Thank you to my dear (((friends))) for supporting me through your posts after my gambling binge. I’m happy to report that yesterday was a gamble free day and today will be as well. Claudia called me at 9:45 pm last night to say her vehicle was stuck in a ditch and could I ask one of the renters to come tow her out. I told her that the only renter home with a truck drinks when he gets home. I told her that I couldn’t tow her out with my vehicle as I didn’t want to damage my vehicle as I don’t know the first thing about towing someone. She asked me if I knew anyone else that could tow her out. She asked me who I would ask if I was in the ditch. I told her my son-in-law but that he was at a hockey game. She had a doctor’s appointment yesterday and the doctor prescribed her even more Percocet as she claims to have severe migraine headaches every day and that the only reason she is able to get out of bed in the mornings is because of the pain meds that are prescribed for her. I’ve had 4 migraine headaches in my life so I know what a migraine looks like and how a person behaves. She doesn’t have severe migraines on a daily basis. It’s frustrating for me as I was hoping that the doctor would start weaning her off the medication as it is a narcotic comprised of tylenon and oxycontin. I know what she does is none of my business and I need to let it go, and just say no to her when she gets herself into problems. What did she do before she moved into my rental? Who helped her? Danny said that she shows no “remorse” that she asks people for way too much. I wouldn’t ask my renters to come tow me out. She managed to get someone to tow her out as she was here this morning with her car. My granddaughter is doing fine at the present time and classes are over so she is writing exams. I am babysitting my granddaughters overnight tonight as it is my daughter’s work Christmas party and I’m not driving home in the dead of night. I went back to using myfitnesspal yesterday as I have gained back 18 out of the 20 pounds I lost a year ago. I went off the program when I ended up in Winnipeg for 26 days as opposed to a 4 day visit, when my mother was hospitalized. I am unhappy with the extra weight I am carrying and feel ready to do something about it again. That’s the good that came out of my gambling binge. I asked myself what I could do to gain more control of my life and that’s what I came up with. It also adds a little more structure in my daily life as I have to plan for what I’m going to eat for that day. I took the Quality Street chocolates to the renters’ house, threw away cookies, and took cookie dough to my daughter’s. Anyways, I’m doing well! Carole
