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Tell Carole we miss her too.  Glad you got to spend time together…lucky girls!!!

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Hi Bettie, thanks for taking time to say hi. The calves are really cute and they are so funny.  I was holding one bottle and the other one somehow found my pinky finger and sucked away.  The twin is a male black angus and the bigger female is a red angus with white on her forehead…just in case you want a mental picture.  We don’t have to hold the bottles because we have a holder that hooks to the fence but sometimes it’s fun (therapeutic somewhat) to just feed them by hand.
Mom called and said she had a free motel night plus $50 for her birthday and I agreed to take her at the end of the month. I felt sick about it all day but she called and said it was for a casino 4 hours away and not the one an hour and a half away. Things happen for a reason. On the way home, after feeding the babies, I looked towards the casino turn and silently thanked God for the direction my life is going.  I’d be a fool to ‘spit in God’s eye’ (as Vera says) and contaminate my good life by gambling.
 

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I went to Home Depot to pick up a garbage disposal and get a stack kit for my washer and dryer.  The girl that was so helpful and smiley when I ordered thousands of dollars in appliances had a different attitude today.  She asked when I was going to have them delivered and I said in two weeks, she cringed and turned away, so I said I thought they would be delivered after our house was finished and she said ‘I just did that as a favor and thought you’d be done by now!’. I was shocked but I sent an e-mail to our builder to see if I can have them delivered now.  The only reason I ordered when I did was because she called me and said I’d better order because something was going off sale.  Oh well…I can’t do anything about it today but these little things get me.
Off to feed the babies and drop the disposal off…just had to vent.
 

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It’s really hot here and I’m debating about a frozen dinner in the microwave with a big salad or cooking a big meal. Wish my husband liked pizza.  I like hearing the little things of life like walking and making dinner. I imagine what it’s like in your part of the world…the grass is always greener.  Enjoy your evening and don’t work too hard tomorrow.

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This site is also a big help for me too.  I hide my addiction from my co-workers and my husband doesn’t understand that I have an addiction so all the help I get is here.  We all need all the help we can get and I know this site is my biggest help too.

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I have a 3% interest rate too.  If we had kept gambling, we would have missed that opportunity of such a low interest rate.  A friend from work had an appointment with the bank for a construction loan and the interest rate was 6.2% and then she’d do a new finance after they finished.  Yes, we are the lucky ones…not gambling lucky but stop gambling in time lucky.  Hope you keep posting on the house progress.  We should be finished in a couple of weeks.  It’s been a long process for us.

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Ican, I’ve been posting and posting and just realized I didn’t see anything from you.  Hope you are alright and just enjoying life.  Please give us an update and let us know how you are.  Sherry

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Congratulations on buying your new home!  I’m very excited for you.  Gambling robs of us so many things but it’s still so hard to stop.  Handing your finances over to your wife is perfect.  I know barriers are what has been a tremendous help for me.  Don’t even plan to be in control of your finances again because your wife is doing an excellent job and it’s working for you.  Why mess with something that works? 
Have you moved into your house yet?  Did you get an excellent interest rate?  Good things are happening.  yahoo

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That’s impressive! Over 7 months clean time!!!!  I’ve read a lot of threads where people are racking up the clean time and it’s something I never tire of reading.  You’re proof that it can be done.  I’m so happy for you!

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I just read your post on the 18th.  Way to make the right choice when you were blind sided with urges!  Congratulations on all your gamble free days.

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Поздравляем Эда со 104-м днем! Это огромная веха. Вы были здесь большим источником вдохновения, и мы всегда ценим вашу поддержку. Вы заслуживаете всего хорошего, что будет на вашем пути.

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Congratulations Ed on 104 days!  That’s a huge milestone.  You’ve been a great inspiration here and your encouragement is always appreciated.  You deserve all the good things that will be coming your way.

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Iwon, I’m a lot like you in that I need financial security.  It doesn’t make sense that we could be so careful with money in all aspects of our lives and carelessly throw it away by gambling.  I also manage my finances and got rid of the debit card.  Not being able to get cash has been the key to stopping the big losses. It might seem like baby steps but at least you’re moving in the right direction.  Good job!

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Cat, thanks for starting the monthly thread again.  I think it’s important to a lot of people…it is for me too.  I seem to forget about your personal thread though.  Just stopping in to thank you and congratulate you on 6 months! Absolutely wonderful.

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Congratulations on all those gamble free days.  It isn’t easy and I admire your determination…it’s good to read.

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