shaun00

hey.........it that time of year again.

and i may not be around much as children/grandchildren desend on my house
and hijack my laptop for i tunes or some other kids stuff....lol.

i wanted to take a moment to thank the newcomers that have posted their journeys here on s.r..
its been a pleasure to here the stories of you guys/girls as you sober up and "the lights come back on".....

some posts here have inspired me over the last year.......stories of despair turning to stories of hope......wonderful.

i also pause for thought for the people that didnt stay.......and may have continued to drink....god be with them.

thankyou to all the people that spend lots of their own time running this site.
carol..annna......morning glory.......and the man himself ...the big dee.
if ive forgot someone.......thankyou.

this year has had its up and downs..........sadly i will have to sell my house next year due to not finding enough work......throughout the year.
but hey........its rather exciting really........ill just get a smaller house....work hard and god will do the rest..
today i was 43........and i feel 30........shame my hair doesnt think so....lol
and ive had a lovely day with my wife.

and get this.......I HAVE ANOTHER GRANDCHILD DUE ANY DAY....god willing..

life can be grand sober.

least

I'm glad you're so optomistic. Maybe that's why good things happen to you, cause you expect them. Thank you to you too Trucker for the help you've given me so many times. (((hugs)))

coffeenut

Trucker, You are such a valuable asset to SR.

We may have had our differences, but I have always respected what you say and how you say it. Thank you for being here.

Happy Birthday, Friend.

CAPTAINZING2000

Hope, you have a merry Christmas across the pond my friend

Aysha

What an awesome post. My head is banging and my eyes are stinging from crying posting my last post. I was feeling really messed up.

But this here has filled me with happy feelings again.
I second all that and I am so glad you made it home trucker. Even if that burger wasnt that good. I know theres an upside to that.

Cogratulations on being a new grampy. Happy birthday. And Thank you for this wonderful thread.

Hevyn

I truly appreciate you, trucker - you've helped me more times than you can know. You've been to hell and back but you aren't bitter or angry, & that's amazing.
Thanks for all that you bring to SR my friend - have a wonderful holiday, enjoying your family and your sobriety.

Dee74

This is the first time I've *really* missed the thanks button
Thank you Shaun - time and again you show me what recovery really means.

and I'd like to add my thanks to all the newbies too - I've been here 3 years and I still think I get more from you guys than I can ever give back.

Thanks all!


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Boomslang

Great post. Thanks for being here, enjoy those grandkids!
Boom

nogard

Add my thanks to all of you here come here struggling and help each other and me

CarolD

You may be down sizing your house....but your up grading your program.

thanks for the kind words ...

Freeport

Great post, Trucker and Merry X-mas to you. I saw my brother over the weekend, a Marine who just returned from seven months in Afghanistan. He was inserted with British troops and he loved everyone of them. Made some great lifetime friends across the pond.
He likes to drink but he toned it down this past weekend, and I think he will over the holidays. He always liked to drink with me, but he didn't push me at all, which I appreciated. He just said, "So I hear you're on the wagon" and left it at that. I've been worried that his homecoming might jeopardize my sobriety, but it really didn't, and that helps my attitude tremendously. Guess I'm realizing over and over that the biggest threat to my sobriety is me. I'm the reason I've been sober for more than 7 months, and I will overcome this challenging holiday season!

Sikkisirus

Fantastic post Trucker - happy birthday and merry Christmas to you (and merry Christmas to everyone!!)

55438

Happy birthday!

Thank you for the gift, your post is a beautiful reminder to be grateful.

55438