In my experience online friends can be the most treasured friends you will ever have there always there they listen when things are tough they support unconditionally and never turn there back... why because there's no place to hide and if someone says something you don't like you can ignore it and take the good.

I had no idea when I typed this thred that I would gain three amazing women to help me on my path to smokeless freedom I love you all dearly for your support and long may it carry on we have a long path ahead of us that we must all reach the end together.

Stay strong my friends stand tall and remember we don't want that puppy to starve ;)

If I had the extra money, I'd be sending out tshirts to you girls... A picture of a pack of cigarettes with the "No" sign over it on the front, and "Do it for the puppy" on the back with a picture of that adorable dog.

LMAO now that would be cool there has to be someone on here in the print trade ;)

My boys have had their pizza and we're on speaking terms. Hubby is going away this weekend to play soldier with the army guard. The 2 boys and I will be going to the movies tomorrow. Syn that is a great idea. About the tee shirts. We can call ourselves smoke busters. A cigi with the circle and line through it. Like ghost busters. Cbw, you know the unwritten rule of parenting, sleep when they do. Someone emailed me a little note about women and it rains true. Our one flaw is that we underestimate our worth. I believe it. Men are just starting to understand how strong we women really are. Keep in mind God gave us the responsibility of childbirth not men. Pound for pound women are stronger than men.

Love, chippers

Hehehehehe I love it chipper that just goes to show god has to have been a women no man would give us that power hehehehehe

Keep it your arsenal for when curly ben really walks that last nerve. He'll be scratching his head and wondering what hit him for a week:p

Good Morning to my very special friends.

Jut love the Tshirt idea. Look at the website below. Some are just too funny. Hope all of you have a great day.

Still at 0 - Thanks to all of you. No way, shape or form I could have done this without all of you.

Lots of hugs {... }


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Good morning Allheart, synnen, chipper, single and anyone else who I've forgotton I'm hopeless with names I'm pretty crap at remembering anything these days unless its to do with millie otherwise the rest of the world passes me by lol.

Im still at 0 did take a drag of bens yesterday when I was sobbing like a loon over the ashes but I think I can be forgiven for that.

Hope you all have good weekends and stay safe stand tall and keep at what you do best xxxxxxxx lots of love

Good morning. Excellent. Your doing an awsome job. I am not feeling any better. None of the magic medicine is working. The infections are just spreading. Baby is doing well.
Have a good weekend and enjoy your time with your family.

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Joe

Good to see you Joe I hope your taking plenty of vitamin c to keep those bugs at bay.
Lots of love to you and you sweet little family xxxxxxx

Laura

Laura - More than understandable. I would have probably had a whole carton. Ya done good.

Joe - oh hope you feel better. Have you called the Doc to let him know you are not getting any better. Be careful there :) okay?

Lots of hugs to both of you!

My doctor is sort of like a naturalist. It almost kills him to hand out a prescription. I seen him yesterday. That is how I found out my second ear is infected and now I have bronchitis. He did not want to change the medication I am on. He just told me to stay home rest and lots of fluids.

I might go to another doctor today, or tomorrow at the clinic. I know they will give me something better. I know I have to be really careful especially with this kind of infection. Thank you for you thoughts and help.

Joe

Lots of hugs back (Even Though I am not 75)

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Oh Joe, you little bunny you!! You are so 75!! Tell the truth. Hee, hee.

Natural stuff is fine, but I think for the infections you have you may need a strong antibiotic. But what do I know, you're a whole lot older and wiser, so I bow to that wisdom... LOL

Tee Hee Joe get to that clinic and insist they give you some kick anti biotics don't make me get on that plane now ;)

Morning Allheart my sweet how are you doing today ?

Good Morning my Dear CBW.

How's the spirits today?

Back from the market, just need to put the stuff away and get a couple things under way before the "King" arises. Hee, hee.

Not feeling 100% here today. Today I started the second pack of the medicine. Today was to be my quit day, but I was too impatient and wanted to join my friends on the top branch sooner :).

But I think the medicine is now stronger with the second week and I am not liking it at all. I had to injest about 95 crackers, may have been 96 just to combat the nautious feeling.
Really would love to stop the medicine and I think I can do it without it. But I don't want to mess around with just stopping it. If the side effects get worse, and I am sure they will as the levels increase, I'll call the doc and see if I can just stop.

I still have a slight urge to smoke physically, but mentally I want no parts of it. Guess that's a good thing.

How's your day going?

Wow good going there Allheart, medication doesn't sound all that nice I have to admit I know what you mean about the mental want for smoking its weird isn't it lol we need to find a way of telling our brain to get stuffed.

Ive got ben vacuming the house before we go out and do the things we need to do.

Enjoy the rest of your day lots of hugs and love to you hunn xxxxxxx

Aaaaaaaaaah 105 crackers later, and I am feeling much better.

Hope your day is going well my good friend. Still hanging on the top branch with you :)

And even prouder of you that you get Ben to do the vaccuming. I just love it :):)

Lots and lots of hugs and love

Hehehehehehe got to make use of these men ;)

Good day GODDESSES. How is everyone. I'm still at three cans and holding. I feel better today than I did yesterday. Even the cats went to hide from me then.
Joe, you need to find a new duck. Errrrrrrr I mean doc. Does anyone else see how similar that is. Duck / doc? Oh well.
Hubby is away this weekend. I'm finishing up on laundry and just chilling till I take the kids to the movies.
It's Saturday and we've made it a week. It went by fast.
Allheart, check with yout doc about the medication. Maybe you need to be at the first level longer. As for the stomach trouble. My husband turned me onto wonton soup and white rice. Just the broth and rice will curb it. I've even given it to my kids when their tummies are upset. It really works. Even on morning sickness.
Cbw, how did you makeout yesterday. I thought about you all day.
Syn, how is it going? Hope you are having a good day.

Love to all Beth aka chippers

Chippers way to go!! And so glad you feel better today!

Hey thanks for the tip about the soup. Makes sense.

Hugs and love to all.

Okay dokie everyone, we still holding on to the top branch... hmmm :).

How was everyone' day? I only had 1, 456 and 1/2 crackers today :) Tomorrow I am shooting for 1, 455. Hee hee.

How did our little girl Millie do today? Still a bundle of energy :):)

Still at 0. So hard to believe.

Love you all and many hugs.

(Joe, hope you got a different quak quak ;)

I got a different quak quak. I went to the emergency this morning. I could not believe the record time. When I went on Monday I was there for 5 hours. Today I was in and out within 40 minutes. The doctor told me that there is lots of puss and fluids behind my ear drum and there is a chanch it could bust, but he gave me the top of the line antibiotics for the infection. He said it is obvious the other stuff is not working. I also told him I was taking advil cold and sinus and he said well that will actually make your ear infection worse.

Clarithromycin is the name. Apparently it is good for everything infections, strep, bronchitis, ear, and so many other things. Too bad I was not given that at the beginning then maybe it would not have gone so far. He also gave me something to clear up the sinuses.

Hoping this will do its job. Doctor called it the antibiotic potent.

Joe

Oh Joe,

Glad you went to the ER and now have medicine that will knock it out of you. Your ears must be killing you.

You get good rest, you'll be back to snuff in no time.

Hugs {... }

Thank you, My head is like a big echo. Throbbing and banging. Everything is magnified because it is so blocked.

My coughing and sore throat is still bad, but that antiobiotic will take care of everything.

Thank you for your thoughts and hugs.

Joe

Oh Joe I'm so glad you went back, you really don't want that to burst trust me it freeking hurts I was def for 5 months after that happened to me and having my ears hoovered out after was just awfull so get those anti b's in you and I hope you start to feel better soon.

How are you doing Allheart my sweet?? Are you holding out?? I'm going to go the dr on Monday and hopefully get a helping hand I'm finding this real hard and I'm not to nice a person to live with lol.

Oh my dear sweet Laura.

Do that... make an appt. See what the doc has to say. There is no reason for you to have to suffer. The market, from what I have been reading has got quite smart in this area.

With the meds that I am on, that is one thing I don't feel is touchy. So maybe the meds are working.

Oh honey, it's okay. Just tell yourself this awful mood is well worth it. I love you lots!!

Stay on this top branch with me. I am afriad of heights :(

*still hiding under the stairs* ;)

We will be OK that's if I don't get done for murder before hand ;)

What have you done today?

We went and got a stair gate for the top of the stairs so millie can run wild up there while I'm cleaning

Awwwww Ben LOL. Can you just stay there just a tad longer till my girl is okay?

Oh I feel so bad. Be xtra nice to her... okay :) Hey good job vaccuming today.. Way to go!

Now get back under those stairs... just till we see what the doc has to say. You come out when it's time to vaccuum again. Deal?

** Ps Ben is the GREATEST person in the whole wide world **

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We will be ok thats if i dont get done for murder before hand ;)

What have you done today??

We went and got a stair gate for the top of the stairs so millie can run wild up there while im cleaning

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Hey Laura, that's a great idea. You can get stuff done and little Mille can burn off some of that energy.

What did I accomplish. Not a whole lot. Just an expert at eating crackers. Hey, does AMHD need a Cracker Expert. Hmmm Can I get that added to my name.. hee hee lOL

Oh your doing good there Laura. As long as you know who stays under the stairs... way too funny.

Love you

Im sat here rocking with laughter bens saying "im getting abused" I just laughed and said be greatfull its not me ;)

Hey, he can always report my post as inappropriate... hee hee.;)

Why do that when I can just edit it straight off ;)

Ps I get the reports anyway lol

Get off my branch and get back under those stairs!! Ugh Laura, How do you do it?. hee hee

My dear Laura,

Time to feed King Cole Mr. Allheart. Hope to catch you after dinner, but if I don't hang in there, this will get easier (and just thank heavens you have an opening under those stairs).

Hugs

Just kick him hunn ;) I do

I'm the one usually wanting to hide out around here. With three males Im out numbered. At least tthey think I am. Ive gone up to the attic where no one can follow. And just sit up there and read some times. Millie sounds like my youngest boy Ryan. I used to block off the living room while I was cleaning and let him wear himself out. He's 7 and still like a rocket. We've started calling him flash.
Laura, honey you need to do whatever you can to achieve your goal. Ben, hang in there with our girl. She may not feel to happy but its for the best she get through this. And you're doing great yourself. Trust me I'm officially warned.
My hubbt took the high road and went on drill with the army while I'm detoxing fromcaffiene. He in his infinite wisdom has left me alone with the terrible two. That doesn't make me want soda but a stiff drink. Toottles Beth

LOL Beth men are just so annoying ;) but I can't complain too much ben did vacume the whole house today ;)

Crack open a bottle of fizz later this evening when the monkeys are in bed and celebrate your caffine freeness ;)

Hugs to you xxxxx Laura

True mr chippers does cook. They are handy to have around. We like to let them think we need them. But I've pulled out the butterfly net to catch the bugs for an early bed. They want a camp out in theliving room and I'm about to give them my warning yell errrrrr I mean call. Love to everyone. KIss millie for me love, Beth

Good Morning everyone hope all had a good rest.

Here's to hopefully another 0 day.

Lots of hugs

Yawn, Good morning beth sorry I didn't answer last night it was a little late hehehehe and I went to bed, hope the monkeys didn't give you too much trouble.

Good morning Allheart how are you this morning sweety still up there on our branch I hope :)

Synnen it's the weekend I truly hope you have been having lots of hanky panky hehehehehe

Hugs to you all

Oh laura, not a problem. I was up late paying bill online. I just wanted to pop in for a moment. The monkeys had their bananas and slept in their trees. I'm glad you got some sleep and millie behaved herself. Hope everyone else is still on the top branch. I caqn't be there alone cause I'm scared of heights. I'm still holding at 4 cans. I fake myself out by filling the cup with ice. Makes me think I'm drinking more coca cola than I really am. So I'm happy there. My next thing is to cut the sugar by slowly going to more diet coke. The fact I can drink myself fatte scares the daylights out of me.
Good day to all my fellow GODDESSES.

Sorry Ben, it doesn't seem right calling you a goddess, but I'm working on it.

Lots of love, and chocolate roses!!
Beth