Snow-Snowman!

Ah, its abt time to get started on writing again! How was your Christmas? Mine was nice. We got snow! A white Christmas! My first ever! I also built my first ever snowman! The teenager decided he wasn't gonna play int he snow this year! So I had fun, alone! The doggy Im babysitting plus my own dog, decided that the face wuld be a great snack! So they got hold of him after I was done---he didn't last very long!

Winter is still in the air! We are expecting more snow tonite, and whats on the ground hasnt even melted yet!

Life has been good overall--its been a good/bad year--but the main thing comes from always seeing ur cup as half full!

This year, I disovered facebook AND twitter! I discovered that daytime soap stars can actually be friendly. I've yet to get a few more to reply back---but I got a few responses--and it was nice! :) im not much of a tv watcher or a soap fan, but I like Days! I also enjoy foodnetwork!

Haven't had alot of movie time lately. One wuld think that Christmas break wuldve been the perfect time to rent. We were snowed in, wulda culda shulda! Im off today to go get me a movie! Its time!

Looking back on ur year, I hope your cup was seen as half full! Heres to a great 2010! Mwah!

AA 12 Step Meeting

Well, I attended my first AA 12 Step meeting---as a guest ofc. Everyone has a "black sheep" in their family. But regardless, when these sheep need support, family shld be there. So my family piled in the van, mom, dad, me, sis...and mom and dads best friends---and we drove on ice for four hours, to go see the family member "graduate".

It was quiet an experience for me! I found it very interesting. Mostly they took turns congraulating our family member--as the family member was a supervisor, and well respected and liked. It was nice to see that for a change.

There were about 50, or so? and they introduced themselves with their date. And some told us little stories. It wasn't the average meeting probably since congrats were in order. But still, it was not boring.

Im deaf---so yes, I had an interpreter. :) She did an awesome job.
Afterwards, we had butterscotch cake. Oh my goodness! It was delish!

Then we stopped at IHop to eat, and then drove a different route home, arriving in 3 and a half hours.

One guy talked abt his experience--and he was back in there for the second time this year----he talked abt how impt it was for the 2 "graduates" to get a sponsor. So this is something we will help the family member with.

So for those of you out there who are struggling---sometimes it does take court to order that they go---alot of the guys in there said they didnt wanna be there---but after a few weeks or so they began to understand---as they learned and changed. And they also enjoyed being there. None of them have regrets. So hang in there, there IS hope. The 12 step program, does help. Its not garunteed, bec we can't do it for them, but its a start.

May you have a happy new year! :)