.C.C.L. (United Federation of Crazy Cat Ladies) agreed-upon and union-approved epic tome of bylaws. The officers are relentless:
Why didn't I know this? How could I have committed this egregious violation of the widely accepted and established standards of proper feline food distribution? Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Sigh... two more days, two more days, two more days...until 2nd mom returns home from rehab.
Have a wonderful evening, everyone. Love and hugs to all.