rvrnbch4

Yep, I'm dumb enough to drive out to our River house on the hottest day off the year, during rush hour, with my kids, no AC, & no husband...on my day 3! I walk into our vacation house sweaty & dusty, and my brother hands me a drippy, straight from the ice chest Coors Light, my absolute favorite river drink... "I'm good, I just need water" he laughs and says, "Sis, your not good until your goooood" I laugh it off and we walks away chastising me for being dumb enough to drive out here with no AC. I toss it back in the ice chest, grab a water & jumped in the shower. I didn't even want it! I was praying all the way out that God would go before me & give me strength. I reminded myself that if I ever felt the urge I would remember how desperate, anxious, sick & helpless I felt on Monday morning when I decided to stop. No drink is worth ever feeling that way again! I wont lie, around 2:00am when I heard my mom & dad arrive with their two giant, barking dogs, arguing over the way my brother took the cover off the boat, my first instinct was to go guzzle a case...but I just rolled my eyes & went back to sleep. This will be a long, but fun weekend. One big house, all my adult siblings, all of our 9 kids, (5 being teenagers) and my parents & by some weird twist of fate, none of the spouses could make it. I feel like this could be a Survivor show about siblings...my oldest brother has been sober a year, I'm on day 4, my other two & my parents drink like it's a sport, throw in desert heat, a river & a bunch of kids..... This is a show I'd watch! Thanks for listening, please pray for me!

PurpleKnight

Great job on Day 3 and pushing through!! Keep it going!!

Nuudawn

That ice cold bottle of water sounds spectacular. I could mentally see the "cold fog" on that even more than the beer. Will sober oldest brother be there also? Does he know you're "making the change"?

anattaboy

Excellent! You are a star! (whether Dr. Drew exploits you or not --probably better not to be in a "reality" series as reality is challenging enough.

trachemys

I'll watch if you're going to be on broadcast!

biminiblue

Who will be first to be thrown out of the house?

Tune in tomorrow.


Well done on the prayer and the water. We are with you in spirit.

ReadyAtLast

Well done on the water. You'll feel better than you ever did drinking

awholenewlife52

Well done on resisting temptation, rvrnbch4!

Have a great weekend and keep strong.

Angel1555

rvrn, loved your post! Thanks for the visuals and the laugh! Have fun this weekend and keep it up!