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Sal I m here just some eep bresthing and go get a cold drink. I will stay here

Rotel cheese dip with fritos and ruffles. I am guessing we are talking about cheese things or snacks. The kipper thing freaks me out but I am going to buy a can and give it a try @jillar

They are telling you the truth. It is going to be hard. You might cry and feel like you are losing your mind. It is in fact that we have been addicted to a drug. It is a painful thing to give up somethng that we thought was just a habit, that we do something that does not matter. They often say that quiting smoking is harder than quiting so called drug addiction. Guess what smoking is an addiction to nicotine. It is so much easier to give in to our addiction. We can walk into any store and buy this drug legally. We can use this drug in public. As far as I know there are no rehab programs that treat nicotine addiction. The world still sees smoking as choice, they do not understand this for the drug addiction it is. There in lies the problem. We are left to fight this battle on our own. Welcome to rehab, all of us here are going thru rehab. Many have done it, they are the professionals that will help us. I am six months in but I am still in rehab. I have not yet made it to the point that I don't want to smoke but I am to the point where I know I am not going to smoke. I take this as a victory, a celebration. Nothing done well is without sacrifice, we have done these hard things before and we can do this one. We just talk to each other when things are tough. There are so many here to support you, just reach out. We will be here.

I have Spectum and Netflix, I know both of them shpuld have some, I just have not checked them yet but I will. I am going to send you a PM. Kris

I just had a horrible craving that I could not get control of, so....I went out to Braums and got some cottage cheese. How strange is that? I have never been a fan but for the last month or so I have wanted cottage cheese. God help me if I decide I want sardines.

Settled on Pretty Woman

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Looking for a christmas movie but no luck

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I agree on the pepermint puffs, they were great until I had to hide them from the grandson. K

2. YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH

7. Purple iris, and linda how did you know the simple yet beautiful, happy daisy is my favorite.My husband took awhile but finally figured it out. When I really need it I go to the florist and get myself a big bunch of daisys and babys breath. They are really the flower that will make you smile when you walk into a room. I guess it was from as a child they were always growing at our home.

Nope...Let's get this party started. Thank you very much, Thank you very much. This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. I think those are the right words from a Christmas Carol movie Scrooge. It took all his life to figure out what is important. All of you are telling this is to another everyday. I thank all of you each day for keeping me safe. For teaching me I do not have to smoke. For teaching me to value the things I should love and appreciate everyday. To embrace the joy and happiness that I have been given. Although many of us have been given so many challenges we have to overcome, that we have been given the chance to do better. We can love ourselves, our family and friends in our time on this earth. We can choose not to give up, we can spend many more years being the best we can be. I think these are all worth while things for giving up smoking. I hope you do to!! Merry Christmas!!

Friends whoops I mean Roses.

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Congratulations, he is beautiful, just another thing we share, my daughter in law has Japanese family background., her grandmother came here after the war with her American husband. I had the honor of meeting this woman before she passed. She was the one of the most beautiful, graceful people I have every had the pleasure to meet. These things were passed on to her grandchildren. K

I will warn you when try these you will find a favorite. I would ask @Boo for Sugar Britches recipe. I don't have one as my husband was a little of this and that, but always great. There are so many ways to go. Some people use regular mustard and mayo, my husband used powered mustard, sometimes, pickles, olives, balck and or green, of course there was mayo involved. The only thing I know for sure is he always sprinkled with paprika as the finishing touch.

Love it, one year there was a family fiasco, husband decided he must smoke a turkey at the last minute. I told him he would never find a fresh not frozen turkey. Guess who lost, that would be me and I hate to eat crow but that is what I did(as per Andy Griffith) We also love deviled eggs, mine will never live up to my husband's, I was allowed to boil and peel, then step aside and let the magic happen.

@Boo When my son was small (mind you, he is now 33, with a family of his own) Our city would do such amazing things at Christmas, they would bring in a company that made snow and give the kids a white Christmas to build snowmen. make snow angels and have snow ball fights. The parents enjoyed it just as much. Other years bring in musicians to play Christmas songs and people that made true kettle corn at the tree lighting. There was a church that did a live nativity, with all the animals and the children were welcome to come up and pet them. They also had nights at the church for the whole community regardless of religous affiliation where their choir preformed. Those are things you should seek out for your daughter and son. And you Mr. Boocluase can still go to the hardware store and build all the brilliant things that come to you!

Hello Mr. and Mrs. Sal I am writing this to both of you. I hope Mrs. Sal will join the board as well. She is going to deal with quitting that are not the same as you. She may feel things diffrent than you do and need support in a different way. It is an individual journey and I see that women handle things in a different direction that she might need. I have just made it to the six month mark. I quit upon having a cat scan of the chest that showed the beginning signs of emphysema. When you know there is no choice then there is no choice. That is what made it real for me. Most linsurance offer this under preventative care. You should see if that is covered under your insurance. If it is, get the scan. I used nicotine replacement therapy in the way of lozenges. I had used chantix, gum, patchs without sucess in the past. The lozenges helped me thru the first part. Knowing I was making permanent bad things really sealed the deal. You can lie to yourself all you want but that is what you are doing. You are more important than any craving. For me I just accepted I could not pretend any more. That helps everytime I get a crave...do I crave to live or do I crave to die. That is the simple truth. You can do this!!

Thank you to all of you. I must admit I might look funny volunteering at the senior center as I am one. I have been meaning to join just to spend time with others. I know it would be a great social place to meet others and not feel so alone. I do know I need therapy to get in a better state of mind. It is not healthy to be alone and fearful all the time.

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Just for now, let everything go, focus just on you and your goal, you are the most important person you know.

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