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eric:
Alesia: Thanks for the chapter comments =) I've replied answering your questions, lol. WHich I love to recieve...questions are the best! =D LOL
Bogart: Tom Thank You! I am so glad you visited & liked the recipe Alesia You know I am there I can't wait
Alesia: Hey. How are you doing? I posted the first 4 chapters of my book over at my blog if you are interested. =) God BlessAlesia
Tom: I`ve tried to cook your Catlna Cranberry Chicken. It is really tasty
mystic: hi my friend hope you are doing well
marya: just stopping by to say hi and catch up on you ...
Alesia: Hey! Thanks for reading my blog post. I commented to your LONG list of questions, lol. Glad you like it =) God Bless Alesia
eric: Many thxxx for visiting my blog, be hugged
Alesia: thanks for stopping by my blog again =D I've really enjoyed reading your entries...your life sounds allot like ours, lol. God Bless
mystic: tysm for the kind words and bday wishes you are so sweet
Kerri: Hi, Just doing some surfing and came by. In your story, as soon as you said it hissed and wasn't a cat - I KNEW it was a possum. I remember when I heard something at the back door once and thought it was the cat. I opend the door and there was a possum eating the cat food and it hissed loudly at me. I screamed and slammed the door. Not my favorite creature
Alesia: Thanks for stopping by my blog =) God BlessAlesia
Bogart : Well Good Golly Ms. Molly MARYA ! I have not "seen" you in a month of Sundays! What a grand Blessing this is indeed! I am so on my way over
mystic: passing through to wish you the best of days my friend
hrafn: hi bogart :) i used to be on here some years back, i'm marya from norway ... remember ? just wanted to say hello :)
Alesia: Thanks for the new comment =DThat would be great, I love hearing opinions of other people!God BlessAlesia
Alesia: Thanks for visiting my blog. I really like yours as well! I love to read another Christians blog, and see what they have to say about life =DGod BlessAlesia
mystic: tysm fall is my favorite time of yearhope this finds you well
mystic: tysm i am glad you are doing well and tysm for the kind prayers it is a rough time right now but all in all we are stronger by it
mystic: love the sunflowers so pretty
eric: Thx for care, I am ok but feel tire only, shall do more exercise, cheers
J'laine: Just stopped in to say have a really great, super, holiday weekend! See ya soon.
mystic: love the new shoes how cutethings are ok one step at a time is what we are all doing. cancer hits hard and fast. were doing it though tysm
mystic: I am as well truly blessed i love my girls they have come a long way have a great day my friend
mystic: yum yum they look good those tomatoes yummy
eric: tk, a 2cm diameter tumor found in liver, further blod test if it's cancer or not :(
eric: Thx for ur caring to me! Enzyme level in liver is high, need further scanning on this Wed. I feel good it's not worse. cheers :)
J'laine: Boy am I happy to see your post!!! Thought you were off line. No you did not miss my day(13). How are you doing??? Started new site-be sure to check it out, okay? Take care-work in am but will be on in pm. Take care my friend.
eric: I was weak today, as blodd test result was ready and nurse called me doctor urged to meet on next Monday morning. She said it's liver problem !
J'laine: Stopped in to see what you are up to. Hope all is okay. Have a great rest of the week & will check back soon.
J'laine: Just stopping by to say "HI"!
mystic: happy monday my dear friend
Dee: Wishing you a fun filled weekend!
Mike: Thank you for not doing what most people do, kill a bug. You saved one of God's creatures and I thank you for that.
J'laine: Thanks for the visit. I'm fine just have been really busy. Love the post about Schala! She is really pretty and looks like she is an angel. Take care & hope you have a great week. Going to try to post tonight. See ya soon!!
mystic: I love those monday momentshave a great day my friend
Lanie: Thanks for stopping by at my blog! ^_^
draxc0la: here.. visit me back ok thanks my friend
mystic: i love the cat pics ahhhtysm for stopping over i collect my favorite quotes as well in a very large book lol have a great w/e
mystic: that moth is amazin i never saw one tysm for sharing
J'laine: thanks for the visit-hope to write more over the weekend-chairs are great, what a wonderful find-have a great day!
Lisa: Thanks so much for the congrats message. YOUR BLOG IS BEAUTIFUL BTW:
toni: was here :)
J'laine: Just poppin in to say "hi" and see how you are doin. Been a really hectic week already but wanted to say hello. How all is going okay. Take care & see ya soon.
mystic: good morning hope your w/e was a good one mine was amazing
LottyAnimated: Congrats on JOTW you have a lovely blog.
J'laine: Hope you have a great 4th weekend! Sorry to read about all the neighborhood troubles. Try not to let it get you! You're right!!
mystic: happy 4th of july my friend
Dee: Wishing you a very Safe and Happy 4th of July weekend!
Chastity Brackeen: Congrats on winning blog of the week!

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Friday, January 2nd 2009

7:04 AM

~ Top 10 Resolutions ~

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  • Yesterday cans: 19
  • Yesterday I found: 13 pennies, 1 nickel, 3 dimes, 3 quarters
 With God we will gain the victory.
~ Psalm 60:12 NIV
 
 
 
I was looking over  an article that listed Top 10 New Year's Resolutions:
 
1) Spend More Time with the Family & Friends
 
2) Fit in Fitness
 
3) Tame the Bulge
 
4) Quit Smoking
 
5) Enjoy Life More
 
6) Quit Drinking
 
7) Get Out of Debt
 
8 Learn Something New
 
9) Help Others
 
10) Get Organized
 
I had to raise an eyebrow  & chuckle  softly as looking over the list & seeing I have 9 out of 10 there! The only thing on that list that does not apply to me is #6 Quit Drinking, I have been truly Blessed  that that area has never been an attraction for me. Oh I drank in my youth but again I am Blessed, I was able to walk away from that. But #4 . . . cigarettes . . . ahhhh   , a whole different ball park for me! I have been a smoker for over 30 years & honestly I don't want to quit ( words of a true addict  eh ) ! But Hub is wanting to quit  . . .  he tells me "oh you don't have to" but realty is yes I do . . . it wouldn't be fair nor would it be right that he quit while I keep on puffing away . . . & I have been around reformed smokers . . . no offense to any of you who are reading this who have quit smoking  . . . they can be brutal  to a person who still smokes!
Just an example of what I will be up against with Hub . . . we went out to a store yesterday to search for the "patch" for him & he was snipping  & snapping  at us ( me & the girls ) without us having even done anything! I could have swore I saw foam a few times  ! He even about tore off my head when he found out that I was planning on stopping as well! & man o live did I get the skunk eye when I told him I did not want to do the "patch"! ( for my own silly personal reasons I do not want to use the "patch", I have other alternative methods I am wishing to use )
 
Footnote here . . . no, I take that back . . . this is more a personal plea . . . even thou I have smoked for as long  as I have I am fully aware of the benefits to quitting . . . not only in health but in financial  as well . . . when you go to quit, many people with truly good intentions like to remind you of these reasons, please do not do that for me  . . . I am an oddball sort of person, thou in my heart I know you are meaning well in my head I hear these things & get a chip of defiance on my shoulder . . . so thou you may wish me well, instead of giving me "words of encouragement" say a silent pray  . . . please . . . thou if you have suggestions or advice on methods you used to help you cut back or quit, that I welcome!!!! ( told you I am an oddball )
 
So we still have cigarettes in the house & Hub is huffing about me not quitting yet . . . claims he does not want us both cranky at the same time . . . in my eyes we should do it together, get it done! . . . myself don't mind the cigarettes in the house . . . to me they help, yes you could look at is as a temptation but I see it as they are there so it is a "security blanket"  . . . if they were not here I would play the mind game of "I need a cigarette because there are none here!" but with them being here I try to look at it this way "Cigarettes are here. But I don't need one!"
 
One thing about smoking . . . it is not only a withdrawal from the chemical you have to battle with . . . you have to battle with the "creature of habit", which is going to be the challenge for me  . . . you smoke when you get up, you smoke when you get in the car, you smoke after you eat, you smoke when you get mad, you smoke when on the computer, etc etc etc . . . I have to retrain myself on these habits . . . one thing I have to be careful of is replacing one habit with another habit . . . for example at the store yesterday I purchased 8 packs of 10 candy canes in a box, they were on sale for 24 cents a box . . . got these to suck on while on the computer, trying to comfort the body/mind that are expecting to having a cigarette at a certain time . . . while these may help I don't want to replace the habit of smoking with a habit of sweets now, follow what I am saying? my oldest  is going to make me a "squishy" out of the Borax mixture I posted  back in Oct. & put it in a balloon to help keep my hands busy while in the car or on the phone or whatever . .
 
 
 
I think this will have a good effect  . . . many deep breaths  help, when you inhale off a cigarette you are taking a deep breath - so for me when I am thinking of a cig I take a couple of deep breaths & it seems to take the edge off of the craving . . . a lil bit . . . so  shhhhhh  don't tell Hub but while he is doing the patch, which I believe is a 10 week program, I will be cutting back so I can be done just about the same time he is!
 
Found these sites & thought they were interesting:
 
 
Become an Ex


American Lung Association
 
 
~ May you ALWAYS be Blessed & may you ALWAYS Bless others ~
 
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