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02-13-2007, 03:41 AM
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I don't understand how you think you're alone. You may not have the most perfect mom & dad in the world, but you have parents who think you're the center of their universe. Who would give their lives to save yours. Who you've never even gone to with this problem you're having. I know your parents very well, they would be the most understanding people that any human could ask for. So don't pretend that you have no help out there. It's just a phone call away or an open door at home. Try it, it may very well surprise you & be life changing |
02-13-2007, 03:41 AM
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I don't understand how you think you're alone. You may not have the most perfect mom & dad in the world, but you have parents who think you're the center of their universe. Who would give their lives to save yours. Who you've never even gone to with this problem you're having. I know your parents very well, they would be the most understanding people that any human could ask for. So don't pretend that you have no help out there. It's just a phone call away or an open door at home. Try it, it may very well surprise you & be life changing
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02-13-2007, 09:11 AM
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Good Morning,Guys & Gals,Are You sleepy heads up,I noticed ya'll stayed up kind of late!!I'ts arainy,thundery,morn,yuck!Glad I can work from home.Well when one of you sleepy heads gets up,holler at me,Bye-bye,Tamm[|)] |
02-13-2007, 09:41 AM
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Wow Tom! How coolis that? Hey can you put a real pic up and get that diaper off? LOL Your too much!!! Knuckle Head!
Hey Tamm... I'm up and will be working at home today due to an impending snow/ice storm here so I've already been pretty busy with e-mail correspondance etc. But will be in and out all day girl! How are you?
Ok kids I hope Everyone is having an awesome day!!!
Luv Ya!!
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02-13-2007, 11:48 AM
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Woo Hoo!
Monday's a month clean for Baby Steps!
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02-13-2007, 12:15 PM
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KAI!!!! There you are I MISSED MY BUDDY!!! Thanks so much for making me feel GREAT!!! But you my dear deserve the shout out!!! Uh HUH!!! I do believe you are heading close to 2 months right!? WHOO HOO TO YOU!!!
My inspiration... My hope of staying clean!!! Ya know why? Cause I like being so close behind you!!! 
I hope you're doing well! I've posted a few times to you just making sure all is well and figured you were enjoying life like I am now... with a clear mind and happy days to remember!!!
Stay sweet and Thanks for remembering me!!!! [8D]
Hugz,
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02-13-2007, 01:06 PM
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Baby Steps:
I [u] WISH</u> I were near two months. Today is day 40 for me. This is only the 2nd time I've ever made it to 40 days so for that I'm really grateful.
To everyone who is just embarking on the road to recovery........... The 1st 3 weeks are difficult and while there is noticable change every day, it is nothing like the changes I have felt these past two weeks. No more withdrawals at all. No more restless legs, no night sweats, no chills, no ugly mood swings. Perhaps best of all, I am sleeping really well without the aid of anything. (O.K., I do have a warm wife next to me and that helps a bunch )
So many of us have posted repeatedly, especially in the early days of our journey that we "just want our lives back" or "We just want to be normal" again. I really feel like I have attained that....... at least physically.
I do realize however, perhaps for the first time ever, that I will never, ever be totally beyond the grasp of this addiction and that I must remain ever vigelant. nymommy: I am so happy to see that you are doing well, (or at least better) off of the sub. It's been a bugger hasn't it? Like you mentioned in one of your posts yesterday, this forum has been the single most effective tool in my recovery. I owe you all so much and I am so appreciative for each and every poster here. You guys/gals are the greatest.
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02-13-2007, 01:23 PM
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KAI... OMG 40 days!!! Is this the furthest you ever got before? For real? So you really are there huh!!!!!!!! YIPPIE!!! I have one question and I guess I ask as a caution for me and everyone else... Why after 40 days before did you start again? I really want to make sure I look out for that red flag.
Yeah, yeah rub it in KAI... you have someone to snuggle next to keeping you warm! [8D] Tamm... where's my puppy!!!  Because that's gonna be the closest snuggling partner I have for sure! The pickens are slim these days for a good single man w/o drama or insecurities and a good job! LOL
Keep on Truckin Kai!!!! And thank you too for contributing so much to our board!!! And yeah what about our NYMommy!!! Isn't she the trooper!!! You Go Girl!!! I'm still in awe at your leap I promise! You are one strong willed woman for sure!
And hey Tamm... where are you today missy? and HL... I know your around somewhere.... And LISA GIRL... I'm starting to get worried about you.... Just piop in to let me know you and Mom are ok... please... Come on kids!
Hey Lyds and Sparky and Tom and my Coming Home.... How are my friends today?
ComingHome... I'm wondering how you are sweetie... please let me know... have you gotten through days 4 and 5? I've been thinking about you!! I hope your doing ok....
Love you all!!
Love ya tons!!
Hugz,
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02-13-2007, 02:02 PM
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Hi all!
I really don't have much to say today. I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a great day!
It was so great to see Kai's post. Oh, and Baby Steps, congratulations on being a month clean! I apologize so much for not posting something yesterday. You are such an awesome person. You've been a rock for a lot of us around here! Anyway, just wanted to say WAY TO GO, GIRL!!! I pray you are proud of yourself because I sure am proud of you! |
02-13-2007, 02:04 PM
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lyds:
What's your day count girl? It has been so great to see the change in the tone and content of your posts over the past month. I am sooooo happy that you are progressing well. "Greater is He that is in me......" and all that. Good job!
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02-13-2007, 02:07 PM
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Baby Steps:
You asked: "Why after 40 days before did you start again?"
Answer: Because I'm stupid and I listened to the lie of "Go ahead. You can do just a few. This time you're in control."
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02-13-2007, 03:35 PM
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quote:Originally posted by lyds
Hi all!
I really don't have much to say today. I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a great day!
It was so great to see Kai's post. Oh, and Baby Steps, congratulations on being a month clean! I apologize so much for not posting something yesterday. You are such an awesome person. You've been a rock for a lot of us around here! Anyway, just wanted to say WAY TO GO, GIRL!!! I pray you are proud of yourself because I sure am proud of you!
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LYDS!!!! MY GIRL!!! Thank you so much for your sweet words!!! I knew you were a sweetheart from day 1!!! Very encouraging!! Like Kai said... How are you coming along? I hope you know we are always here rooting for you and thinking about you!
And off the subject... How in the world do you guys get the color in your font????? I tried and it just puts the quotes next to the word in the same color!!! Crazy!
You keep on checking in LYDS cause we all care very much for our Bama girls!!! You and Tamm!!!
Luv Ya!
Hugz,
Baby Steps
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02-13-2007, 03:38 PM
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Congrats to you Guys!!!! Hi,Mom I'm here..Kia I love ed your answer..Lori ,I am wondering abt. lisa girl,have you had any mail from her lately,hope she is ok.H/L is probably taking a nap,after staying up late lastnite.....And Tom ,he's probably ,lurking or Re-flashing that chimney,again,lol.Tamm |
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Thank you Kai for that! Because I will admit there have been many painful days that I would hear... "You're in pain! Why are you suffering like this? You won't get addicted if you just take it for pain!" Well.... it sure sounds good but I kept remembering days 1,2,3 anad 4 and just can't go through that again! It's so sad that I've allowed that to happen and became an addict but that's the facts and it will never change. I just know that if I took 1 I'd fall so hard!
You are a wise man KAI!!!
Hugz,
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02-13-2007, 03:41 PM
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Oh,Hello,Lyds,here you're doing great ,im so glad,Ya'll got much rain ,today??Love ya ,Tamm |
02-13-2007, 03:50 PM
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I type my whole response or post first without any changes to the font or color. Once I've done that, I review and [u]drag the curser</u> over those areas I want to change. Once they are high-lighted, I select the changes I want, (with the above buttons). You can make more than one change without re-highlighting so long as you haven't moved the curser.
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02-13-2007, 03:56 PM
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Hey Tamm Tamm... Girly where have you been all day HUH? I e-mailed Lisa Girl the same pics I sent you guys but I haven't heard anything from her either. I hope she's ok... I Miss her little bubbly personality on here!!!
So Tamm, hows your tapering going? What are you down too? And what all that Bev and Beverly and Abey talk all about? I remember there was a Bev and Abey messing with our Mort but I didn't know she was changing screen names as well... Is this true and what's the story? Syd, Lisa Girl Kai and NY might know too...
Hugz,
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02-13-2007, 03:56 PM
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Tam:
How are the puppies? I'll bet they are into everyting about now. And those needle teeth are painful!
My Kaidog is curled-up next to my desk at the office as I type this. He is always standing (or in this case lying) guard. Nobody comes or goes without his notice.
We are entering another trial at the end of March. I really need to get more serious about the training. He's a great dog. In our last trial he scored 97 points in the tracking, 90 in the obedience and 97 in the protection. The judge gave us way too many points in the obedience but I'll take them.
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02-13-2007, 03:58 PM
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Now you got it Baby-Steps! Good Girl!
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02-13-2007, 04:00 PM
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Oh OK let's try this... Kai you're so awesome to take the time to explain that for me cause I love purple and want to use it sometimes... and it may seem like a simple pleasure but I'm all about simple pleasures now!!! LOL
Hugz,
Baby Steps
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02-13-2007, 04:02 PM
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OMG!!! I DID IT!!! THANK YOU KAI KAI! YOU ROCK!!!
Hugz,
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02-13-2007, 04:03 PM
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Baby Steps:
That's so funny that you call me Kai Kai because that's exactly what I call my dog.[8D]
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02-13-2007, 04:09 PM
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Kai... you show your shep? Those are excellent scores!!!! That's awesome! I had a pure bred white shep I waited such a long time for (because I didn't want an albino) and started to train her for shows and neighbor boys put rat poison in her food because we wouldn't allow them into our backyard (Privacy fenced) and go swimming in our inground pool!!
I was so devistated!! I've never found another like her and don't think I ever will. She was precious. I miss my Erika!!
Hugz,
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02-14-2007, 04:34 PM
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Baby Steps:
You'll always be baby Steps to us! I had a bit of difficulty registering too at 1st. It wouldn't recognize my password even though I'm 100% positive that I was typing it correctly. I finally had them email me a new password and I logged-in using the new one and immediately changed it back to the original password.
Give everyone a few days and the board will be back to normal.
Glad you were able to get in eventually.
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Oh Kai Kai!!! You made me laugh outloud when you said 10%!! LOL LOL You are such a trip! I asked for my password to be sent to me as well... several times last night so I called it a night figuring they were busy updating and checked my e-mail this morning and no reply. So I ask for it again and again and again! And I actually got 1 response about an hour ago and they sent me my USER NAME!!! NO PASSWORD!!!! CRAZY! So this girl said.... uh...Forget it!!! Let me just start all over!
I'm so happy you chimed in to respond because I was wondering if it worked!!! LOL And of course I can count on my KAI... ya know why? Cause you are always 3 steps ahead of me!!!! I Love It!!!
Happy V Day Kai!!! Put a pic up in your profile of your pooch Kai Kai! and you too if ya want...
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02-14-2007, 04:44 PM
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Baby Steps: Technically I don't "show" Kai. We actually compete in a German dog sport called Schutzhund. Schutzhund, (which literally means Protection Dog in German) is a compilation of Tracking, Obedience and Protection competitions. There are a possible 100 points in each phase. I have scored 100 points in Tracking several times and 100 points in Protection only once. I have never, ever scored a 100 points in obedience and doubt that I ever will. That phase is just way, way too complicated and it is the only phase that does not come naturally to the dog. Although it was initally the protection phase which drew me into the sport, the tracking phase is my favorite. I have never scored less than 92 points in the tracking phase with any of my dogs. 
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02-14-2007, 04:47 PM
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OH OH OH... I FORGOT TO MENTION... I REALLY LOVE ALL THE OPTIONS WE HAVE NOW... LIKE SPELL CHECK!!!! LOL It's just going to take a bit to get used to this format...  |
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OH WOW KAI!! That is so interesting! I've never heard of that before. How old is Kai again? Is he balck and brown or black and grey or what? I'll bet he's beautiful! He still did AWESOME!!! Did you train him yourself? |
02-14-2007, 05:01 PM
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Baby Steps:
Kai-Kai is 6 years old. He is a dark, dark black sable and is a stud-buzzard. I bike him about 6 miles a day and he wears a weighted vest (10 lbs) during the run. He is really buff. (Kinda like me  ). And no, I didn't train him.
He is the 1st competition dog I've had that I didn't train myself. I imported him from Germany about 2-1/2 years ago, (that was real cheap!). While he is incredible in the protection phase, (also called the bite-work phase for obvious reasons), his tracking was really screwed-up when I got him and I have been able to fix that. He can track with any dog in the country.
His obedience was really jacked up and it has been a slow road to recover that but it is working.................. slowly. So much of our scores require that the dog not only be correct and perform each activity, they must do it with lots of flash and enthuasim and speed. I have tried to make it fun for him again and his scores are improving every time we compete but I don't think I will ever completely fix what they screwed up in Germany.
All in all though, he is a tremendous dog and I know that he would protect me with his life if it ever came to that.
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Hey Kids... 
and I really miss it already! Then I tried registering with other names and it was pretty much a nightmare. I finally decided I would try 1 more time as I had 1 e-mail left to use and I guess it worked. 
