I started to watch it when I was little, 6 or 7, when I’d stay at my Nana’s house in the summers. I was always in awe of how good she was at that and Wheel of Fortune. Nana was the coolest.
I’ve watched it more evenings than not ever since. Not to toot my own horn, but pretty good at it myself now…I read a lot of random crap on wikipedia, lol. Just no good at bible categories haha but the rest I do Nana proud. Mr Trebek was a treasure.
My mom whatched jeopardy every single night and was actually very good at it. Since my mom passed 2 years ago, I made it a point to continue watching in her honor but I don’t come close to getting as many right. I guess I get my smarts or not so smart from my dad. lol. My husband is really good though.
R.I.P Alex 
I’m here, I’m alive and I’m sober.
Day 70, I’m up to 70 days again. Only 30 days until I’ll be at 100. Determined to make it this time.
Also it’s November, Halloween is over. There’ll be no Thanksgiving dinner with family this year because of the Coronavirus restrictions, I’ll make us a small dinner anyway. But this also means that it’s fully legit to start going into Christmas mode, buffalo plaid, Christmas sweaters, flannel pyjamas, sneaking up a few decorations, drinking Christmas gluhwein (non alcoholic, I never liked the alcohol version, same with eggnog the kids version is the best one) this morning I also tried to add cardamom and cinnamon to my oatmilk latte. It tasted like a cinnamon bun, I’m doing it again tomorrow. And it also seems like I can get some Elf in a Shelf items from Swedish Amazon. We’re doing the Elf on a shelf a little differently in our family in comparison.
My kids wished for an own Elf after seeing it in YouTube and being in US. I bought a Plusheee Pal girl Elf in Bass Pro Shop sneaked it in our packaging on our way home from US a few years ago. They wrote Santa for and asked for an Elf and got her for the 1st of advent that year. However as you know we’re a family with special need kids. And Santa isn’t mean or upto pranks, so our Elf is a very touchable kindness Elf, who gets her magic from Hugs, love and good deeds. She goes to the North Pole and comes back with small gifts to the kids. She hides on a new place everyday, and the more love, kindness and good deeds there is, the more magical things she does. First year we had her, the kids wished for one thing and one thing only for Christmas and it was to keep our Elf year around. Santa gave her a special permission letter that year and now she stays, and shows up with magic on special occasions. The Elf on a shelf isn’t really big here so they kids are thrilled for every Elf related item she brings. And if it ever will be a big thing I’ve told the boys that if you write to Santa and wish for an Elf, he makes sure to send a special one that’s perfect for the family he or she is going to stay in. Therefore there’s some Elfs who does pranks and some who doesn’t. They are very grateful that our Elf is a nice and friendly one. As my 8 y/o said last year “Otherwise I would cry”
Due to Covid-19 (and constant family drama) there’ll be no big Christmas celebration with family this year, we originally planned to celebrate in Spain or in England with the Polar Express. When they closed the borders we relocated to a Swedish Lappland hotel, but when the restrictions got even harder we realized that we’ll go nowhere and that Santa won’t come to show himself this year. Usually he comes Christmas eve (Yes in the late afternoon or evening on Christmas eve when most Swedes celebrates Christmas) but my family has always been to church Christmas eve and early Christmas day, so we’ve always celebrated Christmas day. Now we’re celebrating both days, with gifts and everything. Anyway when we realized that there’ll be nothing like usual this year or nothing really special I decided to make everything about Christmas and the Elf as special as I can this year. So the kids will remember not only Covid-19 but that there still was magic this year.
Sorry for another of my way to long posts.
Happy Sunday and Happy Father’s day (it’s Father’s day in Sweden today)
You’re right, definitely not worth it.
I was super sad to hear about Alex Trebek too. I LOVED Jeopardy. He passed from the same cancer my mum had (pancreatic) and he was a big advocate for supporting awareness of the cancer. He had a great sense of humour. Canadian born, too! May he Rest In Peace!
Checking in, day 3. It was a quiet, normal day, I worked, had a rest, worked out, it was just fine.
Omg I didn’t see that yet about Alex. I also grew up watching him every night with my mom after supper. So sad. 
RIP Alex 
Thank you for your kind reply and the suggestions, Tomek! I feel the same way - I’m always afraid I will bother people with my issues. I think I don’t give my friends enough credit though - I’m sure most of them will be very understanding when I tell them, it’s my ego that makes me so afraid. If one of my friends came to me with the same problem, I wouldn’t judge and try to help them, no questions asked. I only know how to take care of others and not myself 
Truly knowing someone and having a deep friendship is one of the most valuable things in life! And being part of TS is wonderful too, I’m really thankful for all of you those days 
Thank you so much for your beautiful reply, I really needed to hear that! I understand the twist of thought about not wanting to be egoistic in talking about yourself - isn’t it just another excuse not to do so? I’m always honoured when people in my life trust me enough to ask me for help with personal things - why can’t I ask the same? I need to do some letting go of ego and fear … I’ve been longing for that kind of openness and healing for so long. I’m so glad that you and the rest of TS are on the way with me, I’ll try to be of help as much as I can 
It sounds as though - despite the whole Covid thing - you have a pretty nice Christmas planned.
I won’t be going back to Canada this year for the holidays, so I will just be staying here by myself.
I haven’t been back to Canada since January, and it looks - at the moment - as though I won’t really be able to get back there before April or so. I mean, I could actually go, I suppose, but I would get locked away somewhere in quarantine for two weeks ! And, not surprisingly, I would have nowhere to go.
Story of my life…
So, Christmas is going to be pretty low key this year, that’s for sure. Just as well, I suppose, I usually just get in the way, kind of like an appendage that no one really needs or wants around.
One of the joys, I guess, of being the family failure.
Anyway, other than that, things are calm. I’m HOPING to go scuba diving somewhere (Red Sea?) in January, but that will depend on Covid-related restrictions and all the rest.
Sorry for the long post, everyone. Goodnight.
Oh wow
You are really doing well
Excellent
You’re doing amazing, lady!
76 days sober and nicotine free it’s my dogs 9th birthday today we have had her 7 n abit years its gone by faster than a rat on a motorbike. We got her doggy cupcakes her and bonnie had one each but theres an extra one for cookie tomoro…she has no idea it’s her best and that’s the best way to be everything is a surprise then. Iv romanticized about drinking but also countered that with the true crap that comes with it all and then I feel better and it’s gone. Laters gaters
It snowed over night and when I woke up the first thing I thought that I wanted was some coffee with a cream based alcohol in it–both of which I’m not currently having. I’m almost at a month with coffee. I miss it, but I’m currently cutting it out for medical reasons.
I’m not feeling well and honestly I’m slightly worried. I have a slight fever, body aches, and among other symptoms my sense of smell and taste are disappearing. I won’t say it’s nothing, but I’m not going to overreact and say that it’s covid. It could be a cold brought on by the response to being a free psychologist to a lot of my family and friends over the last week due to their election stress (as I tend to be emotionally divorced from politics these days) and other things including comforting my disabled mother over the death of her therapy cat.
It could also be a response to my elderly and sick cat waking me up every few hours at night as she seeks out attention, comfort, and medicine. It could be because I’ve been ridiculously busy this past week. I’m not sure. But I know that OTC cold medicine hasn’t helped the symptoms all that much and that spiked coffee keeps sounding better and better.
I won’t have it and I won’t seek out anything else, but the thoughts and urges are heavy on my mind today. So today is a ‘self care’ day. I’m catching up on more recreational items like this forum and reading, and telling myself tomorrow will be better.
Checking in day 107!
Feels good to be sober. Ive felt like Ive been in a fog this entire week but I woke up today and decided before I got out of bed that today will be different! I wrote down some affirmations and some goals, so thats a start.
Man it just happens like that… you just stay sober and make it through the bad days (I’ve had 17 in a row) and stay the course and then one day you just wake up feeling… better. 
I am so grateful for this community!! I would have never made it this far. You are all such an inspiration to me!!
PS: My daughter and I have been going hard on the arts and crafts the last 2 days… Here is some of our work…
Thank you. I will do my best. 
Your daughter is absolutely adorable.
You can do it Charlie! I believe in you!! Keep checking in and never stop trying! Sober life really is the best life.
Keep us posted. Hot showers, vitamin C & D. That’s the advice from friends who’ve had COVID. Not that you do, but we should all be getting rest and those vitamins. I’ll look for your post tomorrow
Checking in at day #72. I took a break from being online after being affixed to my phone this past week. It was sooo nice, but I missed y’all.
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